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Originally Posted by Xist
The clean 2011 Camry was only worth $3,500, but the 2004 Corolla with 10-20 dents and leaking struts is worth $2,000?
How about the mechanic that inspected it and said that it was worth $1,500?
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The "clean" Camry had a scrape down the side and more than 200K miles. In all likelihood it needs struts too. They are wear items that most people never change.
I never put a price on the 2011 Camry. I said for $5K there are better options
- like the 2010 Lexus with a clean body and less miles.
At $2000 you are approaching the minimum price for a relatively modern running Toyota. Anything in that price range is going to need some work.
The mechanic was just subtracting his cost to do struts from the KBB. I did the same with the part cost.