Anyone ever traded their 370Z Roadster with the top not working?
 

Anyone ever traded their 370Z Roadster with the top not working?

Just tell potential buyers if they ever want to put the top up the car isn't right for them.

You can always take the vehicle to Carmax and find out how much of a hit that you are going to take. At that point, you'll know whether it's worth it or not.

good point
 

good point

Work at a dealership. Not Nissan mind you, but we trade in all different kinds every day. We got a Black on Yellow 2019 Roadster last year, they didn't even check the top. Just traded it right in, and they had no idea until it finally sold months later.

Some dealerships are very lax about trade ins, checking for CEL, drivability, and CarFax/title status then give you a price. Others will go really hard pressing every button, checking every feature, 20 minute test drives, tire tread depth, etc.

If you are disclosing it, then it will adjust the price. If you are not, I can't blame you. It is there job to do due diligence on it.

Also just from my experience, Carmax, Vroom, Etc. give better prices than dealerships almost every time. Only difference is you wont get any type of credit, tax credit, manufacturer bonus cash, etc. if you walk in with cash from CarMax. But for the most part, the amount they pay you will more than make up for the discrepancy.

What if I say nothing but they open the top and then it is broken and they can't close it back ?

Just say it was working fine and blame it on them

Trade it in when its raining/overcast/cold/shitty weather. You would be surprised what we will overlook to just get out of the rain/sleet/snow quicker.

Will also hide any imperfections in the paint/small dings/dents/etc a little better.

I work at a dealership family with 30+ dealerships, of all the appraisers, mine are the most thorough, while the guys that don't know anything are barely looking/driving cars, and honestly don't know much about them. They are just number crunchers as are most in the dealership universe honestly.