Selling the Z...Nissan or another dealer?

cg2006 · 08-27-2013, 11:00 AM

Have to sell the Z unfortunately because I have a baby on the way. Tried selling it privately but haven't had any bites. I guess the market is soft or no one has $$$ to spend.

Do you guys suggest to sell it back to a Nissan dealer or take it to another dealership? Who do you think would give me a better offer? And are KBB values that accurate or am I going to be raped

when I see their offer

?

kenchan · 08-27-2013, 11:02 AM

carmax

cg2006 · 08-27-2013, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

carmax

Anyone have good experience or good offers with them? And that's quite a distance away from me just to possibly get a fair offer.

/Angelo350Z/ · 08-28-2013, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cg2006

Anyone have good experience or good offers with them? And that's quite a distance away from me just to possibly get a fair offer.

I sold my '04 Z to Carmax. The process was very pleasant and easy. Someone even drove me home.

kenchan · 08-27-2013, 11:47 AM

ive sold 4 cars to the one local to me. they gave me the highest price and was very plesant to work with.

their apprasial is valid for 7 days (i think it was) and no pressure to sell or buy a new/used car. give them a try.

onzedge · 08-27-2013, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

ive sold 4 cars to the one local to me. they gave me the highest price and was very plesant to work with.

their apprasial is valid for 7 days (i think it was) and no pressure to sell or buy a new/used car. give them a try.

kittens · 08-27-2013, 12:45 PM

Agree with carmax. Sold a different car there and they offered about 10 percent higher than the dealer

ElVee · 08-27-2013, 01:06 PM

Makes sense; they're a widespread business that can float lower margins and make up for it in raw bulk.

Zbrah · 08-27-2013, 01:23 PM

Which ever you decide to go with I suggest you put your car back to stock and sell the aftermarket parts, in the end you will recover more of your money that way. Dealers aren't going to offer you much more for the after market upgrades, it may even hurt you trade in value if they see the car has been tampered with.

Count me in for another Part Out thread

edk370 · 08-27-2013, 01:28 PM

New car dealers will generally give you below "low book," whether it be KBB, Nada, Edmonds, etc. If low book = $23,000, they will most likely offer you less than that. Some of them will insult you and offer you something like $18,000. That's why I stay away from them.

I'd go private party, as long as you can hold out. Finding the right buyer does take some time. And try not to drive the car so you can "minimize" the mileage, wear & tear, etc.

wackjum · 08-27-2013, 01:55 PM

Three times already, I go to carmax to get an appraisal then I get the dealer I am buying the next car from to beat Carmax's offer. I bring the Carmax printout with me. So far the dealer I am working with has always beaten Carmax by $500 to $1,000.

cg2006 · 08-27-2013, 02:58 PM

Unfortunately the closest one is 150+ miles away so it doesn't seem feasible to me to drive all the way there and back for $500 more.

As the topic states, would it be better to go to a Nissan dealership for the sell or another dealership?

280z/300zx · 08-28-2013, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cg2006

Unfortunately the closest one is 150+ miles away so it doesn't seem feasible to me to drive all the way there and back for $500 more.

As the topic states, would it be better to go to a Nissan dealership for the sell or another dealership?

As far as this goes, it really depends on the inventory on the lot. Nissan, Chevy, Ford, Honda, etc will all give you more or less the same value, UNLESS, they are looking to buy a used sports car to put on their lot. If they already have quite a few used sports cars they probably won't care, if they have little to no sports cars they may give you a higher price. Sports cars draw people to the dealer, even if their intention is not to buy it.

SAmilitaryman · 08-27-2013, 06:22 PM

I would still go to Carmax and get a quote. When I traded my suburban in to get the Z Carmax quoted me at 20,800 for my suburban. The dealer initially wanted to give me 16,000 for it. I pulled out the carmax quote and said they offered me almost 5k more. They tried to pull some crap about how taxes and all that will bring it down to 16K. I called their ******** in front of them and they gave me 21K for the suburban.

The dealer tried to cheat me out of almost 5k for my suburban. Going to carmax was most definetly worth it as I was financing the difference on the Z. Because I got that extra 5k out of the dealer my payments are the exact same as they were for my suburban and I didn't lose anything in the trade. I owe the same on the Z as I owed on the suburban when i traded it in.

Carmax saved me a ton of cash. Definetly worth it.

brucelidat · 08-27-2013, 06:58 PM

I agree with Carmax as well. They offered me 2k more for my Altima then the dealer initially offered when I got the Z. The dealer eventually came u to match the Carmax offer. Carmax is usually fair and you'll have a point of reference when you go to a dealer.

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cg2006 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 269 Drives: Your Girl Wild! Rep Power: 12	Selling the Z...Nissan or another dealer? Have to sell the Z unfortunately because I have a baby on the way. Tried selling it privately but haven't had any bites. I guess the market is soft or no one has $$$ to spend. Do you guys suggest to sell it back to a Nissan dealer or take it to another dealership? Who do you think would give me a better offer? And are KBB values that accurate or am I going to be raped when I see their offer ? __________________ 2009 370Z Touring Monterey Blue 6MT \| 19" Sport Rays \| Stillen G3 CAI \| F.I. G2 TDX SS CBE 18" \| F.I. RHFC \| Motordyne M370 \| Stillen LWC Pulley \| UpRev Tuned 334 WHP \| 30mm Hubcentric Spacers \| Alpine INA-W910 \| Valentine V1

08-27-2013, 11:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	ive sold 4 cars to the one local to me. they gave me the highest price and was very plesant to work with. their apprasial is valid for 7 days (i think it was) and no pressure to sell or buy a new/used car. give them a try. onzedge likes this.

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cg2006 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 269 Drives: Your Girl Wild! Rep Power: 12	Unfortunately the closest one is 150+ miles away so it doesn't seem feasible to me to drive all the way there and back for $500 more. As the topic states, would it be better to go to a Nissan dealership for the sell or another dealership? __________________ 2009 370Z Touring Monterey Blue 6MT \| 19" Sport Rays \| Stillen G3 CAI \| F.I. G2 TDX SS CBE 18" \| F.I. RHFC \| Motordyne M370 \| Stillen LWC Pulley \| UpRev Tuned 334 WHP \| 30mm Hubcentric Spacers \| Alpine INA-W910 \| Valentine V1

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brucelidat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: temple city, ca Posts: 2,432 Drives: 2011 370z 7AT GM Sp Rep Power: 30	I agree with Carmax as well. They offered me 2k more for my Altima then the dealer initially offered when I got the Z. The dealer eventually came u to match the Carmax offer. Carmax is usually fair and you'll have a point of reference when you go to a dealer. __________________ Works Emotion CR Ultimate - FI CBE w/ 18" resonators - Ecutek - eibach sways - Quaife - FI LTH w/race cats - kw v3 - spl - Topgunz SC - 488whp 398trq

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08-27-2013, 11:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	carmax

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kittens Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Central NJ Posts: 412 Drives: 2009 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 12	Agree with carmax. Sold a different car there and they offered about 10 percent higher than the dealer

08-27-2013, 01:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
ElVee Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Iowa Posts: 750 Drives: 13 370z 7at t+s grey Rep Power: 16	Makes sense; they're a widespread business that can float lower margins and make up for it in raw bulk.

08-27-2013, 01:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Zbrah A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: The370Z.com Posts: 4,956 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 5451	Which ever you decide to go with I suggest you put your car back to stock and sell the aftermarket parts, in the end you will recover more of your money that way. Dealers aren't going to offer you much more for the after market upgrades, it may even hurt you trade in value if they see the car has been tampered with. Count me in for another Part Out thread

08-27-2013, 01:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
edk370 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 296 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 12	New car dealers will generally give you below "low book," whether it be KBB, Nada, Edmonds, etc. If low book = $23,000, they will most likely offer you less than that. Some of them will insult you and offer you something like $18,000. That's why I stay away from them. I'd go private party, as long as you can hold out. Finding the right buyer does take some time. And try not to drive the car so you can "minimize" the mileage, wear & tear, etc.

08-27-2013, 01:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
wackjum Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 89 Drives: 2004 Porsche 911 T Rep Power: 13	Three times already, I go to carmax to get an appraisal then I get the dealer I am buying the next car from to beat Carmax's offer. I bring the Carmax printout with me. So far the dealer I am working with has always beaten Carmax by $500 to $1,000.

08-27-2013, 06:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
SAmilitaryman Base Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: san antonio, tx Posts: 168 Drives: 09 Nissan black 370z Rep Power: 12	I would still go to Carmax and get a quote. When I traded my suburban in to get the Z Carmax quoted me at 20,800 for my suburban. The dealer initially wanted to give me 16,000 for it. I pulled out the carmax quote and said they offered me almost 5k more. They tried to pull some crap about how taxes and all that will bring it down to 16K. I called their ******** in front of them and they gave me 21K for the suburban. The dealer tried to cheat me out of almost 5k for my suburban. Going to carmax was most definetly worth it as I was financing the difference on the Z. Because I got that extra 5k out of the dealer my payments are the exact same as they were for my suburban and I didn't lose anything in the trade. I owe the same on the Z as I owed on the suburban when i traded it in. Carmax saved me a ton of cash. Definetly worth it.