Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:00:37 -0500 From: "The Malt Hound" <buckeye3nospamitech.net> wrote in message news:9UlVd.38807$by5.37025nospamsvr19.news.prodigy.com... >I think you are paying too much for the car. I bought a 2001 9-5 SE >V6 with > 43,000 miles one year ago. I paid 14,100.00. I knew I got a deal > so I > jumped on it! Maybe 17-18 is OK, I checked the NADA values and I > guess it > ranges from 16K to 18K. That's retail value from a dealer. You don't pay that for a private party sale. For that, figure on about 1/2 way between retail and wholesale. -Fred W