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Great point! And haggling is (for some reason) part of the game to me, I certainly won't let them pull one over on me!!!Separate the transactions. You can just sell a car to a dealership. And of course you can just buy a car without trade in.
What happens when you start trying to do both at the same time, the dealer gets all thumbs and is like "we'll give you X" and you say "I want Y" and they say "sure we'll give you Y" then bury you with MSRP, addons and/or financing upcharges. The total cost can actually be higher.
(Of course, the real WTF are the buyers who have a target monthly payment. Dealer be like, for five years or 8?)
So sell it private or to a dealership, but don't try to do a bigger deal unless you're really good at haggling and know how to keep your eye on the real total.
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