selling the car?

**NHscrapman** · 10-17-2014, 07:13 AM

Well for the first time in my life I acquired a new vehicle before completely running the life out of the old one. Not to say the car is in great shape but, running, driving probably has a few years left in it. The car is a 04 hyundia elantra GT, leather sunroof auto, fun little 4 banger with a good bit of pickup and great gas mileage.

the bad
Bad Catalytic converter, both front windows have issues staying in the track, minor rust, minor body defect(scratches ext) calipers are sticky, pushers need cleaning and new grease twice a year and something is draining the battery????.

the good
130k new battery, new alternator, water pump, timing belt done at 110k, new rotors/brakes all the way around, new belts, snow tires, new gas tank straps, more work in there if i could remember it all, but you get the idea "Maintained".

the problem
I have no clue how to price a used vehicle. lol
thinking of throwing it out for $2,000 and seeing what bites.. but wondering if i am aiming too high/low? KBB says 3,500 in fair, so yeah, just looking for a little help with pricing.
But in the end it's most likely to be the guy/gal with the cash offer that gets the car.

Scrapping out the old cars is soooo much easier lol

**Sirscrapalot** · 10-17-2014, 04:12 PM

Not much help but i had a 2003 Elantra. Loved that **** car. Then it snowed, an my wife crashed into a curb barely missing a huge thick ass light pole. Totaled Elantra.

Wife ok, but my front tires look like hover wheels from back to the future or something.

She did this..a couple days to a week after I made the last payment.

Good luck on selling it.

It's a decent car that's for sure.

Sirscrapalot - I'm so doing ribs for dinner tonight i think. Long week.

**DopenScrapple** · 10-17-2014, 09:47 PM

Catalytic Converters are a performance robber anyways...keep the car and cut the cat convert...then use that as utility vehicle and drive it into the ground...the day it dies, pull the battery out and send it to the scrapper.

**miked** · 10-17-2014, 11:07 PM

I say repair it and get the better price. Youtube and google can help you find the how to on repairs. You have the new car so you can take some time to do the repairs. Mike

**pjost** · 10-18-2014, 07:49 AM

Ask 2500 and take $2000. Tell the person that buys it everything it needs and let them stick the money into it. I hate looking for battery drains. And I hate cars that don't start. Haha who doesn't. My .02

**jord0690** · 10-18-2014, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by pjost

Ask 2500 and take $2000. Tell the person that buys it everything it needs and let them stick the money into it. I hate looking for battery drains. And I hate cars that don't start. Haha who doesn't. My .02

I used to hate it as well but its really pretty simple to find a drain. Take an amp clamp and stick it around the battery pos wire and start pulling fuses. Once the drain disappears, you know which circuit to look at closer.