Blue Book Suggested Retail Value
Kelley Blue Book Suggested Retail Value is representative of dealers' asking prices for a used car, and the starting point for negotiation between a consumer and a dealer. This Suggested Retail Value assumes that the vehicle has been fully reconditioned and has a clean title history, but has not been certified in accordance with any Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program the automaker may offer (for which it may or may not qualify, according to factors such as vehicle age and mileage). This value also takes into account the dealers' profit, costs for advertising, sales commissions and other costs of doing business. The final sale price will likely be less depending on the vehicle's actual condition, popularity, type of warranty offered and local market conditions.
Vehicle Condition Ratings
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$30,885
Less than 5% of all used vehicles fall into this category.
- Looks new, is in excellent mechanical condition and needs no reconditioning.
- Never had any paint or body work and is free of rust.
- Clean title history and will pass a smog and safety inspection.
- Engine compartment is clean, with no fluid leaks and is free of any wear or visible defects.
- Complete and verifiable service records.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
2006 Volvo XC90 - Suggested Retail Value - Kelley Blue Book
Thursday, July 22, 2010
10 lessons start-ups can learn from 'Super Heroes'... thanks James A. Ziegler
Scott Vruggink
Affordable Automotive
Elhart Nissan
616-581-9195
800-750-9008
www.ElhartImports.com
www.affordableautomotive.biz
scott@elhart.com
Monday, July 19, 2010
% PERCENTAGE % UP / More Sales in 2010 vs 2009
Ford F-Series Pickup
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +34.9
Toyota Camry (Solara)
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +1.6
Honda Accord
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +14.6
Toyota Corolla
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +16.6
Honda Civic
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +9.9
Nissan Altima
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +20.1
Ford Fusion
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +39.3
Chevy Malibu
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +36.1
Ford Escape
Change % vs. YTD 2009: +36.7
Scott VrugginkAffordable Automotive
Elhart Nissan
616-581-9195
800-750-9008
www.ElhartImports.com
www.affordableautomotive.biz
scott@elhart.com
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
What we spend a year on our cars
The average American spends 72 minutes per weekday in transit. The average U.S. household spent $5,477 on gas and other auto expenses last year, according to Bundle data, an amount that accounts for about 14.5% of daily spending, not including mortgage or rent. That's more than we spent on groceries or utilities. And it's more than we spent on travel, entertainment, clothes and shoes, and hobbies -- combined. Connecticut household spent $7,652 on its automobiles in 2009, Detroit resident spent ($2,124). TOP US city, Austin, Texas, the top-spending U.S. city, residents spent $10,128 on their cars.
Scott Vruggink
Affordable Automotive
Elhart Nissan
616-581-9195
800-750-9008
www.ElhartImports.com
www.affordableautomotive.biz
scott@elhart.com
Friday, July 2, 2010
Flying Car Slated For Sale Next Year
If cars had wings, they could fly – and that just might happen, beginning next year. The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Mass., says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2011. It recently cleared a major hurdle when the Federal Aviation Administration granted a special weight limit exemption to the Transition.
"It's the next 'wow' vehicle," said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh. "Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris don't fly."
The Transition is a long way from cartoon dad George Jetson's flying car zooming above traffic, or even the magical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
"There is no launch button on the (instrument) panel," Gersh noted.
Rather, the car-plane has wings that unfold for flying – a process the company says takes one minute – and fold back up for driving. A runway is still required to takeoff and land.
The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both. The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations
Scott Vruggink
Affordable Automotive
Elhart Nissan
616-581-9195
800-750-9008
www.ElhartImports.com
www.affordableautomotive.biz
scott@elhart.com
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Hydrogen Cars Closer to Reality
Did you know that hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe? That it powers our very sun? That everything in the hydrogen future is going to be so groovy that we'll need tranquilizer darts shot into our necks just to keep from screaming about how great it'll be? There are politicians, plutocrats and pundits who believe that H2 is the future, that ramming it through the membranes of a fuel cell to make electricity is what will power cars in the not-too-far-from-near term. And there are companies betting big bucks on that, too.
And while for years it was easy to dismiss hydrogen-powered anything as being too energy-intensive to be worthwhile, some of the experts at the expo were at least saying that hydrogen makes financial as well as efficiency sense.
“Hydrogen is already made today in large scale at very efficient rates, over 80 to 85 percent efficient in terms of energy in to energy out,” said Ed Heydorn, business development manager of Hydrogen Energy Systems for Air Products. “Technologies already exist that can produce hydrogen at efficiencies and costs that meet the needs for transportation and other applications.”
Scott Vruggink
Affordable Automotive
Elhart
616-581-9195
800-750-9008
www.elhart.com
www.affordableautomotive.biz
scott@elhart.com