I bought the New Hampshire SSEi - Buy boost or die!
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Standard alloys are fine, they'd be my winter rims. 
EDIT: The dark gray/brown 2002 in Mass has the alloys. That one I am unsure of as of now since CARFAX showed some red flags.
The SILVER one in NY has chrome, so I'd need some winter rims.
EDIT: The dark gray/brown 2002 in Mass has the alloys. That one I am unsure of as of now since CARFAX showed some red flags.
The SILVER one in NY has chrome, so I'd need some winter rims.
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Got a quote on car payments an an '02.
The guy said with a financed amount of $17,700 I would be at $377 a month.
That'* impossible! He said that includes interest. 17,700 for 60 months is $295.
Am I getting screwed here?
The guy said with a financed amount of $17,700 I would be at $377 a month.
That'* impossible! He said that includes interest. 17,700 for 60 months is $295.
Am I getting screwed here?
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The price of the car in question is $15000 (haven't negotiated yet).
I will ask exactly what the trade in is of the car, it IS less than what I owe.
He'* getting an accurate application sent through now.
I'd have to finance 22,600 in order to have a $377/mo. payment I did the math.
Maybe I'm missing how a trade-in works. But I know for a fact 17,700 divided by 60 is $295.
This is without a downpayment too, so hopefully the 94 will sell (Posted in For Sale). But I still feel like I'd be paying a lot of money extra for no reason.
I will ask exactly what the trade in is of the car, it IS less than what I owe.
He'* getting an accurate application sent through now.
I'd have to finance 22,600 in order to have a $377/mo. payment I did the math.
Maybe I'm missing how a trade-in works. But I know for a fact 17,700 divided by 60 is $295.
This is without a downpayment too, so hopefully the 94 will sell (Posted in For Sale). But I still feel like I'd be paying a lot of money extra for no reason.
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Aaron, I found this in the carfax. Lots of "Vehicle Serviced" right after another. More info is on the 2nd page of this thread. It also failed a safety/emissions test right after it was sold at auction. 4 days later it passed. Looks to be a dealer car for the last 3 years...?
I'd still like you to look at at if you can since it'* $3,000 cheaper than ones I'm looking at now. Just look over everything underneath, make sure there'* no rust, and the suspension is good.
I'd still like you to look at at if you can since it'* $3,000 cheaper than ones I'm looking at now. Just look over everything underneath, make sure there'* no rust, and the suspension is good.
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Well I see it failed emission/safety once. Could be simple O2 sensor?
But I saw this:
So every 2 months or less it was somewhere to be serviced. Then it says "suspension system serviced." Why would suspension need servicing at 16,000 miles? :?
No accidents were reported but that doesn't mean it wasn't in one. Of course, I don't want to pass on something that could be just fine, because it was serviced a lot, or failed an inspection once.
But I saw this:
07/22/2003 10,008 Service Facility Vehicle serviced
09/09/2003 11,066 Service Facility Vehicle serviced
10/27/2003 12,152 Service Facility Vehicle serviced
03/18/2004 14,592 Service Facility Vehicle serviced
04/23/2004 14,952 Service Facility Vehicle serviced
Suspension system serviced
06/25/2004 16,306 Dealer Inventory
West Chester, PA Vehicle offered for sale
07/13/2004 16,338 Auto Auction Sold at auction
in Pennsylvania
Listed as
a dealer vehicle
07/29/2004 16,340 Dealer Inventory
Whitman, MA Vehicle offered for sale
07/30/2004 Dealer Inventory Vehicle offered for sale
09/09/2003 11,066 Service Facility Vehicle serviced
10/27/2003 12,152 Service Facility Vehicle serviced
03/18/2004 14,592 Service Facility Vehicle serviced
04/23/2004 14,952 Service Facility Vehicle serviced
Suspension system serviced
06/25/2004 16,306 Dealer Inventory
West Chester, PA Vehicle offered for sale
07/13/2004 16,338 Auto Auction Sold at auction
in Pennsylvania
Listed as
a dealer vehicle
07/29/2004 16,340 Dealer Inventory
Whitman, MA Vehicle offered for sale
07/30/2004 Dealer Inventory Vehicle offered for sale
No accidents were reported but that doesn't mean it wasn't in one. Of course, I don't want to pass on something that could be just fine, because it was serviced a lot, or failed an inspection once.
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i dont see this expensive of a car being a good financial idea. You will be throwing away tons of money at the interest that could be used on a down payment on a new home. I know you are as young as me, and I know its cool to have a new Bonneville, but do you really need one that expensive? Why not try to get into a 6-7k 00+?
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I know what you're saying.
I don't trust/want a 2000 with more than 100,000 miles. I want a good investment and a car I will have until it dies. Not something I MAY have to sink a tranny into soon after I get it, or something else. I found a 2003 SSEi for $8600, but it has 104,000 on it already.
I am looking at a car payment of $275 or less which is easily affordable for me. I have been paying $430 a month for two cars for over a year, so $275 or $250 would be nice.
EDITED because I was wrong*
Am I missing something on car payments, and how interest works? Could that be why the payments are so high on this guy'* quote? Someone please explain if I'm mistaken.
I don't trust/want a 2000 with more than 100,000 miles. I want a good investment and a car I will have until it dies. Not something I MAY have to sink a tranny into soon after I get it, or something else. I found a 2003 SSEi for $8600, but it has 104,000 on it already.
I am looking at a car payment of $275 or less which is easily affordable for me. I have been paying $430 a month for two cars for over a year, so $275 or $250 would be nice.
EDITED because I was wrong*
Am I missing something on car payments, and how interest works? Could that be why the payments are so high on this guy'* quote? Someone please explain if I'm mistaken.
