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Originally Posted by chubeyr1
You will always lose big time trading in your vehicle.
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Buddy of mine was buying a new truck recently. I was with him for support. I told the guy don't do it! He wanted what he wanted.
I literally sat in the salesman office, demanding that the truck has air conditioning, Undercoating, premium sound system etc etc etc. Sales man caved to every demand with ease. He was making so much money off this deal he did not care...
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So you were negotiating on a specific truck as your friend "wants what he wants" and you, being a master negotiator, got the dealer to add in air conditioning and a premium sound system.... and undercoating.
First of all other than the undercoating, air conditioning and premium sound aren't unusually dealer options, they are specific to the trim level of the vehicle you are buying.
Not to be offensive, but based on your tirade, I would suspect that you have never bought a car before, let alone be getting the dealership to add in all these extras.
Trading in is a reasonable thing to do. I have traded in a couple of vehicles, and while I may not have gotten what I would have privately I also didn't have to go through the hassle of selling a vehicle, taking people for test drives, answering 8 million - "I'm interested do you still have this" Kijiji replies, etc.
The key is to negotiate the price of your new vehicle separate from the trade in. then negotiate the price of the trade in. For new vehicles I am a big proponent of resources such as Carcostcanada, which will help educate you on all of the dealer costs and rebates that are available.