Originally Posted by starr511
I am loooking at a 2005 Xfire from a dealer. They are putting new tires on it, 26,000 miles. The exterior is in nice condition with one nick, which they are willing to fix. Will I be better off buying a newier, 07? Will things start going wrong with an 05? Also, what would be a good price for me to start off dealing with? They are asking $17,500. (limited, manual, Roadster)
Thanks
Well, mine is an 05, sounds just like yours, 'cept it's an automatic. It had 13,500 miles on it and was garaged and a one-owner in Georgia. It was (and is) a "Garage Princess" where it shared a room with a Corvette.
I paid $17,645 - but they were asking $18,999 - so offer them $17,000! Or even a bit less.
Not to argue with good guys like bmorgan, but:
Let me ask you: Is it the color you want? Do you want a manual? ('Cause if you have found a manual Roadster, know that there are far fewer manual Roadsters out there than automatics.) See, I don't know just HOW cheap we are supposed to buy a $40K car, but it seems like $17K for a car with 26,000 on it is a good deal. Go look at what CarMax is asking for these cars, their site is easy to search.
Like I said, I paid $17,645 for mine and am very happy. And one guy here told me,
"You paid less than 1/2 what the original owner paid, and he only drove it 13,500 miles. DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT, cause you did".
A $40,000 german-built sports car for $17,000? What's to ***** about there?