dasbulliwagen Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I knew there was a classic car valuation site out there, so I decided to search it and see what my 87 4cyl Mj is worth. HOLEY MOLEY! Ive hit the mother load. Low book on my 87 4cyl is $2040! Average is around $4500, and high retail is $6375!!! I can just imagine what a slightly newer model with 6 cylinder would be worth. The site is www.nadaguides.com go through classic car pricing and see how rich you can become! http://www.nadaguides.com/default.aspx? ... 7205&da=-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kastein Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 You know you drive a Comanche when... ... you think it being valued at 6k is a huge deal :rotf: (not raggin' on you so much as raggin' on all of us at the same time!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 You know you drive a Comanche when... ... you think it being valued at 6k is a huge deal :rotf: (not raggin' on you so much as raggin' on all of us at the same time!) It is a big deal! especially when most of here are picking them up for under $500. Not that I have any plans at all for selling, but it is nice to know that when or if the time comes I can point to this website and drag some unsuspecting sucker in to pay that much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrawombat Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 This must be what some of the CL nuts are looking prior to listing their Comanche's. There was a '91 4cyl, 5spd MJ near me that just sold for $500 (possibly lower). The guy originally listed it for $1200 and over the course of two weeks lowered his price to $500. I called him last night, but it was already sold. Looked halfway decent, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incommando Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 That guide is about as in touch with reality as Lindsay Lohan... ;) And to answer your question.... replacing the mighty 2.5 with the 4.0 LOWERS the value by 10% in their world... :roll: http://www.nadaguides.com/default.aspx? ... 7205&da=-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKB3 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 it don`t matter if it is a yugo or a rolls royce its only worth what someone is willing to pay. Just because it has a $xxxx price tag does not mean its worth $xxxx :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera1973 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 it don`t matter if it is a yugo or a rolls royce its only worth what someone is willing to pay. Just because it has a $xxxx price tag does not mean its worth $xxxx :cheers: Exactly right. NADA, Kelly Blue Book, etc has never written anyone a single check to buy a car. A car is worth what someone is willing to pay. Is anybody really going to pay $13000-$21,000 for a base 195 horsepower 1979 Corvette? http://www.nadaguides.com/default.aspx?LI=1-22-1-5013-0-0-0&l=1&w=22&p=1&f=5014&y=1979&m=1035&d=37&c=11&o=6281&vi=66514&z=37062&da=-1 If so, I've got some swampland in Florida I'd like to sell them. :rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazjeeper Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I find it funny.. websites that are just nuts... someone trying to make a buck off people is ok but info that is nuts is no good... thats the bad thing about the net... oh well nothing that can be done at this point but I have to say I know of alot of mjs around that people can not git $500 for and have been f/s for $1500 for months and months... I laugh becasue I wait till the last minute go buy it for as cheep as I can and I have peopel lined up to hand me just about whatever I want.. I am the jeep guy in my parts so I think they must think its worth it... I left a deposit on a mj a few moths back and the guy sold it the next day... now I was going to buy it for 950. I have 4 people that where in a scramble to git here first to hand me $3000. my asking price. turns out the guy that bought it has no time to fix it and has had it for sale for 1300 for 2 months and no one is buying it. does that make sence.. not to me but hay a person will pay what they will to the right seller they will pay more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Those books are probably the brainchild of a generations old conspiracy committed by the nation's mullet totin', polyester suit wearin', 28% interest loanin, no good used car salesmen. No one would ever buy the books if they told the real value of a vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 If your in an accident the insurance company usually uses NADA to determine value so the higher the price the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazjeeper Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 If your in an accident the insurance company usually uses NADA to determine value so the higher the price the better. well yes and no... good for you for money back to you and bad for you and the rest of us for insurance rates going up up up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrawombat Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 If your in an accident the insurance company usually uses NADA to determine value so the higher the price the better. States like to use NADA to determine the value of a used vehicle for tax purposes. Got a letter here in front of me that says my '91 Wrangler is worth $4,350 according to NADA. Wish that were true...I could maybe get 4 grand for it if it was in absolutely perfect condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera1973 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 If your in an accident the insurance company usually uses NADA to determine value so the higher the price the better. Partially true (I used to work as an Auto Insurance adjuster). The NADA guides used are not the "Consumer Edition" that 99% of most folks are familiar with and are set up to sucker people into believing the elevated value of a car, rather they are the "Business" or "Association" guides which reflect much more closely the value of the car. These guides are updated monthly, available only by subscription by a verified business, and they even differ by geographical region. Even their online "Retail Edition" is screwy: Here I put in a 1992 Comanche 4x4 with 50,000 miles on it. Clean retail is listed as $3,387. http://www.nadaguides.com/usedcars.aspx?LI=1-21-1-5013-0-0-0&l=1&w=21&p=1&f=5014&m=1199&d=653&y=1992&vi=9193&z=27205&mi=50000 Then I went to the "Classic Cars" section and they list a 1990 Comanche 4x4 with no mention of the mileage at $7,950: http://www.nadaguides.com/default.aspx?LI=1-22-1-5013-0-0-0&l=1&w=22&p=1&f=5014&y=1990&m=1357&d=7848&c=10&vi=107461&z=27205&da=-1 Point is, the Consumer editions of NADA are worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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