Resale valuation impact of "Buyback/Lemon" status

[Aussie]

Alright I didn't buy it. Hope I made the decision...I'd negotiated it to $10.4k but then turned it down. Someone else has taken it for $11.5k (good for the dealer I guess).

 

[Roostre]

There will be another!

We paid $9900 for our '12 SL a few months back. I'm noticing that there aren't as many under 10k in our area now. Dealer down the street has 3 he has been sitting on for a few months. Almost bought his '13- SL. It's black and has QC and the trunk storage caddy, etc. He wants 12,500.

 

[dud]

I too have been shopping for a good deal on a used Leaf here in C Fla. OP, hope you are not too disappointed, losing the car. I have watched as the local (50 mi radius) of used Leafs has shrunk drastically over the last month or so. I test drove a 12 SL last week with less than 5K miles and passed because I felt the dealer was asking too much OTD.

I've decided that I am not going to settle anymore. If I am going to buy it will be what I want, in the color I want it and not what the dealer happens to have. I am not alone in my endeavors as evidenced by the drop in quality used vehicles. IMHO the used Leaf market is heating up and depreciation may be slowing, stabilizing prices.

 

[otbiker]

FWIW, we bought a new SV in May for cheap. With cheap gas, both Nissan and the dealer discounted deep.