Mileage vs Color, Private vs (Non-Toyota) Dealer
Contemplating/researching a 100 (03+, primarily for the 5-speed) and have come across a couple online I find particularly interesting...
1) '03, $29.9K, 29K miles, Arizona, Black (not what I want), private party 2nd owner.
2) '03, $29.9K, 49K miles, Utah, Gray (a preferred color), 'import used car' dealer who claims to bring most of their vehicles in from CA.
Waiting on history info (ownership, locations, maintenance records, etc.) so just know what's being marketed. Main thing I'm weighing is whether a color I want, convenience (~30 miles away vs. ~500) and dealing with a used car sales-type trumps 20K fewer miles on the clock...or vice versa. Guess it comes down to how I define 'value' (emotional/subjective - what I want/like - vs. objective - best overall vehicle, assuming lower miles in this case)...
The 04 NAV issues I'm reading about also have me looking harder for/at '03's (all seem to still have NAV, but have seen that gen described as 'dated but tried & true')...previously I thought '04 was more of a 'sweet spot' (not the first year for the 5-speed, last year from Araco), but again the NAV has me moving toward '03.
Interesting how many 100's I'm seeing several grand below at least NADA retail prices, and in several cases below trade-in...gas prices? Guess it means a true lowball to determine how motivated the seller is vs. using 'book' numbers as ammo...
Thanks...just thinking out loud and welcoming objective feedback!
Contemplating/researching a 100 (03+, primarily for the 5-speed) and have come across a couple online I find particularly interesting...
1) '03, $29.9K, 29K miles, Arizona, Black (not what I want), private party 2nd owner.
2) '03, $29.9K, 49K miles, Utah, Gray (a preferred color), 'import used car' dealer who claims to bring most of their vehicles in from CA.
Waiting on history info (ownership, locations, maintenance records, etc.) so just know what's being marketed. Main thing I'm weighing is whether a color I want, convenience (~30 miles away vs. ~500) and dealing with a used car sales-type trumps 20K fewer miles on the clock...or vice versa. Guess it comes down to how I define 'value' (emotional/subjective - what I want/like - vs. objective - best overall vehicle, assuming lower miles in this case)...
The 04 NAV issues I'm reading about also have me looking harder for/at '03's (all seem to still have NAV, but have seen that gen described as 'dated but tried & true')...previously I thought '04 was more of a 'sweet spot' (not the first year for the 5-speed, last year from Araco), but again the NAV has me moving toward '03.
Interesting how many 100's I'm seeing several grand below at least NADA retail prices, and in several cases below trade-in...gas prices? Guess it means a true lowball to determine how motivated the seller is vs. using 'book' numbers as ammo...
Thanks...just thinking out loud and welcoming objective feedback!
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