This is the reason why I hate shopping for cars

edeeZee · 06-21-2009, 12:08 AM

[QUOTE=Mike;96032] Also, sell the car outright. QUOTE]

You make that sound so easy.

What if he's upside down on his trade i.e. the payoff>street value of car.

I had hell trying to sell an Acura Integra I bought 10 years ago. I bought it new, I only put 7,000 miles on it in a year. The kelly blue book for Hondas/Acuras is so artificially high in S. California.

My payoff was around $11,000, they kelly blue book was $17,000 yep $17K and guess what I got out of it after 3 months of leaving it in the autotrader?

I let some father take it off my hands for his daughter's first car, about $10,000, my payoff...a lot easier said than done.

chicagozer · 06-21-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by edeeZee

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Originally Posted by Mike

Also, sell the car outright.

You make that sound so easy.

What if he's upside down on his trade i.e. the payoff>street value of car.

Too bad. It's not the dealer's fault if you are upside down on your trade.

I don't know why people act so outraged when they aren't offered a "fair" trade-in value from a dealer. They have to inventory it, inspect it, fix it if necessary, detail it, let it rot on their lot for an unknown time or auction it.

If you don't want the dealer to mess with you, don't bring extra variables to your deal. Don't finance it, don't ask them to take your trade-in and don't buy the extended warranty or dealer accessories.

Mike · 06-21-2009, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by chicagozer

Too bad. It's not the dealer's fault if you are upside down on your trade.

I don't know why people act so outraged when they aren't offered a "fair" trade-in value from a dealer. They have to inventory it, inspect it, fix it if necessary, detail it, let it rot on their lot for an unknown time or auction it.

If you don't want the dealer to mess with you, don't bring extra variables to your deal. Don't finance it, don't ask them to take your trade-in and don't buy the extended warranty or dealer accessories.

So true. If they want used car inventory, they can buy it at auction, so they won't give you more than auction value unless they are making it up with profit on the new car.

Maxima09 · 07-14-2009, 06:29 AM

I agree with the above comment...the less variables the more straight the deal. But then again most people trade the car and DO finance...so it's a hard place to be in. I've found some dealerships to be downright horrible, and others to be pretty open and friendly about things. I will say that buying a car can really be a tough game, ESPECIALLY when you start talking higher end/sport/luxury cars. I never seemed to have a problem buying a Honda, go figure? The numbers are RIGHT there, low, and APR is always low.

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06-21-2009, 12:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
edeeZee Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: s. cali, los angeles Posts: 627 Drives: 09 370z plat 6 speed Rep Power: 267	[QUOTE=Mike;96032] Also, sell the car outright. QUOTE] You make that sound so easy. What if he's upside down on his trade i.e. the payoff>street value of car. I had hell trying to sell an Acura Integra I bought 10 years ago. I bought it new, I only put 7,000 miles on it in a year. The kelly blue book for Hondas/Acuras is so artificially high in S. California. My payoff was around $11,000, they kelly blue book was $17,000 yep $17K and guess what I got out of it after 3 months of leaving it in the autotrader? I let some father take it off my hands for his daughter's first car, about $10,000, my payoff...a lot easier said than done.

07-14-2009, 06:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
Maxima09 Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northeast Posts: 86 Drives: 09 Maxima Rep Power: 17	I agree with the above comment...the less variables the more straight the deal. But then again most people trade the car and DO finance...so it's a hard place to be in. I've found some dealerships to be downright horrible, and others to be pretty open and friendly about things. I will say that buying a car can really be a tough game, ESPECIALLY when you start talking higher end/sport/luxury cars. I never seemed to have a problem buying a Honda, go figure? The numbers are RIGHT there, low, and APR is always low.