Hello all,
I've owned a 92 SE Auto Max for about 2 years and have
really enjoyed the car, but I've recently been craving
a 5-speed. So I found a '95 Neptune Blue GXE 5-speed at a local lot for $7,995.
It has about 93,500 miles
with no leather or sunroof and no alloys but almost everything else.

What do you think of the price?
It seems reasonable, right?

BTW I'm keeping my '92 and giving it to my wife.

Let me know what you think,

thanks,

Ian

 

I got my '96 GLE at the dealer auction 3 months ago for $9K. It had 74K & all the options (incl leather, sunroof- I love it!!, seat heaters, wheels, etc), so I would think that it's a bit pricey. Huggle the guy down....

Roman

 

Well the advertised prices should never be the final price you pay. You can always haggle him down. If that car had the additional options, than it would be somewhat better. I got my auto 95 GXE fully loaded but without leather (C&C package, sunroof, power everything, CD player (not BOSE though), etc.) for just a little over $8k about 8 months ago. So the one you're looking at should definitely be lower. I'd say you could definitely knock off a couple hundred to a thousand depending on how you bargain (point out fairly high mileage, lack of options, look for little dings here and there, talk about other cars you've seen for lower price etc.)...
Good luck.

 

Call your bank and find out what the NADA wholesale and retail value is. You should be able to get it somewhere between the two. IMHO, the car would have to be perfect with all maintenance records for me to pay full retail.

 

and the guarantee

 

hey sine wave..do you have a cover over your sparkplug case? its looks ncie and red..and i dont beleive ive seen a max with oen like yours before...did you paint it or somethin?

 

depends on where you are.

you can check

www.nadaguides.com
www.edmunds.com
www.kbb.com

I normally use edmunds.com as they base the value off the condition, zip code, options, mileage, etc... of the car. When you get to the screen, choose the appraise vehicle button.

I doesn't sound too bad if you're in the SF bay area... $7000 would be better with that mileage and options.

-V

btw, you want to see if it has the Comfort and Convience package. Otherwise, you'll have the 112mph or so speed limiter. You can tell that it has it the C&C package if it has:
1) a pin switch under the hood for the factory keyless entry
2) a chrome finisher on the exhaust pipe
3) power driver seat
4) a variable intermittent wiper instead of just an intermittent wiper stalk.

 

It's the stock cover with a little 500 deg. red and clear engine enamel.

 

for the help guys, I think I'm goning to pass on this buy, and look for a Max with a little less milage and some of the extra goodies like leather and a sunroof.
I guess I'll be frequenting the For Sale forum.

 

try www.autotrader.com and www.cars.com and www.classifieds2000.com as well! good luck, and feel free to post questions before you buy if you see anything that looks outta the ordinary on the car!

-V