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kimberlyp · 03-30-2008, 02:51 PM

Does anyone know where I can go online to find out the trade-in value vs. private seller value for my Elise? I have looked everywhere and cannot find a site. KBB does not have it listed as an option.

Thanks!

Eclise · 03-30-2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kimberlyp

Does anyone know where I can go online to find out the trade-in value vs. private seller value for my Elise? I have looked everywhere and cannot find a site. KBB does not have it listed as an option.

Thanks!

Another one you could try is the NADA online book, but I don't know if it will have exactly what you want. Worth a shot.

kimberlyp · 03-30-2008, 03:08 PM

thanks! I actually did check that one out but no luck... thanks again for you help though...

SweetDaddyD · 03-30-2008, 03:14 PM

http://www.kbb.com/kbb/UsedCars/default.aspx

It says, blue book, trade in, retail, and private party values at the top of the page.

Icedog_16 · 03-30-2008, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SweetDaddyD

http://www.kbb.com/kbb/UsedCars/default.aspx

It says, blue book, trade in, retail, and private party values at the top of the page.

They don't list the Elise. NADA's the only one I've found and they don't differentiate.

Yeti · 03-30-2008, 04:11 PM

Why don't you list the specs on the car here? There should be enough experience with selling and trading Elises to give you a good idea.

MattG · 03-30-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Yeti

Why don't you list the specs on the car here? There should be enough experience with selling and trading Elises to give you a good idea.

Feedback from users, dealers, etc suggests that people on LotusTalk tend to guess low when talking about a car's value, for various reasons. That's part of the reason we don't allow price discussion in for sale threads, the real value of a car is what someone will pay for it at the time and place of sale, not what someone paid two months ago for a car with almost similar specs located in an entirely different part of the country.

In this case, I expect trade in value will be very difficult to estimate and will depend on who the car is being traded in to - Lotus dealer or not, what part of the country they're in, and what inventory they already have on hand.

Vampyre · 03-30-2008, 04:43 PM

Check cars.com and autotrader.com for 2005 Elise used prices.

mikecronis · 03-30-2008, 05:00 PM

A good indicator is Craigslist.com and ebay.com (buy-it-now option) Thsese should give you a rough estimate of the going-rate.

JimK · 03-30-2008, 05:08 PM

pm'ed ya.

Yeti · 03-30-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MattG

Feedback from users, dealers, etc suggests that people on LotusTalk tend to guess low when talking about a car's value, for various reasons. That's part of the reason we don't allow price discussion in for sale threads, the real value of a car is what someone will pay for it at the time and place of sale, not what someone paid two months ago for a car with almost similar specs located in an entirely different part of the country.

In this case, I expect trade in value will be very difficult to estimate and will depend on who the car is being traded in to - Lotus dealer or not, what part of the country they're in, and what inventory they already have on hand.

I certainly agree with you but a rough estimate is better than walking into the dealership totally having them dictate price and bending over.

Icedog_16 · 03-30-2008, 05:24 PM

Without knowing the specifics on the car, can't really say. But mine was an '05 with 18K miles and dealers quoted me $25K (Lotus dealer), $26500 (BMW dealer), and $27400 (BMW dealer after I hammered on them for a bit). That's trade-in. For comparison, they listed it for $34900. Don't know what it sold for, but I saw it again on eBay

at $31K and change.

Eclise · 03-30-2008, 05:57 PM

With all the Lotus dealers on this board, I would think at least one could help give an idea on the trade-in value.

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kimberlyp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 7	value?? Does anyone know where I can go online to find out the trade-in value vs. private seller value for my Elise? I have looked everywhere and cannot find a site. KBB does not have it listed as an option. Thanks!

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SweetDaddyD Sticker Guy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 6,157	http://www.kbb.com/kbb/UsedCars/default.aspx It says, blue book, trade in, retail, and private party values at the top of the page. __________________ "Starshield" Group Buy: http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51323 ChuforiaGraffix.com Custom decals, magnetics, banners, stripes, racing numbers,etc.SweetDaddyDelicious@hotmail.com

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03-30-2008, 03:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
kimberlyp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 7	thanks! I actually did check that one out but no luck... thanks again for you help though...

03-30-2008, 04:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Yeti Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 915	Why don't you list the specs on the car here? There should be enough experience with selling and trading Elises to give you a good idea.

03-30-2008, 05:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
mikecronis Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Thornton, CO Posts: 301 Images: 1	A good indicator is Craigslist.com and ebay.com (buy-it-now option) Thsese should give you a rough estimate of the going-rate.

03-30-2008, 05:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
Icedog_16 He Hate Me Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,680	Without knowing the specifics on the car, can't really say. But mine was an '05 with 18K miles and dealers quoted me $25K (Lotus dealer), $26500 (BMW dealer), and $27400 (BMW dealer after I hammered on them for a bit). That's trade-in. For comparison, they listed it for $34900. Don't know what it sold for, but I saw it again on eBay at $31K and change.

03-30-2008, 05:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
Eclise Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,200	With all the Lotus dealers on this board, I would think at least one could help give an idea on the trade-in value.

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