jake75 wrote:Zimm wrote:nice to see! this prompted me to take a quick look at the value of my '10. per KBB, in "very good" condition with 45,000 miles, my base is worth $10,500, or about $200 more than i paid for it new. not too shabby...
"Is worth $10,500." Is that trade-in, private party sale, or dealer? How'd you get a new 2009 Vibe base AT for 10,300? I hope you had a permit for that gun
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$10,500 is the trade in value.
it's actually a '10, but i have to admit that i did make a typo in my previous post. however, it might actually blow your mind-i left a zero off that number. it should read "about $2,000 less than i paid new."
yes, i bought a '10 base AT with preferred package (all the power stuff) for about $8,500 out the door.
keep in mind that i bought in late July/early August of '09 when GM had announced it was dropping Pontiac and was in bankruptcy, the economy had cratered and no one could get a loan (including me-i paid cash. hell, i was unemployed...). after getting employee pricing, about $4,000 in factory and dealer incentives, trading in my nearly worthless 11 year old pickup with profusely leaking radiator under the "cash for clunkers" program, and cashing in the $3,000 or in rewards i had saved up on a GM credit card, i walked out the door with the keys to the cheapest new car i will ever buy. no gun necessary