Realistic S2000 Value
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Congrats on the Viper! That's a heck of a garage you've got going. And thanks for the confirmation. I hate to think of selling, but it's just not practical for me to try and restore it with my current lifestyle.
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If you think it might sell better with stock wheels, I will trade my stockers for those Volks.
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Since the Viper got here, I'm out of garage space and might have to make a hard decision. Problem is the $6-7K is just going to pay something down, so It will feel like I'm just losing the S2k. It's worth more to me than anything I could get for it.
Hopefully I can just keep it.
Hopefully I can just keep it.
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Based on all that you have shared combined with looking at what I could buy here locally for S2Ks selling for under $10K, I would guess that your car would sell somewhere around $7K. Photos of the car might change that guesstimate. For that kind of money I'd probably be tempted to just keep it. But without having a protected parking spot for it going forward I can't blame you for selling it. Better to sell it now and pocket what you can than to have it stolen and then likely receive even less from your insurance company.
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Good luck to you lane_viper. That's one nice looking Viper. For that matter, your S2000 looks pretty sweet too. Hope you can find a way to hang on to your S, but as the Viper was a long-term dream of yours, I'm sure that you'll be just fine either way. Good luck with whatever happens!
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Good luck to you lane_viper. That's one nice looking Viper. For that matter, your S2000 looks pretty sweet too. Hope you can find a way to hang on to your S, but as the Viper was a long-term dream of yours, I'm sure that you'll be just fine either way. Good luck with whatever happens!
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Seriously? There's a handful of California listing with salvage titles that are trying to get $10 - 14K!
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto...633940154.html
Now I feel like I should go see those cars, shit on it, and purposely waste the owner's time for the bullshit they're trying to pull.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto...633940154.html
Now I feel like I should go see those cars, shit on it, and purposely waste the owner's time for the bullshit they're trying to pull.
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There are some reasons for this. Keep in mind that where a car has spent it’s time can raise additional causes for concern. Cars that have spent a chunk of their life where the roads are salted in the wintertime require greater due dilligence on the part of the buyer.
This is why cars from the southwest and the west coast have traditionally been more desirable than say those cars from the midwest or the northeast. That’s not to say that I wouldn’t buy a car from those areas, but I just wouldn’t do so sight unseen. Most enthusiast cars like the S2000 are probably okay, but some guys do get a bit too anxious to get the car out of storage before all the salt and salt residue is gone. I’d just want the ability to either inspect the car in-person, or have a reliable third-party that would be willing to do so for me before I’d hand over the cash.
This is why cars from the southwest and the west coast have traditionally been more desirable than say those cars from the midwest or the northeast. That’s not to say that I wouldn’t buy a car from those areas, but I just wouldn’t do so sight unseen. Most enthusiast cars like the S2000 are probably okay, but some guys do get a bit too anxious to get the car out of storage before all the salt and salt residue is gone. I’d just want the ability to either inspect the car in-person, or have a reliable third-party that would be willing to do so for me before I’d hand over the cash.
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At 210k and mediocre paint, part the volks and you'd probably get 6.5 for your car. You shouldn't have expected it to hold its value completely. After some mileage like any car the value plummets
For example https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/...633065408.html
For example https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/...633065408.html
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