So Tesla has offered me $4,500 for my RAV4, a local dealer offered me $100 more, but he won't put it in writing. I would like to hold onto the car for an extra week or two, so selling it to a local dealer makes more sense, however if he doesn't put it in writing I'm afraid I lose my trade-in, and it's only offers me a lot less a week or two from now. Has anyone done the trading as opposed to selling it to a CarMax our local dealer? Did you wait a day or two for a week or two after you sold it? Because I'm guessing guessing Tesla will want the car at trade in the minute you pick up the new one?
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Trade-in, or sell, how do you deal with the timing of it?
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$4,500 isn't much in the scheme of things, but I know everyone's situation is different. If you can cover that with cash at purchase instead of trading the car, then I'd sell the RAV4 to Carvana or CarMax, or sell it yourself through CarGurus. If you can't cover the $4,500 with cash, then perhaps consider if this is the right time to buy a new car...
Ha. Yes I can cover. I can buy for all cash but prefer to keep in investments as they make far more than the 3.24% in paying on the car. But I run 2 businesses so no time to have people come over and kick the tires. I'm giving my GF my Prius and trading in her rav4. I'm at CarMax now to get appraisal though.
CarMax provides a written quote good for seven days, as you know since you've been there. I believe Carvana does the same.
Carvana is offering me $2,000 more for my car than CarMax is. Unfortunately, I don't think Tesla matches Carvana's offers the way they do CarMax's. Has anybody dealt with Carvana? I'm wondering if I should pick up my Model 3 and not trade in my car, and then trade it in later to Carvana.
I wouldn’t mess around with this for the extra $100. The nice thing about trading it in to Tesla is you only have one transaction to deal with. And something most people never consider, but what happens if you go to pick up your Tesla and discover it has issues, and you elect to reject it and wait for another one?
With the Tesla trade in, no big deal. Just drive your existing car home. If you already sold your car to a third party now you have no car until Tesla comes up with another VIN.
With the Tesla trade in, no big deal. Just drive your existing car home. If you already sold your car to a third party now you have no car until Tesla comes up with another VIN.
Good point. I was worried that with the Tesla trade-in then I lose that ability, but I guess you're right the car still there. However in the 7 days if there's a problem and it has to go back in the house only we don't have a second car, that's what I worried about. I was planning to pick up the Tesla then keep the other car for extra 7 days, but then yes you do run into the problem of the used car person changing their mind or trying to Swindle you
Tesla's trade-in offers are notoriously low-balled, below wholesale. Which is how Tesla disposes of the trade-ins (they don't resell them directly). No, Tesla wont price-match anyone else's quotes.
Your best course of action, if $4.5K is not a cash flow burden, is to keep your current ride. Sell it later to a dealer/Carmax/Autotrader.com yourself.
On the other hand, if you are not the type to DIY sell cars, or are not competitive about the trade-in price you get for your RAV4, then go ahead and hand it over to Tesla.
Pretty simple and clear choice, really.
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Offers are in for the 2009 Rav 4: Carmax is $5k Tesla $4k Carvana $3600 Local Dealer $4600
So guessing if I tried to sell myself could probably get $7k or so.
Good news is- I am guaranteed the $5k for 7 days- so I'll get my Tesla Monday or Tuesday and then sell the used car in a few days and see if I have anyone that wants to buy for more than $5k
So guessing if I tried to sell myself could probably get $7k or so.
Good news is- I am guaranteed the $5k for 7 days- so I'll get my Tesla Monday or Tuesday and then sell the used car in a few days and see if I have anyone that wants to buy for more than $5k
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