# trade in or sell? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 10, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884 "2008-11-10T07:39:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/1 "2008-11-10T07:39:50Z")
am i better off trying to sell my car privately or trading in when dealing with a new car at a dealership? ive heard some stories of kinda shitty cars getting a decent amount when getting a deal for a new car… my del sol is a 93 with 187K on it, so i don’t know if a dealership would even be interested? pic from last year after i painted it ![http://www.micahweber.com/blk2.jpg](http://www.micahweber.com/blk2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/2 "2008-11-10T07:40:18Z")
micah, they probably won’t give you 1000 bucks. For reference, I can probably get 23000 for my car private party… A local dealer offered me 16,000 on a trade. ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/3 "2008-11-10T07:40:46Z")
☹ probably true… Try to sell it. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/4 "2008-11-10T07:41:10Z")
If you have the time, then definitely sell it privately. They will probably only give you $500 on that car. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/5 "2008-11-10T07:42:09Z")
> [@Paulo](#): > > If you have the time, then definitely sell it privately. They will probably only give you $300 on that car. yea im sure it will be 250-300 ill give 500 lol ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/6 "2008-11-10T07:43:42Z")
Kelly Blue Book for Trade in. Excellent $1,075 Good $850 Fair $500 ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/7 "2008-11-10T07:45:02Z")
> [@Paulo](#): > > Kelly Blue Book for Trade in. > Excellent $1,075 > Good $850 > Fair $500 most of the time they are like 50% less of KBB ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/8 "2008-11-10T07:51:24Z")
I got 501 on it. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/9 "2008-11-10T07:51:43Z")
550 lol i would like to know a lil more about the car ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/10 "2008-11-10T07:52:20Z")
499 ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/11 "2008-11-10T07:53:32Z")
600 pending tranny type ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/12 "2008-11-10T07:53:50Z")
300 with a good running tranny. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/13 "2008-11-10T07:54:36Z")
i just need the shell ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/14 "2008-11-10T07:55:34Z")
If gas goes back up I would break even on driving this to work over the SS in like 3 months. ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/15 "2008-11-10T07:55:46Z")
5 speed manual SOHC VTEC 1.6L its the del sol Si ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/16 "2008-11-10T07:56:09Z")
god i dont know if i can sell it, i’ll cry ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/17 "2008-11-10T07:57:40Z")
why sell? its not worth much to anyone else, and unless you are buying a roadster or convertable, just keep it ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/18 "2008-11-10T07:58:17Z")
keep it as a beater and buy a nice newer car? IMO ---
**Author:** ![Slopoke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slopoke/32/7248_2.png) [@Slopoke](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slopoke)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/19 "2008-11-10T07:58:51Z")
yea you would be very lucky to get a TRUE trade allowance of $1000… they may show you 2000 but they will be taking 1000 of the price of the new vehicle ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884/20 "2008-11-10T07:59:27Z")
true true [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trade-in-or-sell/57884.md?page=2)