I'm not sure where the trim level is being populated from, but for my vehicle (Mazda3) I have a list of maybe 50 options. Compared to KBB which has the 6 levels I was expecting (with a step to select 4 or 5 door prior), it's quite confusing and overwhelming. A lot of the options seem to be equivalent as well, just with abbreviations or capitalization differences. They don't seem to change the valuation much, but perhaps some sanitizing on that dropdown would be helpful.
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#12I'm not sure where the trim level is being populated from, but for my vehicle (Mazda3) I have a list of maybe 50 options. Compared to KBB which has the 6 levels I was expecting (with a step to select 4 or 5 door prior), it's quite confusing and overwhelming. A lot of the options seem to be equivalent as well, just with abbreviations or capitalization differences. They don't seem to change the valuation much, but perh…
Yes standardize trim levels. We will fix this.
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#13I checked my car (2004 Mazda RX-8), which was estimated around $8k. I actually sold through a Carvana-like service for under $1k because I got tired of listing it myself at under KBB's rec ($2k at the time, IIRC)The other online price checkers come in closer to the actual amount I received.
What's the difference between what you're doing, and why should I trust your number? Something that far out of expectations and experience, plus other low trust factors on the site[0], lead me to ditch your conclusion. Sorry if that sounds blunt - but the whole thing appeared to me to be a RNG lead gen for local car dealers who are short on inventory - the incentive is to give me a higher number so I become a lead for you.
[0] low-trust indicators I noticed: poor data curation - inconsistent capitalization (some all caps, some lowercase), multiple options for the same trim with nearly similar names. Rougher design than most modern sites. SEO Keyword stuffing at the bottom of the page. Leadgen pages for 3rd parties in general tend to be sketchy in general.
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#14I checked my car (2004 Mazda RX-8), which was estimated around $8k. I actually sold through a Carvana-like service for under $1k because I got tired of listing it myself at under KBB's rec ($2k at the time, IIRC)The other online price checkers come in closer to the actual amount I received. What's the difference between what you're doing, and why should I trust your number? Something that far out of expectations and…
how long ago did you sell the rx-8? sounds like you should have sold it on driverbase for 8X!
it's a sellers market right now: https://driverbase.com/company/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/us...
we want to share a realistic estimate for the consumer based on market conditions (which are changing rapidly) and then let dealers make offers based on their interest in your vehicle.
thanks for the input especially on low-trust details. critical.
digging into the valuation a bit and noticed some similar listings:
here is a 2005 rx-8 for $9,000: https://driverbase.com/vehicle/6465715/2005-mazda-rx-8-in-mu...
and a 2004 rx-8 for $7,750: https://driverbase.com/vehicle/5204369/2004-mazda-rx-8-in-sh...
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#15Not looking great as it doesn't have the option to input my car (Mazdaspeed Miata).
However if you move past that you do have the option to input your model as the MX5, MX-5 Miata and Miata. You could argue that the car we are talking about has had all 3 of those names over the years, but it makes you pick a year first, so you should know what name it has in 04.
Then you move on to the trim!
Zero options for trim for MX-5 Miata. Zero options for trim for Miata. 31 options for trim for MX-5, including ones that absolutely were not sold in 04 including "Grand Touring Manual 1-OWNER! ONLY 7K MILES!".
Really bad user experience.
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#16I checked my car (2004 Mazda RX-8), which was estimated around $8k. I actually sold through a Carvana-like service for under $1k because I got tired of listing it myself at under KBB's rec ($2k at the time, IIRC)The other online price checkers come in closer to the actual amount I received. What's the difference between what you're doing, and why should I trust your number? Something that far out of expectations and…
how long ago did you sell the rx-8? sounds like you should have sold it on driverbase for 8X! it's a sellers market right now: https://driverbase.com/company/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/us... we want to share a realistic estimate for the consumer based on market conditions (which are changing rapidly) and then let dealers make offers based on their interest in your vehicle. thanks for the input especially on low-trust…
Just because a car is advertised for $X, doesn't mean it is worth $X, especially as both cars you linked have been for sale for over 4 months. If a car hasn't been sold for 4 months, you are asking too much.
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#17Not looking great as it doesn't have the option to input my car (Mazdaspeed Miata). However if you move past that you do have the option to input your model as the MX5, MX-5 Miata and Miata. You could argue that the car we are talking about has had all 3 of those names over the years, but it makes you pick a year first, so you should know what name it has in 04. Then you move on to the trim! Zero options for trim for…
Agree. We will standardize trim levels right now trims that are manually input by the dealerships are included (in addition to our standard trims) but we will fix this. Thanks!
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
how long ago did you sell the rx-8? sounds like you should have sold it on driverbase for 8X! it's a sellers market right now: https://driverbase.com/company/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/us... we want to share a realistic estimate for the consumer based on market conditions (which are changing rapidly) and then let dealers make offers based on their interest in your vehicle. thanks for the input especially on low-trust…
Just because a car is advertised for $X, doesn't mean it is worth $X, especially as both cars you linked have been for sale for over 4 months. If a car hasn't been sold for 4 months, you are asking too much.
agree. we also use recent similar transactions to generate a market appraisal. this is why we are offering an estimate but the real price discovery happens when/if a dealership makes an offer to buy your vehicle. our market value is just a reference price... dealers have a unique willingness to pay for each available vehicle. some will pay above market and pickup your car from your house without an inspection right now while others will ask you to bring the vehicle to the dealership before they will buy it and only pay fair market value after verifying it's condition.
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#19Can’t choose make / model / trim on an iPad.
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#20I changed the condition from good to fair to poor as well as the trim levels, and got the same price every time