PrYnCeQT

I'm thinking about trading in my 02 civic si-g coupe with 90k on it for an audi 1.8T quattro and have been looking on autotrader. I went to check out one of these audis and ask him how much i would get for my car if i done a trade in. he said roughly $11k and I said that's kinda low and he starts blabbing that he can get this car for that much easily at a car auction.

Is that what the market is for this car? I look on autotrader and something similar to mine i see go for around $15-17k. Now I know I'm not gonna get that much but isn't $11k kinda low of this trade-in? Am I suppose to get more with a trade-in than to completely sell it to a dealer? How much can I fetch with this car?

SiG

iTrader: (12)

I dunno how much you can fetch but...
recently my buddy sold his car for $11,000 and it had high clicks. how long have you had the car? 90 clicks, thats a lot for me. at this rate, i'll be at 90,000 by 2007/2008! and i got my 2003 civic in the summer of 2003
if ya aint getting much, theres a simple solution... ya put the car on autotrader, sell it there, and use that money for the audi.

Blkcivic

iTrader: (15)

yeah that is low for a SI-g.... i bet i can get more from my DX.... i dunno man

MIR

if you want to get the proper amount for your car like if its in good shape and stuff dont trade it in...those ppl will give u as low as they can so they can make the mostmoney off it when they go sell it to someone else...if you want a good amount for your car your best bet is to sell it yourself through autotrader or something...really the only benefit of a trade in i believe is that they give u a better deal ont he car u r getting, so i guess u gotta weight the benefits and the drawbacks!

Jrfish007

iTrader: (3)

I have only traded in car when there is soemthing really wrong with the car, otherwise autotrader is way to go.

PrYnCeQT

in a trade in you only pay tax on difference whereas if i sold and buy i would have to pay tax on the full price.

Jrfish007

iTrader: (3)

^^ true, but tax for me is 6.5% so you would only be looking at saving 715 dollars, you might be able to make an additional 3-4 grand buy selling it your self.

Booohahaha

iTrader: (1)

man.. i personally tink now that its better to lease a car rather than financing it.
after the warranty is done then the problems starts to rise.