Well, I had been considering trading my 2010 370Z for over a month, ever since I had gone for an oil change and a salesman had suggested I trade it
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08-24-2014, 08:49 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Did it, interesting/tough day but traded!
Well, I had been considering trading my 2010 370Z for over a month, ever since I had gone for an oil change and a salesman had suggested I trade it in for a base coupe with $9-$10 difference.
I just could not get rid of the idea of trading it in for a newer car, being 66 and thinking time is running out, that health would become a factor. When I purchased my 2010, in early 2013, it had 23k miles. I had traded a 2010 Miata With PRHT plus $6000 for he car. The Nissan dealer in TN had shown me a CarFax that showed 1 owner. Well, yesterday, I went to CarMax. They loved my car looks, liked how it drove and I was waiting to see what they would appraise for. I thought if they said $20k, I would sell, if $19k, I would have a baseline to negotiate with other dealers. To my surprise, they came back, said my car was only worth $16k, pulled up the CarFax for my car, showed that shortly after it was sold, it was reported stolen and then a minor accident with front right repairers, probably a scrape. They Aldo said the bonnet and the hatch were not original, probably replaced because of hail damage!!! I left car max and went to the first dealer, a large GM dealer, who had a gun metal 2013 with sports package with 8600 miles. They had it listed for $28k. I had a couple of other dealers to visit, nod with a 2012 touring with under 5k miles (but automatic) and another dealer with a 2013 Pearl white. With sports package and manual at $29k with 11k miles. The first dealer appraised my car, started with a difference of $12k, pushed hard at $10k and I said I would think it over and return. He asked me how much I plan to spend and I said that if I had to check out some low mileage 2012's and I'd I can get one for $8000 difference I would. He huddled with his manager a last time ( he still had my car key from appraisal or I would have left) and came back, said if they accepted an $8000 difference, would I trade? I paused, said I really wanted to look at this 2012 at another dealer, gazed at the gun metal car and finally said okay. So, I drove home with a 2013 sports package, still afraid they will call me to return the car on Monday. I paid $8035 to be exact. The car drove beautifully, the 110 miles from St. Louis. I love the wheels and the red brakes (do the brakes really matter if you do not track?), the shift changes felt slightly different ( still no idea if the synchromesh?). The gun metal grey looked good but at this moment, I think the black was a better color. So now, I have a 2013 car. I think the shock of discovering my car had been hail damaged, stolen and been in an accident probably did it. I would no longer have felt good. I don't know if I was major dumb or if I should have gotten a 2014 base coupe (not sports package) for an additional $2-3k or if the sports package is worth it? Sorry for the long update. |
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Congrats on the car and sports package is worth it. Better wheels, synchro rev matching, tuned suspension, upgraded brakes, and a LSD although it's not the greatest.
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Did it, interesting/tough day but traded!
Limited slip differential the easiest way to describe it is without it only one rear wheel gets power.
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Not exactly, without an LSD both wheels still get equal power but if one wheel loses traction the power is not redistributed.
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Which dealership in St. Louis did you buy it from? Just curious.
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congrats...i'm dealing with a predicament myself...just got a 2013 with sports package/auto last September...LOVE it but wanted a nismo...but with my right shoulder condition, can't do manual...2015 nismo has auto...to trade or not to trade...hmmmmmmm
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Is sports Package worth it?? hmmm well you have to ask your self,
(1) what do you want out of the car? (2) how much modding are you going to do? Me personaly I did not want or need to pay extra for the sport package. Due to the fact all the extra money I would have payed for the upgraded parts I would have taken off the car anyway and replaced them all of them, with better parts including the spoiler...
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I viewed the touring package the same way you guys viewed the sports package. There were a few things I wanted in the touring package, but the ones that were important to me, I can do much better in the after-market. And I can live without the rest of the features for the exorbitant price (IMO) of the touring package. Good luck to OP on his "new" Z! But I do have some concerns that you rushed into this purchase without checking the car thoroughly. Hopefully, you won't discover that this dealer also failed to disclose issues. |
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So you bought a used car for another used car of the same make/model?
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