thinking Im going to have to sell mine... 2002 seal gray/black 6spd. What do you guys think I would get on a trade in at a BMW dealer or a private sell?

 

Why not take the first logical step and go to www.kbb.com ?

 

Depending on mileage, condition and maybe options about $40K!

 

how many miles do you have on it? original owner? any accidents? you should find out what source (kbb, edmunds, nada, galves) the dealers in your area use for determining trade value. franchised dealers will usually give you the worst price. i was considering trading in my 03 996 c2 and i was given such a wide range of prices. the best price i was offered was a ridiculous 38k. so i kept the car.

 

FYI I picked up a 2002 C2 with a clean carfax, but with 86,000 miles in NYC back in June for $31,000. I knew what to look for & wasnt really concearned about the mileage. I thought the deal was a steal. Probably because many were turned off by the mileage. I got a warranty as well for the peace of mind. Had the car engine dynoed bone stock, by a local tuner, 341 engine HP & no RMS issues at all. Still havent found one with as many miles!

 

Most dealers dont use any of them....They will call the closest Porsche dealer, and ask them what they will give them for the car. Its almost ALWAYS below KBB values. If y ou can negotiate, Wholesale value fair condition is what a Porsche dealer told me was the MAX they give for a car, unless it has ridiculously low miles, OR the person is buying a very high profit margin car...but then you are not really getting a good trade in price, but a bad purchase price on the new car. Funny story....I took my car to an Audi dealer, they offered me 14,000 for the car...lol...then they wrote up a deal on a used A4, 25,000 car...and they wanted me to PAY THEM 14,000 down to trade my car in....on a 25,000 car....I laughed very loud and hard as I drove away....

 

Theres alot of cars on the market right now, its a buyers market not a sellers, unless you have a very unique car with low low miles. 14K trade in value for Newports car is an insult to anyone that owns a Porsche.

 

Absolutely...alot of cars on the market, but that also works in your favor when you buy so that should be taken into consideration....for example...If you are getting out of a 996 C2 and buying a 996TT...the TT prices right now are almost steals!

 

which dealer did you take it to so both i and all my friends can avoid it like the plague. that's ridiculous!

 

Haha, same thing with my car...they wanted me to pay them $12,000 to get out of a Z4 and into a base Miata.

Which Audi dealer? Was it Power on PCH?

 

Dealers actually look at auction prices when you trade in. 02 C2s are going for anything between high 20's and high 30's depending on options and mileage..

 

the thing that has really screwed up trade in values no matter what kind of car you have are auctions. most dealers dump there cars off lease at auction. so trading in a car that you financed a few years before, you are basically screwed.