By: Anonymous
In most states you don’t have to trade your car in to get the credit off the sales price. You just have to have documenation of the sales price of the vehicle.
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Corey: I can’t comment on how it works in other states, but I’ve never heard of that, and it’s definitely not how it works around here. In fact, based on what I’ve been able to dig up, there are 10-12...
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I want to share another option for getting a valuation for an old car and trading it in. AutoTrader.com has a free program for consumers called Trade In Marketplace (TIM). This is how it works. * A...
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Thanks for this post. We will have to buy a replacement car in the next few yearss, and I dread having to sell our old one.
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If you have a CarMax store in your area, it’s in your best interest to get an appraisal from them as well. I’ve sold two cars to CarMax, including one that barely made it in and still got a few grand,...
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Nice negotiations on your trade-in and new car. I’ve found that trade-ins work best with low mileage, recent models (up to five years old) and cars over 100K are best sold by owner. The middle range...
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I’m an advocate of selling used cars through private transactions, but I can see how convenience is a factor when the price offered as a trade-in is satisfactory.
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Out of curiosity, what drove your decision to trade a car that’s worth so much? My mom laments my hideous 12 year old car, but at 90k miles, I can’t justify replacing it, especially when factoring in...
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Wow, this is a great breakdown of the process. It seems like doing your hw about the blue book value of your trade in definitely helps when negotiating a price. Alternatively, I think you can list it...
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I live in Missouri and know to be the case in this state. I have work with the Missouri Dept of Revenue and was under the impression this was similar in most states, I may be wrong about that. I have...
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I also live in Missouri. I recently bought a new car and I sold my old pickup private party on Craigslist. Missouri titles have a “Notice of sale” portion of the title that is filled out and torn off...
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