what do car dealers look for in trade in?

[PepsiFiend69 10+ year member]

im trading in my car this weekend and i want see what do dealers look for most?

cleanliness? mechanical issues?

i'd also like specifics.

i want to get as much possible outta my POS

discuss.

oh, car is 2003 ford taurus SE 54,xxx miles on it.

KBB in "good" condition is $6,500, hope to get at least $5-5,500

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[btlking 10+ year member]

they look for appeal if its something they can sell easily they will pay a little more than if its a pos and no one will ever want it

 

[bballrrt06 10+ year member]

im trading in my car this weekend and i want see what do dealers look for most?
cleanliness? mechanical issues?

i'd also like specifics.

i want to get as much possible outta my POS

discuss.

oh, car is 2003 ford taurus SE 54,xxx miles on it.

KBB in "good" condition is $6,500, hope to get at least $5-5,500

you wouldn't be interested in selling it for 5,000 to me?

 

[BoomBoomBoy 10+ year member]

Some don't care, they just sell them off to used car dealers.

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

They look for customers that dont know the value of their trade in.

The kind of car isnt important, they can always sell it at an auction.

What is important is how much they can make off the trade in.

If they fail to make much profit off the trade in they will look to keep most of the markup in the car the customer is buying.

(Theres no winning if your the customer in other words.)

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[PepsiFiend69 10+ year member]

They look for customers that dont know the value of their trade in.
The kind of car isnt important, they can always sell it at an auction.

What is important is how much they can make off the trade in.

If they fail to make much profit off the trade in they will look to keep most of the markup in the car the customer is buying.

(Theres no winning if your the customer in other words.)

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you wouldn't be interested in selling it for 5,000 to me?

no thanks man, im looking to get rid of it this weekend

i know theres no coming out on top with a "stealership" this'll be my first time buying a car, i wanna arm myself with as much knowledge as possible so i don't get owned to bad

 

[asaner85 10+ year member]

They look for customers that dont know the value of their trade in.
The kind of car isnt important, they can always sell it at an auction.

What is important is how much they can make off the trade in.

If they fail to make much profit off the trade in they will look to keep most of the markup in the car the customer is buying.

(Theres no winning if your the customer in other words.)

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Also they'll tell you that they will give you what your asking. But when the deal is done, run your numbers and you'll realize that they only gave you about $1500 for your car.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

Sell it on the street or to one of your buddies.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

They won't give you anywhere near $5000.

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

do not trade it. you'll get the worst deal ever. my friend just traded in his 95 4-runner. had 40" tires adn 5" lift, brand new upholstery, hella lights and hd's, new tint, and a new motor and ****** swap and he only got $3500 for it. i was WTF, he could have easily sold it for $7000.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

has common sense totally avoided you? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

yes you are welcome for your avatar.

 

[PepsiFiend69 10+ year member]

idk, its gonna take forever to sell it, especially at this time of the year.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Throw it in the paper. You could save a couple grand selling it privately as opposed to trading it in.

 

[jimmclrk1 10+ year member]

do not trade it. you'll get the worst deal ever. my friend just traded in his 95 4-runner. had 40" tires adn 5" lift, brand new upholstery, hella lights and hd's, new tint, and a new motor and ****** swap and he only got $3500 for it. i was WTF, he could have easily sold it for $7000.

Dealerships don't give a shit about aftermarket parts. He should have listed it in local classifieds, or on a 4-Runner forum. He could have doubled his income on it.

 

[DirtyP 10+ year member]

to rip people off.