I definitely know where you're coming from. I'm also a poor college student at the U of I, and I'm also going to sell my SVX.

I'm estimating that you can get at least $6000 for it through a private party, and around $4000 for a trade-in. These numbers are off the top of my head but I think they are still accurate. Heck, there is a '96 LSI for sale at my local dealership and they are asking $12000!!! The mileage is around 100K too.

Good luck to you.