xzizx
07-14-2008, 10:07 AM
> I spent about six weeks nailing down the
best deal on a HI I could. Before I finally
got one, the "best" I had done was being
the fifth person in line, where the first one bought the car.
1. Put in a prayer request at your church
for a decent HI to be found/find you. This is a MUST!
2. Ebay is good to check, since the sellers
will often sell outright, and end their auction
if you catch the add when it first hits. This
itself takes some doing. a 2006 sold at end of
auction for $25900. I got my 2006 w/fact Cruise
for $18.5! (that prayer list you know)
3. Non Ebay. Autotrader and Yahoo cars are
either crap or swarmed on by "Insight Finders.com"
One nice 2002 Blue,CVT w/72K hit Autotrader
for $9.4K about. The guys phone filled up with calls.
Next after calling the guy, I get an E-Mail from
"Insight Finders" trying for $16k same car. Then
I see car relisted in Autotrader for a little under $14K.
The HI's on Autotrader seemed to always be too far
away for me, or too something.
Ebay has the most and fastest new listings. There
is a good choice between older ones with high miles
and all new parts, and newer ones that are puffs,
and the ones that are "Salvage" retitled.
4. Salvage titled ones aren't to be ignored. For
the amount the fact of the salvage title saves you
you can buy a warranty if you really are skittish.
But these cars are so damn good you probably won't
end up using the warranty.(inc. some say warranty can't
be bought for hybrid, but I got a quote from the comp.
that adv. on CarFax)
Most salvaged ones have been fixed carefully
with Honda OEM parts, in order to make the vehicle
as resellable as possible. You really have to go by gut,
work around the real prob. which is distance and how inspectable
a salv car is therefore. Most want to see for self, Not
pay someone else to inspect. Plus there will be buyers
who are closer and ready to go, sight unseen.
A recent Red 2006 fixed salvage titled one on Ebay, made
"Pulselist.com" for all of the inquiries it got from prospective
buyers. It had like 6k miles on it I think! So whoever
bought it (I think it got about $18 at auc close) got virtually
a New one for peanuts.
Remember, the Honda dealer told me they value these
at $35K just on the cost of materials. So even if you do
pay more, to avoid extended hunting, its going to be worth
it all in all.
G-d Bless the family that gave me the great bargain I got.
best deal on a HI I could. Before I finally
got one, the "best" I had done was being
the fifth person in line, where the first one bought the car.
1. Put in a prayer request at your church
for a decent HI to be found/find you. This is a MUST!
2. Ebay is good to check, since the sellers
will often sell outright, and end their auction
if you catch the add when it first hits. This
itself takes some doing. a 2006 sold at end of
auction for $25900. I got my 2006 w/fact Cruise
for $18.5! (that prayer list you know)
3. Non Ebay. Autotrader and Yahoo cars are
either crap or swarmed on by "Insight Finders.com"
One nice 2002 Blue,CVT w/72K hit Autotrader
for $9.4K about. The guys phone filled up with calls.
Next after calling the guy, I get an E-Mail from
"Insight Finders" trying for $16k same car. Then
I see car relisted in Autotrader for a little under $14K.
The HI's on Autotrader seemed to always be too far
away for me, or too something.
Ebay has the most and fastest new listings. There
is a good choice between older ones with high miles
and all new parts, and newer ones that are puffs,
and the ones that are "Salvage" retitled.
4. Salvage titled ones aren't to be ignored. For
the amount the fact of the salvage title saves you
you can buy a warranty if you really are skittish.
But these cars are so damn good you probably won't
end up using the warranty.(inc. some say warranty can't
be bought for hybrid, but I got a quote from the comp.
that adv. on CarFax)
Most salvaged ones have been fixed carefully
with Honda OEM parts, in order to make the vehicle
as resellable as possible. You really have to go by gut,
work around the real prob. which is distance and how inspectable
a salv car is therefore. Most want to see for self, Not
pay someone else to inspect. Plus there will be buyers
who are closer and ready to go, sight unseen.
A recent Red 2006 fixed salvage titled one on Ebay, made
"Pulselist.com" for all of the inquiries it got from prospective
buyers. It had like 6k miles on it I think! So whoever
bought it (I think it got about $18 at auc close) got virtually
a New one for peanuts.
Remember, the Honda dealer told me they value these
at $35K just on the cost of materials. So even if you do
pay more, to avoid extended hunting, its going to be worth
it all in all.
G-d Bless the family that gave me the great bargain I got.