But yet they claim to be the industry standard.
Were you ever offered their trade-in prices for a new or newer vehicle by any dealer? I, and anyone I know sure wasn't, substantially less, reason why people either drive them into the ground or try to sell them their selfs.
Ha I took my 88 Supra Turbo in with only 46,000 miles and in practically show room condition to see what its worth, $2,500 according to their books, see vehicles on their lots with over 150,000 miles on with price tags over 10,000 bucks, darn things are worn out. Ha, show me one vehicle you have in your lot in this condition and low mileage, sorry, we have to go by book prices.
No hassle prices are the same on any used vehicle way above these books excellent condition retail prices. Only once did I even see a vehicle worth the retail price, and offered that for it, was turned down cold. Safety inspections are a joke, as long as that wear indicator is not touching the rotor, its good to go. And the way parts costs are today not to mention labor, replacing all the brakes can be a small fortune, even doing it yourself. Ha this dealer called me a couple of weeks later to offer me this car at retail, came back for 500 bucks less.
With these books, age of the vehicle is the key parameter, mileage is a joke, a vehicle with extra mileage is worth about 2.8 cents less per mile, with 100k miles, worth about $2,800.00 less, the darn thing, and I don't care how clean it is, its worn out.
For my Cruze, none of these many dealer installed options are not even shown in this books, and nor is the leather, but this is what the insurance companies go by. Screw you, not signing the release until I get out of it what I have in it.
Before this so-called accident, our Cruze was in showroom condition, put a lot of extra work into it soldering bare copper wires crimped into poorly plated terminals, replaced most of those cheap made in China with good ones. Not because I was doing this for fun, didn't want my wife to get stranded in some God forsaken place. So it was far better than OE. not asking for my labor, just for the cost of parts. Tires were brand new, that doesn't make a difference either, plus the car was driven very sanely.
What you do find on the lots, are vehicles that cost the previous owners way to much money to have them "professionally" repaired, and was cheaper to trade them in rather to have them repaired by the "experts". I don't call them that, they call themselves that. Buy one of these, and you have your work cut out for you.
Were you ever offered their trade-in prices for a new or newer vehicle by any dealer? I, and anyone I know sure wasn't, substantially less, reason why people either drive them into the ground or try to sell them their selfs.
Ha I took my 88 Supra Turbo in with only 46,000 miles and in practically show room condition to see what its worth, $2,500 according to their books, see vehicles on their lots with over 150,000 miles on with price tags over 10,000 bucks, darn things are worn out. Ha, show me one vehicle you have in your lot in this condition and low mileage, sorry, we have to go by book prices.
No hassle prices are the same on any used vehicle way above these books excellent condition retail prices. Only once did I even see a vehicle worth the retail price, and offered that for it, was turned down cold. Safety inspections are a joke, as long as that wear indicator is not touching the rotor, its good to go. And the way parts costs are today not to mention labor, replacing all the brakes can be a small fortune, even doing it yourself. Ha this dealer called me a couple of weeks later to offer me this car at retail, came back for 500 bucks less.
With these books, age of the vehicle is the key parameter, mileage is a joke, a vehicle with extra mileage is worth about 2.8 cents less per mile, with 100k miles, worth about $2,800.00 less, the darn thing, and I don't care how clean it is, its worn out.
For my Cruze, none of these many dealer installed options are not even shown in this books, and nor is the leather, but this is what the insurance companies go by. Screw you, not signing the release until I get out of it what I have in it.
Before this so-called accident, our Cruze was in showroom condition, put a lot of extra work into it soldering bare copper wires crimped into poorly plated terminals, replaced most of those cheap made in China with good ones. Not because I was doing this for fun, didn't want my wife to get stranded in some God forsaken place. So it was far better than OE. not asking for my labor, just for the cost of parts. Tires were brand new, that doesn't make a difference either, plus the car was driven very sanely.
What you do find on the lots, are vehicles that cost the previous owners way to much money to have them "professionally" repaired, and was cheaper to trade them in rather to have them repaired by the "experts". I don't call them that, they call themselves that. Buy one of these, and you have your work cut out for you.