Mine still has the "new car smell"... and 15K on the odometer... and a couple "upgrades"... and 250 passes at the drag strip. I'll take $40K for it.

 

Go to Edmunds.com and get a TMV True Market Value Report. Put your zip code in and see what they come up with.

Edmunds is much more up to date than NADA or Kelly. They use Auctions, retail reports of sales, and regional differences. I have found them right on. They have helped me keep a couple of dealers honest when I was trading in my Explorer.

Here is what they have for that car in my zip code.

trade in, private party retail, dealer retail.

$22,623 $23,824 $26,041

I don't think the price you are considering is out of line at all. Just remember a year ago the vultures were selling that car for 5 to 7k over sticker.

If you are financing the car, the difference in price is about $100 to $150 per month on your payment. That should go towards mods. Like some cool blue stripes. (From one comp white owner to another.)

 

Ben, if you can get the car for that price then it sounds like you should go for it. I wouldn't worry about the mileage at all......because after all you still have 2 years or 26,000 miles worth of factory warranty remaining.

 

A lot of dealers were greedy with in stock showroom models. There were plenty of people here who ordered & waited for their 05 GT for that same price & got theirs with 1 to 6 miles on it. It took me just over 10 months of daily driving to put on 10,000 miles. Something to consider. But if your comfortable with it & can't wait, & love the car that's all that matters.

 

And No Leather, No 1000 Shaker?, No Wheel Upgrade that are on the used one.....and maybe more. Crunch the #'s on the used one, but then I'm kinda partial to the 1st year of the new platform......

 

Don't buy it. You can get a new one for that price. Even if you talk him down...you save what 2 maybe 3 grand and for what...a used GT. Don't rush into it...be patient and get a new one.

 

If you can wait, I'd order a new one. You have no way of knowing the driving habits of the previous owner. He/she may have totally abused that car.

 

Gotta vote for the new one too....

 

Go the x-plan.

 

At the place I deal with they have an 05 demonstrator in the classifieds with auto,leather,upgrade wheels,anti theft, for 25000 $cnd. I would think you could do better new and get exactly what you want.

 

I say X-plan on the new one as well!

 

If you can get a car on X-plan, why would you even consider a year old used one?

By the way, you were maybe 13 or 14 years old and you purchased a 2003 Torch Red 10th Anniversary Cobra Convertible (1 of 369)?

 

I agree with getting a new one at this point in time. I'd only buy the used one if you can talk them down to $23K (and if you can't stand waiting). NADA is showing $26,900 (and it's current since I work in a credit union and update it monthly myself!).

 

Let's not forget you can order an '07 in the first week of March...

 

My vote is for the new versus used. Unless you can talk the price down on the used model to about $20K, which I would think is unlikely. Besides, I'm partial to black.

 

If you hold out ,you can get an 06 around oct. for probably 3-4 grand under sticker.Thats better than x-plan!!

 

no my parents bought that car...

 

Sorry, but I just don't understand your talk of trading it in on an used 05

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I have a 2003 Cobra 10th anniversary edition convertible that I may trade in for an 05...

I was wondering what you guys thought it might be worth...

it has 5800 miles, and is torch red

perfect condition, only in rain about 3 times.

It has full documentation of evey penny ever spent, although it is stock except for a K&N filter and COBRA bumper letters.

Tell me what you think its worth, and if you may be interedted or have more Q's, PM me or just reply

(PS: sorry moderators, but this car is not technically for sale, so please don't put it in the for sale section...I want to see what it may be worth to the enhusiasts...thanks)

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Personally, I would look for a new one. Mine was actually a little less than that price new, although I didn't get all the goodies listed on yours. I would think you could get a new one for not too much more. I think paying a little extra for a new one would be worth it.

But again, that's just my opinion. With this one, there's no waiting or searching, and it probably would be a bit cheaper.

 

hold out for the new Dodge Challenger...2007-or 2008...it's the car that the GT should have been