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Originally Posted by rinnamon
Thanks!
I ended up changing to this (yes price is still higher than likely will move here up north)
2013 Scion FR-S (Toyota)
condition: excellent
cylinders: 4 cylinders
drive: rwd
fuel: gas
odometer: 25500
paint color: silver
title status: clean
transmission: manual
type: coupe
This awesome and beautiful car could be yours for $17,699 (offers considered). Low Mileage. Well taken care of. With Service records. Upgraded with 18" 5-spoke wheels. Almost exclusively driven highway miles. 30+ miles to the gallon. Winter wheels available. Used very very little.
I thought about carmax. Not in a huge hurry though. I would like to get it out before winter. Anyone used autotrader or another venue?
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I'm not from your area, but I did recently sell a car in Toronto (an equally sized major metropolitan area to Chicago). I listed my MINI Cooper S on Autotrader and Kijiji. Generally I found the Kijiji ad did better. 80% or more of the responses on Autotrader were scams I could sniff out instantly. Offers to take it sight unseen, negotiate unseen then offer to use PayPal (never, there is no coverage for cars there), shipping scams, you name it.
Post a variety of pictures and keep your description fairly objective. List out the facts people will want to see, discuss condition, and anything else that is pertinent (accident history, emissions tests, etc.)
If you aren't in a rush to move the car, then keep it at the price you want and wait. You will have to keep in mind the market though, and if you are the most expensive car off its type, well... You might be waiting a while. Since these cars only really come one way and without many options, is really easy to compare apples to apples. Used car buyers are price sensitive generally.
I priced in the lower middle range of MINIs of similar age and mileage, despite having more options. Sold for the middle of my target price. Could I have held out for more? Probably, but I wanted the hassle to be over after just two weeks. Depends on your partridge and tolerance for tire kickers.
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