Why can't I sell my Smart for what I paid for it??

[rawlus®]

a $15,000 pure isn't a bargain IMHO.
i hope this happens to everyone who buys an orphan while keeping their reservation intact.
i think the whole flipping thing is risky, unethical and immoral. certainly legal - but don't whine to me when the risk becomes too great and bites you on the ass.

[Dunerunner]

Granted, there are things like add-ons and warranties on tires and extended warranties that you just have to eat. Unless you can find a buyer who wants them and the warranties are transferable.

[Westfield 11]

Originally Posted by mnext02

No demand already???

Because it's a freakin' used car!!!! Duuuh!!

Why can't I sell my house for what I paid for it?

[LordOlimar]

Originally Posted by WickedMessenger

Maybe this post can serve as a good example of what not to do with a posting. No information, no background, no nothing. Why do people post such things? Is there any value in discussing this? Also, some very useful threads get to be pages long with totally useless responses which make it that much more tiresome to go through the whole thing and absorb the useful elements.

Aren't comments like this as useless as the type of comments you're talking about? Also, isn't this comment about your comment on comments useless as well?

Fun times.

[chieftmc]

Originally Posted by Westfield 11

...Why can't I sell my house for what I paid for it?

I don't know about you, but MY house is worth 4 times what I paid!!!

[rawlus®]

houses are typically investments, unlike most cars.
a better comparo would be, "why can't i sell my LCD Teevee for what i paid for it!??!!!??"

[mnext02]

Originally Posted by pdboilermaker

1. Hardly anyone is buying much of anything right now as we are in the "r" word

2. My wife was offered 25k for our 15k car

3. Ebay cars are selling

4. You havent ran into the right person

5. Not too difficult to sell it for same as you paid or a modest profit

6. Too many people way over paid to be the first kids on the block with a vw bug, pt cruiser, mini cooper, hummer, or pontiac solstice. They have learned that impatients costs more than its worth

7. Currently, dodge dealerships have challengers on the lot with a sticker of 26k and a typed index card taped beside it that says "$2000 limited availability charge"

thats what i am buying! A challenger for $21k til my reserved car comes in!

[mnext02]

Originally Posted by Sunnyhere

That's what happens when you pay the dealer $4000 over the MSRP for a paint and tire warranty, just to secure an orphan.

(There's virtually no information in your post, people can only speculate)

didnt pay a dime over msrp

[mnext02]

its a pure with 6000 miles.
its perfect.
still has plastic on the seats.
it has lots of options....
AC
ALARM
HEATED SEATS
RADIO
CD HOLDER
CUP HOLDER
2 SETS MATS
TINTED WINDOWS.
MSRP WAS $14K, $15K AFTER TAX.

I would be happy getting $15k for it.

I may have to try ebay. I need it gone by next week, when my challenger comes in.

[markitect]

Originally Posted by pdboilermaker

2. My wife was offered 25k for our 15k car

I probably would have taken that... If you see the person ask if they like red.