Fair Price for my car

[concept84]

What I've found from my recent research is that the Boxster prices don't really factor in the year as much as other cars.

To find an accurate price I'd recommend checking Autotrader and other sites for all Boxster S' in the 2000-2002 range with similar miles across the country.

If you can't specify an S model just manually go through the listings, because there are definitely alot more base Boxsters available.

As a private seller you can use the car's options and service records to your advantage when working with potential buyers.

[FTD]

Originally Posted by concept84

What I've found from my recent research is that the Boxster prices don't really factor in the year as much as other cars.

To find an accurate price I'd recommend checking Autotrader and other sites for all Boxster S' in the 2000-2002 range with similar miles across the country.

If you can't specify an S model just manually go through the listings, because there are definitely alot more base Boxsters available.

As a private seller you can use the car's options and service records to your advantage when working with potential buyers.

Good points that I had not thought of. I always think of blue book or nada value, but when I was selling my bike those values were tossed out because they were 1/3 or 1/4 what the market would bear, depending on where you lived. So include a market search for what others are asking.

[xxxalexxxx]

you can always ask for 18k and see if u get any interest. Its easy to drop the price down if nothing works out. Honestly thought, its such a buyers market right now that I dunno who would pay more then 14-ish for an old boxster with over 100k but theres always people who don't know better lol

GL

[kurssat]

Does anyone have feedback on the edmunds.com web site. I have used them for new car pricing and it is very accurate.

When it comes to used car pricing for Porsche they seem to really low ball the value. For example a 2001 boxster S in silver with 107k miles in average condition shows a trade in value of $11,528...a private party value of $13,437 and a dealer retail of $15,356. This just doesn't seem right compared to the other web site pricing.

Usually I really like the Edmunds site for info and pricing but this really makes me wonder...

[xxxalexxxx]

Originally Posted by kurssat

Does anyone have feedback on the edmunds.com web site. I have used them for new car pricing and it is very accurate.

When it comes to used car pricing for Porsche they seem to really low ball the value. For example a 2001 boxster S in silver with 107k miles in average condition shows a trade in value of $11,528...a private party value of $13,437 and a dealer retail of $15,356. This just doesn't seem right compared to the other web site pricing.

Usually I really like the Edmunds site for info and pricing but this really makes me wonder...

i think thats actually very accurate info, at least in my area- the mileage drops the price down and lets not forget that a 2001 is a 7 yr old car, now add over 100k miles to it and its not worth too much, especially since boxsters tend to have problems as high mileage cars

[renzop]

Your car is cheap enough that the correct advertising might get lots of people interested.

Here's what I have found is the best technique for selling a car:
If the car is over the price of a cheap new car then advertise in autotrader, cars.com etc. Always buy the expensive ads so your listing gets noticed. Price it aggressively. Use hyperbole extensively. Be a loud salesman. You need to separate your car from the herd by making the price lower and the car sound more attractive. You are going after the real shoppers who want a Boxster and know the market.

But if the car is at the price of a cheap new car then use a completely different technique because you are going after a completely different buyer. This is an impulse shopper. They did not know they wanted or could afford a Boxster until they see yours. Put the car on the street. Make the biggest sign possible with only two things on it price and phone. Make the price $1000 more than you want. Be a quiet salesman.

[NickCats]

Interesting, according to Edmunds :

$14.3k trade in
$16.5k private party
$18.7k retail

So I would still say somewhere between $16.3k and $17.4k

Nick