Is the SL worth the upgrade?
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I understand your concerns. What price were you thinking?
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Keeping your S is a good idea. I also have manual everything(1.6) so I know what you mean. I would add aftermarket power locks, and get some wheels...I got my SL alloys for $150 so you can try and look around for those, also Sentra alloys fit so that's a good option. You can even get the SL spoiler and fogs.
I know you have a number in your head just say it.......
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Ya $14K for a damaged small car, with basic features is way too much. Gas is well over $5.00/gallon here and no one is asking that much for an S model that's been in an accident. Personally if that happened to me, I'd just keep driving it. It's been fixed and still looks stock, and still gets good mileage. No sense losing money by selling it. Just my thoughts on the subject.
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I given my number as $13,195...... your turn.
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Thanks for all the advise everyone.. I originally paid $13,500 for my car out the door then got almost $200 refunded for the license plate I didn't need and that was 17 months ago. I've got 16,300 miles or about 26,230km on it. Apart from the rear bumper being replaced everything inside is like new. I never eat, drink and don't smoke. I also never let anyone in that does this.. they can do it outside or walk lol
Honestly I'm just tossing the SL idea around in my head. I am leaning towards hanging on to the S at the minute. The thought of restarting the loan puts me off a bit. I suppose i have to hang on to it until I'm at least done with the insurance and the claim for the damages, plus I have to replace the driver seat. The insurance company approved a junk yard seat in my near new car.. the bastards will pay for a new one lol.
If I were to sell.. side of the road per KBB is $12,750 so I would start higher than that and allow to come down a bit. I would be totally honest about the damages, repairs and show before/after pictures of the crash plus the write up from the insurance company and a carfax. I'd rather present people with all the information up front as I'd expect any honest seller to do the same for me if I were buying.
Honestly I'm just tossing the SL idea around in my head. I am leaning towards hanging on to the S at the minute. The thought of restarting the loan puts me off a bit. I suppose i have to hang on to it until I'm at least done with the insurance and the claim for the damages, plus I have to replace the driver seat. The insurance company approved a junk yard seat in my near new car.. the bastards will pay for a new one lol.
If I were to sell.. side of the road per KBB is $12,750 so I would start higher than that and allow to come down a bit. I would be totally honest about the damages, repairs and show before/after pictures of the crash plus the write up from the insurance company and a carfax. I'd rather present people with all the information up front as I'd expect any honest seller to do the same for me if I were buying.
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For me the cloth in the SL versa (and the CVT, which I actually like) are the biggest draws. Bluetooth is convenient but not a necessity (headsets are dirt cheap) but the interior upholstery is just soooo much nicer. It sounds weird, and you might not think about it..I mean, cloth is cloth right? But I like it so much better. Not saying to get a new car just for that, especially not if you're going to replace the seats or something anyway, but wow, I like it a lot more...just seems so much nicer. I've had friends say that they find it a good leather alternative (even though it's nothing like leather) because it just seems so much nicer yet so much cheaper. Like the steering wheel too, leather and buttons are great.
If the interior never bothered you and if you're happy with the manual transmission than I'd say keep what you have. Do you ride with people/pets/valuables in the backseat often? If there is structural damage it sounds like that would be what you'd have to worry about, maybe not your own neck? Since you were rear-ended shouldn't insurance help you out...were you at fault?
If the interior never bothered you and if you're happy with the manual transmission than I'd say keep what you have. Do you ride with people/pets/valuables in the backseat often? If there is structural damage it sounds like that would be what you'd have to worry about, maybe not your own neck? Since you were rear-ended shouldn't insurance help you out...were you at fault?
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I admit I didn't mind the CVT in the Sentra I drove but I do prefer manual although I do like the interior of the SL better than the S. What I don't like about the S interior is the static it produces in the winter lol Although I could get a good seat of seat covers?
I don't drive with anything but myself so very little if any wear on in the car. I was rear-ended and not at fault but the insurance company is penny pinching. I've the same insurance as the other driver. I expect I'll have to fight my own insurance company to get them to pay up for anything other than damage to the car.
I hated the cvt! Yes its great on mpg yes but lack of power and high rev when you punch it gett annoying when u have exhaust and intake.lol I perfer to shift and you can't in a cvt...plus once u get to like 60 oh god u not moving and it don't help 4 bangers have no top end! I miss my old 2.0 but don't miss that cvt
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Seems to get better performance at lower speeds, between the lights. I like it for city driving and for highway I usually pace the guy in front of me and hit the cruise control...I've had no trouble passing when I needed though.
I was just playing a bit. Sorry about that. One of the hardest things to do is
get the first offer out of a potential buyer. If you review our interaction you'll see what I was doing.
Always get the buyer to make the first offer. Simply encouraging him to voice the number he has in mind.
It's usally low but not always. However it is the beginning of the negotiation and very likely a sale.
I'll admit to being obsessively interested in negotiating.
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I think that was the option on the table. (don't know about the sunroof, but the 2009.)
You got it!
If you decide to sell it yourself you'd do better than the dealer would currently
offer and that's the point. Even with the fully repaired damage.
I saw the photos of the damage from your previous post. It didn't look that
bad at all and I think a potential buyer would feel the same.
Good luck with what ever you decide.
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The damage on the outside didn't look bad at all. When I went under it I did notice quite a number of welds extending back a bit from the bumper. The Interior bumper was replaced with a new part (least that's what they told me) and it looks like from the welds the impact forced things to crumple a bit on the left side which has been patched up. I also assume this is what got straightened out again.
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Sorry for the miscommunication, what was on the table was a 2011 Versa SL. They offered a 2010 used Versa but took the offer off the table. They'd not have made much in the way of money on it with a trade. I did however get the feeling they were trying to drop me in a 2011 S with the power option. They had me "test drive" a car and when I got going I noticed it was an S model with the 4 speed auto.
Car sales men are slippery alright! But this is how they make their money and I as a consumer should apply as much friction as possible to avoid their tricks.
Oh yea lower speeds were good. No shifting really help you out on that! But to me after I got to about 65 it was a crawl...and I had a cat back and intake which seemed to help at first but you get used to it. I will say I loved the hwy mpg! I went from glen burnie to wv and back so about six hours driving over 400 miles give or take and still had a quarter tank of gas! Spec don't get close to that
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