Raptor2216
Registered User
OK...I found this car: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2007...09QQihZ020QQcategoryZ6129QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem on ebay and i'm seriously considering buying it. For those of you who do not want to read the description, it has some water/flood damage and the seats are obviously jacked up and so is the "SRS" system...whatever that may be.
My question is, have any of you purchased a car off ebay before or anything this expensive? Also, does anyone have any experience with salvaged title cars? This car is practically brand spanking new and its an 07 but I have no clue how much it is really worth. I guess with water damage, you have to account for the fact that problems may arise in the future and that should be deducted from the value. I own a 2002 yamaha FZ1 that was purchased off ebay with a salvage title and it runs great but I know it will be harder to sell if I ever decide to and it will obviously sell for a lot less than a similar bike with a clean title.
If I get this car, I plan on keeping it for at least 10 years. I'm definitely not getting it to try and make a profit on it. Value wise, that car is worth about 85K if it didn't have the flood damage. So, does anyone have any clue as to how I can calculate a fair price? Finally, how will tax work on something like this? If I bring it back and register it in texas, will I pay the normal sales tax in texas on whatever the price might have been?
My question is, have any of you purchased a car off ebay before or anything this expensive? Also, does anyone have any experience with salvaged title cars? This car is practically brand spanking new and its an 07 but I have no clue how much it is really worth. I guess with water damage, you have to account for the fact that problems may arise in the future and that should be deducted from the value. I own a 2002 yamaha FZ1 that was purchased off ebay with a salvage title and it runs great but I know it will be harder to sell if I ever decide to and it will obviously sell for a lot less than a similar bike with a clean title.
If I get this car, I plan on keeping it for at least 10 years. I'm definitely not getting it to try and make a profit on it. Value wise, that car is worth about 85K if it didn't have the flood damage. So, does anyone have any clue as to how I can calculate a fair price? Finally, how will tax work on something like this? If I bring it back and register it in texas, will I pay the normal sales tax in texas on whatever the price might have been?