jtallon

Just curious if anybody with an '08 xB has talked to a dealer about trade-in value ? I have an '08 xB (automatic, XM, fog lights), that is a nice little vehicle, but not meeting my vehicle needs right now - I'm pondering trading it in on another vehicle.

KBB and Edmunds don't list trade-in values yet since it is too new. Anybody have any first-hand experience ?

Yeah, I know you are bound to get hammered on trading a vehicle so new, but I'm sure SOMEBODY has done it and can share their experience

Thanks !

Daarken

man good luck, i have no idea what it would be worth, i do know they will probably sell it for close to what its going for new.

mtxblau

If you go back to Toyota they will absolutely kill you on the trade. Take how much you paid, and lop off about $6-8k. Pure pricing means Toyota makes close to nothing on these vehicles, so they have no incentive to be reasonable. The last two Scions I traded were for brands other than Toyota.

Your best bets are to 1) trade for something other than a Toyota or 2) sell it privately.

TechKnowlEdgy

I traded in my manual Black 08 for the RS5 just a couple weeks ago. It had 18,000 miles on it, some road rash on the front. They offered me $12k for it, but I got $13k on the trade in pretty easily. Might have gotten more if I tried harder, but figured that was decent, about a 20% loss, which is somewhat usual.

sp2

just try selling it
it would be your best bet
park it in front of your local dealership on weekends with big 4sale sign
haha

jtallon

Thanks guys. I have mine on Autotrader now for $15.9k, with 12,000 miles. Trade-in, with the tax break would save about $750 - so I would need to trade-in at about $15.2 to be in the same ballpark.

I will ride it out and see if there is any interest - I haven't had great luck with autotrader or cars.com in the past few years - we will see what happens...

Thanks again !

ExcelRevs

have you had any luck?? bc i wanna sell/ trade my 08 as well.

Whispaz

are you going to be moving the stuff in the 08 into the 09? pm sent

Daarken

try this..
park it for a weekend on a busy street, with your MPG on the windshild..

jtallon

Just as a data point for anybody else that is interested, I sold mine (auto, XM, tinted windows, 12,500 miles), with a set of snow tires, for $15.5k. Not a great deal, but we were both happy. This is in Southern Wisconsin, and I sold it through Autotrader.

paris_pearl

I have 08 xb, auto, blue, completely standard model with no extras, 7500miles, Nissan dealer offered trade value of $13-14,000.

ExcelRevs

i called my dealership and they said a "ballpark" figure would be a 20% loss...so...ABOUTT 13-14K

xBtenchu

Hey man, I just was at the toyota dealership yesterday, they offered me $14,000 for trade-in on my 06 xB manual stock with 20,000mi on it

Whispaz

^must be the demand for a car with great gas mileage. thats awesome though!

Geezer41

Local Northwest Connecticut dealer has an '08 xB 5-speed with no options and 19K miles for $15,995. I think they use it primarily as a tool to sell new xB's.