Trading in a car

[Eyenstyn]

I was just wondering how much do the dealerships purchase your car for if it is a relatively new model (2012) with low mileage below 15000km? Ofcourse paper work is in order.

 

[Lord Farquart]

Take about 15-20% off the new price, that's on a good day.

 

[ToxicBunny]

I was just wondering how much do the dealerships purchase your car for if it is a relatively new model (2012) with low mileage below 15000km? Ofcourse paper work is in order.

About 40% less than you expect them to.

Lets assume its a 2012 Golf 6 TDI Comfortline : New Price : 278,000.00. I would assume Trade In Value to be around R180000 if you're lucky.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Take about 15-20% off the new price, that's on a good day.

What dealers are you dealing with?.. I have lots of vehicles they can take off my hands.

 

[reactor_sa]

15 000km is about the end of a demo, so they would probably give you about 15% less than the demo price of an equivalent.

 

[bromster]

You have to wait until they run a trade-in assist special just to get a trade in price that isn't laughable. I can't believe the way dealers rip motorists off. When I bought my demo model, they only made R2k profit. With a trade in, they would make R40k+

 

[rubytox]

The thing they say about 2nd hand car dealers? It's true.

 

[tRoN]

You have to wait until they run a trade-in assist special just to get a trade in price that isn't laughable. I can't believe the way dealers rip motorists off. When I bought my demo model, they only made R2k profit. With a trade in, they would make R40k+

The trade assist makes no difference....its the amount of the discount you could have negotiated anyway

 

[rodga]

The trade assist makes no difference....its the amount of the discount you could have negotiated anyway

+1

 

[HapticSimian]

I was just wondering how much do the dealerships purchase your car for if it is a relatively new model (2012) with low mileage below 15000km? Ofcourse paper work is in order.

Sit down when they tell you... you're not going to like it.

A car takes its biggest knock in value in its first year, and 15,000km on a 2012 model when we're not even halfway into 2013 isn't particularly low. Take what you paid for the car & knock, say, 25 - 40% off that.

 

[gifs]

You can check the trade value of your car here:
http://www.motoronline.co.za/pls/portal30/TRADE_APP.DYN_VEHICLE_VALUES.show

 

[HapticSimian]

You can check the trade value of your car here:
http://www.motoronline.co.za/pls/portal30/TRADE_APP.DYN_VEHICLE_VALUES.show

Trade-in, or so-called 'book' values, are used as a guideline by dealers and are largely useless in determining what you'll actually be offered.

 

[gifs]

Trade-in, or so-called 'book' values, are used as a guideline by dealers and are largely useless in determining what you'll actually be offered.

It helps if you what the book value is and insist on getting that price. Doesn't always work but worth a shot.

 

[HapticSimian]

It helps if you what the book value is and insist on getting that price. Doesn't always work but worth a shot.

It's the roughest of guidelines; I bought a car in 2011 for less than your website reckons it should trade for today.