Thinking of selling

[monkeyman6]

Hey guys, probaly going to have to sell my beloved 240.It's a '91 hatchback with 140,000.

There are rust holes in the hatch and when I first start the car she'll lunge forward at stops, but it's only for a few minutes.

Should I have these things fixed before I sell for a better price, or should I just trade it in as is and only get like $650? Just asking for your guys/girls opinions, thanks fellas.

[SmithSR]

Welcome to NICO!!

Sell it to me for $625.

Where are you located anyway??

[stillmatic]

Hey guys, probaly going to have to sell my beloved 240.It's a '91 hatchback with 140,000.

There are rust holes in the hatch and when I first start the car she'll lunge forward at stops, but it's only for a few minutes.

Should I have these things fixed before I sell for a better price, or should I just trade it in as is and only get like $650? Just asking for your guys/girls opinions, thanks fellas.

How about get everything fixed and then keep the car? I wish I could show you how my car was before... It was practically a rust bucket with rusted out hatch and dent & scratches all over. It had 164,000 miles and it would die out on a stop when you let go of the gas. My bro wanted to get rid of the car so he gave it to me for free. I was so happy because I was going to get another used car but instead I spent my money on fixing the car up... You should think about it before you sell your car.

[monkeyman6]

Nah, sorry man, I'm trying to find out what's wrong with her, and seeing if I should sell it Peer to Peer instead of trading it in, trying to get more cash for her, for a bigger down payment.

Thanks anyways, oh yeah Located in Maryland.

[monkeyman6]

The problem is, I want the money on a trade in, and I can't/don't want to insure two different cars. I figure if I spend a little fixing whatever is causing it to lunge forward at stops, I figure I can sell it myself for a bit more then a trade in is worth.

[driftnS13 240sx]

AT or MT??

[monkeyman6]

Automatic. Got another question for y'all, do you think it would be better if I waited until August when the 2005 Frontiers to come out to get an '04 and see if they get price cuts, or would the savings not be that big of a deal.

[Daunttless]

Cars devalue the most in the first 3 years, dependent upon your age and how long you plan on owning the vehicle, you may wish to purchase something 3+ model years old. Just a thought. ; )

[SmithSR]

As a side, the greatest resale value plunge a car takes is the one you incur when you take delivery and drive it off the lot.

Second-hand market is full of good value right now, due to the massive buys that took place under the low apr and 0% apr sales tactics by some major auto makers. People traded in nearly new vehicles to get their hands on a 0% deal that would, in the long run, put them even if not ahead of, the depreciation curve.

Year-end Nissan deals. You can set your watch, calendar, or sun dial according to the Nissan end of year blowout. Plan to buy in November/December, and bring down-payment cash to get yourself ahead of the depreciation-to-interest rate for the used car market.

Else you'll wind up owing $14k on an $11500 truck.

Best of luck!!

[monkeyman6]

Yeah, I got like 10k coming my way I figure that'll be a pretty nice down payment, and if I wait I can add like an extra 4, but I'm gonna need a 4x4 by next winter.

[monkeyman6]

Does anyone think they might know what's wrong with my car though? Every time I start it up and start to drive, if I have to come to a stop it'll do a litle stutter stop, and the RPMs will continure to rise and fall. But this only happens for the first few minutes