"Bryan Canter" <bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote
snip; don't have any input on first questions.
> I can see all the goodies, like it has a premium JBL 8 speakers (as
> mentioned in the ad) sound, CD *and* cassette, 2002 vs 2000 model, and
> of course, ABS. But what about power and handling and stuff like
> that? How do people here compare a Camry LE to an Accord LX? (I
> always thought the Hondas had a little more snob value. So both me
> and my wife don't like the idea of downgrading our ride in that
> sense.) :-)
>
> Also, if the car was bought from the dealer with 5000 miles on it (it
> was a "loaner" at the dealership) is that necessarily a very bad
> thing? Or should it just discount the book value by a grand or so?

I think a loaner is probably a safer bet than a used car that the dealer
acquired on trade-in.

For one thing, the dealer's service department probably adhered pretty rigidly
to maintaining the loaner, if only to ensure the warranty was kept sound.
(Granted, there's not much to be done on a car so young.) You can ask for the
service records on the car and they may have them and be willing to turn them
over.

www.edmunds.com will give you what seems a good approximate of the book value of
a used car, based on year, mileage, general condition, who's selling it (dealer
or private party), etc. Seems very helpful in situations like this...

Good luck.