My old car needs some major repairs so I'm buying a new one. You can't tell what's wrong with it unless you've been driving it for about 10 minutes, but it's a real mess.
I was planning to sell it individually and deduct from the asking price for repairs needed
However, the guys at work say I should trade it in at a dealership and not tell them about the repairs needed. "They plan to screw you, so you go ahead and screw them too!"
Should I do it? It feels so dishonest!
2006-10-04 09:18:34 · 8 answers · asked by lazydazy 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
A good salesperson will take your car for a test drive and try things like the a/c, radio, etc, before telling you what they will give you for it on a trade. If they don't do a proper appraisail, that is *not* your fault. Although, if they ask you point blank "does it need anything that you know of" you should disclose it, because it can come back to you.
The dealership I work in does NOT take cars to auction. Nor do we buy from auctions. Everything we trade either gets re-sold on our lot or if it is an older car, has over 100K miles, or needs extensive repairs, we wholesale it to a small used car lot (usually at a loss)
Not all salespeople aren't out to "screw you"
we have some who are less trustworthy but
most of them are just decent honest people trying to earn a living.
2006-10-04 09:35:15 · answer #1 · answered by msdagney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trade In Broken Car
2016-10-18 03:13:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any decent dealership will put it in their service bay and look at it before making you an offer. It's their fault if they choose not to.
Some dealers, especially brand-new car dealer, just take ALL trade-ins to auctio and don't care.
Personally I wouldn't lose sleep over it. If they sold you an older used car, it's usually "as is" anyway.
If it was sold to an individual I would definitely tell them everything though. I don't believe in cheating people. (Car dealership corporations aren't people)
2006-10-04 09:23:58 · answer #3 · answered by Funchy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing you are legally obligated to tell the dealer about is damage due to accidents. They have mechanics and will most likely take it on a test drive before they decide what they will allow you for trade.
2006-10-04 09:32:56 · answer #4 · answered by Billy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dealers usually send trade ins to auction ..so don't worry about it...it goes without saying you will be getting ripped off in any case...so good luck...
2006-10-04 09:26:36 · answer #5 · answered by geordie.lady 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use to sell cars and to be honest with you, during the appraisal many managers to drive the cars for about 10 minutes. Most of these guys have been doing this for years and will be able to tell that there is problems. My question to you is if the car is paid off. If it is you are better off selling it on the street but you must disclose what the problems are before the sale.
2006-10-04 09:21:53 · answer #6 · answered by neesy01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is it that is wrong?when you trade in the vehicle they will generally put it on a lift to look for damage and test drive it....if you think they won't discover it ,go for it , they also will have you sign a statement regarding accurate mileage and no frame damage, or collision totalled. Outside of falsifying those statements it's on them to check it out.
2006-10-04 09:25:02 · answer #7 · answered by baalberith11704 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They likely won't take it without either test driving it or just giving you about 10% of it's value for trade in. So I wouldn't worry. It's not lying if you say, "I don't know". Well, not really.
2006-10-04 09:21:30 · answer #8 · answered by annemg2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont tell them anything,,it will make a change,for a car dealer to get riped off
2006-10-04 09:22:02 · answer #9 · answered by tutankhamun 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've always done it too. They are not going to give you a fair price for your trade as it is, so go for it!
2006-10-04 09:29:50 · answer #10 · answered by vdixon79 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋