Toyota Dealer is crazy!!

I went to trade my truck for a 2004 Tacoma DC prerunner trd w/3.4 supercharger that had 111,000 miles. They talked it over for about 30 minutes of us just sitting there and he came back and said they would only give me 6000 for my 01 Tacoma DC prerunner with 125,000(2.7L) and i would finance 15900. I said yeah right and left. Is it just me or is that crazy. the book on mine is almost 11,000. i know i wont get that but damn 6000. btw i owe about 6700 on mine. i know they can give me more than that for mine. Didnt they try to rip me off?

 

It sucks- but the blower might screw you on a trade in. Even tho it's a Toyota built part, prolly installed by them too, it's not what they look for to resell.

It sounds like they might have tried to stick it you you with the black book anyways...Try to sell it on your own before you take the hit on a trade in...every time.

 

the dealer i went to gave me 5000 for a busted 98 f150 with 100000 no exhaust and bullet holes in the tailgate. yea man 6000 is weaksauce

 

Well if they are going to pay off your truck and give you $6,000 then you would really be getting $12,700. $15,900 seems a little steep for me seeing as I got my 07 w/17,000 for $18,000. I would talk to them again and clear things up.

 

http://www.panamacitytoyota.com/Preowned-Inventory.aspx?InventoryId=27630619
here is the truck. it is sweeeeetttt but im not give that much for a 5 year old truck, and no there giving me 6000 grand total so i would owe an extra 700 to pay it off leaving me owing about 15900 they said.

 

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.j..._price=&cardist=2&standard=false&rdpage=thumb

 

there is autotrader. you can see the supercharger in that one. i knew the guy who traded the truck he is veterinarian and i told him to let me know if he got rid of it. geeez

 

Check it out on Edmunds:
http://www.edmunds.com/tmv/used/2001/toyota/tacoma/index.html

$6000 is a little low, but not crazy low (I am looking at dealer trade in value).
Edmunds shows it around $6500. Edmunds is a cold slap of reality when it comes to car pricing - I think they are more accurate than the books. Also, the "book value" that you are seeing is a retail price. Car dealers are in business to make money, so that is why there is a difference.

Why not sell your truck to a private party, then work a deal on the truck you want to buy?

I think they want way too much for the '04, your 6000 trade plus financing 15900 makes 21,900, right? Get them to give you a price on the '04 without a trade, and see where you can get with that.

 

no after trade in i will finance 15900 and they said if i wasnt trading anything in i would be financing around 13,500 and they just lowered the price to 13,900 so that is not a good deal.

 

remember they dont go by kbb, they use how much its worth at auction, better off selling it on the street.

 

he actually pulled a printout of kbb when i was there. he said he would give me 7000 if i left the wheels and tires on then i would finance 14,900 so i left and said forget it.

 

Yeah thats wrong, dumb ass dealership

 

I wouldn't do that deal. Look on line for a better deal and sell on craigslist or something.

 

that one doesnt seem much better than the one you have!

 

Dealers only give you HALF of what your truck is worth if they decide they are going to resell it themselves, so they can make a big profit on it-that is why trading in sucks. Yes they actually make money off you TWICE! Believe it or not, that dealer actually was being straight with you, because a lot of them will offer you more for your trade in but then tack on more to the new truck! You really are better off selling it yourself as Toyotas are such an easy sell. EVERYBODY knows the quality.

 

dealers r thieves, i always get on kbb.com or whatever, & find out how much my vehicle is worth, print it off, & take it in with me. it helped me when i traded for my taco!

 

the reason i liked that truck so much is because of the v6, supercharger, trd and cruise control which mine doesnt have any of that.

 

y not find a 4X4 trd.

 

hell for that kind of money you could buy mine.....you are correct in the fact that its a rip off.

 

Dealers will always screw you on the trade in and try to act like they're doing you a favor. Lucky for you its easy to sell a Taco, everybody wants them. Definitely put it up on Craigslist, you'll get the most money for your truck selling it to another individual.