Possible Vibe owner. Thoughts?

[dhouston89]

I test drove a 2007 Vibe today. It drove great and I had my mechanic check it out and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. The out the door price with everything including taxes is $9200. This is without me haggling at all which I will probably do. My only concern is that it has 108,000 miles on it. What do you guys think?

[star_deceiver]

$1200 too much IMO...Think of it this way... 2009 Vibes similar to mine w/ 120000kms are selling at dealers for about $10000... and the most expensive over-optioned '09 with over 100000kms was around $12'5.And apparently my car has a trade in value of $4500....

[dhouston89]

Thanks for the tip. I am going to try and get the price down a bit. Any other help or recommendations would be great as well

[jkm311]

I trust your mechanic checked the tranny and the tranny fluid? Given the mileage, maybe see if they can throw in a spark plug change and front brakes? I am a haggler as well, so I fully endorse lopping off as much as you can on that price. $8,000 seems about right in the end. Start lower.

[zaxellord]

Also check to make sure the PCM recall has been done, if this Vibe is affected. Some, that have been for sale, have not had it done.

[rAERRK]

sounds pretty typical for a dealer. you can probably get one for around $7k from a private seller. if you're in a position to buy the car outright, i'd start by offering $8k.