Guess the Carmax Appraisal Value

"sellphones2493" (sellphones2493) 07/26/2014 at 13:12 • Filed to: None

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Took the A5 to Carmax today as my parents are trading it for a new A5 Cab. Care to guess what Carmax Offered?

The Facts:
2009 Audi A5 3.2
Brilliant Black/ Cinnamon
58K
Climate, Premium, Comfort Packages. Bang & Olufson Sound.
1-Owner Clean Carfax
Prior Paintwork: Rear Bumper, Front Bumper, Hood, LF Fender, LF Door (Carmax guy said it was the best paintwork he's seen in a while)

Interior is immaculate. Exterior is average, if not a little below average.

The Carmax Wholesale Offer: ???

VERDICT: $21,000

Yay or nay?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 13:12

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Tree-Fiddy

Brian Silvestro > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 13:14

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$15k

BrownMiataDieselWagon > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 13:17

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Less than you were hoping for

drunkenup4 > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 13:19

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$20K

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 13:20

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30,000 Pesos

sony1492 > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 13:21

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22k

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 13:22

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$16,500

My citroen won't start > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 13:24

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 23,000 Vietnamese Dong.

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 13:25

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Wild guess: $21K

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 13:34

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Fresh paint to match on 5 year old car says accident to me, no matter what the carfax tells me.

Formula4speed > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 13:55

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one dollar bob

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 14:41

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$21,900

djmanila > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 15:20

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$20,500

sellphones2493 > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 07/26/2014 at 16:12

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I didn't say it was accident free - the police or insurance weren't involved, however. Therefore, clean Carfax. Here's the damage:

sellphones2493 > Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) 07/26/2014 at 16:13

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CORRECT!

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/26/2014 at 16:24

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I aint giving you no tree-fiddy you Loch Ness Monsta!

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 17:59

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Exactly, but to have the claim of "clean carfax" highlighted, but then have the recent repaint would make me question what might have happened to the car, as well as what else might be wrong that I can't see since the seller seems to be trying to hide things. I would certainly bid way, way low, just to cover any potential undetected flaws. Typically, if there is one deception, there will be more you didn't notice.

RickyD > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 07/26/2014 at 19:16

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You shouldn't ever lean on a carfax, and who cares if the headlamp was replaced. The car was hardly in an accident, much less anything that can be considered a "wreck"

Murphie > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 19:33

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Take the Carmax appraised value, put it on CL for 10% more, and it will be gone in three days.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > RickyD 07/26/2014 at 20:30

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Yes, but if someone comes in saying "clean carfax" they are implying that the car is accident free. If you have fresh paint down the entire drives side, along with front and rear bumper, what would you think happened? That's like saying you've never shot and killed anyone, and just not mentioning the 3 people you stabbed.

sellphones2493 > Murphie 07/26/2014 at 21:23

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I would definitely consider that, but it would require:
- Maryland State Inspection (most difficult in the country)
- Tint Removal
- Taking liability for any current issues (keyfobs need replacing, service coming up)
- Having people come to my house and ask for discounts.

If this were my personal car, I'd definitely do that (especially since trade-in value on S60R's is beyond depressing). However, with it being my mother's car, it's just easier to trade it in. She works full time, and we can't switch cars on the days I show it, as she can't drive a stick.

Plus, if traded in, the value of the current A5 gets subtracted from the sale price of the new A5. Therefore, you can look at the trade in at $22,470 (7% of 21k).

Murphie > sellphones2493 07/26/2014 at 21:42

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Yes, I'm in Maryland too, know the situation... the sales tax subtraction is also a plus. Good luck with it!

sellphones2493 > Murphie 07/26/2014 at 22:32

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We've had pretty bad experiences with our Maryland Audi Dealers, so we're actually working with Audi of Tysons Corner this time!