Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 21:17:55 -0700
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From: Art McGinn <amcginn@arachnid.microweb.com>
Subject: Re: Blue Book
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I've been a little suspicious of blue book, since last one I bought
(like the web site itself) had only one price, presumably "low book" but
hard to tell; it seemed more dealer-oriented than consumer oriented, yet
it cost me $8 or so...
An alternative, for what it's worth, and I really don't know, is
Edmund's, which also has a website and apparently is a competitor of
blue book. It also reviews various car models (and seems to prefers the
flashier stuff over reliability etc.) As I recall, it feels the VW
van/bus is a "niche" vehicle and is not much impressed with it/them. A
sample is attached. Cheers, Art
>From pastLawrence Johnson wrote:
>
> becida@gtii.com wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > Just found this site, Kelly Blue Book. It will value your used car> > "trade in price". Neat.
> >
> > http://www.kbb.com/
> >
> > Later Volks,
> > Rob
> I got this response from the Blue Book for NY state (the closest to my
> place in Canada):
>
> VW VAN GL CAMPER,4 Cylinder Gas,5 Speed Manual,70000 miles,4WD
> Syncro,AM/FM Stereo
> Price $14875
>
> I paid $Cdn9000 ($US6750) this year and added $Cdn2000 ($US1500) to make
> it right. That's a total of $US8250.
> I think their $14875 is inflated. What do you think is a fair average
> price?
>
> Larry J.
> '86 syncro westy
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<B>Trimline BaseLst Whlse Retail</B>
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Wgn $11,560 <B>$ 3,075 $ 4,475</B>
GL Wgn $14,730 <B>$ 4,175 $ 5,675</B>
Camper $16,660 <B>$ 5,475 $ 7,025</B>
GL Camper $19,225 <B>$ 6,975 $ 8,675</B>
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</PRE><H3><I>MILEAGE ADJUSTMENT</I></H3><PRE>
<B> Wholesale Wholesale
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0 to 7,000 +400 +1270
7,000 to 14,000 +390 +1250
14,000 to 21,00 +380 +1220
21,000 to 28,00 +370 +1170
28,000 to 35,00 +360 +1130
35,000 to 42,00 +340 +1070
42,000 to 49,00 +320 +1020
49,000 to 56,00 +300 +940
56,000 to 63,00 +270 +850
63,000 to 70,00 +210 +670
70,000 to 77,00 +160 +520
77,000 to 84,00 +130 +420
84,000 to 91,00 +50 +170
91,000 to 98,00 0 0
98,000 and Up -310 -980
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