Has anybody noticed the SSEI market?
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Has anybody noticed the SSEI market?
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I have been stalking the Bonneville market in the sePA area for ths past 10 months. Picked up a barely broken in, as-new looking '96 SSE for my wife'* daily driver. Luckily, got it for a song, peanuts.
Then started looking for a '95-'99 SSEI with < 100k mi for myself. The duration for a listing of one is about 4 hours in my area. I'm not exaggerating. A white '98 with 73k was listed by a dealer last month on a Mon AM. I called at lunchtime to confirm they had it (most of the time they list it, and ship it to auction anyway). They did have it. I drove over an hour later and somebody had put a deposit on it.
Then this today. Listed this morning.
SSEI listing Discovered it after lunch and called. Somebody was already there and driving it. #@$%&!!!! . The owner insisted it was as described. He had no idea what he had. Hated it because it was an old person'* car and needed some cash.
I really wanted to throw-up.
{/whining]
Am I looking for something rarer than hen'* teeth? These pop up within a 150 mi of me about once every couple of months and they are gone in minutes. Is this the usual, or am I in an SSEI demand zone?
I have been stalking the Bonneville market in the sePA area for ths past 10 months. Picked up a barely broken in, as-new looking '96 SSE for my wife'* daily driver. Luckily, got it for a song, peanuts.
Then started looking for a '95-'99 SSEI with < 100k mi for myself. The duration for a listing of one is about 4 hours in my area. I'm not exaggerating. A white '98 with 73k was listed by a dealer last month on a Mon AM. I called at lunchtime to confirm they had it (most of the time they list it, and ship it to auction anyway). They did have it. I drove over an hour later and somebody had put a deposit on it.
Then this today. Listed this morning.
SSEI listing Discovered it after lunch and called. Somebody was already there and driving it. #@$%&!!!! . The owner insisted it was as described. He had no idea what he had. Hated it because it was an old person'* car and needed some cash.
I really wanted to throw-up.
{/whining]
Am I looking for something rarer than hen'* teeth? These pop up within a 150 mi of me about once every couple of months and they are gone in minutes. Is this the usual, or am I in an SSEI demand zone?
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For every 50 THOUSAND SE'*, there are only 5000 SSEi'* made. That doesn't even figure in the SSE'* and SLE'*. So you're looking at less than 1 in 12 that are SSEi'*.
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Originally Posted by willwren
For every 50 THOUSAND SE'*, there are only 5000 SSEi'* made. That doesn't even figure in the SSE'* and SLE'*. So you're looking at less than 1 in 12 that are SSEi'*.
Plus franchised dealers don't get it around here. I have also called 3 dealers with listings that look to be very good condition SSEIs with low miles. They have already shipped them to auction. Which just makes the local supply issue worse.
I would have probably been out of the market on any one of those 3, if they would have taken a grand or so more than auction.
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At least you have SSEi for sale in your area. I can't even find one (not that I would want one). Have you looked at the W-bodies too? They tend to be easier to find...
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Originally Posted by fuelforthesoul1999
At least you have SSEi for sale in your area. I can't even find one (not that I would want one). Have you looked at the W-bodies too? They tend to be easier to find...
Bring your wallet
Then there are a lot of dealers who are just clueless, or are using the Bonneville for finance bait. You have to walk in and make it clear you know what it'* worth. I think they are hoping to catch a complete sucker. Like this base model.
Not in this life, Bub
Like I said, markets must be different in different areas. Lower New England and Florida are hot beds of Bonnes.
I have bought 3 Bonnevilles this year. 2 for my godchildren in college and 1 for m'lady. I just get 2 or 3 going at once. Make slightly unreasonable offers to show I'm interested, then just wait them out. Some dealers have hard and fast business rules about how long they will carry a car. It is becoming very apparent to me that the strategy ain't gonna work for an SSEI.
Maybe I'll have to include an airplane ticket in my budget.
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AutoTrader..... zip used 19483
White 97 97 miles away - dealer
DCM 98 141 miles - dealer
Black 97 91 miles away - private seller
Gold 98 158 miles away - private seller
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White 97 97 miles away - dealer
DCM 98 141 miles - dealer
Black 97 91 miles away - private seller
Gold 98 158 miles away - private seller
Black 97 40th Anniversary w/ aftermarket wheels 27 miles away - dealer
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
if it makes you feel any better.. i bet i could find at least 20 bonnies forsale within 5 miles of my house
sorry, that probably didnt work did it
sorry, that probably didnt work did it