PLEASE HELP! Why can't I sell my truck????

[MAshley]

Post a photo or some details of your truck, your not exactly "selling it" As in your not doing a very good job Selling your truck to us, so maybe your not exactlly selling it to your audiance. But I do agree a single cab, 2 or 4x4, ST, SLT, Laramie, pickup in red, black, blue, white truck might be hard to sell... Get my point, not trying to be mean just trying to hellp out.



Personal Opinion:

When I was looking to buy, I shoped used and new, and used was so close to new prices that I felt better getting new, also looked at a few single cabs that were used, some even modified But after looking I couldn't even imagine owning a single cab, now that I have the quad I really couldn't image owning a single, I have so much crap, junk, water, tools, ETC, that a 2 door would just suck for my use. The only advantage I could see on a 2 door is weight, and or lack of it, for me, but I know for some it works better then a 4 door, Length of the truck would also help some. Even in buisness Dirt contractor I don't know if I would ever buy a 2 door.



May I ask why you are selling??



Thanks and good luck.

 

[Forrest Nearing]

after owning/driving a 1st gen single cab and a 2nd gen single cab, I swore them off...



then I sat in a 3rd gen single cab!



almost as much interior room as a 2nd gen quad cab!

 

[whaler]

Kelly Blue Book retail reports the "asking" prices from dealerships around the area. Here (Oregon) the numbers tend to be whacky-high. In fact, we recently shopped for two vehicles for family members and found asking prices on two year old rigs as much as $1,700 higher than the same rig NEW! Really. I regularly see folks asking more for their trucks than they're worth - often because they are basing the used value on what they paid, and they got "grossed".

If your 40,000 mile rig isn't BUNCH cheaper than the same rig new at Dave Smith Motors in Kellogg, Idaho, you're probably asking to much. The last Cummins 4X4 I priced at Dave Smith was about $11,000 below the factor sticker (not the dealer's imaginary additional mark-up sticker). (Amazingly, there are still people on the planet that believe in those "ADM" stickers. )

 

[Huskerman]

I used to work as a loan officer at a bank and my experience taught me a few things.

1) First of all, Kelly Blue Book is a joke IMHO. The banks I worked for wouldn't even use it for valuation purposes unless there was litterally no other alternative. WHY? Because dealers have MUCH more control over the valuation numbers listed in KBB than they do the NADA book. Here is a quote I found online:

They (NADA) gather actual transaction data nationwide, just like Edmunds, but then they add expert assessments to the mix. A testament to their accuracy is the fact that NADA pricing data is the information most often most often used by big banks, government agencies and car rental companies. These companies have the most at risk when they finance or lease a car, so they want to use the most accurate data they can get their hands on.

Trust me when I say there is a reason that KBB ALWAYS lists your trade-in at a lower value than NADA. KBB is there to help the dealerships more than anybody.

2) As you already mentioned a single cab is a much harder sell. Just because something is "rare" as you put it doesn't mean its more valuable. Yugo's are a rare find today now as well but you won't see them going for high dollar value.

3) As somebody else mentioned "Excellent" is supposed to be a rare rating. EVERYBODY thinks their vehicle is "Excellent" condition.

4) You said that your truck has very little wear and tear but I read your signature and see this: Dyno Numbers as of 3/10/07: 597/1083 JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION, but putting that kind of HP and torque stress on a vehicle is anything but "very little wear and tear".

5) My current QC (see sig) cost me $29,500 off the lot. That doesn't include the tires, wheels, shell, leveler and nerf bars but it is a QC. I am sorry, I am sure your truck is nice but no way in hell that I would pay even $25k for a single cab truck. MY POINT BEING that you will need to find a more niche buyer so it's going to take longer.

If there is one thing I learned when I worked in the lending business its that everybody thinks their stuff is plated in gold and your stuff is junk. It's just the way it is. One of the banks I worked for did quite a few loans on muscle cars and let me tell you, folks would get down-right pissy when you would tell them that "cherry" wasn't an official add-on for valuation purposes.

You should see what used travel trailers are going for in Idaho!!! You would think that they are plated in gold or something.

The best advice of all is to use all 3 of the major valuation sites (NADA, KBB and Edmunds).

As somebody else mentioned however the ultimate "value" of your truck is what you eventually sell it for. Sounds like right now that value is $28k.

Good luck.

Huskerman

 

[klenger]

Excellent discussion Huskerman.

 

[Heavyweight]

4 points about the Reg Cab model.



1) They look better. Way better in my opinion.

2) They have more driver seat legroom. "Sit in both with the seat back".

3) The AC works way Better, same unit, less Cubic Feet to cool.

4) Drag racers should prefer the Regular Cab, less weight. (Will be faster then comparable 4 door)





Put those in your ady... .

 

[JWHays]

Never, ever will I try to sell a used vehicle. I had my '91 Jeep Wrangler in the local Auto Trader. People wanted to deal for it over the phone. I ended up selling it to 3 mid-eastern guys who paid cash for it. I'll bet it's in Ballzamabad, Afglandistan used as machine-gun platform!



... John