Thinking about this...

MatzoBallsX5 · #1 12-27-2006, 10:27 PM

I'm thinking about selling my X5. I absolutely love the car, but I honestly don't want to deal with the price of gas anymore. Living in SoCal instead of Denver is completely different and has begun to take its toll on my patience.
Does anyone recommend a place to sell a vehicle; whether it be online or a real dealership? Are there benefits to selling online or selling in person? Has anyone tried to sell a 2003 4.6is that's fully loaded with a few mods added?

motordavid · #2 12-27-2006, 10:32 PM

MB:
No Xpert and no clue on your situ, but my guess you
are gonna take a beating on your X, vs what you paid
and what you put into it.

Then, you go buy something that gets 30 and you
tell yourself that you are ahead of the game.

It's somewhat analagous to those that ran out,
spent 2500 more on a hybrid version of a brand,
but the "payback" is 100K+ miles, gas cost-wise,
unless the jihad gang shut off the supply and gas
was 7 bucks.

Do whatcha must, but you may be in for a reality
check, dough-wise, when you go to toss your X.

By the bye, what are you thinking of in the quest
to beat the petrochem man and his prices?
GL,mD

AzNMpower32 · #3 12-27-2006, 10:46 PM

It's been mathematically explained many times. The depreciation you take plus the money spent on a "new frugal car" is substantially more $$$$ than living with what you pay now. In addition, it's also been proven mathematically that you'd have to drive hundreds of thousands of miles to make up for the cost. Unless you have some.....need to be environmentally friendly........stick with what you have.

SilverBullet · #4 12-27-2006, 10:50 PM

This is off subject, but what car are you planning to purchase??

--I would try Ebay.

eurogreek1 · #5 12-27-2006, 10:53 PM

What would you sell you X for? Are you planning another trip back to denver with the X? I might be interested.

khooger · #6 12-27-2006, 11:05 PM

I don't know about you but changing from a 4.6 to something that saves gas.....I would not know how you would appreciate the ride quality and speed.

X rated · #7 12-27-2006, 11:19 PM

Your getting some good advice here, think you will regret selling it. Looks like you've spent a fair amount $$ on mods to your X, unless you find the right buyer, I doubt you would get a fraction of it back in a sale. The other consideration for me is comfort and safety, depending on what you would replace the X with, I wouldn't be willing to give up safety for a few extra MPG's. Then there is the fun factor, I love driving my X, that in itself is worth about 10 more MPG. Good luck...

racelance · #8 12-27-2006, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MatzoBallsX5

I'm thinking about selling my X5. I absolutely love the car, but I honestly don't want to deal with the price of gas anymore. Living in SoCal instead of Denver is completely different and has begun to take its toll on my patience.
Does anyone recommend a place to sell a vehicle; whether it be online or a real dealership? Are there benefits to selling online or selling in person? Has anyone tried to sell a 2003 4.6is that's fully loaded with a few mods added?

I just bought an '02 4.6is - the gas milage is the same as any other SUV. I'm so thrilled to own this SAV - I'd suggest keeping it. But I understand your pain as well - heck, life is short - enjoy it while you're here. If that means selling the SAV - dump it, if you truly love it - then stick it out

By the way, when I was shopping for my X5 4.6 I was looking on autotrader.com & ebay.com. I'd suggest going that route...

Best of luck with whatever you choose.

Sincerely,

Lance

catvega · #9 12-27-2006, 11:58 PM

I sold my Acura in one day with a FOR SALE add pasted to the back of the car.

NextGen · #10 12-28-2006, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by catvega

I sold my Acura in one day with a FOR SALE add pasted to the back of the car.

Honda\Acura are in high demand. I sold my Pilot within a week with no discount in price.

MatzoBallsX5 - owning a car is a very personal decision. No two people will agree on it. In your case you have decided that gas is a factor. Okay, done deal, sell the X and get yourself a fuel efficient coupe or sedan. If you get a used car you may even end up with money in your pocket!

Now to answer your questions...It is generally better to NOT sell to a dealer because he needs to make money off your car so he can't give you market value. You need to sell it yourself. First, put it in autotrader and get the deal that shows it in the local magazine and online. Do your research to determine the market value. Let that sit on autotrader for 2 to 3 weeks. If you get no bites and you really want to sell it, then consider auctioning it off on ebay. You won't get as much for it on ebay as people on there are looking for a smoking low price.

If you have mods that can be taken off, consider parting those out as you really can't get your money back on those items when you sale the car.

One last thing to consider...if you are unsure of this decision then get a popular car. That way it would be easy to sell it and get something else. I like to think ahead because you never know!