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Thinking about selling..price advise needed..2008 C6
I'm debating selling my 2008 C6, 78kish miles, 4LT, HUD, Z51, dual mode, Nav. I don't drive the car very much as I commute pretty far and have a daily driver. I'm a service manager for a dealership so It's preety easy for me to maintain it. Clean carfax, over 50% tires, brakes. Overall I would give the exterior a 9/10 and interior the same. Any suggestions on what I should expect for a asking price. Here are a few pics.
Per the above underlined, $1K deduction for 15,000 miles over what number? A reasonable number of miles for the year of the car? Such as, what? 10K miles per year? And how do you determine the dollar number to start at before deducting?
OP, some good ideas in the several posts above. I don't know about $24K as a buyer's price but it would not surprise me. Still, if you're willing to wait for a buyer, $26-$27K may happen.
Even though your mileage is not that high for a 8 year old car, there are plenty of low mileage vettes out there. The 4lt makes it desirable but the mileage is a take away. The 25k is probably the number IMHO. (START AT 27.5K)
Per the above underlined, $1K deduction for 15,000 miles over what number? A reasonable number of miles for the year of the car? Such as, what? 10K miles per year? And how do you determine the dollar number to start at before deducting?...
I don't think there's science to it, just his method. Everyone has things they look for, either good or bad, to justify paying more or argue paying less than asking price.
For me, low mileage doesn't mean much if it's been beat on or not cared for properly. I checked out a 17k mile '07 base (read: base of a base, no features, lol) that had major engine knocking issues and a window button broke off in my hand while test driving. My 80k mile '06 has its own minor flaws (knick here, scratch there) but is mint compared to that piece of garbage.
High mileage cars are usually highway driven in 6th gear most of the time anyways. Mine is an 08 with 60k and its always at 1000rpm just cruising along. I would say I value your car at 26k.
I don't think there's science to it, just his method. Everyone has things they look for, either good or bad, to justify paying more or argue paying less than asking price.
For me, low mileage doesn't mean much if it's been beat on or not cared for properly. I checked out a 17k mile '07 base (read: base of a base, no features, lol) that had major engine knocking issues and a window button broke off in my hand while test driving. My 80k mile '06 has its own minor flaws (knick here, scratch there) but is mint compared to that piece of garbage.
Oh yeh, I get what you're saying. Several years ago, cars could be truly beat up in a few thousand miles and that was confirmed to me by both a dealer owner and his lead technician who were selling "executive" cars---in this case, legitimate execs of the regional office.
My questions were to understand how he came to his conclusions on mileage related to cost. Science, maybe not? But a methodology and logical rationale so I can understand it, and apply it if it makes sense to me.
06-14-2016, 11:20 AM
Thinking about selling..price advise needed..2008 C6
Even though your mileage is not that high for a 8 year old car, there are plenty of low mileage vettes out there. The 4lt makes it desirable but the mileage is a take away. The 25k is probably the number IMHO. (START AT 27.5K)
