How much is my car worth....?

[ipeefreely]

Sorry... it's been awhile since I've logged onto this here forum. I transferred to a university and my schedule has been hectic ever since.

Anyways... Lately I've been debating about selling my 05 h2 SUV. I don't get to drive it too often because i live so close to school and there's been some family financial issues i hope i could relieve a little with the sale my babeeee.

Here are some pictures of my h2:







The h2 as of now has around 33,000 miles, is pretty much mint (besides a couple of rock chips in the paint...normal wear and tear stuff) and includes the following:

-Lux Package
-Air suspension
-Towing package
-Wheel/Tire Carrier
-SMA brush guard
-Bi-Xenon HID headlights
-Pioneer AVIC-D1 DOUBLE DIN Navigational system
-Diamond Audio S500's replaced on all speakers (including 2 12" subwoofers)
-3 amps to supply all the power
-Extra Optima battery installed
-Clear marker lights all around
-PIAA custom blue/white DRL's and side marker lights


So i was wondering how much can i expect to sell this for? Can anyone just give me the worst and best possible prices i can expect (even dealer trade-ins). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Btw: I currently reside in San Diego, Ca if the location has anything to do with the pricing of these cars. (i know gas is a bit more expensive around here in California)

[TXSUT]

It's worth $5,000 less than Blue Book simply because you refer to it as a "car".

[ipeefreely]

Originally Posted by TXSUT

It's worth $5,000 less than Blue Book simply because you refer to it as a "car".

Lol ok fixed then. =)

[MDimitri]

Even Better idea is to sell the Benz in the background and keep the truck, you'll get more for the Benz. LOL! Just kidding, you should be able to get around $45,000.00 -$48,000.00 Amehican. Oh and just in case you are wondering about all those extras you've added, they are not worth anything in the grand scope of things, if can ballpark a price of what you paid for all the toys on it, you can pretty well expect a bout 10% of that back.

Cheers!

[ipeefreely]

Originally Posted by MDimitri

Even Better idea is to sell the Benz in the background and keep the truck, you'll get more for the Benz. LOL! Just kidding, you should be able to get around $45,000.00 -$48,000.00 Amehican. Oh and just in case you are wondering about all those extras you've added, they are not worth anything in the grand scope of things, if can ballpark a price of what you paid for all the toys on it, you can pretty well expect a bout 10% of that back.

Cheers!

Really? 45-48k sounds like alot to me. I checked on KBB and it gave me the following:

Trade in Value - $32,475
Private Party Value - 35,675
Retail Value - $39,675

I was thinking of pricing it around 34-35k based on these values.... do you guys think that is a good price?

[Alan06SUT]

28K is the most you'll get for a trade in (maybee less) and for private party sale I'd say 33K tops. I talked to the dealership manager and he said the problem with used H2's is that since they are in the under 30K range, a lot of folks can afford them, but either they cant afford the gas or they dont want to pay for the gas. A perception issue IMO. They will probably still buy and SUV or Truck with very similar mileage.

[MDimitri]

Originally Posted by ipeefreely

Really? 45-48k sounds like alot to me. I checked on KBB and it gave me the following:

Trade in Value - $32,475
Private Party Value - 35,675
Retail Value - $39,675

I was thinking of pricing it around 34-35k based on these values.... do you guys think that is a good price?

Wow, here in Canada the price is anywhere between 38,000.00 to 48,000.00. For my 03 I can still get 30,000.00.