I might be selling a car to CarMax

Kinja'd!!! "Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
11/19/2014 at 15:19 • Filed to: None

Kinja'd!!!0 Kinja'd!!! 12
Kinja'd!!!

I just had a lightbulb moment today. The Toyota dealer where I !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! has offered me $3k trade-in for my Grand Cherokee. That's not far off from where I'd like to be, but at the same time, more money is always better. So, time to get a quote from CarMax!

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

I dunno why this didn't occur to me sooner, especially since CarMax is 2 doors down from the Toyota dealer. So I'll go get a quote from CarMax, bring that to the dealer and see if they'll beat it, then give the Jeep to whichever place offers the most.

Score.


DISCUSSION (12)


Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > Textured Soy Protein
11/19/2014 at 15:21

Kinja'd!!!4

$1200, calling it now.


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > Textured Soy Protein
11/19/2014 at 15:25

Kinja'd!!!0

$2500


Kinja'd!!! Anon > For Sweden
11/19/2014 at 15:26

Kinja'd!!!0

Ha! I've seen the price is right! One dollar!


Kinja'd!!! Party-vi > Textured Soy Protein
11/19/2014 at 15:27

Kinja'd!!!3

I happen to know a giant crustacean from the Paleolithic Era that would offer you about tree fiddy.


Kinja'd!!! Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > For Sweden
11/19/2014 at 15:36

Kinja'd!!!0

$1201


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Textured Soy Protein
11/19/2014 at 15:42

Kinja'd!!!0

$1800


Kinja'd!!! Hooker > Textured Soy Protein
11/19/2014 at 15:52

Kinja'd!!!0

Just make sure it's an ACV (actual cash value) from the dealer. Dealers have a habit of robbing Peter to pay Paul. Take a little off the price of the vehicle you're looking at to make your trade look better. The effect is the same, however, you feel better about it knowing they technically "gave" you more for your trade. Know your numbers.


Kinja'd!!! Tina Corbett > Textured Soy Protein
11/19/2014 at 16:05

Kinja'd!!!0

I know that Auto Trader wont give you that much...I'd take the 3 grand...


Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > Hooker
11/19/2014 at 16:37

Kinja'd!!!0

Oh yeah, I know all about that tendency, since I spent a summer selling cars.

They sent me an email with some weird combined number with payoff on my Jeep, trade value, and purchase price all rolled into one. I already know my trade value and payoff so I called back to get just the price of the 4Runner.


Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > Tina Corbett
11/19/2014 at 16:38

Kinja'd!!!0

You mean CarMax?


Kinja'd!!! Hooker > Textured Soy Protein
11/19/2014 at 17:01

Kinja'd!!!0

Good call man. Just making sure we are looking out for each other. Keep us posted. Good luck!


Kinja'd!!! Tina Corbett > Textured Soy Protein
11/19/2014 at 17:24

Kinja'd!!!0

Nope. Auto Trader Trade In Market Place. which owns Kelly Blue Book as well. I'm sure Car Max uses them though....