Thinking of buying
06-07-2010, 08:36 AM
#12
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Maybe, maybe not. I am sure I paid a little more than I could/should have, but I had another car I needed to get out of at the time, so I didn't have a whole lot of choice. They were the only dealer willing to give me what I wanted for my trade. Everybody around here was selling trucks for that much, even privately (and most of the private ones I saw where worse deals than what I got).
If I could have sold my car privately or taken more time to sell it then I would have looked at going further to get a truck, and probably paid less. But considering it would have saved me maybe $3000, by the time I bought a plane ticket, took extra time off work, and drove it back I would have spent close to that $3k in tickets, fuel, and time.
At the time 04/05 FX4s with REBUILT titles were being sold for 14k.
So given I had negative equity on the car I had and that I was able to talk them into giving me more on the trade in (which is about the same as lowering the price on the truck, FWIW) and I paid $19k for it, I don't feel I got screwed, especially when the book value (nada) is still $18,500 and trade in is $15k.
Did I pay more than I wanted to? Yes. Could I have paid less if I had a little more time (looked for 2 months)? Sure. Did I get screwed, not at all.
06-07-2010, 11:19 AM
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well if he don't want to buy it, i'm thinking bout getting another f150. but dont like the new body style. so 15k for a used truck w/ 200000 less miles sounds good. i could even live w 4wd even though i don't need it.
06-07-2010, 11:59 AM
#17
While I think it's a decent deal on a truck I'd rather not buy items like that from friends or family.
Business transactions of this sort have torn apart many friends and family if there is something wrong with the vehicle or whatever.
I also won't sell a car to a friend or family member.
Business transactions of this sort have torn apart many friends and family if there is something wrong with the vehicle or whatever.
I also won't sell a car to a friend or family member.
I am the same way. Especially when it comes to selling. I would much rather sell to a stranger and wash my hands of it. On the other side.. if I was buying I wouldn't buy from a friend unless I was getting a ridiculous deal, and it doesnt sound like you are. Just my .02.
06-07-2010, 01:04 PM
#18
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Right. It was as close to what I wanted as I was going to get and the price was okay. It was time sensitive so I didn't push harder, although I could have. People were snapping trucks up at that price so it was easy to sell them and not budge. If I didn't buy it somebody else would.