Originally posted by Nate S:
the trade in value is pretty inaccurate though. if you sell it yourself, you will get much more.
tade in: 2,300
sell myself: 4,870
doesnt really matter though b/c we're not going to be selling it 
While private sale > trade-in is generally very true... you really think you could get $4,870 for a 1996 4-cyl? Maybe if you were a car dealer, and even then it would be as stretch. when cars like ours get these old (96, 95 like mine) the books don't mean much. I've got a 95 6-cyl with every option and some mods, and "only" 78K miles - but when I go to sell it myself in the spring, I'll probably be happy to get $2K for it.
the whole thing with Kelly, anyway, is that NADA is the dealer bible. take a look at what cars like this fetch on e-bay and in newspaper classifieds, and trust me, it's nowhere near $5K...
-Peter
04 Mazda 6s V6 MTX, in service 10/28/03 
02 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 165HP 4cyl auto AWD
former: 95 Mystique LS V6 MTX [11/14/94-5/19/04]
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