Currently I have a '14 RA had it for maybe close to a year. My local Dealer has a '13 Evo MR for 30,997 and looked at CarFax http://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistory...2W5FV9DU013592


As of now, it's got 29k miles on it and just from a candid walk around it looks in good shape. The guy/girl took care of it, oil change and tire rotation every 3k miles and had one recall.
It's tempting to pursue this, but I don't think they will give me enough for my car to cover down payment and payoff loan on my RA. Then having to pay personal property taxes again

 

Used cars have lots of wiggle room. Offer 25,500 and see their counter offer, make sure your trades price is very acceptable and locked in before going hard at them. Don't accept a oh we won't go for that crap. Get the counter offer in writing (will be crazy high still) hold firm and go up slowww. And feel out what they actually gave the guy. My guess is about 23-24k

 

Well were you looking for encouragement to pull the trigger on this? If you feel financially comfortable with it go ahead.

 

I am betting since it has a little higher mileage they would let that go in the 27-28k range.

 

At that price I would just save a little more and get a new GSR.

 

Ya, I could I guess, $30k for a car with 29k miles on it, even in good shape is a lot. However, the original sticker was $46k, so it's loaded with everything in it. I'm assuming this was a leased car as the original sticker was sitting in the backseat and the amount of time the guy/gal owned it.
I'm probably going to hold off, my current job is unstable at the moment and if car is still there in a month(probably not), then I may pursue it. Hindsight, getting my RA detailed this week so it should shine better than when it was new

 

if ur not financially stable do not pull the trigger on something you are already having doubts you can accord. job market is not stable right now. plus the evo is expensive to maintain.

 

yup

 

Agreed. If you come into this by the skin of your (financial) teeth - you won't have the $$ to properly maintain and love it. Wait until you know you can afford it (and then some). This way you won't be worried 24/7 if it gets 'totaled' and you are upside down and can only afford to replace it with a Corolla

RA-to-EVO X and then to Corolla = Life Fail. (joking)

Yep - just be willing to walk away if it doesn't make good sense to do it.

 

I feel the pain, sometimes I feel like I need to trade in my car. Then I really think about it and say nah id rather be poor with a sick car than rich with a civic

 

Or you can be like me and be poor with both.

 

You sir, are my hero.