finally did it and sold the R i got a wrx sti and the dealer gave me $19,000 for the R they said they had an acura dealer in los angeles that was gonna give them that price for it so what ever its worth it has 30k on the odo and is mint untouched just had to move on. thanks to all for your advice for the past two years!

 

then its gonna get rapped in Cali....... sad but true..... best luck with the STi

 

Wow.

Best dealer offer I've seen.

 

in instances like these, dealers usually have a list of waiting buyers already. that means once they get their hands on the R, they'll make a 2 to 3 thousand dollar profit in 30 min of paperwork.

 

That is an outstanding trade in value. good luck with the sty.

 

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Werd. I don't know if you could have gotten much more than that selling privately.

 

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Numbers get fudged either way.

If the poster just bought a 2005 STi, and paid anything over invoice for it, then that's where they made their money. 2006's are coming quick.

I hate car dealers.

-Chris, almost bought his new vehicle...... just gathering some funds from here and there.......

 

I went to look at an STI last night, and for laughs I wanted to know what the dealership would give me for trade in on my R. First off, they brought it up on their system as a GS-R, and when I pointed it out to them, they tried to argue with me that there was no difference. To make a long story short, they offered me 14,300 for it. (2001 w/42,000). That 19,000 is a hell of an offer, especially from a dealer.

 

thats why i did the deal the trade in i now have payments which was dumb but the cars great and a little less worry about the theft.
and since my nieces are here and my daughter soon to follow getting in and out will be a snap with four doors. at least thats what i keep telling myself. i have had 10 cars in the past 13 years so yes i do make bad financal decisons. I guess i just love cars if they would just stop making all these damm nice cars! see ya guys

 

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Yes, and that's nice if you have lots of extra money, not so nice when you need the money for other, more important purposes. The easiest way to economize is not to change cars so often. You basically lose money pretty much every time you buy another car. Find the car you really like, buy it, and hold onto it for 8-10 years (or more). That way, you can have a chance to pay it off, and then once it's paid off, the following years you can put the money (that would have gone into car payments) into savings, into your family, or your business, or whatever is in your life.

Good luck with it...

 

After reading this trade in value I am happy to hear that someone got a good number on a trade in. I tried trading in my previous 2000 FBP ITR with 8,300 miles on it and they offered me $14,000, also a subaru dealership.

 

WTF?! i tried to trade in my 01 R with 48k miles and they only wanted to give me 7,500$!!

they even looked in the computer and it said it was a collectors car tha bastards!!

 

Dealerships blow, you got lucky.

 

hah amy friend (xmilanoredsix) has a 98 R with 56k on it and the Honda dealership offered him 5,000 to start off with and he just looked at him and said "are you freaking kidding me?"

Then after about 30 minutes of arguing and talking the dealership got up to 12,500, still wasn't enough for him and he walked out.

 

best offer I got was 14k, most said 8500 - 10k

 

that dealership is gonna sell it then steal it thats y they gave him so much

 

what a dealer.. 19K, great!!!!

 

well they will get $20k plus from the dealer in LA and they made money on the $31500 car they sold me. its a great car and i have no regrets after 200 miles its a kick in the A$$
thanks again for all the info on the R