Road & Track Raves Over Long-Term EVO
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Resale depends on a lot of things, like where you are and who you believe.
In March 2003, I paid MSRP or $37,000 for a top of the line Nissan 350Z Track model with a $2K factory NAV system.
I totalled the car in August 2004, 19 months and 19,000+ miles later. My insurance co. paid me $34,500 for it. I never thought a more than a 1 1/2 year old 350Z would be worth that much.
In March 2003, I paid MSRP or $37,000 for a top of the line Nissan 350Z Track model with a $2K factory NAV system.
I totalled the car in August 2004, 19 months and 19,000+ miles later. My insurance co. paid me $34,500 for it. I never thought a more than a 1 1/2 year old 350Z would be worth that much.
About all the retail figure in the price guides is good for is to make sure that you are not drasticly upside down on your car loan.
Even if you have no plans to sell your car you should always keep track on the "retail" value vs. what you owe on the car. You want to make sure if the car gets badly damaged or stolen you will not have to come out of pocket to pay off the car loan.
Even if you have no plans to sell your car you should always keep track on the "retail" value vs. what you owe on the car. You want to make sure if the car gets badly damaged or stolen you will not have to come out of pocket to pay off the car loan.
Originally Posted by nsnguyen
I wonder where kbb gets the absolutely astronomical resale value quoted in the article. Are our cars really worth that much and people here are just poor whiny bastards?
how did STI fit in? I'm sure they started the same time.
yeh, besides the rattles and little annoyances, this car is great, especially the trunk and 4 door part. oh, and the performance, can't forget about the performance. lol
yeh, besides the rattles and little annoyances, this car is great, especially the trunk and 4 door part. oh, and the performance, can't forget about the performance. lol