The Drama with the Car

As some of you already know, I recently bought a new car. It’s a new 2008 Nissan Versa hatchback with some really nifty features. You never have to take the key out of your pocket because the car “knows” when you have it on you. Push a button on the door, and it unlocks! Turn the ignition switch, and it starts! Pretty cool stuff. I’ll post some pics.

The next step was to sell my old car. It was an older Camry in very good condition, but we listed it about two weeks ago and hadn’t had as much response as I expected. Well, on Saturday night we lowered the asking price from $7500 to $6800, and the car had sold by 4:00 PM on Sunday.

We showed the car to four different people yesterday, and it ended in a rather amusing bidding war between two parties. What did the car sell for in the end? $6900 — more than we were asking. We had to pull both the Craig’s List and Auto Trader ads immediately after the sale, so the phone would stop ringing!

So, the next time someone tells you to list a car for a lot more than it’s worth, so you’ll have “negotiating” room, just laugh. Listing a car at a good price creates more interest, and that’s to your benefit!