Trade In Price Versus Sale Price (sell, average, difference, car)

[johngolf]

Does anyone know the numbers of their trade in and what the dealer was wanting to sell the car for? In one post a fellow said he got $4,000 and the dealer had the car on his lot at a $10,000 sale price. Not that the dealer got that for it.

[Me007gold]

Unless you know some one at the dealership or the person who bought the car, there is no way to know what it sold for.

[Ziggy100]

I traded a car for $5000 and it was like pulling teeth to get that much. The dealer listed it the next day for $6500

[cdelena]

It going to vary on model, location, condition, and even color. The dealer has expenses to cover and it then looking to make a profit. I always figure that average trade in value is 15-20% less than retail.

Asking price and the price a car will sell for is often 10-20% different. The difference you quoted, 4K to 10K, is larger than expected and I would have guessed 4K to 6K be a normal difference.