The car appears to be in mint condition. It also checks out on autocheck as 1 owner and no wrecks...
I think what i might do is go test drive and check out the car. then tell him that all i can afford is 27k and feel that it is all the car is worth based on market conditions(several cars in his price range have been on the same lots since i started looking months back), edmunds, ect...
I'll let him know that if he's serious about selling the car, and it checks out with the dealer(ppi), then i'll cut him a check this weekend.
now all i have to do is hear back from him.
btw... edmunds has the car for $26,107(trade-in), $28,911(private), $31,286(dealer). somewhere between trade and private shoud be fair...
kbb, from what i hear, was designed for dealers and gets alot of their numbers from the west coast. Their prices are higher for retail and lower for trade-ins. found the article on kiplinger.com