COM Sports Car Club

Looking to sell my other car. I am the original owner, car is in excellent condition. See my ad here for additional information:

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/783083686.html

Car is located in Southern NH, I do work in Andover Ma as well.

Thanks,
Paul G.

New link, new price.

I guess selling to a dealer can work!

Got full asking price from a dealer in RI; and got a $570 credit on the extended warranty because they can't transfer it!



They came up, looked at the car, we went to the bank, done. 2 hrs max!

Paul G.

Dealers are having a hard time finding nice low mileage in demand cars at auction nowadays.If they have a buyer on the other end, and can make some money on the exchange,they do the deal. I've done it myself.
If you had bought a Chevy Tahoe you would still be looking for a buyer.

So...what are you going to do with all that loot? Buy some goodies for the Miata? Go to Mosport? Waste it on bills?

Sweet! So was this part of a deal on a tow vehicle?

breakaway500 wrote: So...what are you going to do with all that loot? Buy some goodies for the Miata? Go to Mosport? Waste it on bills?

Well, this is an effort to go from 2 car payments to none really quickly, and start saving some serious coin per month (in the $500-$600 range).

Not a ton of left over money, about $4K. So, now I am saving $330/month in car payment, plus the insurance. After looking up the loan info on the wife's car, no point to pay it off early, the rate is low anyway.

We are trying to position ourselves to complete work on our townhouse and get it up for sale / upgrade to a house within the next year or year and a half, when I think the market will start to pick back up slightly. We'll see though, the utility bills on the townhouse are so cheap; it might make sense for me to find a local place to rent for garage space instead of a buying a house.

WillM wrote:Sweet! So was this part of a deal on a tow vehicle?

If you ask my wife, no (see above), if you were to ask me; maybe.

For now the Miata is the daily driver, I'll be keeping my eyes open for a winter vehicle (that can probably tow in the future).

Paul G.

Trucks/suvs/vans are selling for about 35% less than 1 year ago. Good time to get one. There are a lot to choose from and sellers are dealing

breakaway500 wrote:Trucks/suvs/vans are selling for about 35% less than 1 year ago. Good time to get one. There are a lot to choose from and sellers are dealing

Thanks Mark. Let me know if you come across any decent deals in the $2000-$2500 range.

That van I was telling you about seems to no longer be on craigslist, but these are:
http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/801003166.html

http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/799059128.html

http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/808218761.html

Forget the Rover.
The Ford is too old (it will be rotted)
The Chevy too.

Rust never sleeps. Well,maybe in space

Brake lines,fuel lines,oil pans,gas tanks,exhausts,etc,etc... a $3k truck ends up costing you $6k by the time you're done,and it will still be worth only $3K.


I would look for a 2000 up Ford/Dodge/Chevy 1/2 ton supercab (seats 6 in a pinch) and you could put a cap on the back as well for more useable safe space. They are selling in the 4-7k range with 70-90k miles.Look for one that has been well taken care of;Interior is clean,body rust free,maintenance records.Yes,some people do keep records and care for their vehicles.

Small gas v-8 engine will get 16ish around town,20 highway driven under 75mph. Towing will be 10-12ish. with 5k.lb. trailer.

Trying to pull a trailer with anything less than a V8 is...frustrating at best.
(except a Cummins diesel )

I'll keep my eyes open. I go to the auction once a week.

The trucks are out there as many people are bailing out of them because they don't need a truck and now gas prices are killing them.

breakaway500 wrote:Forget the Rover.
I would look for a 2000 up Ford/Dodge/Chevy 1/2 ton supercab (seats 6 in a pinch) and you could put a cap on the back as well for more useable safe space. They are selling in the 4-7k range with 70-90k miles.Look for one that has been well taken care of;Interior is clean,body rust free,maintenance records.Yes,some people do keep records and care for their vehicles.

Thanks for the info. I'll keep my eyes open, I might just buy something super cheap for this winter to get me buy while I save some money for a higher prices truck, like in the condition you suggested.

Paul G.