Yeah they are always going to get wholesale price for it.. You are
much better off putting it on eBay or on Craigslist.

I put a non-running car on craigslist that somebody had to tow and had
2 days to do it in and pay $1500 for it... I got 75 emails in like 2
days. It was CRAZY!

J.J.

On 11/28/07, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I went to carMax recently to get a price on my 2004 Ford. Just out of
> curiosity. They said it was in very good condition and they'd give me
> $7k. I asked how much to buy the same car in the same condition and it
> was $12k. I only paid $13k 3 years ago from Ford and that included an
> additional 5 year warranty.
>
> On Nov 28, 2007 1:09 PM, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > No, we bought the car *very* used (but perfectly safe and usable) at a very
> > good price.  Previous owner ran the living hell out of it before we got hold
> > of it.  I fully expected to need a complete engine rebuild after four or
> > five years.
> >
> > The Geo Prizm is actually a Toyota Corolla, IIRC.  The Corolla engine is
> > famous for its reliability.  The only thing I've heard that needs particular
> > attention is the timing belt, and normal maintenance takes care of that.
> >
> > So now we get a new (probably a certified rebuild, which is just as good)
> > engine that should last a good 100K+ miles.  I'm assuming that they aren't
> > replacing the transmission, so that will probably be the next major assembly
> > to fail, but that's reasonably expected considering the history.
> >
> > I believe the entire thing is going to cost us $75 out of pocket on the
> > deductible.  The total financed cost of the extended warranty is way less
> > than the cost of this one repair alone.  All other repairs on the engine
> > have been reasonable and expected by anyone's standard, and they have been
> > few.
> >
> > This is a great deal.
> >
>
> 

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