I have my car for sale on cars.com and get these calls every day from people like Jim Kraft. I'd say it is a BS. One guy called me and said I already have a buyer for your car for a full asking price. I told him straight forward: "No you don't!" He was like--- How do you know that I don't (laughing). I even get calls from local Mom/Pop "dealerships" that offer me to put my car on their lot for $180 till it sells. I asked one guy, so a $30K car will sit at your lot, people will take it for a joy ride, you don't invest a penny for "your inventory" and I am out of $180. No thanks!
I got 2004 X5 4.4 with Navi and Comfort seats and 46K miles and neither your car nor mine are just worth 30K right now. Yes, I know this is not what you want to hear but it's just the way it is right now. 4.4 V8 America, people are in shock of the gas prices. Good luck with the sale though.

Don't forget he is offering to 'market' your car for 33K not 'sell' your car for 33K - important differentiation. IMO, stuff the three bills in your pocket or spend it on a detail to make your ride stand out to potential buyers.

Good luck

Thanks for the feedback. That's what my gut feeling was also.

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Why sell it?

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why not?

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My mom had someone call her with a similar pitch for her CLK320 and she went for it. The fee was non-refundable and she never saw her ad wherever it was supposed to be posted and I wound up getting it sold for her through Craigslist.

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Staying power is the key you guys. In today's economy, V8's are a tough sell.....especially the SAV/SUV segment. I went through the same thing but I was waiting for my 6 to arrive. Trading it in was the easiest way for me. The loss was minimal back in January. Today, you'll practically have to buy your way out of it. All of these so called dealers are out for no good. I too would get the calls all of the time. I had to go off on one of them to stop him from calling me. I even had to edit my post with no third party calls. So KingCon, good luck to you my friend. Hang in there ........Phil

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Exactly. Avoid those scams like the plague. I've rarely heard a single story where that worked.

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We know that X5's are great cars/trucks and the mpg is not that bad.

The current market is supposed to be weak for SUV's (though book values do not reflect this) so why not continue driving a great car/truck?

In fact I might even buy a used 06 X5 if the prices for CPO drop.

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