azzuro

I've been trying to sell my car for the last couple months. You'd think it would be no big deal and there would be lots of interest in July and August. Wrong. I've had more calls and emails in the last week, when the temperature was well below -20°C, than in the summer when it was above +20°C.

Thinking back, I bought the 8 in november just before the snow fell that year. There must be something in the water around Edmonton lol

lta_ds_fs7

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Covert to fahrenheit please...lol..kidding

RX8Soldier

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You're in the Canada forum. You have to do the homework yourself

I imagine this is because people are dreaming of summer and looking forward to cruising in a sporty car. It's all about reverse psychology lol

Why are you selling, anyways?

wcs

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I know two people on my hockey team that have started looking for cars.
One guys wants a used Viper the other a Corvette.

Both feel this is the best time to low ball people and get the best price from people wanting to sell their cars.

Rotary-RX8

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^ +1 .. People usually shop for sports car around this time basically to low ball and try to get better prices. Think about it this way. Its usually cheaper to buy for example a camping tent at canadian tire in winter than it is to buy it in summer.

lta_ds_fs7

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True...I bought my 8 when temps were about 20°F...Yes canadians...I said fahrenheit!

wahkupup

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I bought my 8 in nov. as well. It snowed on the way home from the dealership.

azzuro

@RX8Soldier I am selling because, while the 8 can manage in the snow and ice, it's a bit scary sometimes.

Rotary-RX8

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really lol ??? Personally i think my 8 does fine in the snow. But i do have pretty good snow tires though which makes a huge difference. Crappy snow tires wont do you any good. Sometimes yes i do slide but then again youll slide in ANY car if its slippery enough.

alnielsen

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Poor tires and a bad alignment will make for a squirrelly car.

azzuro

So anyway, what do you all think of an offer of $8k (CAD for those americans reading). Mods are in the sig. Engine was replaced under warranty a short time ago.

Jamcan

I bought my 8 in summer thank god I did then. because it would have been a bmw, but io must agree that it is not very good on snow. i evrn try moving in 2 just to control the spin
I boght a high power one, and man it go like a bat

Jamcan

hey any one know were i could fine a Cat for cheep?

StealthTL

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You wanna fine a cat, start a thread about it, this one is about buying cars.....

wcs

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Why would you want to fine a cat?
What did the cat do?
Was the cat j-walking or something?

Rotary-RX8

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^ LOL oh mann

Rotary-RX8

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back on track though. 8k seems pretty low to me. But then again i dont know the year and mileage of your car. Youll probbaly be better off part out your aftermarket parts .. returning to stock then sell the car.

LiTTleRX-8

$8k? That's pretty low...any accidents? what mileage and yr?

azzuro

2004
116, 000 kms now.
new engine and clutch at 115, 000 kms
no accidents.
I was gonna try and get at least $10-11k.

@jamcan, I hear BBR sells a nice midpipe with a cat. Now go start a thread, so I can hijack it

wcs

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10k cdn would be a the max, I would think.

This is how my little p-brain see's it

2004 model and it's now 2012, that makes the car 8 years old.
10k for an 8 year old car?
By 2014 (10 years old) the cars not going to be worth 5k.
Who would pay, (and I'm being generous) over 6k for a 10 year old car, forget an RX8 which much to our dislike has a poor track record that will follow it.

For 10k you better be getting dinner and blow job as well.
That's just my 2c

PS: Oh and don't someone go posting how a 10 year Viper is still worth 40k or something ... be reasonable the RX8 is still a "General Market" vehicle when it comes to pricing.

rx8-druggist

^ wcs you're on the money ; just throwing it out there if it helps ya out a bit azzuro ; my father is a car wholesaler that operates all around southern Ontario and he's always been making fun of how cheap 8's are going for since I got mine (totally on subject: yes I got mine Oct 31 2009... the dealer wouldn't let me leave without putting out an offer as they were terrified of the wrath that Mazda Canada would bring upon them if it sat on their lot for another winter)..

but anyways yeah $10,000 would be a stretch - he mentioned most dealers here can buy a 2004 with similar K's for about $5,000 (wholesale pricing) so at best a reasonable retail price may be $7-8,000.

Speed_8

lol you live in toronto.. you have no clue what snow is. I recall the military was once called in to save your butts lol

wcs

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Thanks-dude

Now .. if you could get that car with its new engine for 7k then get a Turbo installed and tuned for 7k ... now that sounds like fun

azzuro

so the engine replaced under warranty with less than 1000kms on it doesn't help is what you're saying?

I guess I kinda figured that when buddy made that offer, but I was thinking that was just a super lowball offer.

azzuro

Well, the 8 is gone. It made some kid's 18th birthday. As with most used car sales, I would have liked to get more for it, but the rear wheel wells were rusting. Honestly, I'm kinda glad it's gone now, although I'm sure I'll miss it.