Question From Matt: What would the wholesale and then the approximate \”good\” sale price for an Acura RDX year is 2008 with approx. 7,000 to 14,000 miles on it.

Thanks for all of your great input

MuscleCarGuy: Hi Matt. Welcome to AutoBragBlog, where we do all the car price researching for you.

For a 2008 Acura RDX with 7,505 miles (Average), prices range from $25,800 (being in above average condition) to $25,000 (being in average condition) and $24,200 (being in below average condition). Keep in mind that the numbers above are the wholesale prices. A dealership will usually aim to sell it for +12%-14% more than wholesale, so their estimated retail prices could range from $27,100 to $29,400. Good luck and let us know if you have any other question! Don’t forget to tell your friends and family about our free personal service.

This is our 125th AutoBrag Deal Of The Day.  What we’ve done is searched through www.autobrag.com and discovered certain vehicles being sold for considerably less than market prices.  Usually, the dealerships are using these “loss leaders” as a way to gain more business.

We found a 2009 Nissan Versa 1.8 SL 4dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl CVT) from Passport Nissan of Alexandria

The lowest Internet Price: $15,425.00
MSRP: $18,035.00
ePrice: $15,425.00
Savings: $2,610.00
% OFF MSRP: 14.47 %

Why Is This The AutoBrag Deal Of The Day:

The average wholesale price for a used 2008 Nissan Versa 1.8 SL Hatchback with 11,597 miles (average) is $13,800.00. If you were to buy this new car at sticker price of $18,035.00, after one year, your depreciation would be roughly 23.48% of the vehicle’s value or $4,235.00 over the 12 months or $352.92 per month. That does not even include the money you lose on sales tax and registration!

If you were to buy this specific 2009 Nissan Versa 1.8 SL Hatchback for $15,425.00, you would be able to drive it for one year and trade it in or sell it at wholesale market for $13,800.00. That means that you would drive a new car for one year and pay $1,625.00 or $135.42 per month (not including taxes and fees). The depreciation for the period of one year would be 10.53%.

If the car was sold via private party the price would be about 5%-10% higher than wholesale. That means that you probably would sell this car for about $14,490.00 (5% over wholesale) to $15,180.00 (10% over wholesale). That means that you would drive a new car for one year and pay $935.00 to $245.00 or per month that would be $77.92 to $20.42 (not including taxes and fees).

Using AutoBrag’s Deal Of The Day, the Dealer eats 61.63% of year one’s depreciation based on wholesale market for the same vehicle.

For disclosure purposes WE DO NOT receive compensation from Passport Nissan of Alexandria; we are just trying to save car consumers time and money.

Crash Test and Rollover Ratings for the 2009 Nissan Versa Hatchback.

Question From Chou: Which car should I buy?

2009 Camry LE
or
2009 Corolla S

Both of the cars are the same price.

MuscleCarGuy: Hi Chou, Welcome to AutoBragBlog, where we do all the car price researching for you. What are the MSRP and the discount you got on both cars? Below you can compare the prices we got for the 2009 Toyota Corolla and Camry. In our opinion the Camry would be a better choice if you want a more comfortable car. If you are worried about gas prices the Corolla will save you some extra money at the end of the month.

For a 2009 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A),

The Biggest Percentage Off MSRP Price: $17,795.00
MSRP: $22,164.00
ePrice: $17,795.00
Savings: $4,369.00
% OFF MSRP: 19.71 %

For a 2009 Toyota Corolla S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A),

The Biggest Percentage Off MSRP Price: $19,044.00
MSRP: $20,854.00
ePrice: $19,044.00
Savings: $1,810.00
% OFF MSRP: 8.68 %

How do you apply these prices?

Print out all the blue links and take them to your local Toyota dealerships. But before you go, we highly recommend you call and make an appointment to see the Internet Sales/Fleet Manager because he/she should know exactly what you’re talking about. Avoid the floor salesmen, head straight to the Internet Sales Manager.

If they don’t believe your prices, ask to use one of their computers so they can see where these figures came from. It’ll be impossible for them to doubt you because you’re pulling up a Toyota dealership’s website and checking their inventory. Remember, cars are a commodity so these prices apply everywhere in the U.S. This car in Florida should cost the same in California. The taxes vary by state.

If you want to research more Toyota prices, poke around on www.autobrag.com. Keep us posted with how everything goes.

Question From Jerry: Hi! I’m wondering what an ideal target price should be for the following Escalade:

Year: 2007
Make: Cadillac
Model: Escalade
Trim: AWD, 6.2L V8
Key Options: Navigation, DVD, F&R Airbags, 22″ chrome rims
Mileage: 9,968
VIN: 1GYEC63847R299798
Buying or Selling: Buying
Private Party or Dealership: Dealership
Zip Code: 94621
Dealer’s Asking Price: $39,995

MuscleCarGuy: Hi Jerry. Welcome to AutoBragBlog, where we do all the car price researching for you.

For a 2007 Cadillac Escalade 2WD 6.2L V8 with 9,968 miles, prices range from $36,500 (being in above average condition) to $33,400 (being in average condition) and $30,200 (being in below average condition). Keep in mind that the numbers above are the wholesale prices. A dealership will usually aim to sell it for +12%-14% more than wholesale, so their estimated retail prices could range from $33,800 to $41,600.

The asking price for this 2007 Cadillac Escalade is on the average range for dealers. On CarFax it says that this car was purchased in a auction on 05/22 and it had 8,580 miles. If the dealer has this car in inventory for 3 months, they would probably negotiate a better price with you. Good luck and keep us posted on how the purchase goes! Don’t forget to tell your friends and family about our free personal service.

This is our 124th AutoBrag Deal Of The Day.  What we’ve done is searched through www.autobrag.com and discovered certain vehicles being sold for considerably less than market prices.  Usually, the dealerships are using these “loss leaders” as a way to gain more business.

We found a 2009 Hyundai Sonata GLS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A) from Browns Manassas Hyundai

The lowest Internet Price: $15,465.00
MSRP: $20,845.00
ePrice: $15,465.00
Savings: $5,380.00
% OFF MSRP: 25.81 %

Why Is This The AutoBrag Deal Of The Day:

The average wholesale price for a used 2008 Hyundai Sonata GLS 4Cyl with 22,613 miles (average) is $13,400.00. If you were to buy this new car at sticker price of $20,845.00, after one year, your depreciation would be roughly 35.72% of the vehicle’s value or $7,445.00 over the 12 months or $620.42 per month. That does not even include the money you lose on sales tax and registration!

If you were to buy this specific 2009 Hyundai Sonata GLS 4Cyl for $15,465.00, you would be able to drive it for one year and trade it in or sell it at wholesale market for $13,400.00. That means that you would drive a new car for one year and pay $2,065.00 or $172.08 per month (not including taxes and fees). The depreciation for the period of one year would be 13.35%.

If the car was sold via private party the price would be about 5%-10% higher than wholesale. That means that you probably would sell this car for about $14,070.00 (5% over wholesale) to $14,740.00 (10% over wholesale). That means that you would drive a new car for one year and pay $1,395.00 to $725.00 or per month that would be $116.25 to $60.42 (not including taxes and fees).

Using AutoBrag’s Deal Of The Day, the Dealer eats 72.26% of year one’s depreciation based on wholesale market for the same vehicle.

For disclosure purposes WE DO NOT receive compensation from Browns Manassas Hyundai; we are just trying to save car consumers time and money.

Crash Test and Rollover Ratings for the 2009 Hyundai Sonata.

Question From Stan: What’s the best price I can find for a 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL AWD with the following options? Thanks so much in advance.
-Driver Confidence Pkg PCI
-Luxury Pkg PCK
-Front Cooled Seat KB6
-Sunroof C3U
_Trailer Pkg V92

MuscleCarGuy: Hi Stan, Welcome to AutoBragBlog, where we do all the car price researching for you.

For a 2009 Buick Enclave CXL 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A),

The Biggest Percentage Off MSRP Price: $42,733.20
MSRP: $47,975.00
ePrice: $42,733.20
Savings: $5,241.80
% OFF MSRP: 10.93 %

2nd Biggest Percentage Off MSRP Price: $45,739.95
MSRP: $48,910.00
ePrice: $45,739.95
Savings: $3,170.05
% OFF MSRP: 6.48 %

How do you apply these prices?

Print out all the blue links and take them to your local Buick dealerships. But before you go, we highly recommend you call and make an appointment to see the Internet Sales/Fleet Manager because he/she should know exactly what you’re talking about. Avoid the floor salesmen, head straight to the Internet Sales Manager.

If they don’t believe your prices, ask to use one of their computers so they can see where these figures came from. It’ll be impossible for them to doubt you because you’re pulling up a Buick dealership’s website and checking their inventory. Remember, cars are a commodity so these prices apply everywhere in the U.S. This car in Florida should cost the same in California. The taxes vary by state.

Here’s the 2009 Buick Enclave Crash Test & Rollover Results. If you want to research more Buick Enclave prices, poke around on www.autobrag.com. Keep us posted with how everything goes.

Question From Maggie: Prices cr v 2008 exl cr v without nav-system

Queen of the Road: Hi Maggie. It looks like there was only 1 deal at the moment.

For a 2008 Honda CR-V EX-L 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 5A),

The Largest Percentage Off MSRP Price: $25,457.00
MSRP: $27,739.00
ePrice: $25,457.00
Savings: $2,282.00
% OFF MSRP: 8.23%

What are all these blue links for? The first blue link breaks down the numbers so that you don’t have to do any math or researching. You’ll see exactly how much money you’re saving if you pay the “Internet Price”. It also lists the National Average Discount, the National Maximum Discount and the National Average Price for each vehicle. We also provide our personal opinion to whether we think the deal is good or not.

If we approve the deal, we’ll show a thumbs up and “Bring Your Checkbook“.

If we think the deal is ok, we’ll show a thumb tilted sideways and “Fair Market“.

If we disapprove the deal, we’ll show a thumbs down and “Keep Shopping“.

The second blue link is the proof you’ll need when you step foot onto the dealership. Don’t leave home without it! It’s the page that shows the price which you’ll be asking for. It’s basically what you need to pull up on their computers if they don’t believe you found that price online form that dealer’s inventory.

So now what? Print out all the blue links above and take them to your local dealerships. But before you go, we highly recommend you call and make an appointment to see the Internet Fleet Manager because he/she should know exactly what you’re talking about. Avoid the floor salesmen, head straight to the Internet Sales Manager.

If they don’t believe your prices, ask to use one of their computers so they can see where these figures came from. It’ll be impossible for them to doubt you because you’re pulling up dealership’s website and checking their inventory. Remember, cars are a commodity so these prices apply everywhere in the U.S. If you want to research more new car prices, poke around on www.AutoBrag.com.

This is our 123rd AutoBrag Deal Of The Day.  What we’ve done is searched through www.autobrag.com and discovered certain vehicles being sold for considerably less than market prices.  Usually, the dealerships are using these “loss leaders” as a way to gain more business.

We found a 2008 Nissan 350Z 2dr Hatchback (3.5L 6cyl 6M) from Miller Toyota Scion

The lowest Internet Price: $25,635.00
MSRP: $29,460.00
ePrice: $25,635.00
Savings: $3,825.00
% OFF MSRP: 12.98 %

Why Is This The AutoBrag Deal Of The Day:

The average wholesale price for a used 2007 Nissan 350Z Hatchback with 11,020 miles (average) is $22,900.00. If you were to buy this new car at sticker price of $29,460.00, after one year, your depreciation would be roughly 22.27% of the vehicle’s value or $6,560.00 over the 12 months or $546.67 per month. That does not even include the money you lose on sales tax and registration!

If you were to buy this specific 2008 Nissan 350Z Hatchback for $25,635.00, you would be able to drive it for one year and trade it in or sell it at wholesale market for $22,900.00. That means that you would drive a new car for one year and pay $2,735.00 or $227.92 per month (not including taxes and fees). The depreciation for the period of one year would be 10.67%.

If the car was sold via private party the price would be about 5%-10% higher than wholesale. That means that you probably would sell this car for about $24,045.00 (5% over wholesale) to $25,190.00 (10% over wholesale). That means that you would drive a new car for one year and pay $1,590.00 to $445.00 or per month that would be $132.50 to $37.08 (not including taxes and fees).

Using AutoBrag’s Deal Of The Day, the Dealer eats 58.31% of year one’s depreciation based on wholesale market for the same vehicle.

For disclosure purposes WE DO NOT receive compensation from Miller Toyota Scion; we are just trying to save car consumers time and money.

Crash Test and Rollover Ratings for the 2008 Nissan 350Z Hatchback.

This is our 122nd AutoBrag Deal Of The Day.  What we’ve done is searched through www.autobrag.com and discovered certain vehicles being sold for considerably less than market prices.  Usually, the dealerships are using these “loss leaders” as a way to gain more business.

We found a 2008 Toyota Tacoma V6 4dr Double Cab 4WD 6.1 ft. SB (4.0L 6cyl 5A) from Miller Toyota Scion

The lowest Internet Price: $23,985.00
MSRP: $29,595.00
ePrice: $23,985.00
Savings: $5,610.00
% OFF MSRP: 18.96 %

Why Is This The AutoBrag Deal Of The Day:

The average wholesale price for a used 2007 Toyota Tacoma V6 4dr Double Cab with 20,216 miles (average) is $23,100.00. If you were to buy this new car at sticker price of $29,595.00, after one year, your depreciation would be roughly 21.95% of the vehicle’s value or $6,495.00 over the 12 months or $541.25 per month. That does not even include the money you lose on sales tax and registration!

If you were to buy this specific 2008 Toyota Tacoma V6 4dr Double Cab for $23,985.00, you would be able to drive it for one year and trade it in or sell it at wholesale market for $23,100.00. That means that you would drive a new car for one year and pay $885.00 or $73.75 per month (not including taxes and fees). The depreciation for the period of one year would be 3.69%.

If the car was sold via private party the price would be about 5%-10% higher than wholesale. That means that you probably would sell this car for about $24,255.00 (5% over wholesale) to $25,410.00 (10% over wholesale). That means that you would drive a new car for one year and make $270.00 to $1,425.00 or per month that would be $22.50 to $118.75 (not including taxes and fees).

Using AutoBrag’s Deal Of The Day, the Dealer eats 86.37% of year one’s depreciation based on wholesale market for the same vehicle.

For disclosure purposes WE DO NOT receive compensation from Miller Toyota Scion; we are just trying to save car consumers time and money.

Crash Test and Rollover Ratings for the 2008 Toyota Tacoma 4dr Double Cab.

This Is An Update To A Previous Question

Question From Fun Driver: How much is this new 2008 Hyundai Accent 4dr GLS really worth (wholesale?). w/ air-conditioning, and ABS brakes.

advertised for $13,890

Thanks

MuscleCarGuy: Hi Fun Driver, Welcome to AutoBragBlog, where we do all the car price researching for you.

For a 2008 Hyundai Accent GLS 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 4A),

The Biggest Percentage Off MSRP Price: $12,617.60
MSRP: $16,240.00
ePrice: $12,617.60
Savings: $3,622.40
% OFF MSRP: 22.31 %

2nd Biggest Percentage Off MSRP Price: $12,332.00
MSRP: $15,830.00
ePrice: $12,332.00
Savings: $3,498.00
% OFF MSRP: 22.10 %

How do you apply these prices?

Print out all the blue links and take them to your local Hyundai dealerships. But before you go, we highly recommend you call and make an appointment to see the Internet Sales/Fleet Manager because he/she should know exactly what you’re talking about. Avoid the floor salesmen, head straight to the Internet Sales Manager.

If they don’t believe your prices, ask to use one of their computers so they can see where these figures came from. It’ll be impossible for them to doubt you because you’re pulling up a Hyundai dealership’s website and checking their inventory. Remember, cars are a commodity so these prices apply everywhere in the U.S. This car in Florida should cost the same in California. The taxes vary by state.

Here’s the 2008 Hyundai Accent Crash Test & Rollover Results. If you want to research more Hyundai Accent prices, poke around on www.autobrag.com. Keep us posted with how everything goes.

Follow Up Comment: Ok, so I went to a dealer today, took a test drive of a 2Dr Accent GS, with the popular equipment package (Air conditioning, XM etc, no ABS brakes). MSRP was around 14,900. I got them down to factory invoice 13943, but the “bad cop” came out and wouldn’t drop any lower, and then wouldn’t give me any money on my trade (dropped from $2000 to $1500 on my trade because he went from MSRP to “factory” invoice), because I was “buying a car with little mark up”.
Any advice? Any deals I can pull out to get them lower?

MuscleCarGuy: Hi Fun Driver, Welcome back to AutoBragBlog, where we do all the car price researching for you.

You should be careful with this dealer; it looks like they are one of those that want to get the most out of your pocket. If the MSRP of the car is $14,900.00, you should start the negotiation based on $13,900 being the real MSRP. Hyundai has a $1,000.00 Consumer Cash Back on the 2008 Hyundai Accent and the Dealer is supposed to tell you about that incentive. That discount comes from Hyundai and has nothing to do with the Dealer’s Profit. Below are some No-Haggle prices for you to have an idea on how much other dealers are selling the same 2008 Hyundai Accent. If they can sell for that price there is no reason why your local dealer can’t sell it for the same price. You should print those ads and take them with you to show them where you got those prices.

For a 2008 Hyundai Accent GS 2dr Hatchback (1.6L 4cyl 4A),

The Biggest Percentage Off MSRP Price: $11,544.00
MSRP: $14,355.00
ePrice: $11,544.00
Savings: $2,811.00
% OFF MSRP: 19.58 %

2nd Biggest Percentage Off MSRP Price: $12,269.00
MSRP: $14,800.00
ePrice: $12,269.00
Savings: $2,531.00
% OFF MSRP: 17.10 %