HELP Need Advice Selling My Car
 

I am in the process of selling my black on black Infiniti g35 w/ 41k miles but I have not been getting ANY interest or offers from anyone. It has been for sale for about 2 weeks. My car is listed well below KBB value. I listed the car at 18800 and I stated that the price is negotiable. My car is listed on g35driver, Craigslist, and Autotrader. The only reasons I can think of is because the car is modded and automatic. The people who want manual do not mind mods (younger age) but the people who want automatic want stock (older age). So what do you guys think I should do? Return to stock? Only major modification is aftermarket 20" wheels. Out of all honesty, I do not want to go thru the hassle of buying and selling wheels, but I may have no choice. I need all the advice I can get. I want this gone within 3 weeks or so as I am interested in buying a 370z. Here is the link of my car on g35driver:

FS: 2006 OB G35 Coupe 5AT OBO - G35Driver

IMO, return it to stock. I am just beginning my shopping for a used 370Z, and am only looking at used. If it has mods on it, even if just A/M rims, I don't give it a second look.

soooo all you've really done to it is change the wheels? I really dont think that would be a deal breaker imo, I'd give it some time before you invest money just to try and sell it, but either way good luck!

carmax?

Carmax will not take modded cars......they run away from them.

Most G's are automatic, so I don't see that being the biggest problem. I wouldn't call your asking price well below, it is a little below good condition which is really the best a 6+ year old car with 41k miles can be. Remember that KBB is just a guide, not what you should get for your car.

Anything in a carfax that might scare people away?

I say swap the rims. They aren't my taste and I wouldn't give your car a 2nd look in an ad if I saw them.

Area Craiglist? Local newspaper? Other forum classifieds?

Car forums are useless, most people already have one or just trolls.

You want 19K, which is TOP retail dollars. Car is worth closer to 14K-17K. My bank would give you 16500 as a loan at the most for that car.

Go back to stock... mods only decrease the value of a car realistically and remove lots of potential buyers. I won't even consider a car with mods... heck window tint even has me thinking.

I have to agree with everyone, go back to stock. People don't like buying other peoples memories/ideas. It's like selling a house. Take all personal pictures etc. out of the house people don't want to buy your memories they want to create their own.

hummm.... ive sold my modded cars there, no issue. they will give extra $ if you give them the stock parts as well loose in the trunk.

carmax decides if they want to sell on their lot or send it off to used car auctions. they dont care if the car is modded or not.

Mmhmm...I traded in my last car to CarMAX, clearly modified, even with paint and whatnot. They just wholesale it to an auction if it's not good enough for display on their lot.

I sold my 06 G35 6mt coupe with premium and sport packages. I had the 19" rays which are pretty desirable and if you can get a set I would recommend putting them on. It had 43k miles and I sold it for 16,500. I didn't have a lot of offers and I probably could have gotten 17k at most for them. I feel the kbb is too high and the actual market value is much lower. Try listing it at a little under 18k and see what happens

I went through a similar situation when I was selling my 370Z. I ended up putting my car back to stock which lucky for me was only the exhaust/wheels. I ended up getting a trade-in for what I was selling it for however, if you are looking to sell you will have far better luck selling a stock car.

On the plus side, you can make up some money by parting out the mods. Good luck!

See if a dealer is interested in a trade-in. I'm thinking $16k is more what someone would be willing to pay. List it at $17,999 and see if that helps at all.

Also have more patience. 2 weeks isn't very long - but when you're itching to get behind a new wheel it can feel like eternity.

I personally don't think the mods are the problem, the price is. Either way it will probably cost you a decent amount to return to stock and your still going to have to drop the price anyway. My advice is to just keep it the way it is and drop the price. I would go to 17k or best offer and see how that goes. After a couple weeks is still nothing then drop to 16500. At that point if still no offers take it to carmax. The problem is your trying to sell a sports coupe in the middle of a tough economic time. People right now aren't buying fun cars and are buying more practicle cars. If you want to move the car you're going to have to drop the price to entice someone. Lastly, my friend bought an 05 G35 manaul tranny 2 yrs ago and he only paid 16700 for his. So again, I really think your asking price is just a bit too high.

I tried selling my 280z last year and quickly realized I was going to have to take a really low offer to get rid of it. Wasn't worth it to me so I still have it. It's not really a good time to try and unload sports cars.

i think so too. most folks go to used cars to find good deals. coupes would need to be a very good deal especially if say a GTI can be had for about the same price newer and more cargo space.

i wont be selling my 04 G35C any time soon. she's in almost like-new condition still and 30.5K miles. im the original owner.

I got a call earlier from an interested buyer today thru autotrader which was listed as 18,900. I want at least 18k. I know of someone who sold theirs with 72k miles for 16,750 and it had tan interior:barf:. Also, got an offer for $17.5k a few weeks ago.

I figured 18,900 was a fair negotiable price given the blk/blk combo and lower mileage. I saw a bunch listed much higher than mine so I figured my price was decent. It is one of the lowest listed on Autotrader last time I checked.

No offense, but if you are dead set on holding on your current course of action selling your car then why did you bother asking our advice?

Secondly, you originally posted that you weren't getting any offers or interest in your car. This was in the first sentence of your post. Now your saying you just got an offer for 17500. So which is it? Also if you want 18k and you got an offer for 17500 you really should have just taken it. Is $500 really worth the hassle of continuing to worry about selling your car and delaying getting into a 370z like you want?

Lastly, yes, the price your asking may be fair but your asking why the car isn't getting loads of offers and calls. If you want your choice of people bidding on your car and loads of calls coming in you have to drop the price. Simple as that. If you want a fair/high price for your car then you will have to be patient and wait for the right buyer to come along looking for a blk/blk combo with some simple mods. This could take weeks or months. You want to sell something fast drop the price, otherwise it just takes time.

so which is it, patience or money?

Geezus OP! I am doing the exactly same thing as you doing. Here is my thread on the drivers site.

FS: 2006 G35 Coupe w/ HKS Hipermax III Coilovers - G35Driver

And you only posted it for 2 weeks? I posted it for 2 monthes! Guess what, only 2 people on the forum asked me about the car. Both of them wanted the stock bodykits and stock rims. So you see what I did? I parted out everything. Got 3-4k just for the parts and STILL selling the stock g35 at the same price I posted. And now, I can go sale them everywhere and get more people interested.

Here is the thing, only people in certain group(like on the g35 forum) will interested in modified G35. But those people are prefer 6MT. For majority of people out there will prefer a stock car. Even people like me would prefer to get a stock car to begin with. Coz I have my own choises on mods and I don't want to get a half baked project car.

As for the price, I do think $19k is bit too high. $18k is more reasonable to start with. Also try to put back the stock rims to make it look legit and tell people you have extra set of rims for winter. Or sell the aftermarket rims after you sell the car. This is what I am doing now.

And the last not the least, don't try to bump your FS thread on top of my FS thread over there!!! Naw, just kidding.:P Good luck with your sales!

Modded or not, 18K is a joke from a private seller

Ok, 1 offer up until today after 2-3 weeks after it was on sale. At the time 17.5 was below what I wanted. A few weeks ago, when that 17.5 was put out there, I wanted at least 19k, but after a few weeks, I realized that was too far fetched. But now I have faith in getting at least 18-18.5 with no problems. And $500 is $500. It can be worth a lot to many people.

Honestly, I thought I was going to get much more interest on the car and even my friends couldn't believe it. So I was scratching my head and decided to ask around. I wanted advice for ways to get more attention and seeing if selling it as stock would be better.

Many people are saying I can get a bigger audience and make more money if I sold it stock and the mods separately. This is advice that I did not really take for granted up until now.

Explain please?

I see. Thanks for sharing your experience. We got similar tastes and needs. Time to get rid of our 5ATs and for me to get a white 6mt 370z like you! haha. GLWS!

Put it in autotrader. Ads cost very little.

Also, check with KBB (and other similar listings) to make sure your price is reasonable.

I did everything you said. Paid $50 for Autotrader and price is below KBB.

Have a beer. Wait. It will sell. :tiphat:

Haha thank you. Beer...yuck. Probably because I'm still young and below the legal age :P

Haha nice! And thanks bro! I think it's just like fishing. Sometimes we need some patience.:tup:

Your car isn't worth as much as you think, get over it. If you think you can sell it for RETAIL price, keep holding on to it and more power to you.

Everyone has their own opinions but I wouldn't go as far as saying 18k is a "joke". To each of their own. It is still below that "retail" price you speak of. And I got some time to hold on to it. I wouldn't mind some more power. :tup:

This is worded funny... :p

Good luck holding onto full retail value, you might want to build a full dealership to make it easier too.


2006 Infiniti G35 Base 2D Coupe


State: Miles:
Add/Deducts:
Navigation System +$150
Sport Package +$450
6 Speed Transmission -$500
w/o Sunroof -$400


2006 Infiniti G35 Base 2D Coupe


VIN: JNKCV54E6
UVC: 2006400021
VIN + UVC: JNKCV54E6021
MSRP: $33,050
Finance Advance: $16,550
Model#: 99216
Price Incl: AT AC LTH SR
Mileage Cat: C
Weight: 3,505
Wheelbase: 112.2
Base HP: 280 @ 6200
Taxable HP: 32.2
Tire Size: 225/50R17
Drive Train: RWD
Transmission: A
Fuel Type: Gas
Cylinders: 6

Black Book Retail as of 06/18/2012
Extra Clean Clean Average Rough
Base $20,125 $18,400 $15,875 $13,325
Options $0 $0 $0 $0
Mileage $600 $775 $1,025 $0
Total $20,725 $19,175 $16,900 $13,325

Black Book Trade-In as of 06/18/2012
Clean Average Rough
Base $15,430 $13,310 $10,440
Options $0 $0 $0
Mileage $775 $1,025 $0
Total $16,205 $14,335 $10,440

Like someone else posted, KBB is just a guideline, market value is what people are going to toss at you. I would research how much they are going for in your area. I did a quick search(autotrader) for an 06 G35 in San Diego, and surprisingly, your price point is actually on the lower end. Some were priced at over 20k with 70k miles. Put it in as many ads as you can, and "jazz" it up, your sales ad that is =), good luck.

I think you should be the one building a dealership. Dealerships use black book value because their numbers are a lot lower than KBBs. I went to a dealership the other day and they used that **** in my face. I said f**k that! You can't go by those numbers or KBBs because they are so different from one another. Btw 18.8 OBO is not bad for 41k miles.

:yawn: cossie's just having one of those days. :rolleyes: he needs his batteries charged.

Just letting the guy know what to expect when it comes to buy and sell cars.

Of course all it takes is one idiot to outbid himself.

Go to any auction house, see if they will use your KBB number. KBB is for consumers to feel good about themselves. There is a reason why it is free online. Blackbook is also an estimate, but at least it is closer to the KBB number.

$18800 is great if you can get it, good luck. I am going to ask for $28K on my 2009 Z, let's see how many takers I got

well, that's your opinion and experience with your cars. and from wat you've stated in the other posts, yah, your car will not be worth that much the way you take care(?) of them. :eekdance: