Moving from CT to FL at the beginning of March. Going to be selling off our current vehicle and taking a rental cargo van down to move stuff, then buying a new car the first week we arrive.
I owe roughly 9K still on my vehicle, here are the specs:
2010 Toyota Camry LE
Mileage: a little under 62,000
Color: Silver
Condition: Good to Very Good inside & out
Tires @ 11/32nd's (just bought them a few months ago, all four)
Have service records
Car was purchased @ 36K miles as a Certified Pre-Owned vehicle.
Just had an oil change two days ago, gas tank is full, car has been cleaned inside & out (although not professionally detailed)
Car has a CD player as an option, but just steel wheels, nothing fancy
I get vastly different numbers on it's worth from KBB vs. Edmunds. I went to CarMax and they offered me 9K, which will essentially allow me to walk away with the loan paid off, but then they'll turn around and sell it for 14 grand or something, and they don't haggle.
I'm planning on checking out some local Toyota dealers to get offers from them as well. I can't really sell it privately because I still owe on the vehicle and don't have the title, and I'm moving in a week.
My approach with local dealers is to check their inventory (and others in the area) for a similar vehicle and see what they're pricing it at. One dealership I'm going to tomorrow is selling a 2011 Silver Camry LE for $14,368 with 55K miles.
I'm obviously expecting them to lowball me, but figured I'd like to try and negotiate as best I can. My fallback is CarMax but would prefer to come away with some equity on this. My plan with the dealer when they come to me with their offer was to say I was looking for $13,599 for the vehicle, and work my way towards the middle back and forth with them until we arrive at a number we can both agree on.
My goal is obviously to get as much as I can, but my hope was somewhere in the 10-10.5K range, sound reasonable or does anyone have tips?
I owe roughly 9K still on my vehicle, here are the specs:
2010 Toyota Camry LE
Mileage: a little under 62,000
Color: Silver
Condition: Good to Very Good inside & out
Tires @ 11/32nd's (just bought them a few months ago, all four)
Have service records
Car was purchased @ 36K miles as a Certified Pre-Owned vehicle.
Just had an oil change two days ago, gas tank is full, car has been cleaned inside & out (although not professionally detailed)
Car has a CD player as an option, but just steel wheels, nothing fancy
I get vastly different numbers on it's worth from KBB vs. Edmunds. I went to CarMax and they offered me 9K, which will essentially allow me to walk away with the loan paid off, but then they'll turn around and sell it for 14 grand or something, and they don't haggle.
I'm planning on checking out some local Toyota dealers to get offers from them as well. I can't really sell it privately because I still owe on the vehicle and don't have the title, and I'm moving in a week.
My approach with local dealers is to check their inventory (and others in the area) for a similar vehicle and see what they're pricing it at. One dealership I'm going to tomorrow is selling a 2011 Silver Camry LE for $14,368 with 55K miles.
I'm obviously expecting them to lowball me, but figured I'd like to try and negotiate as best I can. My fallback is CarMax but would prefer to come away with some equity on this. My plan with the dealer when they come to me with their offer was to say I was looking for $13,599 for the vehicle, and work my way towards the middle back and forth with them until we arrive at a number we can both agree on.
My goal is obviously to get as much as I can, but my hope was somewhere in the 10-10.5K range, sound reasonable or does anyone have tips?