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Offline Gurragas of Sweden

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Re: Why can't I sell her?
« Reply #15 on: March 25, 2011 - 07:50:47 AM »
If you ask for 27000$ for that car, so is it cheep, here in Sweden it should be about 165000 SKR, that is realy cheep for a cuda, this one http://www.moparsweden.com/moparshop/files/DSC04569%20-%20Kopia111.jpg will he have 225000 SKR for abot 36500 $, so try to sell it to some in Sweden, whit tax and shiping that guy gona do a realy good deal anyway.




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Re: Why can't I sell her?
« Reply #16 on: March 25, 2011 - 05:58:53 PM »
Okay, so what have we learned today:
    1.) drop the price a touch to compensate for the crappy economy
    2.) take more/better pictures to illustrate the body's condition and powertrain
    3.) clean up and do some repair work to make the car more appealing (don't neglect chrome)
    4.) put my car up on teh sites I was just introduced to (thank you, PinkIce)
    5.) sell to someone Swedish (thank you, Gurragas)
    6.) seasons matter; warm weather=cars being bought and sold
    7.) enjoy the car while I have it

With all these things now in mind, I will repost in a week and we will see where it gets me. I really appreciate everyone's help and input. I come to the forum quite frequently, so if anyone can think of anything else that will help, I'll be around to read it and would be grateful. Thank you, everyone.
« Last Edit: March 25, 2011 - 06:00:25 PM by FinallyRearDrive »

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Re: Why can't I sell her?
« Reply #17 on: March 28, 2011 - 07:42:06 AM »


Don't worry about hurting my feelings. That's the kind of info I need. I bought it for way less and did a ton of work to it. I know it's worth more than I bought it, I just didn't know how much. The price I have it up for is kind of a guess to a starting point, and as I said I wanted to be bardered down to my bottom dollar, but if the price is too much to even start with, then I need to know. I appreciate the feedback from everyone.

I think 6-8 years ago you would have had no problem getting $30K+ for that car. Its just the economy killed muscle car prices or really maybe just brought them back down to reality. Like anything else, it has become a buyers market.  Why do you want to sell?

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Re: Why can't I sell her?
« Reply #18 on: March 28, 2011 - 03:48:42 PM »
Yeah, it being a buyer's market is why I was able to afford it in the firstplace.  I made him an unrealistic low-ball offer and he took it. I have to sell because I'm a college student with way more expenses than I realized.
I cannot afford to keep restoring the car (much as I want to), nor do I have much help. Granted I have you all here on the forum, but you can only do so much online from across the country. I'm the only one of my family and friends that appreciates muscle cars, so I know more (which isn't much) than anyone else I talk to. I have to park her outside because I don't have a garage, and I don't feel good about that. I only have a ratchet set, a hammer, and I just got a jack last christmas, so I don't have any of the tools I need. I am scared everytime I leave her in a parking lot (she's my daily driver, so she goes to school with me whenever I don't take my motorcycle). I don't really have as much time as I need to fix things and tune her up when she needs it (since I don't have a garage, I have to finish a repair the day I start because I can't leave her in pieces in the street overnight).
She's been for sale off and on for a while because I've been wrestling with whether or not I can afford to keep her. I try to convince myself I have the time and the money, and MeanGreen has actually spent some time trying to talk me into keeping her. But I just have to see that only rarely do 22-year-olds own a car like this because only rarely can they afford to. I've learned a ton owning this one (and I've loved every minute of it), and I am excited for the next time I can buy one to keep, but for now, I just have to admit that I'm not in any position to own a car like this. Much as it pains me, I should get something fuel-injected, that's geared for the freeway (I commute to school, so everytime I take the cuda I have to drive 55 the whole way), doesn't need more work to make it like new, and if someone opens a door into it or rearends me at a stoplight I won't care (at least not as much).
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Re: Why can't I sell her?
« Reply #19 on: May 08, 2011 - 02:48:46 AM »
 :( :( :( :crying: :crying:

                ......I sold her... :(        ......Thank you, everybody. I can't wait until I'm old enough to own a Cuda for real. What a great day that will be.

Offline moparrunner

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Re: Why can't I sell her?
« Reply #20 on: May 08, 2011 - 05:28:58 AM »
:( :( :( :crying: :crying:

                ......I sold her... :(        ......Thank you, everybody. I can't wait until I'm old enough to own a Cuda for real. What a great day that will be.

hey man .good that you sold it not for you personal ,but for the money you needed.
did you sold it to someone from europe?

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Re: Why can't I sell her?
« Reply #21 on: May 08, 2011 - 07:36:47 AM »
                ......I sold her...         ......Thank you, everybody. I can't wait until I'm old enough to own a Cuda for real. What a great day that will be.

Would you care to elaborate? I'll be going hardcore on the Challenger sale soon and wouldn't mind some additional insight.
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Re: Why can't I sell her?
« Reply #22 on: May 08, 2011 - 04:17:04 PM »
hey man .good that you sold it not for you personal ,but for the money you needed.
did you sold it to someone from europe

I sold it to someone in Japan. I'm happy she's going there because she'll really stand out, as she deserves to.


Would you care to elaborate? I'll be going hardcore on the Challenger sale soon and wouldn't mind some additional insight.

I just followed every word of advice from this very thread. Everything everone has said here was very helpful. Put it up a lot of places to get a lot of attention. And stand by your price. But PinkIce gave me the best advice: 'enjoy the car while you still have it'.