On Mar 27, 5:54 pm, "RogerM" <Rog...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "atec77" <atec77NOS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Mekon wrote:
> >> Hello all, first thanks for all the replies to the Egas ute thread.
Very
> >> informative and useful. Now I know what the issues are.
>
> >> We have 3 cars a 99 318i BMW a 98 RAV4 5 door and a beat up old XF
ute.
> >> All running well.
>
> >> We plan on buying a Mazda 6 to replace the BMW and a cab chassis Ford
ute
> >> to replace the RAV and the XF.
>
> >> We will be paying cash for the new cars.
>
> >> Should we sell privately of trade them in? What are thre pitfalls?
>
> >> (I doubt the XF would get a roadworthy certificate as it is.)
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> >> Mekon
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> > If you have the time do the private sale , it's more trouble but you
make
> > considerably more and will be able to negotiate a better cash price on
the
> > new buys , win/win ?
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> Absolutely. You not only get more for your trade, but you definitly have
> more bargaining power when negotiating for your new vehicle. As a rule
of
> thumb up here, you can save anywhere between $2,000 and $4,000 without a
> trade.
>
> Roger
I can't see why you'd be better off simply 'without a trade'; when
trading in a car all they do is make a few calls to their wholesale
contacts, spend 20secs describing it and getting a price. In fact,
once the trade has been done the dealer can usually squeeze a bit more
out of the wholesalers, adding to the profit. But as I've previously
mentioned, sell the trade yourself and you will get more for it, just
not necessarily a better deal on the replacement.
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