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Old 10-11-14, 03:08 PM
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Default Trade in value for a 2014 GS350

Hello, I am thinking about trading my GS350 to a Porsche.

That is a Fsport version and MSRP is around $58000 when I bought it new.

How much do you guys think it still worth?

BTW, it has 5000 miles currently.

Thanks!
Old 10-11-14, 06:47 PM
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Best to go on KBB.com or Edmunds.com and input your vehicle information for a trade-in value. Then subtract a few $$$thousand because that's what the dealer will do when he offers you a trade.
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I think it's in the mid 40s.
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Big hit unless it is a Lexus dealer that is selling the Porsche.
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Unless you are in hurry, you might want to sell it yourself. Depreciation for these cars, especially first year, is an eye opener!
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
I think it's in the mid 40s.
I am thinking 46000.
Is that possible...
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Originally Posted by moose66
Unless you are in hurry, you might want to sell it yourself. Depreciation for these cars, especially first year, is an eye opener!
Exactly.
Do you know any way that I can sell it?
I feel very hard to sell the car especially that expensive individually.
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Originally Posted by coach1
Big hit unless it is a Lexus dealer that is selling the Porsche.
Yeah.
I live in Birmingham, it has a very big dealer called Tom Williams which owns tom williams lexus, tomwilliams porsche something like that.
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Originally Posted by moose66
Depreciation for these cars, especially first year, is an eye opener!
This is the case for ANY CAR. Fact is, you have to want it bad enough. Personally I don't think it's worth it. I've never had a vehicle longer than 12 months.
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And different dealers will have different offers, so u really have to shop around.

When I traded in my 2014 Premium with 4K miles 2 months ago, one dealer offered me 39K, the other went as low as 37K (got me pissed big time on that one), another offered 42K and last one gave me 45K.
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
And different dealers will have different offers, so u really have to shop around.

When I traded in my 2014 Premium with 4K miles 2 months ago, one dealer offered me 39K, the other went as low as 37K (got me pissed big time on that one), another offered 42K and last one gave me 45K.
That is really a big difference!!
You said you traded you 2014 GS preimium? What you got instead?

45K is really go a good trade in price, Did they just directly offer you 45K?
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2014 FSport.

Yea I went back to my original dealer and they offered me that much, so I took the deal. Can't beat that!
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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
2014 FSport.

Yea I went back to my original dealer and they offered me that much, so I took the deal. Can't beat that!
That‘s really impressive!
I am thinking trade my Fsport back to my orginal dealer also because they own a Porsche dealship.
Did you try carmax when you trade your premium?
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Originally Posted by Fsmile
That‘s really impressive!
I am thinking trade my Fsport back to my orginal dealer also because they own a Porsche dealship.
Did you try carmax when you trade your premium?
Nope, cause I would have to deal with LFS to pay it off and I won't have a car for a while, it's a hassle. Plus KBB's price is 44K and they gave me more than that! And I get to drive the new car same day without any hassle! Who wouldn't want that?

One thing I learned, big dealerships usually give more for ur trade. Here in CA my dealer is owned by DCH Auto Group and they're huge, they owned multiple car brands and they're all over SoCal, so I guess it's easier for them to sell used cars cause they have a lot of dealerships to move the cars to sell. The other dealers that gave me quotes are small dealers, nowhere as big as DCH.

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Originally Posted by ItzFilyO
Nope, cause I would have to deal with LFS to pay it off and I won't have a car for a while, it's a hassle. Plus KBB's price is 44K and they gave me more than that! And I get to drive the new car same day without any hassle! Who wouldn't want that?

One thing I learned, big dealerships usually give more for ur trade. Here in CA my dealer is owned by DCH Auto Group and they're huge, they owned multiple car brands and they're all over SoCal, so I guess it's easier for them to sell used cars cause they have a lot of dealerships to move the cars to sell. The other dealers that gave me quotes are small dealers, nowhere as big as DCH.
Kinda the same situation as here. LOL
The dealer here called tom williams and it owns audi, porsche, lexus,bmw,mini,jaguar and even Jeep.
Did you use the excellent condtion when you said 44K in KBB?


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