06 s60 t5 manual..to buy or not to buy?

Post by **JRL** » 03 Nov 2010, 17:07

Is it rare, yes.
is it "hot" ....not really

Why?
In 04 and beyond, most people bought the S60R, but if you can live with FWD this is a great car and fun to drive,
(even though it will give you some torque steer) and you don't have the hassle of the 4C suspension and it's $600 shocks!
Depending on how greedily (word?) he prices it, it should still be there in 30 days.

I've bought and sold a couple of these, they don't fly out the door and mine were low mileage, well priced examples.

koffinb · Post by **koffinb** » 03 Nov 2010, 20:14

I can definitely live with an FWD vehicle, torque steer is some what a problem, but i'll go easy hahaha. the t5 seems more like an every day car than an R, i had the same oppurtunity to buy an 04 R a couple months back, but the car was sold within 30 days
As for sale price i believe it's around 12ish..not too sure, but it seems like a great price
*fingers crossed for 30 days*

Post by **JRL** » 03 Nov 2010, 20:37

You sell cars
You're supposed to buy wholesale or close to...
That's (higher) retail with 90K miles
I paid 13,400 for an 05 6 speed with 35k miles nearly TWO YEARS AGO and it was NICE

koffinb · Post by **koffinb** » 03 Nov 2010, 20:41

nooo! i was saying thats the sale price on the lot
$11,950
my price is $8,000..original trade in price+what we call a $500 house fee
so i'm at $8,500

Post by **JRL** » 03 Nov 2010, 20:43

Better
Wholesale auction prices, most with 30K LESS miles so 8500 would be very fair

09/29/10 NASHVILL Lease $11,000 51,731 Avg GREY 5GT A Yes
10/06/10 DALLAS Regular $12,300 55,151 Avg BLACK 5GT A Yes
10/21/10 RIVRSIDE Lease $12,250 64,119 Avg BLACK 5GT A Yes
10/21/10 RIVRSIDE Regular $10,500 78,961 Avg SILVER 5GT A Yes

koffinb · Post by **koffinb** » 03 Nov 2010, 20:48

do you think it may be a little hard for someone to get approved for a loan considering the mileage? from what i've seen with my sales experience...most people dont carry 12 grand in their pockets, and banks HATE financing high mileage cars!

Post by **JRL** » 04 Nov 2010, 06:24

koffinb wrote:do you think it may be a little hard for someone to get approved for a loan considering the mileage? from what i've seen with my sales experience...most people dont carry 12 grand in their pockets, and banks HATE financing high mileage cars!

Never heard of a bank ask for mileage especially if a new car dealer is selling the car

koffinb · Post by **koffinb** » 04 Nov 2010, 20:27

yepp! your chances of getting approved for a car loan on an older high mileage car isnt't as great as opposed to a newer lower mileage car

06 s60 t5 manual..to buy or not to buy?

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