Was: Dead Puppy...Now:Cheap Cars

[james accordino]

Yeah, I agree.  A dealer will try to give you 30-55%
of what your car is actually worth.  Unless they're
giving a "trade-in special" in which case you might
get 60%.

Jim Accordino

--- josh Wyte <josh_wyte at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Yes, you're right I did have to build up the equity.
>
> I did so in my '91 VW GTI 16v that I converted over
> to
> supercharged G60 power.  I sold that car and the
> associated parts after owning it for 8 years and
> driving it 150k+ miles for about $12,000.
>
> So I ran the car for a good distance, then got my
> cash.  Now I buy good used cars, run them for
> awhile,
> then sell them before they depreciate a bunch.
>
> Also, I've *never* traded a car in to the dealer.
> I've always sold them myself privately.
>
>

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