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10-01-2009, 08:01 PM
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Hey everyone. So I'm looking to sell my AT 8 to get a MT. But I'm getting impatient and theres a local 8 I really want. I've already missed an amazing deal so i'm not ready to miss another. I have a 04 SS with 56k miles and ALL the options. red/black leather interior, navi screen, bose system, all that jazz. Anyway, it's also heavily modded, Mazdaspeed Authentic front, ms replica sides, greddy sp2, catless midpipe, mazdaspeed springs, and tons of more stuff.
So, I owe a little under 13k on the car. The blue book value is 11,600 in good condition and 12,800 in excellent. It consider my car to be in great condition, haha. So I was wondering if anyone has sold their car to Carmax and how much they give you. I'd hope to get anywhere from 11k to 12k and I can just make up for the difference with parting out my car and taking them a stock RX8 with all the options. The problem is I don't want to bring my car back to stock, take it in there and get a bullshit offer and be stuck with my stock car. And I doubt they'd help me over the phone.
So does anyone have any expierence with them? What would you do?
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So, I owe a little under 13k on the car. The blue book value is 11,600 in good condition and 12,800 in excellent. It consider my car to be in great condition, haha. So I was wondering if anyone has sold their car to Carmax and how much they give you. I'd hope to get anywhere from 11k to 12k and I can just make up for the difference with parting out my car and taking them a stock RX8 with all the options. The problem is I don't want to bring my car back to stock, take it in there and get a bullshit offer and be stuck with my stock car. And I doubt they'd help me over the phone.
So does anyone have any expierence with them? What would you do?
Thanks
10-01-2009, 08:26 PM
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I do like my AT a lot. I just want to start driving MT. And when you see another 8, in your favorite 8 color, all the options you have, 2005 and less miles. It's hard to not want it, haha.
10-01-2009, 08:26 PM
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10-01-2009, 08:29 PM
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10-01-2009, 08:32 PM
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gotcha. The only problem is I can't take my car to Carmax looking the way it does. No way am I giving them all my aftermarket stuff. Do you think they'd ballpark a price for me over the phone?
10-01-2009, 08:34 PM
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yes but i do have to tell you that they might back off from any mods on the car, they dont like mods bud, take everything off then sell it or sell it in rx8club.com
10-01-2009, 08:48 PM
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It's up here man. And on craigslist, it's just selling a car is no easy task. And I have my stock springs, I'd have to do stock + cash if I parted out, but whatever, haha. what do you what maps?
10-01-2009, 09:07 PM
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carmax is more crap than good for real your better off at a local dealer or private party ... carmax ripped me off with my g35 i could have easily got 5k more if i kept it in the marked for a few weeks but i needed it gone and the offered me crap ... just a recent experience went in with a buddy who has an 07 a4 in great condition they offered him 9k KBB was around 17k in good condition his was prestine
10-01-2009, 09:45 PM
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I decided i'm gonna go in with a pic of my car when it was stock. And my car now. Tell me I'll make it look like that again if they give me a good enough offer, i just didnt want to change my car for a **** offer. So we'll see. Thanks everyone.
10-02-2009, 07:19 AM
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My Carmax experience was the opposite. I was originally going to trade in the 6 an the 8 for a sharp Acura TL, but couldn't because Carmax couldn't resolve the RX8 lease for some reason.
Anyway, Carmax was going to offer me 16k for the 8 and 9k for the 6. I couldn't get 9k for the Mazda6 from the damn dealership (so I sold it privately), and when I did trade in the Rx8 for the Speed I got less than 15 for it.
So don't be afraid to ask. You never know what offer you might get, and you're not obligated anyway.
Anyway, Carmax was going to offer me 16k for the 8 and 9k for the 6. I couldn't get 9k for the Mazda6 from the damn dealership (so I sold it privately), and when I did trade in the Rx8 for the Speed I got less than 15 for it.
So don't be afraid to ask. You never know what offer you might get, and you're not obligated anyway.