scrim67

After putting 3k in repairs on my 98 gs 300 w/nav I decided to see what my car might be worth on trade in with a lexus dealership.

I knew they might lowball but this seemed way too low.

They gave me a range of $6-8k for my vehicle in trade.

I have 130k on my vehicle and it's in pretty fine condition considering it's age and hi mileage.

Based on my perusing on ebay and my local papers I figured if I really wanted to sell it now I'm figuring it's worth 13-14k on the open market. A '98 gs 300 w/nav is a pretty rare bird, no? The nav I figure put's a premium on this vehicle of around $500 or so.

PHML

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Never trade-in unless you are prepared to be low-balled. I'd sell it on my own thru the classified section.

lexusondubs

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thats because the dealerships give you wholesale value on your trade-in and they sell there cars at full retail

D2-AUTOSPORT

They also do it because of the convenience, they no its a pain to sell the car personally, so you will pay a premium just to sign and drive.

I traded in my 96 GS with 99k miles and immaculate paint/condition for my 98, and trust me, they took advantage of me! LOL

bluelex

they do it cuz they feel that they just can....they don't need u'r car so they figure just hit a low 2 c if u bite...good luck 2 u ...

GS3InPhx

They definately do...this is why they have huge facilities...they didn't build themselves!

Sell it private party!

$15k has to be about right? maybe even more depending on your local market.

mikeyboy

yea definitly dont accept below 13,5

ebruce2

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sell it on ebay motors. So easy to do, you won't believe it.

Fisher503

Tell them to Go f*** themselves!