NOT A FOR SALE THREAD -
2004 1SV cavalier 5-speed 70k miles. Interior is near mint, exterior has typical wear and tear - chips on front bumper and hood, but silver hides it well. There are some scratches on the right rear quarter. Recent new brakes and p/s pump. Car runs better than new...
I was thinking ~4k$. Comments/suggestions?
Mods:
Engine:
RKsport upper engine mount
RKsport lower dogbone
TTR transmission mounts
2.5" magnaflow high-flow cat
2.5" CTI cat-back
2.5" dynomax super turbo muffler
RK Sport intake
RSM 62mm TB
LSJ pacesetter 4-1 header
18" Flo-Pro resonator
2.4 LE5 intake manifold swap
30lb/hr injectors
AEM UEGO wideband oxygen sensor
HPtuned by me to 7k rpm and 13:1 AFR at WOT
Suspension/Wheels/Brakes:
Hawk HPS brake pads
Overkill solid front & rear strut mounts
Tein S.Techs
Koni yellows
addco rear sway bar
addco front sway bar
poly control arm bushings
TTR K-brace
Braided Stainless Brake Lines
Interior:
carbon fiber stereo dimmer shift knob and HVAC
B&M short throw
~35% tint
Exterior:
flat black rear facia
flat black front emblem
shaved badges
Audio:
Infinity tweeters on dash
Hifonics Zeus 6.5" in front doors
Infinity 6x9 rear
four channel Rockford Fosgate amp
panasonic receiver
The car brand new sold for $9,999, when you factor in it's now 5 years old, 70K miles is relatively low but obviously its been beat on (modded and the rev limiter raised), the mods take away from the value, the used car market is down cause of cash for clunkers.... All things considered I think you will be very lucky to get it sold for 4k but that seems like a reasonable listing price to start with.
As with selling any car... unless it's something collectible or special (and a J-body - no matter how much you once loved it and you may think it's worth more money than other J-body cars - is neither collectible nor special!), the best way to price it is with other similarly-priced vehicles in your area.
Look up prices on Craigslist if you don't have anything better locally. Here in BC, we have the "Auto Trader" and "Buy & Sell" which are good to compare with as well.
You'll never get the price a dealer is asking... so don't bother pricing with them. Look at private sales.
And as Darkstars already noted... unless you find one of the "suckers born every minute", a modified car always sells for less than a stock one... so if you really want to move your car, think about putting it at 75% or so of the average local price...
Darkstars wrote:The car brand new sold for $9,999, when you factor in it's now 5 years old, 70K miles is relatively low but obviously its been beat on (modded and the rev limiter raised), the mods take away from the value, the used car market is down cause of cash for clunkers.... All things considered I think you will be very lucky to get it sold for 4k but that seems like a reasonable listing price to start with.
I appreciate the honest feedback. Wow I didn't realize they sold for that cheap new. I guess I have to find the window sticker and have a closer look. I'm not going to advertise specifically that the rev limiter was raised if i sell it locally. I don't think that's a big selling point lol.
I understand about values being down, however I live in an area populated with middle class/middle aged families, so nice looking cars under 5k don't last long in general. there is a healthy population of 16-20 yr olds looking for deals.
Why are you picking on her lol?
I'm going to keep the car for at least through the winter. I'm looking at moving to a house with four garage bays so that I actually have room for projects
Or you can take it to the track again and break 14s
whiskerbiscuit wrote:Or you can take it to the track again and break 14s
Yea i'll keep it for another winter at least. I'll prolly get back in the late summer early fall.
