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Originally Posted by daveycrocket
I am getting ready to sell my '04 X5 3.0 and have looked to KBB.com and Edmunds.com and there is quite a difference.
I have selected all the options my 3.0 has to offer plus it's in "outstanding" condition as it has no deferred maintenance, accident free and will be detailed prior to putting it on the market. I'm the original owner and always had it serviced/maintained at Rasmussen in Portland right down to the tires. Which are within 6 months old. I even have a journal of all miles driven since I took delivery with 17 miles on the odometer February 14, 2004. Am I ill or what!
It currently has 111k and every option except Navigation.
So...Edmunds.com suggests $20,338 and KBB.com suggests $15,565. I know the car will sell for what someone is willing to pay for it but I wanted to get everyone's valuable input.
So lay it on me folks 
David |
I use Edmunds mostly as the best barometer. A couple of points though
1) 5% of used cars are really outstanding. Got a dent(s)? Scraped bumpers? dings? Repaints?
2) The used car market drops off a cliff after 100K miles. Very few buyers are willing to take a car with this mileage. Those who hunt here are bargain hunters so be prepared for a lot of back and forth
3) 1 owner vehicle is a huge positive especially with good service records
4) Used car 'values' sometimes don't include the options, really depends on the buyer and whether they value the option (i.e. NAV vs Xenons)
I would ask for 18k and settle for 17k or mark it at 19.9k and wait for the 'right buyer'