Trade-in to dealership or sell seperately?
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Asked by speckidz Jun 23, 2015 at 01:57 PM

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I was wondering what would be better... trade-in our old van when buying a new vehicle or would it be smarter to sell it separately to say a Carmax and get a bit more money for it? If I did that, would the plate transfer be a hassle when getting a new car from a dealership?

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FordNut answered 8 years ago

You get new plates with a new car regardless...unless you have disabled or vanity plates, that you want to keep but either way it would not cause a problem

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speckidz answered 8 years ago

Thanks for your answer FordNut. So, one more question.. does a trade-in of my old vehicle make much difference in negotiating a lower price on a new vehicle? I got it appraised at Carmax for $750. I'm sure the dealership would give me maybe 500. Not sure if it's worth it to trade in and maybe help my cause of getting the price down a little more, or if I should just sell it separately and get most money from it. Thoughts?

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