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Old 11-07-2010 | 03:36 PM
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http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/ctd/2045955479.html
havnt went to look at it yet but was just wondering how hard it is to talk a mini dealer down in price
Old 11-07-2010 | 03:46 PM
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Looks nice n clean. Just make them an offer youre comfortable with. Worse they can say is no. Cash is king! I heard once that some smaller dealerships ask double what they got it for. So ya never know.
Old 11-07-2010 | 03:58 PM
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Looks real nice its a dealership so they will always try to rape you. But times are tough and money talks. It was prob bought at an auction for 500. So don't act really interested say you need a winter beater or something. As long as you have cash you can take them down a lot.
Old 11-07-2010 | 03:59 PM
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ya i have about 2500$ but dont wanna spend it all on just the car
Old 11-07-2010 | 04:04 PM
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If your a good talker you should get them down at least 500. My goal is to get it for half what someone wants. It doesn't always work but sometimes I do better.
Old 11-07-2010 | 04:05 PM
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i could really talk them down to 500? lol i was thinking the least 1500 but hell its worth a try
Old 11-07-2010 | 04:18 PM
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i think 500 is a little far fetched... but you could prolly get them down to 1000 to 1500
Old 11-07-2010 | 04:38 PM
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You could probably get it for $1500-1600 if they're looking for $2400. As others have said, cash is king. Flash some and save yourself some time haggling. A 1994 used vehicle will not be a very desirable thing to many people due to its age and mileage, so you have that on your side.
Old 11-07-2010 | 04:39 PM
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Nice and clean, identical to what mine was minus a factory spare tire carrier.. Is this a car lot or private owner? Asking $2400 i highly doubt you'll jew em down to 1,000 to 1,500 like stated above. Warm it over, make sure to look at it in detail, especially underneath for rust, check the oil and trans fluid, see how it looks. Drive it, look for start up smoke/rattles then see how comfortable you are with it and offer say $17-1800. You may be someone who is good at checking out a vehicle during a buy, where some people arent and look over the critical things.

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Old 11-07-2010 | 04:56 PM
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Kelly Blue Book values for a private sale:
Excellent: $1,810
Good: $1,610
Fair: $1,110

Remember, that's non-dealer pricing, but good to know for haggling purposes.
Old 11-07-2010 | 06:08 PM
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im hopping to call them tomorrow. hey are right next to my school so i could leave class and bring it to class and have everyone check it out.
Old 11-07-2010 | 06:18 PM
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A fair price from a dealer, they have to make some money on the deal. I'm sure they had to lay out some cash to get it ready for resale. Offer 2200 out the door, and see if they will take it.
Old 11-07-2010 | 10:50 PM
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same model and color as mine i paid 2500 for mine a year ago mine is a 2 dr though . my friend owns a small car lot and this time of year dealers will hold out on their price usually waiting for the first forecast of snow they all come running.if they dont have many 4wd suvs or trucks on their lot they wont go down much .old cherokees and grand cherokees are still popular here everytime he gets one it sells pretty quick . now if ican get him to stop buying explorers and buy jeeps he could probaly make some money
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Originally Posted by x91j
i could really talk them down to 500? lol i was thinking the least 1500 but hell its worth a try
i think he meant talk them down 500 so it would be 2000, not talk them down to 500 alone

I say try and talk them down to 1500 at least. over that is too much for a 94, even though it looks in pretty good shape.
Old 11-08-2010 | 06:03 PM
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that thing was a POS to the max. looked like crap in real life. man pics are deceiving



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