soxin2008

nice dark blue v6 1999 firebird for sale for 6,000 100k miles in alaska, few and far between. looking for a car to swap a ls1 into, no rollers around so i am thinking about buying this complete good car. auto, i made them a offer of 3,500 cash, he said that wouldnt fly at all, he is the middle man of the negotiations

so he said he will give the dealer guy an offer of 4,500 to see if he takes it, only i think that is still over paying, the clean retail prics on nada is 5,300!! please help guys! i have the link for the ad

please tell me what you would offer a dealer for this car that has been on craigslist for months and months!! its been there ever since i searched firebird, 7 months ago on alaska craigslit!

what would you guys pay?

soxin2008

http://anchorage.craigslist.org/ctd/1112188787.html

he is gonna call me back and tell me if the dealer will start negotiating at 4,500 or not..

please help with opinions of what you would offer him!

zacht

iTrader: (18)

why do you want to do all the work to swap an LS1 into it? LS1's have came down in price so much, its worth it just to get one in it!

just my $.02

soxin2008

well see i have a 2000 firebird formula auto, with a wrecked body but excellent internals, untouched basically. and i wanted to get a rooler r good cond. v6 to swap it into, if i get a complete ls1 instead, im stuck with a formula drivetrain that will be hard to part out.....in alaska.

RsSean

iTrader: (27)

Well have you seen the car in person? Cause 6k for a V6 is insane, even if you are in alaska. 3k or 3.5k for a six banger.

100k tell that car is not worth it. Is there another Camaro near you?

You can tell him that there is another car even if there is not, and tell them that they want less, for a better car.

Ask them what the lowest they will go and then take 1k off and bring them cash. That is it. Phone neg. sucks. Money talks and bull **** walks.

zacht

iTrader: (18)

oh! sorry about that, i understand now. yeah, that would make the swap easy. then you have V6 insurance too!!!!!!!! idk what they go for, might have to settle around 4000 for it.

soxin2008

well he still hasnt called back, but this is what he said before:

"I know 3,500 is out of the question, and the car value on nada for us is 5,850 bucks, i will ask my boss when he gets back if he will go for 4,500"

i wanted to say " are you not understanding where we live? we live in alaska, the economy is crap, and you want to sell a 6 banger for 6 grand! will 110k miles! I will give you 4 grand cash!"

....but i didnt cause im 18 and he was kinda raising his voice so i backed off lol....

i wish i could just sell the parts but no one wants them up here lol, i am willing to sell everything for the car for only 2,500 bucks! thats a engine, tranny, ecu wire harness, k-member, wheels and tires, all that stuff with all under 50,000 miles, is that too much to ask? what would you guys sell the stuff for? only offer i have is by my friend and he said he will give me 1,200 for everything so he can swap it into his 3rd gen camaro...its depressing..i bought it back from insurance for 650 bucks

jrob56

iTrader: (39)

I would keep negotiating with the dealer but dont pay anything over 4k for that v6, and thats still a little iffy... Do you have another car to drive? If so sit on the car for a little while and dont do anything rash, even if you sell the car for 2500 you are taking a loss on it. Give it some time and see what comes up, your buddy might end up offering more too if you let him sit on the thought of it or the dealer might come down even more.

fccs

iTrader: (26)

Ur a ******* insane moron if you pay $4000 for a v6 with more miles then a ls1. I got my ******* 98 with 70k miles 2 years ago for $7000. Thats a insane price to pay for a v6 dude.. you could get a ls1 fbody for $5000-$6000 nowadays

ryonyanko

iTrader: (1)

yeah buddy thats a no go... don't be too desperate... like everyone says... too much for a v6. Don't let the guy intimidate you. Its YOUR money, not his. Its going to be YOUR car, not his. If hes raising his voice at you GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND LET THEM COME CRAWLING BACK TO YOU.

NDFORSPD

I wouldnt go much more than 4500, this guy probably knows being that your in Alaska, theres not much supply(like Ont/toronto was for the longest time, even kinda now), prices are little higher than they should be say in texas, florida etc. is it driven winters?

soxin2008

my 2000 firebird formula was driven in winter...with street tires

bet you can figure out why i am looking for a roller haha...

samson_420

iTrader: (1)

Wow. . . .Get a V6'er shipped.

You should be able to get one shipped and all for under 3k.

If you need to get rid of the cash, I will give you my PayPal e-mail.

Here is one. \/



Perfect roller

jrob56

iTrader: (39)

im with this guy itd be under 1k to ship that one probably, and you would be well under the 4500 that dealer wanted for the other...

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

^^^^yep go with that one, the red one....or call the dealership back and let the guy treat you like his bitch again.

billyb

iTrader: (15)

the only loser with the v6/v8 as far as the insurance will be you if you wreck with bodily injuries, insurance fraud !! not worth it imo

soxin2008

thank you for bringing auto tader to my attention, there is ALOT better deals on there, even if i have to ship the cars or drive them, only prob is i dont know how to tell if they are scams, alot of those prices for running high milage v6's seem to good to be true, unless those are people NOT trying to rip buyers off for a change....

is there any surefire ways to tell if its a scam or not?

and how do you guys reccomend going about shipping it? would you just ask the guy to ship the car and you will pay him extra? lol....now im half tempted to buy a running v6 and drive it back to alaska for under 4 grand haha

Vicinity

iTrader: (7)

Might not be helpful, but go to the regional sections and ask someone local to scope out the car for you. You'll usually find someone helpful that will be willing to check over a car for you.

samson_420

iTrader: (1)

/\ That works too.

I would look one up. . . .

Find one you like, call them up and talk to the seller.

Like the one I put up is at a dealer of some sort. You can research the dealer before you give them cash.

Mr Incredible

Live and learn. Look at other cars and negotiate with them. Stick to cash & carry and scams will soon evaporate. Look hard and deep at the prospect before you even mention money.

You're young. Be patient and do your homework. Present yourself as mature and methodical. Become mature and methodical.

Good luck!