About to buy a cts-v tomorrow-- help needed
08-28-2010, 10:57 AM
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thats what I was thinking, that it looked a little lower in the front.. and the rear looked a little higher than most. which does kind of scare me when buying a used car, i know it has exhaust too and its from an AUDI dealership and they obvioulsy dont know a lot about these cars.. so im wondering if it was beaten up
08-28-2010, 07:53 PM
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I think it is definitely over priced. I got mine for $23k and 40k miles over a year ago without doing a lot of research on the prices. I didnt even get a warranty (even though the salesman said it had one). I think I over paid by $4k-$5k easily. Either way, I love the car.
08-28-2010, 09:24 PM
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I agree, I think it is over priced. The ash tray door looks broken too. Car has some upgrades: Slotted/drilled rotors, darkend fogs, acessory wheels and a wing.
08-28-2010, 10:27 PM
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08-28-2010, 11:36 PM
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and the ash tray looks like it was puched in a little too hard. i think it is a bit over priced because it is at an Audi dealer. i am still with if you do get it for under 23, walk. there are plenty of 05s out there. 05 has the most Vs produced (3,508) for any model year.
08-29-2010, 07:46 AM
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I took it to my buddy at a chevy dealer, he did a GM search on it.. it has had radiator replaced, engine mounts, radio, and rear differential in 2008 replaced.
The one thing that bothers me is that the previous owner put that fake wood grain crap all over the radio and the dealer took it all off and there are still some residue left behind, and of course when i asked the salesman he lied to me, until i proved him wrong with pics, and they forgot to take it off the rear cup holders.
They want to give me 11,000 for my tahoe and 23.5 plus tax tags and title.
i was trying to get them to throw in a free set of tires, they are pretty bad.
The one thing that bothers me is that the previous owner put that fake wood grain crap all over the radio and the dealer took it all off and there are still some residue left behind, and of course when i asked the salesman he lied to me, until i proved him wrong with pics, and they forgot to take it off the rear cup holders.
They want to give me 11,000 for my tahoe and 23.5 plus tax tags and title.
i was trying to get them to throw in a free set of tires, they are pretty bad.
08-29-2010, 10:37 AM
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I took it to my buddy at a chevy dealer, he did a GM search on it.. it has had radiator replaced, engine mounts, radio, and rear differential in 2008 replaced.
The one thing that bothers me is that the previous owner put that fake wood grain crap all over the radio and the dealer took it all off and there are still some residue left behind, and of course when i asked the salesman he lied to me, until i proved him wrong with pics, and they forgot to take it off the rear cup holders.
They want to give me 11,000 for my tahoe and 23.5 plus tax tags and title.
i was trying to get them to throw in a free set of tires, they are pretty bad.
The one thing that bothers me is that the previous owner put that fake wood grain crap all over the radio and the dealer took it all off and there are still some residue left behind, and of course when i asked the salesman he lied to me, until i proved him wrong with pics, and they forgot to take it off the rear cup holders.
They want to give me 11,000 for my tahoe and 23.5 plus tax tags and title.
i was trying to get them to throw in a free set of tires, they are pretty bad.
23,5 is till a bit high in my opinion. but its not my money, if you feel like you are getting the best price and want that car, go for it. you def wont regret buying a V, they are a blast to drive.
08-30-2010, 07:32 AM
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That price seems high.
Offer em 20. Walk away if they say no. They will call you back.
I waited for 8 months to get my V2, looked all over and finally landed one.
Ebay is a great indicator on the market value.
Offer em 20. Walk away if they say no. They will call you back.
I waited for 8 months to get my V2, looked all over and finally landed one.
Ebay is a great indicator on the market value.
08-31-2010, 02:10 PM
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I paid 20,500 for my 04 with 28K miles a few months ago. Also had 3 prev owners. First owner only drove it 4200 miles in 2 yrs. Most people buying these new were not buying them as a DD so low mileage cars are pretty common. My car was pretty much immaculate though other than some rock chips in the brick shaped front fascia. Interior was like new and still smelled as such. All owners were 40+ yrs of age as well. I looked for 3 months last year then gave up. I started looking again in Feb and found mine the same day. Sold my 03 Cobra in 4 days and used that cash to buy the V.
09-01-2010, 01:21 PM
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Slotted and drilled rotors are an upgrade that i wouldn't do until I was done tweaking some HP out of the LS6. Gotta go before you need worry about stopping. I bet that car was modded out and stripped by the one of the owners and the other owner/owners figured it out after driving it for awhile. The fuel rail cover even looks a little too new if you know what I mean.
09-02-2010, 03:12 AM
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haven't read all the posts...what year is the Tahoo??
my bad!! i see 2004..i would trust e-bay b/4 a stealship. especially someone local so u can do a test drive.. JMO good luck.
my bad!! i see 2004..i would trust e-bay b/4 a stealship. especially someone local so u can do a test drive.. JMO good luck.
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