'Guaranteed $3000 trade-in' on cars

[EyeMWing]

On any vehicle you can 'drive, push, or tow' in

So does this mean that I can take my van (Bare KBB value of $1300!), strip all the valuables/reusables and go get $3000 trade for it, and put a down payment on a replacement?

1987 navy blue GMC Vandura 2500 by the way.

 

[conjur]

Sure...but the sticker price of the vehicle you want to buy will be greatly inflated.

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: conjur
Sure...but the sticker price of the vehicle you want to buy will be greatly inflated.

You pay for it one way or another....

 

[Budmantom]

Yup, but the cars are marked up $3k.

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: conjur
Sure...but the sticker price of the vehicle you want to buy will be greatly inflated.

yep, that's what i'd assume.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: conjur
Sure...but the sticker price of the vehicle you want to buy will be greatly inflated.

Oh yeah, I forgot that they actually charge for new cars

See what spending all day in a public school gets you?

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: Budmantom
Yup, but the cars are marked up $3k.

 

[TheKub]

'Guaranteed $3000 trade-in' = 'Guaranteed $3000 Mark-up' on cars

 

[StageLeft]

Kia dealership, right? Or mitsubishi?

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Kia dealership, right? Or mitsubishi?

GM actually.

My local KIA dealership did do a 'buy one, get one free' a few weeks ago though. They just charged double

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: TheKub
'Guaranteed $3000 trade-in' = 'Guaranteed $3000 Mark-up' on cars

Not always. They could be applying a manufacturers rebate to cover the $3000 as well, and not marking the cars up over MSRP.

 

[conjur]

It's usually some place like Budget Car Sales

Easier to mark up a used car than a new.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Just print out the kbb page for the car you want. Tell them what you'll pay...if they don't give you what you want, walk. It's best if you make them give you a price before you tell them what you're going to trade.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Just print out the kbb page for the car you want. Tell them what you'll pay...if they don't give you what you want, walk. It's best if you make them give you a price before you tell them what you're going to trade.

NEVER mention a trade-in until you get the price you want.

 

[rh71]

Toyota was offering this sometime last year...

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: conjur
Sure...but the sticker price of the vehicle you want to buy will be greatly inflated.

Oh yeah, I forgot that they actually charge for new cars

See what spending all day in a public school gets you?

So distracted thinking about cars that you can't concentrate on learning the subject material?

Anyhow, the $3000 trade in is just a hook to get people in there with their POSs.

If you "forget" to mention that you have a trade that's really a $150 POS, hammer them for the best possible market price on the new-used vehicle, and then spring the trade on them, you'll find them backpedaling like hell with you trying to find a way to come clean with you that they can't POSsibly give you $3000 for a $150 POS at this point, because there isn't $3000 left to give.