Ostrichsak
Well-Known Member
That's shady af to get to the final step and have the figures change that dramatically with no reason given.No reason. Initial trade in value for the 2018 M3 LD was 22k; when I opened the payment finalization it was 17k.
It would be one thing to provide a list of items like "needs tires, needs windshield, paint damage" or something that you can at least look at and then determine if you agree with their findings. Something that at least shows they inspected the vehicle rather than just arbitrarily lower the trade-in at the finish line w/o any reason given.
If it was me, there's no way I'd reward that type of behavior. That's the only reason they do it because they can. My guess is that rarely does it cost them a sale and in almost every case it adds to their profits. It's a shady practice but if nobody is calling you out on it...
What was the time period between initial estimate and what was finally put into it for trade?