Should I Trade My Car?

[blageo23]

As some of you know I currently have my car for sale. My $18000 asking price is WAY TOO HIGH and I realize that but Im just "putting it out there".
Anyways some guy contacted me and wants to trade me a 2005 Evo 8 with 14500 miles on it. In any case I would probably say sure BUT the car has a salvage title. I checked KBB and its worth about $24000 but with salvage title probably alot lower. So what do you guys think I should do? Trade my fully build and done up car for a stock one? So in a sense downgrading.

[Matt D.]

That car would have to be absolutely mint to be worth $24000.

[User Name]

KBB is good to go off of when listing YOUR car for sale, or trying to boost e-peen's. But, that shit is always overpriced.

That sounded like a too-good-to-be-true story, and turns out, it is. Could you run a Carfax on it or anything? I'd do that since it has the Salvage title.

I don't know though, you put ALOT of work into that car, if it were me I'd keep it.

[TjXiong]

Keep It!!!

[Kracka]

My initial response is to say, "Do it!" That seems like a great deal for you. I know you've put a lot of work into your car, but its still a nearly 10 year old DSM. Do you know what happened for the car to get a salvage title? Was it fixed properly and by who? Have you checked it out in person yet?

[mike55112]

Well it depends on what it was totaled for, most of the salvage evo's that ive seen on ebay were in a bad accident, but theres a evo on craigslist for 12000 that just needs a front and rear bumber that has a salvage title.

[AwdGSX13]

^ probably needs more than that, just bumpers wont total a car. Has frame damage or something im sure.

[A//// Guy]

I wouldnt touch a salvaged vehicle ever, unless it was a steal and I knew exactly what happened. Also, trading your car in, they wont give you 1/4 of what you want for it.

[scheides]

Def depends on the damage that caused it to be totaled, and if it was properly fixed. If all is peachy with the Evo, I would give you a BIG HELL YEA!

In case it's not obvious, I LOVE my evo, WAY more reliable than a DSM ever could dream of being, makes good power with minimal mods, and did I mention OPEN SOURCE tuning tools? $75 cable and you get AEM-like tuning ability from the stock ECU :)

[scheides]

Also, being its a salvage title, I would only trade if it was straight-up. No cash either way.