I test drove a TLX tech today. I really like the way the car handles in sport and sport+. The turn ratio is much better than the 3G. The cabin was really quiet. I thought the ride was very smooth. The salesman told me that was due to the added length (2" longer than the 3G?) and larger (18" vs. 17") tires. The interior is a bit smaller than the TL, and I felt the cabin ceiling was lower - or maybe I was just able to raise my seat higher? The leather they used on the seats seems to be a big upgrade from the 3G. The trunk seems longer. The Advance has a well for the spare. I didn't look in the Tech trunk, but the salesman told me instead of the well, it has a space lined with foam for the spare. The car has so many bells and whistles, I will have to do a lot of reading if I buy one!
I took some pictures at the dealership. The car inside the showroom is the Advance, the white is a base V6 and the black one is the Tech V6 I drove.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141451...7646357409473/
After my ride I was ready to buy one, but didn't. I wasn't offered any discount, which I expected, but I felt they really low-balled me on my trade-in.
My 3G 5AT w/Navi has very high mileage, 225K, but it's always been garaged and is in very good condition inside and out. At first they told me it was worth $1,000, and then they went up to $1,500 but that was a high as they would go. I had a KBB printout which listed my dealer trade-in as $4,977 (excellent condition) and $4,831 (very good condition, with the low side of the range being $4,390). The salesman said that they don't use KBB, they use NADA values. I should have printed that out too before I went there. NADA lists my car at: Rough Trade-in $3,425, Average Trade-in $4,625, Clean Trade-in $5,600 Clean Retail $7,775.
I have a call into the salesman to see if they'll be more flexible on the trade-in now that I've looked the value up on NADA. If they had offered me a better deal I would have bought the car today.
What would you say a fair price is for my car? I don't want to sell it privately, I'm willing to take a cut in trading it in but I sure expected to be offered more than $1,500 for it!
I took some pictures at the dealership. The car inside the showroom is the Advance, the white is a base V6 and the black one is the Tech V6 I drove.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141451...7646357409473/
After my ride I was ready to buy one, but didn't. I wasn't offered any discount, which I expected, but I felt they really low-balled me on my trade-in.
My 3G 5AT w/Navi has very high mileage, 225K, but it's always been garaged and is in very good condition inside and out. At first they told me it was worth $1,000, and then they went up to $1,500 but that was a high as they would go. I had a KBB printout which listed my dealer trade-in as $4,977 (excellent condition) and $4,831 (very good condition, with the low side of the range being $4,390). The salesman said that they don't use KBB, they use NADA values. I should have printed that out too before I went there. NADA lists my car at: Rough Trade-in $3,425, Average Trade-in $4,625, Clean Trade-in $5,600 Clean Retail $7,775.
I have a call into the salesman to see if they'll be more flexible on the trade-in now that I've looked the value up on NADA. If they had offered me a better deal I would have bought the car today.
What would you say a fair price is for my car? I don't want to sell it privately, I'm willing to take a cut in trading it in but I sure expected to be offered more than $1,500 for it!