Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Bye - Bye Hooptie Car!


Question for all Car Pros Out there: I was Online and got an Over the Phone Estimate from a company -who offered to pick up, pay Me between $600-$1600 cash & do all the paperwork for my 2003 AWD Saturn Vue with 122433 miles on it - I bought a New Transmission 2yrs ago, however the Transmission is going out again, it would take me around $2400+ to fix it - The Windshield is cracked, the side Mirror is Damaged & the Sunroof Leaks (so, there is some moist water damage around sunroof) - Should I take the offer?

UPDATE: Looking for a New Car....oh, Wow....CraigsList for Buying a Car is a Jungle!! I am leaning towards a Nissan Versa....even brand New they are reasonably Priced and Dependable - Anyone have opinions about the Nissan Versa?

UPDATE: Feb. 23 2012: Just Called one of those Online Cash4Cars Companies, they are coming today to buy my car - they handle all the paperwork - they quoted me $800-$1500 for it - I`ll let you know what the final payout will be. It will be nice not to pay the insurance & registration on a Car I cannot drive anymore. Say Goodbye to my Hooptie!!

UPDATE: Feb. 23 2012 @ 3:30pm: I only got $850 cash for it - but oh well - they are picking it up tomorrow - money is in my bank and I just wrote checks to pay all of our bills - feels GREAT! Cancelled my car insurance & transferred ownership. Free and Clear baby!!! Ummmm....parking sucks here at the beach....maybe I`ll rent out my driveway!!

UPDATE: Feb. 24th 2012: I awoke this morning to an Empty Driveway! They must have came to pick it up early this morning while I was asleep. When I saw the empty driveway, I felt a pit in my Stomach, it felt weird!! However, it also feels good, getting rid of Clutter, Baggage, a Fresh Start!!

2 comments:

  1. The Kelly Blue Book Value looks like 3,000 or 4,000 approximately from Trade in or a private seller www.kbb.com

    a bird in the hand is worth 2 birds in the Bush .. considering if people know about the transmission

    1,600 might be close to reasonable ..

    but if they low ball with 600 sounds too low.

    get a second opinion some where ..

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  2. Thanx for the info.....Looking for a New Car....oh, Wow....CraigsList for Buying a Car is a Jungle!! I am leaning towards a Nissan Versa....even brand New they are reasonably Priced and Dependable - Anyone have opinions about the Nissan Versa?

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