Originally posted by javaContour:
I just punched in your numbers at Edmunds.com and as a rough 96 SE with 141K:
Average Trade: $899
Average Private Party: $1438
Average Retail: $2197
Yikes! Thanks for letting me know that my car is practically worthless in the used car market. It sounds like if anything more than a new set of tires of alternator is required, the car is totalled. Seems ridiculous for a 6 year old car that originally cost $15k to $19k. I have no intention of selling mine anyway, but still - those are horrible values. This must be one of the highest depreciating cars on the planet. On the bright side, my car still runs and drives like a champ.
'96 Contour SE, black / opal grey, MTX, every option, KKM intake, resonator removed, Flowmaster Series 40 DeltaFlow, GoodYear Eagle HP's, 115k miles, new paint 7/01. Driven cross-country 4 times.
'70 Corvette Stingray Coupe, Cortez Silver, 454 bored to 462, Muncie M21, too many mods to list, lots of fun. 335 rwhp / 365 rwtq
'02 Corvette Z06, Electron Blue / Black, every option. Stock for now...
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