Which is the better deal?

"ZombyWoof" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:19:44 -0400, lymee >
> wrote something wonderfully witty:
>
>>I have leads on 2 very different cars and am curious what the more
>>experienced people think.
>>
>>Car #1 2003 GT Convertible anniversary edition, loaded to the gills.
>> One owner and it has 18k on it. Auto trans, upgraded everything.
>> Condition is excellent and it has all service records as well as
>> a clean CarFax.
>> Price is $19k and it is from a dealer.
>>
>>
>>Car# 2 2005 GT Coupe with auto trans and more or less standard trim.
>> Car was a program car and only has 3k miles on it.
>> They want $26k for this one.
>>
>>So what would you do?
>>
>>Here is my opinion:
>>
>>I think the 2005 is overpriced.
>>The car is really going on 2 years old as far as model year is concerned.
>>
>>The 2003 looks like a heck of a deal but I would still trim the price.
>>Ideas?
>>Thoughts?
>>
> The `03 is the better deal and perhaps even bang for the buck and grin
> for mile. That's even taking in for consideration how much I like the
> styling of the new body style. If I had the $26k I'd be shopping for
> a either an `07 or leftover `06.
> "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a
> permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until
> the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from
> the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for
> the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury,
> with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose
> fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship." -- Alexander
> Tyler

if both were coupes I'd go with the 05 easy
locally the older body style (04 and back) is already taking a hit on value.
the drop top makes up for a lot though.