Originally Posted by pizzaguy
Nope. Me neither.
I was offered $14,000 by CarMax this summer for mine. It had 25,000 or so on it at the time and was/is in tremendous condition. I seriously doubt they gave him that much for it.
As much as I dont like CarMax all that much, they DID offer me more than anyone else. NOT ENOUGH, but more than any other dealer.
I was being extremely generous when I said $14,000. Of course, when you trade a car, it's impossible to know what they are really paying you for your car.
On another note, I am also dealing with a local dealer who will go to the dealer auctions anywhere in the country (he bids online), and find the car you want in the color that you want. I spent a half hour on the phone with him yesterday, and he was throwing out some auction prices for Crossfire roadsters that seemed ridiculously high. Of course, he also wanted me to believe that the NADA book is the Bible of used car prices. I don't really know what to think, because I bought my MKZ from him, and really did get a decent deal.