rob666 Member 62 Member For: 16y 2m 9d Posted 21/04/11 04:57 AM Posted 21/04/11 04:57 AM I have an August 10 XR50T Ute that is financed. 8 months on, I love the car, but I realised that I may have made a mistake with my choice, as a sedan would be way more practical for me, especially in the long run. I only wanted a ute to carry music equipment, which I know I could easily fit into a sedan.Basically, just in general, will dealers do trades in these circumstances without f**king me over on the difference? I realise the sedans cost more so yeah. The ute only has 14000ks on it. All I care is it's a sedan turbo and manual. Not looking for a brand new car obviously.Is this absurd? Or is it something that does happen? Anyone in the know, let me know what I'd be up for. Cheers.
Henz Tampon inserted, Auto Acquired, next purchase a new handbag Legacy Donating Member 9,946 Member For: 18y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: Vic Posted 21/04/11 05:39 AM Posted 21/04/11 05:39 AM Dealer will bend you over. Best bet is to go back to the same dealer and try your luck. Dont expect any favours from salespeople though.
rob666 Member 62 Member For: 16y 2m 9d Posted 21/04/11 06:06 AM Author Posted 21/04/11 06:06 AM Yeah I'll be speaking to my same dealer. As slippery as they are, he's a semi decent guy (for a salesperson).Utes carry better resale don't they? Also considering it's optioned up, and has the 2.5k hard cover as well.
dule Legacy Donating Member 1,180 Member For: 19y 5m 5d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 21/04/11 06:17 AM Posted 21/04/11 06:17 AM Yes utes do have better resale, so if you wait let's say a year you could sell the ute and buy a sedan for the same money, have a look what 2009 utes and sedans are going for to get a better idea of price difference. But if you want to trade it in for a new sedan you will more likely than not get shafted.
rob666 Member 62 Member For: 16y 2m 9d Posted 21/04/11 06:38 AM Author Posted 21/04/11 06:38 AM How does my lease come in to play here though? Never been on a lease before so I'm not up to speed with the specifics.
JTXR6T Legacy Donating Member 64 Member For: 19y 6m 26d Gender: Male Posted 22/04/11 06:43 AM Posted 22/04/11 06:43 AM Depends on your lease company, not going to be cheap though and more than likely you will have to pay out that lease and start a new one.Ive just bought a ute and spent a lot of time looking in dealers, they seem to be rarer than the sedans and sell quickly so the dealer might be keen to get one in
kawerx TerriGhia Legacy Donating Member 206 Member For: 20y 8m Posted 23/04/11 07:28 AM Posted 23/04/11 07:28 AM I traded a 8 month old XR6 ute for a turbo ute. I only lost about $3500 on the old one so I was pretty pleased with that. I don't know where you live but in Melbourne you can park in any loading zone in a ute. It rocks.
rob666 Member 62 Member For: 16y 2m 9d Posted 24/04/11 11:26 AM Author Posted 24/04/11 11:26 AM Thanks for the responses. Ill speak to my dealer when she's in for a service and keep the thread updated. Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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