Has anyone ever traded in you "toy"

[hidesertwheelin]

Have you ever traded in your "toy" (lifted, blah, blah, etc Blazer, truck, suburban). Did you get anything for it? Or just some nominal small amount because it was older.

 

[4X4HIGH]

If you're talking about buying a new vehicle and trading your old one in you won't get squat for it.

 

[andyblack]

You would definately be better off trying to sell it to another enthusiast. Even then you're never going to get all your money out of it. When they look at the trade-in value, they just have a standard amount that they raise the value for things like "all terrain tires, alloy or custom wheels, premium stereo," etc. You can try to explain that you have $1,500 in your suspension and $2,000 worth of tires and wheels, but the dealer won't care. They'll just sell it to a used car lot at an auction. Then that used car lot will turn around and try to sell it for about four times what you traded it for.

 

[thatK30guy]

I've got 2 brothers trying to trade me their '96 S-10 for my '91 K5. They know I'm looking for an S-10 for my '74 Blazer frame project. Thing is, I need money from the sale of my '91 to pay off bills.

 

[Burbdood 74]

I had a 1990 K-5 with a 4" lift, 35" BFG AT's, brand new single 3" exhaust and a Con-Ferr safari rack. The truck had never been smoked in, didn't have a single tear in the upholstery, no dents, no rust, A/C, power everything. I got a whoppin' $1500 for it when I traded it in on an 86 F-250 4x4.


I wish I had never gotten rid of it.