trade in ??
trade in ??
i kinda regret buying the 2.5 if i were to trade it in to get a 3.5, how would that work. im kinda unsure how the process would work can someone help me, i dont want to go to the dealer and him see me as stupid and want to bend me over
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kingkong954
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marlin29311
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Re: (kingkong954)
if you trade in, you are going to get a lot less back than what you paid - several thousand dollars will be lost from the trade in. Especially with the 09s rolling out now, expect to lose 5-7k from what you put in.
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{WBK}Viper
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Re: (kingkong954)
It's a pretty simple formula.
What the dealer or private party will give you for your 2.5 minuswhat you owe on it.
Then that figure rolls into the purchase of the 3.5.
If you got a good deal on your 2.5 you might be able to pull it of for onlya bit more than you would have paid for the 3.5 in the beginning, but you willprobably not break even.
I think you could negotiate more agressively right now on a 3.5 because of gas prices...so could minimize the damage.
But unless you put a lot down on your 2.5 you're probably going to be pretty upside down.
If you can sell it privately you will close the gap though.
Do your research and find out hard figures on what you owe, and what your car is actually worth to both a dealer and a private party. The difference betweenthe two will probably be about $2500 - 5000.
Then negotiate a good hard price on the 3.5.
NEVER go in and ask them to figure it out for you or to get you a good payment.Get a hard offer on your car!!!! Get a REAL price on the new one. Then it's just simple math. Don't play their game with payments.
If you have to play the "payment game", you can't afford a 3.5 anyway.
What the dealer or private party will give you for your 2.5 minuswhat you owe on it.
Then that figure rolls into the purchase of the 3.5.
If you got a good deal on your 2.5 you might be able to pull it of for onlya bit more than you would have paid for the 3.5 in the beginning, but you willprobably not break even.
I think you could negotiate more agressively right now on a 3.5 because of gas prices...so could minimize the damage.
But unless you put a lot down on your 2.5 you're probably going to be pretty upside down.
If you can sell it privately you will close the gap though.
Do your research and find out hard figures on what you owe, and what your car is actually worth to both a dealer and a private party. The difference betweenthe two will probably be about $2500 - 5000.
Then negotiate a good hard price on the 3.5.
NEVER go in and ask them to figure it out for you or to get you a good payment.Get a hard offer on your car!!!! Get a REAL price on the new one. Then it's just simple math. Don't play their game with payments.
If you have to play the "payment game", you can't afford a 3.5 anyway.