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anth331 · 09-26-2015, 04:53 PM

I went to trade in My 2014 LS for a 2007 corvette. I owe 20k on my LS because I've only had it a year and a half. 21k for the vette. So I'm thinking if they give me close to what I owe I'll be driving a vette home. I've added a HUD,ZL1 rockers, fog lights, axle back exhaust, and painted the inside trim to match the red outside. They gave me 17k for my car. Then some guy came and looked at it and said that's the nicest LS I've ever seen but, I have to take off two thousand for the HUD and foglights because those are not "Factory" equipment. Really? I'm 52 and have had Harley's my whole life and know that you get very little if any for the glitter. To take off 2k because of a HUD and foglights is new to me. Just have to keep the six and deal with it. I only have 5900 miles on it

Jackass · 09-26-2015, 05:13 PM

Yeah , those freeloader so called sales people are full of it
I bet that if you go to the lot , I find one car in there that have some extras on it , the dealer will be asking for a little extra for it
So , yeah , keep what you have , or try to sell it privately
Then go to that dealer and maybe get that Vette for the price that you want , not the price they want to sell it for

Lndryguru · 09-26-2015, 05:17 PM

that's there excuse for giving 2k back of book what its worth

JLSuperfly · 09-26-2015, 05:17 PM

Already trading it after 5900 miles? Your car is practically new.

sdynak · 09-26-2015, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JLSuperfly

Already trading it after 5900 miles? Your car is practically new.

What he said

anth331 · 09-26-2015, 07:17 PM

Ok I f uped and bought a V6 ok

sdynak · 09-26-2015, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by anth331

Ok I f uped and bought a V6 ok

Still an awesome car bro..

Soybeanrice · 09-26-2015, 07:27 PM

A 17K offer for an LS w/ 5.6k miles seems alright... like I can see why they wont offer you more, even with your mods.

Those mods dont add any value unfortunately.

You got to keep in mind that there are people who get 2LS's for 19k new

Jasper · 09-26-2015, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by anth331

Ok I f uped and bought a V6 ok

Agree. The V8 is where it's at. But you didn't really f-up. It seems as though you could only afford a V6 so you got a really damn nice V6. Don't try to live above your means. What you should have done is bought a used V8 like I did with only 11,000 miles on a 2011 for $18K less than when it was new. I don't understand why anyone buys a new car. Oh well, more for me. Enjoy your car and do it right next time once you can afford to trade in/up.

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anth331 · 09-26-2015, 07:37 PM

Thanks Jasper beating myself up

USCAMARO14 · 09-26-2015, 07:41 PM

Dealers will always say that. Then they turnaround and sell with all the mods. And say the price is a little high because all the modification the car has.

sdynak · 09-26-2015, 07:43 PM

I don't get it.. Sorry a gorgeous Camaro is still a Camaro regardless of power plant .. Be proud.. Not everyone has a 300+ HP car to have a blast in.. It's all he same in he end.

VTSummit · 09-26-2015, 08:51 PM

With a new LS going for $21K with the current incentives, there aren't many people who will buy a used one for close to that. The extras mean almost nothing to most and a detriment to some- I know I won't buy a used car that someone added stuff to. I'm too afraid they did a lousy job at it.

trodecke · 09-26-2015, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sdynak

Still an awesome car bro..

+1!!!!

If the car gets you from point A to point B and you feel good while you're driving it, it's an awesome car!

09-26-2015, 04:53 PM	#1
anth331 Drives: 12SS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dayton, Tx. 77535 Posts: 728	Lesson Learned I went to trade in My 2014 LS for a 2007 corvette. I owe 20k on my LS because I've only had it a year and a half. 21k for the vette. So I'm thinking if they give me close to what I owe I'll be driving a vette home. I've added a HUD,ZL1 rockers, fog lights, axle back exhaust, and painted the inside trim to match the red outside. They gave me 17k for my car. Then some guy came and looked at it and said that's the nicest LS I've ever seen but, I have to take off two thousand for the HUD and foglights because those are not "Factory" equipment. Really? I'm 52 and have had Harley's my whole life and know that you get very little if any for the glitter. To take off 2k because of a HUD and foglights is new to me. Just have to keep the six and deal with it. I only have 5900 miles on it

09-26-2015, 05:17 PM	#3
Lndryguru Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 226	that's there excuse for giving 2k back of book what its worth __________________ 2013 Camaro SS Victory Red/Black Stripes

09-26-2015, 07:41 PM	#11
USCAMARO14 Drives: 2LS 2014 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Staten ISland Posts: 3,404	Dealers will always say that. Then they turnaround and sell with all the mods. And say the price is a little high because all the modification the car has. __________________

09-26-2015, 08:51 PM	#13
VTSummit Consistently inconsistent Drives: 2015 2LT Summit White Join Date: May 2015 Location: United States Posts: 1,364	With a new LS going for $21K with the current incentives, there aren't many people who will buy a used one for close to that. The extras mean almost nothing to most and a detriment to some- I know I won't buy a used car that someone added stuff to. I'm too afraid they did a lousy job at it. __________________ Thanks to MRR, I have some SWEET wheels! Thank you! 2015 2LT Ported TB, Ported intake, JACFAB intake spacer, Borla exhaust, IPF 91 tune, Complete 1/LE suspension, Brembo brakes, Goodridge lines, Elite catch can, CAI with Thermo-wrap, 275/40-20 x 10's all around, Z/28 spoiler, GM splitter, Alpine/Polk stereo with AudiControl interface.

09-26-2015, 05:13 PM	#2
Jackass Doing what I like to do Drives: 1963 Landrover Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Almost at the corner ! Posts: 667	Yeah , those freeloader so called sales people are full of it I bet that if you go to the lot , I find one car in there that have some extras on it , the dealer will be asking for a little extra for it So , yeah , keep what you have , or try to sell it privately Then go to that dealer and maybe get that Vette for the price that you want , not the price they want to sell it for

09-26-2015, 05:17 PM	#4
JLSuperfly Drives: 2014 Red Hot LS3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,266	Already trading it after 5900 miles? Your car is practically new.

09-26-2015, 07:17 PM	#6
anth331 Drives: 12SS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dayton, Tx. 77535 Posts: 728	Ok I f uped and bought a V6 ok

09-26-2015, 07:27 PM	#8
Soybeanrice Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 793	A 17K offer for an LS w/ 5.6k miles seems alright... like I can see why they wont offer you more, even with your mods. Those mods dont add any value unfortunately. You got to keep in mind that there are people who get 2LS's for 19k new

09-26-2015, 07:37 PM	#10
anth331 Drives: 12SS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dayton, Tx. 77535 Posts: 728	Thanks Jasper beating myself up

09-26-2015, 07:43 PM	#12
sdynak Drives: 2010 1SS Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Bayville, NJ Posts: 936	I don't get it.. Sorry a gorgeous Camaro is still a Camaro regardless of power plant .. Be proud.. Not everyone has a 300+ HP car to have a blast in.. It's all he same in he end.