K car is in Autotrader, page 88

[Mike89Accordcom]

If you live in Washington, Alaska, or N Idaho, you can pick up a copy of autotrader, and my car is on page 88 if you want to check it out. Remember, it's in the magazine of autos $6999 and under. I just got a few issues today. So we'll see what happens. Another cool thing is my dads friend might buy it from me for $6500 for his son. He is going to come by this week and look at it.

here is the link,

http://autotrader.com/findacar/vdetail.jtmpl?car_id=125144519&dealer_id=&car_year=1989&make=HONDA&distance=25&max_price=7000&model=ACCORD&end_year=1989&advcd_on=n&min_price=3000&address=98503&search_type=used&advanced=n&start_year=1989&color=

[2old_honda]

$6500? :eek: that guy is crazy.

[Mike89Accordcom]

Many people are shocked I'm selling it for that low. Look whats in it you dumbass. I won't get what I put in, but a small chunk.

[2old_honda]

First of all, you are selling the accord right? Second, your car is not worth 6500 and anyone that gives you that much needs to get their head examined. You will be very lucky to get that much money out of a 14 year old accord. I hope you can get that much, but I still think that is overpriced. Also you dont need to resort to name calling just because I dont agree with you on the price of a car, that is pretty childish :rolleyes:

[YK86]

I'm not going to stick up for anyone but this is something I didn't know until a couple years ago. Washington has higher used car prices in general. Pearldrop's car sold for I think $6500 and that was an 87 LX. There were stock 89's with an asking price of $6000 a while back as well. Tons of people come up from Washington to buy in BC because it's cheaper than buying locally. As for Mike's asking price, if that's what he feels it's worth, that's fine. If it's too high, no one will buy it. If someone feels it's worth what he's asking, they'll pay it.

[Mike89Accordcom]

2old_honda,

It isn't too high when you put over $20K into a car numnuts. Bluebook is about $3K, which means I'm only asking for $3K more for my mods and I put over 10K of mods into it , so do the math. I might even get $7K for it. It only has 134K miles, it's mint. I already have calls for it from autotrader. If you had anywhere near the mods I have, you might understand. But don't talk out your ass unless you can back it up. You don't know what your talking about.

Pearldrop sold his car for $4200 or something.

[blazin3gen]

hmm not to be an ass but Mike can u list the mods, besides bling bling rims and white banner accross the windshield, and if somebody is gonna buy thats great to hear

[Mike89Accordcom]

Haha, here ya go, your pretty clueless,

http://www.89accord.com/mods.htm

[blazin3gen]

lol yea i was prety lost good work my friend and i hope that car goes to somebody that is willing to keep it in that condition.

[2old_honda]

Originally posted by Mike89Accordcom
2old_honda,

It isn't too high when you put over $20K into a car numnuts. Bluebook is about $3K, which means I'm only asking for $3K more for my mods and I put over 10K of mods into it , so do the math. I might even get $7K for it. It only has 134K miles, it's mint. I already have calls for it from autotrader. If you had anywhere near the mods I have, you might understand. But don't talk out your ass unless you can back it up. You don't know what your talking about.

Pearldrop sold his car for $4200 or something.

Ok, once again there is no need for name calling. I dont mean to be rude but who is the numbnuts dropping $20K on a 89 accord? And what did you get for that $20K? I/H/E, bling bling wheels, a bunch of lights, some painted stuff, and other worthless crap. Half of the shit on that list aren't even a noteworthy mods, like painted calipers and seat belt pads, and the list goes on. Honestly I dont even see where the $20k went. And dont lecture me about not having any mods, My VR4 has nearly $10K into the engine(where it really counts) and I could turn around and sell it tomorrow for more than I paid.

[dXsquared]

i am with 2 oldhonda on this one. that is a list that says i have lights, lowered, I/H/E and some stereo... i really hope you get 7 grand for the car, but I do this thats a high price, for such a small list

i have custom paint too... you have white paint, i have blue and black two tone... most of those mods dont count like 20ld said.
i dont wanna argue, but someone has to back his ass up

Travis

[Mike89Accordcom]

I love people who say they have cars they don't actually own. Ya some painted stuff sure. $2K in paintjob, $2k in wheels, $3K in stereo, shall I keep going, haha? $500 for wing, $1500 in engine mods, hmm I can keep going......I'm getting what I desire so that's what matters. I got almost 8 years of enjoying that car, so that's whats important. I'm glad for the money I put in. You only put $10K in your dream VR4, funny. I mean you actually think I'm trying to sell the car for doing painted tailights, and door lights, hahaha. Gimme a break. I know those dont count. I have done everything to that car. I could careless what you say, all I gotta say is bling bling!

[blazin3gen]

should have droped a b20 in that shit

[2old_honda]

do you want pics of my VR4? how about a scan of the title? or a list of mods? I can provide them. My accord is just my POS daily driver.

Listen, I am done here. It is pointless to argue about this. I am sorry I even brought it up. Also Mike89Accordcom, I really hope you sell your car for $6.5K or whatever. I dont have any beef with you, I just dont think your car is worth what you are asking.

ps- you really dont need to be so hostile. :)

[Coroncho80]

Bling Bling............ hahahah that sounds so getho! :lol

[Neuspeed87lx]

1500 in engine mods?! hm ... well i think for sure mike could get 6500 for that car .... just have to find the right person to sell it to .... prices may be differnt over there ... but here i could not see it over 5k .... goodluck in sellin it mike and make sure the new owner takes as good of care of it as you did

[Mike89Accordcom]

Yeah the person who might buy it will take very good care of it. I know his family well. His dad and my dad are buddies. And whats cool is, he lives about 25 mins away, so my car wont be seen in town, hehe. TOO many people know that car.

[tk89acc]

Damn that is alot for your car. I dont think I could get that much for my car but hell who knows. If you do more power to you.

[bobafett]

what engine mods did you pay $1500 for?
500 - exhaust
500 - short intake
500 - headers
:P

i have seen the car in person, and i really like it, but you could get way more car for $6000-$7000...

[NOAHS88accord]

yeah i would give you about 4000 at the most and i live in alaska where cars are expensive as hell. the only way you can get what your asking price is, is to sell it to someone who either admires you and the car way too much, or some dumbass who doesnt know anything

peace, oh yeah and learn to spell on your website man.


:flipa: :flip:

[blazin3gen]

Before i get Flamed let me speak my mind ;)

So your saying that because you have 10k in mods, that that justifies you selling the car for 10k dollars? Did you add your own hourly rate to that? So for every hour you put into it (well, someone else put into it) you upped the price $20.00? Is that because your such a wonderful person and your cars are so cool? So the wing that doesnt fit and the rims that are from the early 1990s chrome era are now doubled in value because they are yours? Does it not occur to you that you never get even half of what you put into a car? And sorry, a paint job for $2000 doesnt add that much value to a car. It helps, but in no way does it take it from a $4000 car to a nearly $7000 car. I just dont see the excitement in the mods. I could make that car look stock in a matter of an hour. Cars that you have to put tons of work into to put them back to stock (and some you cant) are the ones that have the true workmanship in them. Yours on the other hand, I just cant see it. The vinyl banner is a hot item, I did that once in 1992. That definitely adds $23.00 to the total cost of the car. Add the cost of the stock interior with the holes in the dash from the tach for your automatic, and hell..we may have ourselves a sub $7000 car! Just not seeing it, much like everyone else on this board.

[YK86]

Okay, that's enough. Please, no more arguing over his asking price!!!!!! It's not doing any good.

[Mike's89AccordLX]

If you guys don't like the price then DON'T BUY IT!!!!! Seriously now he's trying to sell his car and if no one wants to buy it don't post. I'm sure he only wants to read posts from people that are interested in paying that or close to it.

[2old_honda]

Originally posted by YK86
Okay, that's enough. Please, no more arguing over his asking price!!!!!! It's not doing any good.

:werd: I wish I wouldnt have said anything.

[blazin3gen]

ok sorry lets drop it mike go on and get your money

[Neuspeed007]

ok most of you guys are brain dead. or sumthin. It doesnt matter how old the car is. If it performs like a 6,000 dollar car would then sell it for 6000 dollars. What do u say about honda CRX's being sold for 8000 and over every fuckin day.

[Mike89Accordcom]

Neuspeed007,

well said man, well said...........

[blazin3gen]

no hard feelings between me and mike we had a pleasent conversation on AIM ;)

[iloveJDMblackrims69]

MAN......YALL ARE CRAZY!!! 6,500 IS AWESOME!!!! I was expecting mike to sell his car for like 8k-10k.......i mean he invested 22k into it and thats alot of money....more than what new civics r...heck probably much as a new civic si or more!!!!IF IT WAS AROUND SEPTEMBER......id probably buy it...but too bad its not :(...........but thats an awesome low price mike...yall just need to know his story behind that car....it has everything...ill guarantee itll sell fast........kinda sad seeing it go though mike but i guess u gotta move on

[Mike89Accordcom]

iloveJDMblackrims69,
You couldnt have said it better,

Yeah well 2 years ago I was going to sell it for $10K, so I dont think $6500 is high at all. I have put a shitload of money into it.

[Cougar_chick_99]

I personally think you should sell your car for what it is worth. If you have put $10K into your car, don't sell it for less than $10K, because then you're just ripping yourself off! but that's just my opinion, and mine doesn't count b/c I'm a girl who doesn't know what she's talking about...!! ;)

[pimp86LX]

ok without arguing i must say this. 90% of people will expect bluebook price. no matter what. the trick is to find a buyer who will appreciate the custom stuff and be willing to invest in it.

[Cougar_chick_99]

yea, I know, but still... at least take the stuff off before selling the car, and sell the aftermarket parts. you might make more money or something. I just don't see the point in hooking up a car, then selling it for less.. you just threw all that money you spent on that car away!

Alicia

[blazin3gen]

pimp that was exactly my point, and if u sell it nothin but props man

[89accordboi]

man i would definately pay 7000 for that car... i love the looks of it, and i assume it has a good amount of power :p and the style is awesome, mike who cares what they think, its what the buyers think, you can get a lot of money out of ur car... i think its a tight piece of machinery :P

[Mike89Accordcom]

Thanks 89Accordboi and the rest.....

[Neuspeed87lx]

where do you guys get that he invested 22k into that car ? ya its a nice car ... but 22k hasent been put into it

[Mike89Accordcom]

I bought it for $10K in 95, the rest of the money is into all of the mods I've put into it, including ones I've taken off and sold, but I've only taken off a few things.

[Coroncho80]

Originally posted by Mike89Accordcom
I bought it for $10K in 95.


Danm! 10K .................... :huh:

[2Fast_Fiero]

I love Mike's car. Mike is a realy cool dude. However I think the price is kinda high for people who are going to go take a loan out, because the Blue Book Value will be looked up for that. But Like he said he has a friend thats gonna or might buy it for 7k. They wanna buy it for the mods he's done.
The Blue Book Value on My Car right now is $2155, Then you add on the $1800 Rims, the $2000 system....my calculator says $5955. I'm getting some stuff for free or realy cheap so I'm gonna throw $1500 worth into the car, and sell it for $3500. Allready I have 3 people on a list who wants to drive the car. I know right now if I sold the car to any normal person who doesn't want some pimped out moded car, I'd get $2155 for it.


Soo I'm With Mike! GOOO MIKE!

[Jerren]

yah mike i personally think you are underpricing it.

[Mike89Accordcom]

Thanks InfiniteGSX,

I agree man, I am going to find someone willing to pay a little for the mods I put in you know. I also realize ya bluebook is only about $3K so a bank wont loan more then that. It wont be easy to sell even though a lot wouldnt mind owning it.

[Strahan]

Originally posted by Mike89Accordcom
I bought it for $10K in 95, the rest of the money is into all of the mods I've put into it, including ones I've taken off and sold, but I've only taken off a few things.

If you can sell it for $6500+, more power to ya. I'm all about capitalism :) Don't take this as insulting or whatever but you cannot justify a selling price based on $ you put into the car, you have to go by market valuation. My BMW 525i's sticker was mid $20k range but I sold it for $8k. Doesn't matter that I had $25k in it, the car had depreciated. Cars are a BAD investment.. period. Also most mods, generally, do not help a car's value. Stuff like painted calipers, seat belt pads, shift knobs, etc etc unless you are selling to a kid who is wowed by it. Also I'm sorry but I really don't see where you spent $1500 on the engine, unless you aren't good at shopping around :) Did you not list some mods? The system is your best value point in this case.

Again, this isn't meant as inflammatory. The more you can get the better. Hell, sell it for $15k if you can, it's pretty nice looking :) Just don't expect it to sell instantly, same price range could get a 95 Prelude SI /w 97k.

[Mike89Accordcom]

It's all good man. I know modding a car in ways actually depreciates the value. So when selling a modded car you have to find a particular person who likes your style, etc. Which I know that won't be hard, but could take time. All mods are listed.