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Possible Vibe owner. Thoughts?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:41 pm
by 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?

Re: Possible Vibe owner. Thoughts? (dhouston89)

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:44 pm
by 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....

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:54 am
by 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

Re: (dhouston89)

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:56 am
by 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.

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:55 am
by 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.

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:07 am
by 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.