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Old 02-27-2013, 04:07 PM   #2966
sgoldste01
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Chapter/Region: Tri-State
Location: Webster, NY
Vehicle:
2012 Impreza Sp 5sp
Obs Blk Prl/Drk Gray Mtl

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Originally Posted by flyboy1100 View Post
Did you put nothing down? I have seen a few used ones for sale and they are only about 2k less than brand new.
Yeah, I'm not sure why people buy very young (that is, less than 2 years old) used cars. For the price difference, I'd tell them to buy new. For that small amount of extra money, they would get the full warranty, better financing rates, possibly more good will from the dealership, and that new-car smell.

Regardless, people sell young cars, and other people buy them. I continue to believe that 79 will never be satisfied with his Impreza. The car, dealership, and SOA have shaken his faith to the core, and that's an impossible hole to dig out of. There are too many parties that have let him down.

I've said it before and I'll say it again--79 should sell his Impreza himself, private sale, to maximize his profits and minimize his losses. The older the car gets, and the more miles that are on the odometer, and the fewer miles and months that are left on the warranty, the less it's worth. You take it up the a$$ when you trade a car in, as the dealership must buy the car from you for a low enough price to allow them to mark it up and still offer the car for a competitive price.

Advertise it on Craigslist. The ad is free, and if someone comes along that gives you what you're willing to sell it for, then take it. If not, keep it. If you want to see the brilliant ad I wrote when I sold my TDI, just let me know. I know it's a different car, but you could use it as a template, which would make writing your own ad easier. I sold my TDI in 36 hours on Craigslist. The only reason I didn't sell it in 12 hours is because the buyer had to secure financing, and then travel by train from Albany to Rochester.

But at least try to sell it, and the sooner the better for you.
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