Good trade in value calculators?

"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn) 02/25/2016 at 09:43 • Filed to: None

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Does anybody know of any good trade in value calculators that don’t require you to give out your email & other personal info? We are looking at trading in my wife’s Escape and I’d like to get a good idea of what it’s worth before I get low balled by the dealer.

In not unrelated news we test drove a 2016 Explorer the other week. They are a very nice place to be, and it should make for a good family grocery getter.

GMart > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/25/2016 at 09:48

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Search recently sold listings on ebay to get an idea of what the going rate is for your car. Expect that trade in offers will be 70-80 percent of that.

I’ve found that even after you input all your information on the “trade estimators,” they just tell you that you need to bring your car in “for fair evaluation.” ...AND you still get bombarded with phone calls and emails. I’m not saying I am surprised by that, I’m just saying that I fell for it (and that I expected it)

Current Explorer is sublimely nice inside for sure.

Slant6 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/25/2016 at 09:51

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Nada is pretty good and doesn’t spam you.

Also try going to Carmax. They’re pretty fast in their evaluation and you can use their offer as leverage to the dealer.

My dad traded in his 2010 Suburban. Carmax would give him $25k and with this printed offer the Volvo Dealer offered $27k.

Tripper > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/25/2016 at 09:52

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KBB and edmunds dont require personal info. However KBB is usually way high, and edmunds is usually a little on the low side.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/25/2016 at 09:53

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Kbb “fair” trade, +/- 10%

jariten1781 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/25/2016 at 10:01

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Look at your zip code on cars.com or autotrader or any of the other sales aggregators. Subtract 20%.

Get a CarMax/Drivetime/consignment (if you have one around) estimate.

I’ve not found the big (KBB, Edmunds, whatever) guides to be very accurate.

That's gonna leave a mark! > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/25/2016 at 10:41

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Don’t trade in your car, sell it yourself, pocket the difference.

RyanFrew > That's gonna leave a mark! 02/25/2016 at 11:12

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It depends on the car and state, but taking a low offer from the dealer can actually save a person money, because the difference is deducted from the sales tax on the new car. In other words, it’s often possible to save more in sales tax than you would gain by selling it yourself.

MUSASHI66 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/25/2016 at 15:24

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I just traded two cars, and Nadaguides and KBB were within 5-10% of the dealer offer.