Doctor Ron’s CarFinder Service

Only 18,000 miles on this twin turbo.

2008 BMW 535 Xi.  18,000 miles, $38,000.  Black on Black.

Cold Weather Package (Heated Steering Wheel,
3-Stage Heated Front Seats, and Retractable Headlight Washers),
Premium Package (Auto-Dimming Exterior Mirrors,
Integrated 3-Button Universal Garage Door Opener, and Dakota Leather Upholstery),
Sport Package (Shadowline Exterior Trim
and 20-Way Power Multi-Contour Front Seats),
Head-Up Display, and Navigation System.

Luxury, Safety, and Speed.  $28,900.

2007 BMW X3.0 Si AWD 18,000 miles, $28,900.
Platinum Bronze Metallic .  Black Leather.
Stability Control, Traction Control, and Brake Assist.
Heated Leather Seats.
Dr. Ron Says: "I want a new car."

This was someone’s baby.


2005 Volvo XC70 AWD, 18,300 miles, $19,500.

The car was purchased new, 11/30/2004.
I’m selling it because I’m buying a new XC60.
The car is in mint condition.
The mileage is low (18,300) because on average I only drive it 20-28 miles each week.
This car  was bought new and is for sale by a meticulous gentleman
who takes pride in the quality of the equipment in his car. 
It is equipped with a remote starter (Astrostart)
and comes with two remotes 1/3 mile range.
Rear Park Assist:
Park Assist utilizes ultrasound sensors located in the (rear) bumper
to detect objects, people, or vehicles within the range of 4-5 fts. 
Audio System:
Volvo s premier sound system: 75 watt, AM-FM Radio, (6) Disk CD-PLAYER
with Dolby Surround Sound (PLII) (Volvo), 300 watt external amplifier,
(11) DynAudio Speakers, 400 watt sub-woofer.
Exterior Metallic Paint has been treated
with 57 coats of Klasse High Gloss Acrylic Sealant!
Elastic, non-chip, shrink-proof, heat and scratch resistant
- protective seal against ultraviolet rays, salt water, acid rain and industrial pollutants.
One coat will last up to 12 months!
Dealers and auto detailers will generally charge you
from $250 to as much as $400 to apply ONE coat of acrylic sealant! 
(Dr. Ron wants to have this done to his teeth!!!)   
Traction control, heated Leather power seats and tinted Moonroof. 
As you can see, more care went into equipping this car than most parenting I see around.

100,000 mile Power Train Warranty

2007 Honda CR-V EX AWD, 30,000 miles, $18,990

Carrie’s last car in California was a 1980 Mercedes Diesel
with old cracked leather and a wood dashboard.
She wanted to know if it was possible to find true love
in a car a second time when she moved to the Berkshires.
She needed AWD for her mountain driveway,
hauling space for her paintings,
safety for her daughters and reliability for her lifestyle. 
Sometimes the Dr. needs to be the bearer of bad news,
so he told her "you’re done with 30 year old Mercedes diesels." 

This Honda will take care of her all through the day; 
From when it starts up on the coldest winter mornings,
to when it makes it back up her snowy driveway at the end of the day,
and in between when it uses its skid and traction control to avoid accidents.
The Honda reliability will keep Carrie out of the shop,
and it’s 100k warranty will pay for any repairs that do come up. 
Best of all, its a Honda.

Two Year Honda Power Train Warranty

2007 Honda Element EX AWD.  Six Airbags, TPMS, EBD, and iPod Compatible.
32,000 miles, $18,300.  Check out the Kiwi Green!

Claudia has two kids, two dogs, and dozens of Real Estate clients with long steep driveways,
so she needed reliability, space, and All Wheel Drive. 
Nobody wants a gas guzzling monster SUV these days,
but a cool Kiwi Green 4 cylinder Honda fits the bill. 
The rear doors open backwards and there is tons of back seat legroom for the dogs.

$16,000 for a $33,000 car.

2006 PILOT EX AWD, $16,000, 20,000 miles.

3 rows of seats, Heated leather, Moon roof
Jesse has 2 kids, one on the way, a big dog and a husband, so she needs extra room. 
This efficient car allows her to fold down half or all of the third row.
The seller was a district attorney from NYC. 
He and his family only used the car weekends to drive to the poconos (highway miles). 
Let’s do the math:  140 miles round trip, 35 trips per year, for 4 years… just about 20k.
 

80,000 mile Honda Care Warranty, $15,250

2006 CR-V LX AWD, $15,250, 19,000 Miles. 80,000 mile warranty.

The seller was a retired teacher on Long Island NY. 
She liked the CR-V so much,
that when her doctor told her she needed a car with heated seats,
she went out and bought a new CR-V. 
How is that for an endorsement?
 

 One Owner Honda CRV AWD, $12,700.

2005 Honda CRV EX. 48,000 miles. $12,700.

AWD, Six Airbags, Skid Control and Moon Roof.
(Fold out picnic table for M. JP Fraichot).
Leslie needed a car that could fit both the Balkan Drum set,
and the CSA share without jamming the rhudabega in the bass drum.

Only driven to Grocery store.

2003 Honda CR-V $12,500, 24,640 miles.

Original Owner - Non smoker - extremely low mileage.
The car was purchased new back in 2003. It is my Mom’s CR-V.
It has so few miles because she only drove it from her house to the grocer store.
The condition is excellent.
It has never been in an accident;
-although 6 years ago someone hit it in a parking lot and scratched and dented the side
-I had the damaged repaired.
My Mom turns 80 this year and it is no longer safe for to drive,
this is also the reason I am selling it for her.

15,000 Miles and Toyota Warranty.

2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid LTD AWD SUV.

Heated Leather, Six Airbags,
Skid Control and Navigation. 15,000 miles, $26,990.

What has four wheel drive, 7 seats, and gets 27 MPG? 
This Hybrid SUV. (And nothing else you can buy for $27,000).

Tracy needs good gas mileage when driving 5 kids 50 miles per day,
and also needs to make it up her icy half mile driveway when she is done.
This is the only car that can do it for $27,000.

73,000 miles, $15,250 w/ 100k Mile Toyota Gold Warranty

2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5, 4×4

V8, moon roof, rear a/c, 7year/100,000 Mile Toyota Gold Warranty.

This 4Runner is a young person’s car that was owned by a 75 year old. 
We bought the car from the estate of the deceased florida man. 
His kids had driven it home to Massachusetts from the funeral. 
Much of the mileage on this car was put on during two annual round trips
between Florida and Michigan over the last 4 years. 
What does all this mean? 
Florida car + highway miles + elderly owner + Toyota quality + 100k warranty  =  Home Run for Dr. Ron.

The most fuel efficient AWD car on the road.

2006 AWD Toyota Matrix XR, 45,000 miles, $12,900

Carrie is a teacher and has a 100 mile round trip commute
on secondary roads in northern Massachussetts.
So she needed great gas mileage, all wheel drive, and super reliability. 
She also needed a car that could go 25,000 miles per year for many years to come,
but not at a new car price. 
This Toyota was the answer.

6 Month Toyota Powertrain Warranty, 57,000 miles, $11,300.

2005 Toyota Matrix AWD.
This car was reconditioned to "like new" by a New England Lexus Dealer
who was gracious enough to give Dr. Ron $1000 off the "Internet Price".
New tires, new brakes, Toyota Powertrain Warranty good until August 2010.

AWD Toyota Matrix, 65,000 miles, $10,000

2005 AWD Toyota Matrix 65,000 miles, $10,000

This car was bought new, it has no dents or dings and is in excellent shape.
The reason for selling was the owner bought a 2010 VW Passat Diesel
which gets 45 miles to the gallon.
The Matrix gets around 30 miles to the gallon.
Every thing is in good condition, just had new front brakes installed and the oil changed.
The car came from cow country in upstate New York. 
When Monica and Dr. Ron went to pick up the car
they figured it had never seen a traffic jam in its life. 
The only businesses along the road were ATV dealers.

Two Years and 40,000 miles remaining on Toyota CPO Warranty.

2005 Toyota Matrix XR AWD. 61,000 miles. $8,500.

David the seller was a non-smoking High School science teacher in Long Island, NY. 
He delivered the car to Yotam upstate.

This car was a bargain. 
It spent its first five years in Suffolk County where there is little road salt.
It did have a dent and a cracked tail light,
but Yotam plans to load it with firewood,
and drive the dirt roads of Columbia County NY.

All-in-all this is just what the buyer wanted: 
Best fuel economy of any AWD vehicle, Toyota quality, and a bargain.

20,000 Miles, Factory Warranty, Giant Moonroof. $15,500.

2006 AWD Subaru Forester 2.5 X Premium 20,000 miles.
Huge Moon Roof, Heated Seats, Climate Control, CD Changer, etc…
The seller was a little old lady from Harrisburg PA. 
The buyer (see photo) is in Vet School. 
The Forester’s load capacity is about 1000 lbs,
so Daniela will be able to carry sheep, goats, hogs, and calves. 
Dr. Ron says “Sorry - no Bulls or Heiffers.”

Incredible All Wheel Drive Value

2005 Subaru Outback 2.5i Wagon. 42,000 miles. $13,000. 
AWD, Manual transmission. Side Air Bags. New brakes and tires.

Sebastian and Antje needed AWD for ski trips to VT, room in back for the dogs,
and fuel economy for the 21st century… oh and a bargain.  Sound familiar? 
We need to find some nice people moving overseas who are desperate to sell their Subaru. Done.

Huge Moon Roof, Heated Seats and New Tires.

2005 Subaru Forester XS, 59,000 miles, $12,200.

Original owner, no accidents,easy on gas, 5-speed,
Full-time all wheel drive, Heated cloth seats,
Giant moonroof 6 disc CD, power driver seat, fog lights,
cruise, regular gas, premium wheels (real nice),
extra wheels for snows, roof rack, new high performance tires. 
This Forester has been well maintained and runs like new.
Cheryl and Dr. Ron worked on this one together for six months. 
Sometimes car buyers need that time to figure out exactly what they want, need, and can afford.

26,000 miles, AWD, $12,000

2005 Subaru Forester X, AWD Automatic, Side air bags.  
Another rare find – a Subaru that has spent most of its life parked. 
This like new car was bought from the estate of an elderly woman in CT. 
On the way home David and Dr. Ron stopped at a Subaru Dealer
to inquire about a used low mileage Forester. 
The dealer showed us a dirty 30,000 mile 2004 that was bought at auction
from Hertz  Rental for the low “no haggle” price of $16,000.  Enough said.

39,000 Miles, Factory Warranty, $11,500.

2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5i AWD Wagon. 39,000 miles, $11,500.
Stick shift, new tires, power everything. Subaru powertrain warranty.

Mariken’s 1998 Stick Impreza had 175,000 miles
and a bit of rust, but was still running strong.
She wanted a similar low mileage car to replace it for all her Berkshire driving.
Low mileage stick shift Subarus are hard to come by,
since people buy these economical cars to drive them. 
This car’s first and only owner drove the car just 8,000 miles per year,
and because the car is a 2006 1/2, the Subaru warranty is good for another 11 months.

25,000 miles, All-wheel drive, $10,500.

2001 Subaru Legacy Outback Wagon only 25,000 miles driven by one owner.
This was a hard to find stick shift in "like new" condition with almost new tires.

38,000 Senior Citizen miles bought from estate for $9,600

2002 Subaru Outback LTD AWD Wagon 38,000 miles.
Two moonroofs, Side Air Bags. Heated leather power seats covered since new.

When the executrix of the estate told Dr. Ron
that her father had kept the leather covered since new,
it reminded Ron of his grandmother’s living room furniture always covered in plastic.
When these karmic moments occasionally come up, one needs to jump on the car.
Just what Joanna wanted for commuting to Rockland County.

Another city car becomes a suburban car.

2005 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS Wagon. 
New brakes and tires.  55,000 miles, $9,500.
This Subaru was driven on Connecticut highways by a packaging salesman,
then sat idle waiting for a buyer. 
It will be put to good use on the dirt roads of Berkshire and Columbia Counties.

 62,000 miles, AWD Subaru $7,900.

2002 SUBARU FORESTER-L AWD. 
This sought-after Forester “mini – SUV” body style was hard to find with only 62k on a 7 year old car.

The seller was a Yoga Teacher.
The Buyer a Therapist.

The Yoga Teacher delivered it to the family therapist in Great Barrington Mass. She drove him back to Long Island.  Apparently they hit it off, and she gave him her favorite book on couples’ relationships… Dr. Ron charges for car finding, but not for his dating service… You never know.

Dr. Ron’s bookkeeper has the same car and says, "My 95 Subaru has 150k and is still going strong."
 

45,000 miles, AWD, $6,300.

1999 SUBARU LEGACY L AWD STATION WAGON.
The car lived in the 80 year old gentlemen’s garage.
How do we know his age?  His DOB was printed on the CT title.
The point here is that this Subaru is fully depreciated, but has barely been used.  And 80 year olds drive gently.
Dr. Ron and his client (the buyer) Dr. Steve got under the car on their backs with a flashlight.  The underbody looked new….
 

Used as a commuter car for 2 1/2 years. $19,500.

2007 Toyota Tacoma 4×4 Prerunner Access Cab, 16,000 miles, $19,500.

Looks & runs just like a New Truck!!!
We have only used it as a commuter car to work - 7 miles per day- and small errands.
If you see this truck, so you will be amazed at its condition.
Very clean interior. It is practically new!
It has such low mileage that this truck will sell itself!
We are both non-smokers and have no accidents!
We bought this truck new, so it has only one owner!

Only 8,000 miles per year

2005 GMC 1500 4WD Extended Cab W/T.  46,000 miles, $12,500.

The W/T is supposedly GMC’s bare bones full size pick up,
but this 4 door extended cab truck
has a smooth, efficient 4.8 liter V8, Automatic, A/C, Power locks and windows…
So much for roughing it.

Carl and Kirsten needed a clean, strong,
modern four door 4×4 truck for their carpentry business,
but didn’t want to spend a lot of money.
The best thing they found at a local dealer was a
2005 Ford Ext Cab 4×4 F150 FX4
with 74,000 miles for the low haggled down price of $14,500.
You can say whatever you want about Ford VS GMC and Chevy,
but this gold GMC W/T saved them
30,000 miles (worth $3,000) AND $2,000 cash. 
And the seller even brought the car upstate from Long Island. 
Carl and Kirsten had to make a few car trips
and deal with some faxed paperwork, but the savings made it all worthwhile.

18 mpg Ford F-350, New $4,000 Plow, $11,750

2002 FORD F350 XLT 4×4 TURBO DIESEL

100,000 miles, perfect condition, $11,750.

This fuel efficient truck gets 18 mpg - almost double a gas truck.
For the gear heads out there,
know that this is the respected 7.3 L Power Stroke Diesel, not the new 6.0 L. 
In the past year, the seller invested $8,000 in the truck. 
($4500 For high tech Minute Man II plow,
and $3500 on new brakes, tires, alternator
and complete heavy duty front end suspension job). 
So the truck is ready to work on the buyer’s mile long farm driveway. 
Way to go, Tim.
 

8 Foot Bed with Matching Lear Cap with Sliding Windows.

2004 Dodge Ram 1500 4 x 4 SLT Crew Cab, 75,000 miles, $11,500.

VERY MOTIVATED SELLER. NEEDS IMMEDIATE SALE!!!!!
Price reduced. Looks & runs great, Low mileage, Non-smoker,
Runs & drives great, 8ft bed, Matching 8ft Leer Cap,Sliding rear window,
Sliding cap window, Step Bar, AM/FM/CD Automatic Starter,
Lots of storage, Highway miles, Trip’o’ meter,
new tires, new brakes. Clean Title, Clean on CarFax.

Sam has a family of six, a carpentry business,
and a house high up in the snowy Berkshire hills. 
So when he called Dr Ron he said "I need a crew cab,
long bed, and 4×4 in good condition." 
This truck came with new brakes and tires,
and was driven 15,000 miles a year for 5 years along I-91 in CT. 
The $11,500 price tag was the wholesale (trade in) price for a
similar truck without the Lear cap or the new brakes and tires. 
Paul the seller needed to sell in a hurry so he could move
down to Arizona and start a new business. 
One man’s loss is an other’s gain.  

Ford F150 with 8 wheels and tires.

2000 Ford F 150 XLT 4×4 39,000 miles, $6,500.

4X4, V6, stick. Only 39k miles, $6,500. 8 wheels/ 8 tires. Bed liner.
I bought this truck new back in 2000, and never used it to plow or work.
Only thing I ever towed with it was an ATV.
My wife and I used our other vehicles most of the time, so this truck has low miles.

Compact Extended Cab Pickup with Cap.

1997 Chevy S10 LS Extended Cab 4 x 4 Pickup.
Came with Bed Liner, Step Bumper, and matching Cap.
Bought with 45,000 miles for only $6,500.

When Kathleen told Dr. Ron that she and her husband needed a good 4×4 for $6,000,
Dr. Ron was up to the challenge. 
When she said it had to be a compact pickup in very good condition,
I considered going back to basic science research. 
Where does one find such a vehicle? 
The AARP classified? 
Anyway we found the truck
so now the Potoski’s can leave their Miata in the garage for the winter. 

Continuously Varying Transmission

2003 Nissan Murano SE AWD, 64,000 miles, $13,500.

 
MAJOR FEATURES:
Powerful 3.5 liter Nissan engine, All Wheel Drive,
heated, power, leather seats, moon roof, iPod/mp3 compatible, 8 CD player,
climate control, dual zone A/C.
This car has 8 air bags, and 4-Wheel ABS with Brake Assist.
Has 4 snow tires on separate wheels.

HISTORY AND CONDITION:
Bought new in Dallas for $28,000 by my brother in 2003.
Driven in Texas for 2.5 years, in the Northeast for 2 years,
then barely driven since 2007. Always garaged.
Bought 4 new Cooper CS4 tires in April ‘07 and barely driven 8,000 miles since.
Autocheck report available by e-mail.
The car is in great condition inside and out.

RECENT $600 SERVICE AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP:
"Replaced engine oil and filter, Performed multi-point vehicle inspection,
Replaced CVT fluid, Replaced engine air filter, Replaced engine coolant,
Replaced in-cabin microfilter, Rotated tires,
Inspected wear and adjusted pressure, Inspected propeller shaft,
Inspected exhaust system, Inspected front and rear brakes,
Inspected front drive shaft boot, Inspected steering system and suspension."

They don’t build them like this any more.

2001 Chevy Suburban 1500 LS 4×4. 
New brakes, 4 new snow tires, and 5 good all seasons. 
On Star, Tow package, and 3-way rear liftgate.
The rear A/C even has its own compressor. 
Very Good Condition inside and out.  106,000 miles, $5,990.

The seller’s name was Pichard, and the buyer’s name was Picard…
This business is getting weird.

59,000 miles, AWD Minivan, $16,500



2006 Toyota Sienna XLE LTD AWD with 59,000 miles. 

This is an amazing van that has been the top rated AWD minivan every year since 2004. 
The interior is completely tight and silent, and it has every conceivable option. 
The seller was a single mother in the Berkshires
who bought it new in 2004 for $39,000 or $40,000,
and supplied all the original paperwork and service records.  
Ari bought it for $16,500. The math works as follows: 
The first owner burned through $23,000
plus interest in four years ($5750/YEAR plus interest).
If the second owner drives the van for four years,
he will use up about half as much equity, or about  $2875/year plus interest. 
(That’s about $250/month to own a $40,000 Toyota).

New 2004 redesign with new brakes and tires

2004 Toyota Sienna LE AWD, 58,000 miles, $12,500

I am a stay at home mom and my husband is a teacher/guidance counselor.
We no longer need such a big van.
Has a fold flat rear seat that everyone wants.
New brakes and almost new tires.
Excellent condition in and out.