No more civic

kumatown · 05-09-2009, 08:18 AM

I'd like to trade-in the Si for a 370Z. '08 with 8k miles on her. Do I just go to a stealership, and just trade it in? I still owe around 20k on her. Just wondering how to go about it.

theDreamer · 05-09-2009, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by kumatown

I'd like to trade-in the Si for a 370Z. '08 with 8k miles on her. Do I just go to a stealership, and just trade it in? I still owe around 20k on her. Just wondering how to go about it.

If you still owe money you might be best selling it to a private buyer, but the best way to go about it.

Go to a dealership and start working on the Z price, do not mention the trade in.
Once the Z price is down, bring in the trade in and find out how much they will give you for it. If it is less than what you owe (say you owe 20,000 and they offer 18,000), they might roll the remaining 2,000 into your new loan or not.

kumatown · 05-09-2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

If you still owe money you might be best selling it to a private buyer, but the best way to go about it.

Go to a dealership and start working on the Z price, do not mention the trade in.
Once the Z price is down, bring in the trade in and find out how much they will give you for it. If it is less than what you owe (say you owe 20,000 and they offer 18,000), they might roll the remaining 2,000 into your new loan or not.

O'k....Thanks alot for the heads-up advise. Now, should I start e-mailing the stealerships or would walking in be better? I'd like to buy either the graphite or the white w/sports pkg. I really like the persimmon interior, for it's a very unusal color. Do you think I could buy it, for let's say, $200.00 below invoice?
Or is that too far fetched? Now, I'm not sure what to do. Keep the Civic or just go out and get the Z. Tough decisions.

DuNw/4BanGerZ · 05-09-2009, 10:44 PM

also get it in writing about the price of the Z first before you start mentioning the
trade-in. I ended up selling to carmax cuz they gave the better deal on civic.

05-09-2009, 08:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
kumatown Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: California Posts: 11 Drives: '08 Honda Si Coupe Rep Power: 17	I'd like to trade-in the Si for a 370Z. '08 with 8k miles on her. Do I just go to a stealership, and just trade it in? I still owe around 20k on her. Just wondering how to go about it.

05-09-2009, 10:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
DuNw/4BanGerZ Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Age: 41 Posts: 92 Drives: 2009 370Z MB M6 w/sp Rep Power: 16	also get it in writing about the price of the Z first before you start mentioning the trade-in. I ended up selling to carmax cuz they gave the better deal on civic.