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OAITW r.2.0

(28,656 posts)
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 06:50 PM Oct 2023

So Carfax tells me my 2007 VW Passat is worth $1350.00

Ha, I laugh at you. I've got 130,000 miles on this car, garage it in the winter. I will need body work on the front driver's side panel, but that's it. Haven't made a payment on it since 2012. 6 speed manual, 2.0 liter turbocharged. Not fast off the line, but very nimble in traffic. What I truly like is the lack of digital gauges/screens.

But they were smart enough to include a 3.5mm connection to the system auxiliary input....so I can listen to my YT music via a BT interface.

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So Carfax tells me my 2007 VW Passat is worth $1350.00 (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 OP
You need tiny's accountants.... getagrip_already Oct 2023 #1
The Passat was the poor man's version of the Audi A4. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #2
They told me my 2009 Civic dflprincess Oct 2023 #3
I have yet to identify anyone who was happy with their Carfax interactions/transactions... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #4
Does Carfax buy and sell? Old Crank Nov 2023 #8
Yes. they do hlthe2b Nov 2023 #9
I wonder what their depreciation table looks like Old Crank Nov 2023 #10
👍🏽 blm Oct 2023 #5
I have loved every Toyota... cannabis_flower Oct 2023 #6
They said my 95 Integra SE is worth 2k Cheezoholic Oct 2023 #7

getagrip_already

(17,537 posts)
1. You need tiny's accountants....
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 06:54 PM
Oct 2023

Clearly that is a $500k classic car. What are you thinking?

You can take out a loan of 80% of its value and buy some trump steaks!

Then buy some nfts and tcbs and you will be a gazzilionarie.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,656 posts)
2. The Passat was the poor man's version of the Audi A4.
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:01 PM
Oct 2023

I saved about $10K not getting the car with 4 circles on it.

dflprincess

(28,526 posts)
3. They told me my 2009 Civic
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:02 PM
Oct 2023

With 83,000 miles was worth 8k. It was in excellent shape. But my nephew needed a car so Iet him have it when I got my new car.

hlthe2b

(106,752 posts)
4. I have yet to identify anyone who was happy with their Carfax interactions/transactions...
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:17 PM
Oct 2023

Obviously, they are out to make a profit but even at peak used car scarcity, they offered pennies on the dollar, it seems to me.

Old Crank

(4,889 posts)
8. Does Carfax buy and sell?
Fri Nov 24, 2023, 08:37 AM
Nov 2023

If not they aren't getting anything from their estimate. If so that number is probably like the KBB wholesale number. The amount a reseller would pay so they can make profit.

Old Crank

(4,889 posts)
10. I wonder what their depreciation table looks like
Fri Nov 24, 2023, 11:58 AM
Nov 2023

Average car life now is around 12 years. Most vehicles go to 100,000 without anything but minor maintenance. So one would expect base values to hold past a certain number of years.

Not in the market for a car. I may be forced into one when I can no longer rent.

blm

(113,852 posts)
5. 👍🏽
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:18 PM
Oct 2023

I get ya. I’m attached to my 2002 Subaru Outback Limited. I like it far better than the new ones.

cannabis_flower

(3,854 posts)
6. I have loved every Toyota...
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 07:33 PM
Oct 2023

I’ve ever had. First one was a 1972 Corolla that I bought for $300 from a friend in 1983. Ran for almost 2 years even though I didn’t do any maintenance.

Then I had a 1997 Paseo that I bought in 2006 and drove for several years. That car was very sporty and I was always having people want to buy it.

Then I had a 2013 Toyota Camry Hybrid that I drove for 2 years until it was caught in a flash flood and totaled.

Unfortunately, there were no hybrids available in January when it happened so now I have a 2021 Camry. It is okay but I loved my Hybrid more.

Cheezoholic

(2,646 posts)
7. They said my 95 Integra SE is worth 2k
Thu Oct 26, 2023, 09:56 PM
Oct 2023

with 289k on it lol. Its always funny when I pull in to get gas if theres any tuner kids there you should see their eyes when a 6'1" 61 year old grey beard gets out. It's hilarious. Nobody gonna take my car

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