I bought a 2004 Touring Automatic a little over a year ago, i still love my car but I was thinking about trading it for a manual version of the same car maybe with a paint change, it's black I was thinking of getting gray. Same year and about same miles (80,5xx). Has anyone done this? Does anyone know how I would do it? Maybe a ad on craigslist? Are there even any people who would want to do that trade? I would prefer not to go through the hassle of selling it then buying a new one, but i'm open to suggestions, thanks!

 

are you asking us how to sell/trade a car??

 

Selling, no. Trading, pretty much. I don't know anyone who has ever traded a car and was wondering if theres any special way to do it besides the obvious.

 

LOL. op, are you serious?

 

No.

 

find a dealer that has a car you want.. they give you money for yours.. you pay for theirs........

 

do you not know how to sell/trade a car? what exactly are you asking?

 

Wouldn't they still try to make me pay a couple grand for a similar Z (similar miles and trim) so they can make a profit?

 

Not if the other car has more mileage, older, and is in worse condition than yours. If it's in similar condition/trim you won't get away with a freebie exchange, and let's say you do do then you'd still have to pay tax on top for the trade since it's a dealership. No dealership is going to do a trade for free if there is no benefit for the dealership.

 

exactly. thats why there is a difference with trade in value and private party value. if your car is worth 15k to a buyer then they will only give you 8k.

 

Yeah, I was thinking of even getting a better condition Z and I wouldn't mind paying on top of the exchange, but yeah thats why I wanted to avoid a dealer and maybe go through private party, like on craigslist. But I had no idea if anyone would even want to do that?

 

Thought so. Would you think it's a good idea to just post a ad on craigslist and see if anyone would want to trade? Or would I get the most value from selling my AT Z then buying a MT Z?

 

Have you even discussed trading your car with a dealer? I would start there and see what they offer you. Talking over the internet will not get you the answers you need.

 

You will have to do it at a dealer, not to many 6MT owners are willing to trade for the Barbie version.

 

This, good luck.

 

I have seen ads on craigslist people with mt wanting to trade for automatic so it is possible and also one of my friends want it to trade for an automatic since he was going to lrt his gf have it lol. Good luck

 

lol GLWT

 

good luck

 

It doesnt sound like you know what you're doing so stick with what you got. This is good advice, hear me out.

 

Should have thought about that before you got an auto