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Yes but the Civic has an incredible track record to back up those asking prices.
The thing is I think Honda has been relying on their reputation a bit too much these days. I've been seeing a lot of early 00's Honda's listed as having had there trans/ engines replaced at the pre 200k miles levels, they're not even made in Japan anymore, their quality has slipped.
I was checking out the KBB value of one of my spare cars that I drive on the weekend. I just spent $550 on 4 news tires and was thinking about selling it.
Here's the deal it's a 99 Nissan Maxima, it has 132k miles it's a rare 5 spd. it has leather seats, heated seats / dual power seats, side air bags, bose audio, allow wheels, spoiler, moon roof, etc it's in great mechanical cond, all maintence done on it CA car no rust.
It's total private party value is a whooping $2800... These cars are known for running 200k no problem, I just saw one listed today that had 300k original miles. It's a poor mans BMW, not a Ford Taurus, doesn't this seem low?
I'm sorry but it is not a "poor man's BMW." Even you believe it is, go shop some 15-year-old similarly-equipped 528's with 130K miles on them offered by private parties. They're likely to fetch maybe a few hundred to a grand more than your Maxima, meaning they've lost even more value -- a lot more.
As for your 5-speed being "rare," well, there's a reason for that. Manual transmissions are a tough sell in the mid-size entry-level family sedan market. That 5-speed isn't helping your resale value any.
I'm sorry but it is not a "poor man's BMW." Even you believe it is, go shop some 15-year-old similarly-equipped 528's with 130K miles on them offered by private parties. They're likely to fetch maybe a few hundred to a grand more than your Maxima, meaning they've lost even more value -- a lot more.
As for your 5-speed being "rare," well, there's a reason for that. Manual transmissions are a tough sell in the mid-size entry-level family sedan market. That 5-speed isn't helping your resale value any.
It is a tough sell for most but there is a niche market specifically looking for the 5spd.
The thing is I think Honda has been relying on their reputation a bit too much these days. I've been seeing a lot of early 00's Honda's listed as having had there trans/ engines replaced at the pre 200k miles levels, they're not even made in Japan anymore, their quality has slipped.
Honda had a LOT of transmission problems, especially when they lashed their already weak tranny to a V6 engine.
Even so, a lot of naive people still think the sun rises & sets on Honda.
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I'm sorry but it is not a "poor man's BMW." Even you believe it is, go shop some 15-year-old similarly-equipped 528's with 130K miles on them offered by private parties. They're likely to fetch maybe a few hundred to a grand more than your Maxima, meaning they've lost even more value -- a lot more.
As for your 5-speed being "rare," well, there's a reason for that. Manual transmissions are a tough sell in the mid-size entry-level family sedan market. That 5-speed isn't helping your resale value any.
It's more like a poor man's Toyota, and there is a reason they didn't put many manual transmissions in them - nobody wanted them. Civics and Corollas the same year/mileage will sell a lot faster, automatic or not.
That does seem low but like others have said, ask what you want and see what the market will give you.
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These cars are known for running 200k no problem, I just saw one listed today that had 300k original miles. It's a poor mans BMW, not a Ford Taurus, doesn't this seem low?
