beedee

not quite sure if this is the correct place to post this, but if not, mods please move as necessary.

so today i went to visit a carmax dealership here in so. cal and was interested in a wrx they had there. all is fine and well, they appraised my car and they offered me $8500.00 for it. quick background on my car, 2007 tC, manual tranny, 29k miles, s-tech springs, kyowa 206 wheels...it basically looks like this pic of my car below, minus the front lip.



now i understand that mods don't do anything to increase the value, infact the sales lady at carmax told me they couldn't sell my car on there lot because of the aftermarket rims/springs (but their auction company would buy it from them...or something?). my plan is to take the springs off and sell them, but leave the wheels.

now here is my question, do you think i will have better luck at a toyota/scion or subaru dealer on getting more for my trade in than i will at carmax? i know times are tough in the auto industry, but i feel like $8500 is an ___-raping, especially because i saw an 06 tC with 37k miles on their lot (carmax) listed for $15,900. i looked up the blue book value on my tC and it came in as follows:

Condition/Value

Excellent
$12,660
Good
$11,910
Fair
$10,635

do any of you guys have any tips or advice for me to try to get at least the 'fair' value according to kelley blue book?

thanks!

SEXB909

you also need to deduct miles also

beastC

they are raping you. at my dealership your car would sell for like 15,999

beedee

i got my car on october of 06, so it is just over 2 years old, with lots of fwy miles (damn mt. biking). so, do you mean because of the mileage, that is a large factor of the low trade-in value?

SEXB909

yeah bro. when i get to the office tomorrow, ill value your car. also, carmax IS lowballing in the nutts to make somekind of profit. they need to make somthing.

dirtyblonde13

carmax rips you off! I tried to trade in my old car there which was crashed....driveable with no engine problems but still not in a conditioned to be sold on their lot. they offered me $5k for it after haggling up from $4500 and I went to longo and they offered me $6k for it after I added another 7k miles on it from my carmax appraisal with no haggling

beedee

thanks dude! im looking to trade it in this week, please PM me with the value!!!

dirtyblonde, that sucks! im glad to hear that i am infact getting bent over without vaseline, yikes!!!

Mong1126

DO NOT go to carmax to trade in your ride PERIOD. if u wanna trade it in, go to a toyota dealer or if u're interested in a wrx, go to a subaru dealer. STAY AWAY from carmax when trading in ur car.

bro went to carmax the other day wanting to trade in his 03' IS300(with 100k mile,STICK) they offered him 6500 lol. bluebook listed his car at 13000.. so yea

beedee

thank mong! i am sensing a bad trend here! i plan on hitting a couple toyota and subie dealers tomorrow.

AcidDrop

iTrader: (4)

ouch, dude i've been wanting to go to carmax and see what they would give me for my car but been lazy to remove majority of my mods to make it looks stock and i got an 07/26k miles/auto. but seeing how they are offering you a little bit for it, there is no way i would be able to get rid of mine. this was good to know ahead of time before aptemting it, thanks and sorry to hear that your not getting what you want for it.

CarbonXe

iTrader: (1)

You should be getting 10-11k for it. Sell all aftermarket parts, you'll get some cash and it will increase the value of the vehicle. Aftermarket parts = Depreciation.

SEXB909

And that's the word right there.

SEXB909

Ok hold on to your seats. As your car sits right now. I would give you 10,250. You may get up to 11k for your tC private party, but mileage, accesories added, etc, lost your car value. 27k miles is a lot for an 07. Ave mileage is 14k. Was 12 now 14k.

choose your options, but strip everything off and make as much money back as you can and trade the tC

SexyRS1

ya they offered me $7k for my rs1 with 13k miles

08bspxb

This is when I wished tC rims fit on xB =(

beedee

sexb909, which dealership do you work at? i am in long beach and plan on hitting up a couple of them today.

thanks!

SEXB909

Sorry to clarify, but I dont work for a dealership, but I am an Insurance Underwriter who pays out on cars everyday and some of my employees determine how much cars are worth everyday for the right payouts on total losses.

beedee

ohhh, alright, thanks man.

SEXB909

good luck on the sale and trade-in. post up to us on any updates

beedee

thanks bro. quick update, went by Cabe Toyota/Scion here in Long Beach and the used car buyer came and looked at it, and said "i wont even waste my time with something that needs paint' and then promptly answered his mobile phone and walked away....good times.