rubicon gone

since my refrigeration company is growing faster than my ability to finance
it i had no other realistic choice but to unload the rubicon to get another
service truck. after failing miserably in an ebay auction
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4556854501 i
finally said screw it, puckered up for the screwing, and traded it on a new
big horn dually 4x4 cummins
http://utilityoffroad.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4526
surprisingly i seemed to make out pretty well (considering i traded a
vehicle only a couple months old AND my '01 dodge simultaneously, keeping
the '04.5 cummins).
i have picked up a cj8 (pics coming soon) to jeep in the meantime and if our
rate of growth continues ill pay cash for my next rubicon.
--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://UtilityOffRoad.com

LOL
OK who won the pool?

Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> since my refrigeration company is growing faster than my ability to finance
> it i had no other realistic choice but to unload the rubicon to get another
> service truck. after failing miserably in an ebay auction
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4556854501 i
> finally said screw it, puckered up for the screwing, and traded it on a new
> big horn dually 4x4 cummins
> http://utilityoffroad.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4526
> surprisingly i seemed to make out pretty well (considering i traded a
> vehicle only a couple months old AND my '01 dodge simultaneously, keeping
> the '04.5 cummins).
> i have picked up a cj8 (pics coming soon) to jeep in the meantime and if our
> rate of growth continues ill pay cash for my next rubicon.

Nathan DOES go through a LOT of vehicles. More vehicles than anyone I have
ever known or known about.

Tom


"FrankW" > wrote in message
...
> LOL
> OK who won the pool?
>
> Nathan W. Collier wrote:
> > since my refrigeration company is growing faster than my ability to
finance
> > it i had no other realistic choice but to unload the rubicon to get
another
> > service truck. after failing miserably in an ebay auction
> >
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4556854501 i
> > finally said screw it, puckered up for the screwing, and traded it on a
new
> > big horn dually 4x4 cummins
> > http://utilityoffroad.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4526
> > surprisingly i seemed to make out pretty well (considering i traded a
> > vehicle only a couple months old AND my '01 dodge simultaneously,
keeping
> > the '04.5 cummins).
> > i have picked up a cj8 (pics coming soon) to jeep in the meantime and if
our
> > rate of growth continues ill pay cash for my next rubicon.
>

"mabar" > wrote in message
...
> Nathan DOES go through a LOT of vehicles. More vehicles than anyone I have
> ever known or known about.

im done for awhile.

.........heh......ok we both know thats bull****. :-)

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://UtilityOffRoad.com

mabar wrote:
> Nathan DOES go through a LOT of vehicles. More vehicles than anyone I
> have
> ever known or known about.
>
> Tom

I dunno, I am on my 3rd one in 10 months

August 20, 2004-January 1, 2005
1976 Chevrolet Nova
made $500 on selling it

January 5,2005-May 25, 2005
1993 Mercury Cougar XR-7
needed tranny work, and new battery, sold it for $100 less than I paid for
it

May 29, 2005- current

1986 Dodge Aries SE wagon
was one owner, 71,900 miles currently.
window sticker, broadcast sheet, owners manual, etc
new tires and battery

if someone gave me $2,000 for it, I would sign the title in 5 minutes. Paint
and interior 95%


pics at www.fotki.com/betrtimes

According to the Kelly Blue Book www.kbb.com which uses the "asking" prices
the value of a 2005 Rubicon with 1086 miles is as follows.
Trade-in: $19,125
Private Sale: $21,580
Retail: $24,160

Your Buy-it-now proce was more than the retail value and the final bid was
above its wholesale value.

What was your Reserve Price?


"Nathan W. Collier" > wrote in message
...
> since my refrigeration company is growing faster than my ability to
> finance it i had no other realistic choice but to unload the rubicon to
> get another service truck. after failing miserably in an ebay auction
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4556854501 i
> finally said screw it, puckered up for the screwing, and traded it on a
> new big horn dually 4x4 cummins
> http://utilityoffroad.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4526
> surprisingly i seemed to make out pretty well (considering i traded a
> vehicle only a couple months old AND my '01 dodge simultaneously, keeping
> the '04.5 cummins).
> i have picked up a cj8 (pics coming soon) to jeep in the meantime and if
> our rate of growth continues ill pay cash for my next rubicon.
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://7SlotGrille.com
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
>

"Billy Ray" > wrote in message
...
> According to the Kelly Blue Book www.kbb.com which uses the "asking"
> prices the value of a 2005 Rubicon with 1086 miles is as follows.
> Trade-in: $19,125
> Private Sale: $21,580
> Retail: $24,160

i got $21,500 for my '03 rubicon last year and it was over a year old with
13000 miles or so when i sold it.


> Your Buy-it-now proce was more than the retail value and the final bid was
> above its wholesale value.

thats pretty bad on a vehicle that stickered for over $29,000 just a couple
months ago.


> What was your Reserve Price?

$24,399. after the auction failed i relisted it and threw in free shipping
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4558843304
(still need to cancel that listing) and after getting emails offering me
similar amounts i said screw it and just unloaded it at the dealership.
since ive already bought 2 trucks from them (an '04.5 cummins last august,
and an '01 cummins last november) they did me really good (for a car
dealership anyway) on the '05.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://UtilityOffRoad.com

Depreciation's a bitch.

I would say something really nasty about car salesmen but I have bought my
last four vehicles (Cherokee, Audi A4, Audi A6, Grand Cherokee) from my next
door neighbor and he gave me a vastly better deal than the other dealers in
the Dayton-Cincinnati area. That and when service is needed he brings home a
new demonstrator and takes mine in the next morning.

There are honest people out there in a business generally regarded with
distain. The problem is the honest ones make less money than the majority
"sack-o-$hit" examples in the industry.


"Nathan W. Collier" > wrote in message
...
> "Billy Ray" > wrote in message
> ...
>> According to the Kelly Blue Book www.kbb.com which uses the "asking"
>> prices the value of a 2005 Rubicon with 1086 miles is as follows.
>> Trade-in: $19,125
>> Private Sale: $21,580
>> Retail: $24,160
>
> i got $21,500 for my '03 rubicon last year and it was over a year old with
> 13000 miles or so when i sold it.
>
>
>> Your Buy-it-now proce was more than the retail value and the final bid
>> was above its wholesale value.
>
> thats pretty bad on a vehicle that stickered for over $29,000 just a
> couple months ago.
>
>
>> What was your Reserve Price?
>
> $24,399. after the auction failed i relisted it and threw in free
> shipping
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4558843304
> (still need to cancel that listing) and after getting emails offering me
> similar amounts i said screw it and just unloaded it at the dealership.
> since ive already bought 2 trucks from them (an '04.5 cummins last august,
> and an '01 cummins last november) they did me really good (for a car
> dealership anyway) on the '05.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://7SlotGrille.com
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
>

"Billy Ray" > wrote in message
...
> There are honest people out there in a business generally regarded with
> distain.

i agree, but in general id bet most of them have scales and slither on the
ground when nobody is looking. :-)

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://UtilityOffRoad.com

easy now nate


--
Jarod Sprauer

Talk is JEEP at
www.sprauermotorsports.com
281-807-JEEP (5337)






"Nathan W. Collier" > wrote in message
...
> "Billy Ray" > wrote in message
> ...
> > There are honest people out there in a business generally regarded with
> > distain.
>
> i agree, but in general id bet most of them have scales and slither on the
> ground when nobody is looking. :-)
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://7SlotGrille.com
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
>
>