Is february/march a bad time or are mustangs always like this?

[TwoQuack]

Garner,
It's not just Mustangs, it's ANY car to trade in. I used to own a used car dealership and worked at several new car lots.

Trade ins are a huge profit center for dealerships. Behind your back they'll use terms such as P.O.S. if it's in bad condition and "took your head off" if they get your car at a low price.

Some people will argue the tax savings, but this doesn't compare to selling the car outright to a private buyer. You'll still come out way ahead selling privately. People who don't have patience to do it always take a bath on trade ins.

Do yourself a favor and put it back to original as much as possible and then post it on Craigs to sell to a private buyer. It'll take longer but will be worth it. Any modded looking car people think you drove the piss out of it and mentally it loses value.

[1andonlywhitie]

Originally Posted by TwoQuack Trade ins are a huge profit center for dealerships. Behind your back they'll use terms such as P.O.S. if it's in bad condition and "took your head off" if they get your car at a low price.

It is a business, we need to make money somewhere but that's not always the case lol... I sell used cars and man, it's tough making money when you're buried in the car. I wish our dealership was better at getting trades at a good price.

I've flicked through this thread, OP, what are you looking for exactly?

[zsommer79]

If you are worried about resale/trade-in you should have never bought a car. Trucks hold their value because even if its a toy for you a couple years down the road its still valuable to someone to use for work. I drove my last Raptor for a year and put 14k miles on it paid 48,500 OTD and got 47,500 back on trade.

[DirtyD]

Originally Posted by zsommer79 If you are worried about resale/trade-in you should have never bought a car. Trucks hold their value because even if its a toy for you a couple years down the road its still valuable to someone to use for work. I drove my last Raptor for a year and put 14k miles on it paid 48,500 OTD and got 47,500 back on trade.

That also helps because it a specialty vehicle too

[zsommer79]

Originally Posted by DirtyD That also helps because it a specialty vehicle too

Yeah people get all retarded when it comes to Raptors, they are nice trucks but they aren't the greatest thing ever. I would take an F250 powerstroke with a Carli suspension over a Raptor anyday.

[DirtyD]

Originally Posted by zsommer79 Yeah people get all retarded when it comes to Raptors, they are nice trucks but they aren't the greatest thing ever. I would take an F250 powerstroke with a Carli suspension over a Raptor anyday.

Carli. Mmmmmm