Trade-In Value

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Jun 19, 2008 | 01:52 PM

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sonoronos

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From: Fairfax, VA

Re: Trade-In Value

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Originally Posted by Crisis

Ok, I thought about trading in my 04 coupe (with 41,000 miles) and Blue Book only offering $9,000.

I was shocked, the dealer was shocked (but not sympathetic) so it looks like I'll own it forever.

Anyone have any beter luck on trade value?

I thought it was fairly well known that "trading in" a car at a dealership is one of the single biggest ripoffs around.

Sell the car private party man!

This is one of those times where having a second car would buy you a lot of time, one more option, and probably more than a few thousand dollars.