Just reserved one in NJ - how long???

[NY Smartie]

IIRC, some jersey dealership just posted on these very fourms that they has SEVEN orphans. check the regional section for the thread. I am pretty sure it was NJ, and that there were 7.



EDIT: here's the link to the post. I found it:

Orphans @ smart center Edison

[PassionforPassionCT]

Its unfortunate, but Hyundai's still havent shaken their bad resale value from the days when the WERE a horrible car. Thats no longer the case, but what can you do. People keep stigmas for a long time.

[drmickeyer]

My reservation was placed September '07 and is estimated for delivery July '09 - Sept '09. My local dealer confirmed this as true. I placed myself on the orphan list on Thursday and was called on Monday that a car was ready for me. My dealer said that generally you can get an orphan within 2 weeks to 2 months. Sooner if you have an open mind about color etc.

[SmartBob]

That sux, they should be able to give you KBB for your trade value. I know they don't have much profit to rob off the Smart for one thing. If you were buying a bigger price tag (MB) you'd get your trade value for sure I'd bet. Sorry, man.

[2smartArizona]

Usually a dealer will give you a decent price on your trade in order to make the deal for the new one. smart doesn't have to do that, and I don't think that anyone should consider trading when buying the smart as the dealer has no incentive to take your trade.
One thing you must always consider when buying a vehicle is what resale is. Even if you plan on paying it off and are not concerned about resale generally speaking, you have to think about what would happen if the vehicle is totalled, or you lose your ability to work and must sell, or whatever. It is unfortunate that your Hyundai has low resale, but there are many other forces at work here too, a tumbling economy, a serious drop in all auto sales, and your Hyundai is a big fuel consumer at a time when fuel prices are so high. These might all be reasons for it's low resale too. I would try to sell it to a private party rather than trade if they are trying to get it at such a low price. Out here in Arizona, typically, even before the economy got so bad, the most you could expect to get for a used vehicle is wholesale, or trade in value, never retail. If you can get wholesale from a private party now, you would be doing good. I don't know what its like where you live, but the market is getting flooded with used SUV's that don't sell, and yours is so new, your still not leveled out after the initial depreciation hit. Good Luck, and hope you can sell it soon.