When you want to buy a new car what is the best method to get rid of your old car?

Question

is it better to trade it in or sell it privately?

thanks

Answer 1

sell it to who will give the money fastest

Answer 2

If you want more money for it, sell it privately.
If you just want to get rid of it and don't really care how much its worth, trade it in.
Be sure to know the blue book value of your car before you do anything. In California, your car must pass a smog test before you sell it.

Answer 3

Sell privately. List the car online with pics. Have the car washed before taking pictures, and include as much info as you can. Get the blue book value to get an idea how much to sell.

Answer 4

Sell it yourself. The dealer will make a profit on the trade-in so they have to give you less than it is worth.

Put an ad in the paper and give it a shot.

Answer 5

sell it privately ,you,ll get more money out of it to do with what you want to,dealers aren't going to allow you much for them now days anyway,its always better to sell them strait out,good luck with it.

Answer 6

Good question, understanding how the tax factor works and how a dealer evaluates your trade will make you decide.

go to this web page on my website http://www.usedcartips.org/TRDE.html for an explanation

Answer 7

most of time you will get more money by selling it privately.tradeins are a joke they say that they take the money off but actuallly all they do is move it around to make it look good.

Answer 8

sell privately if at all possible a dealership will give you well below market value so they can sell it and make more profit.

Answer 9

selll privatly you get more value,but use as trade in you get rid of car faster and some off new car.it really depends on how fast you wanna get rid of it.

Answer 10

sell it privately

Answer 11

trade it in, and be assertive about a price, don't let the dealer go too far below book.