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Sample Report: Toyota RAV4 near Boston, MA
34 comparable listings reviewed Best options, offer numbers, and skip reasons
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2023 Toyota RAV4 XLE Premium · 24k mi · Wellesley Toyota, 14 mi

Best all-around value in the current market. Start here.

$33,400 $1,200 below market
Try A Lower Offer
2024 Toyota RAV4 XLE · 18k mi · North Shore Toyota, 19 mi

Good car, stale listing. Offer $31,800–$32,300.

$32,900 $300 above market 87 days on market
Skip Unless Price Drops
2024 Toyota RAV4 Limited · 16k mi · MetroWest Toyota, 21 mi

Too expensive for the trim and mileage. Needs a real price drop.

$35,800 $2,100 above market
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Where this listing sits in the market
2024 Mazda CX-5 Preferred · 11k mi · asking $32,900
$24k $27k $30k $33k $36k
Price
fair range
This listing
Overpriced comps
Offer zone
10k mi 20k 30k 40k 50k+
Mileage
What it should cost $33,700

This ask sits about $800 below similar CX-5 listings nearby.

What to offer $31,800–$32,300

Good target. Stale listing gives you room to ask for a cleaner number.

Deal read Worth pursuing

Similar CX-5 listings cluster higher. The stale listing gives you leverage.

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Subaru Forester near Boston
Options narrowed. Offer number clear. Search closed.
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2023 Subaru Forester Premium
38k mi · Worcester · okay value, but not the best move
$31,900
2023 Subaru Forester Limited
19k mi · Boston area · good deal if inspection is clean
$33,900
2024 Subaru Forester Touring
11k mi · priced too close to new
$37,200
2023 Subaru Forester Wilderness
22k mi · cool trim, wrong premium for this buyer
$35,800
This one is worth pursuing. Offer $32,700–$33,500. Pass if fees or inspection erase the value. Otherwise, stop refreshing.

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