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sorry i wasnt quite sure where to put this so if it isnt at the right place feel free to move it...anyways heres the story:

ive been gettin kind of sick of my 05 civic AUTO and have decided to get an ep3. i looked around and saw that a local honda stealership(Landmark Honda) had an 02 civic si for sale for $15,900 w/ 40k miles. I decided just to go take a look at it and mayb sit in it but got to see wat my car would go for and bargain'd(sp?) a bit on the si's price. the test drive was pretty good, spun the tires in first gear..easily...but one thing that i noticed was a supercharger kind of whinning when slowing down. i take it bak in and noticed the dash was a bit scratched up and oh, the shift **** had some awful(sp?) wear on it(couldnt even freaking read the shift #). anyways to the point....he kept askin if i would be able to call my dad up and buy the car todai if the deal is good but i kept tellin him NO it will not happen. so he gets someone to check out my car to see wat i can get for it and they tell me it will be only $12,500....that started to make me annoyed heres y: my car only has 10k miles, does have damage to the rear bumper(3 gashes in the rear bumper), and its 05. i do understand that it did depreciate b.c i had my aftermarket parts still on the car but i told him that it will be put bak to stock. he then tells me it will b only $13k if i were to do that...it still kind of made me upset cause i know i can atleast get $14k or a bit more. anyways he tells me the price on the si was firm $15,900 and it was a discounted price b.c its an online listed and originally it would b $17k...that didnt seem right. i can get an 04 for $16k with only 20-30k miles nd probably alot better condition. he asks wat i want and i just put down $13k but he wouldnt meet me halfway and still said its a firm price nd not any lower. i just asked for my keys and walked out.

so thats my story. heres a quick cliff notes:
1) 02 civic si sellin for a firm $15,900 with 40k miles
2) offered only up to $13k for my 05 civic ex with only 10k miles
3)i walked out with no deal at all

 
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Dont listen to those damn theives. Keep trying until you can get better prices. Thinking of those asses only pisses me off.

 
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no dude he was ripping you off. or trying to. your car is worth more than the SI if its an ex with all the options. or at least equal value.

 
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yea according to edmunds.com the trade value should be around 13,093 and private party would be 14,490 for a 2005 sedan ex, im suprised they took a car with a supercharger on it, what kind did ti have? but still it looks like someone abused that car

 
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it doesnt have a supercharger it just made a sound like a supercharger. a local guy who used to be a memeber here(Alpjlfan) traded his in for $14k or so.