trade in value or dealer resale value
03-20-11, 04:21 PM
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I bought my 07gs 350 from carmax for 27,500 about 9 months ago, it was still under lexus warranty so I didn't really care if anything was wrong with it, even though nothing was wrong.
they gave me $1000 more on my trade in, 05 TL, versus the lexus dealerships, and their selling price was 5-7k less than the lexus dealerships..of course it's not CPO so that's part of the price difference.
they gave me $1000 more on my trade in, 05 TL, versus the lexus dealerships, and their selling price was 5-7k less than the lexus dealerships..of course it's not CPO so that's part of the price difference.
04-10-11, 05:27 PM
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Has anyone used the autotrader.com instant trade in value? Is it pretty accurate?
I have a 2006 GS300 AWD fully loaded with ML, Rear Shade, Heated Seats and etc and the offer came out to $21,200
I have a 2006 GS300 AWD fully loaded with ML, Rear Shade, Heated Seats and etc and the offer came out to $21,200
04-10-11, 06:48 PM
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i used AutoTrader last week after I saw their ad
Got a $17,124 trade-in offer for my vanilla GS300 w/45100 miles
naturally, that was followed by a flood of dealers calling me for days, even though I specifically said email was my preferred method of contact. I think it's just a lead-gen thing where probably dealers pay AutoTrader to get you as a potential customer
Today I ran it trough BlackBook, which is what many dealers use, gave me a maximum of $18,500 trade-in value.
I also looked up OVE and Manheim, similar car to mine have a predicted price of around $20-22k. Some are listed on OVE at around $21-24k many have more than 50k miles.
In December my dealer offered $17,800 told me how awesome offer that was. Then I walked around the lot and they had identical car with 5k miles less, same color and options as mine, with a $29,900 sticker certified pre-owned! Needless to say we left. Of course I get that a dealer won't offer you more for the car than what they can buy at an auction but that was a $12,000 difference I just couldn't ignore
Got a $17,124 trade-in offer for my vanilla GS300 w/45100 miles
naturally, that was followed by a flood of dealers calling me for days, even though I specifically said email was my preferred method of contact. I think it's just a lead-gen thing where probably dealers pay AutoTrader to get you as a potential customer
Today I ran it trough BlackBook, which is what many dealers use, gave me a maximum of $18,500 trade-in value.
I also looked up OVE and Manheim, similar car to mine have a predicted price of around $20-22k. Some are listed on OVE at around $21-24k many have more than 50k miles.
In December my dealer offered $17,800 told me how awesome offer that was. Then I walked around the lot and they had identical car with 5k miles less, same color and options as mine, with a $29,900 sticker certified pre-owned! Needless to say we left. Of course I get that a dealer won't offer you more for the car than what they can buy at an auction but that was a $12,000 difference I just couldn't ignore
04-11-11, 03:26 PM
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i used AutoTrader last week after I saw their ad
Got a $17,124 trade-in offer for my vanilla GS300 w/45100 miles
naturally, that was followed by a flood of dealers calling me for days, even though I specifically said email was my preferred method of contact. I think it's just a lead-gen thing where probably dealers pay AutoTrader to get you as a potential customer
Got a $17,124 trade-in offer for my vanilla GS300 w/45100 miles
naturally, that was followed by a flood of dealers calling me for days, even though I specifically said email was my preferred method of contact. I think it's just a lead-gen thing where probably dealers pay AutoTrader to get you as a potential customer
04-13-11, 06:38 AM
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My car is currently sitting on the lot at Leith Mercedes Benz in Raleigh NC. This is where I traded it in. I could not copy the link to this page to show everyone. They are asking $27,754. You're right, all the did was wash it up and post a sale price. I bet you can get it for around $26k OTD
04-14-11, 07:38 AM
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Ah I was in raleigh a couple of weeks ago and stopped at the BMW dealer for a part and seen it.. figured since they're both Leith and next to each other it could have been the same one.
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