I own a 2017 911S that I really enjoy driving but do not drive it enough to justify the amount of cash I have in the car along with a small loan. In two years of ownership, I only have a little over 5,000 miles. I have owned several different Porsche's including two 911 base cabriolet's, base Boxster, CaymanGTS, and a Macan turbo. I do like Porsche's but will probably be jumping to a MB or BMW convertible. I am interested in both the M4 and new C63s. Both will save me several hundred per month. Being semi-retired, that is a savings that is worth it to me especially since I don't drive it too often. I am wondering what would be a fair trade-in price of my 911 by a dealership. If I go with the MB, I am a good customer of a dealership I've been doing business with for many years. The price of the C63s I am interested in will be set so there will be no high balling me for my trade-in only to jack up the price of the new car.
I ordered my Porsche originally so it was spec'ed out to my licking. Very well spec'ed with GT Silver. It is not a pink elephant that would be hard for the dealership to sell. Retail was just under $125k
What kind of offer can I expect to get from the dealer? If I decide to sell my car privately, where would be a good place to advertise? Thank you and happy holidays!
I usually check Edmunds, KBB, Blackbook sites to get a ballpark range. Trade is always a lot less hassle than private sale and if you get a sales tax credit may be a reasonable deal. Best of luck.
I cannot provide an estimate of what a dealer would offer,but consider the following:
1. My niece's husband is the sales manager at a dealer (GM) and has helped me with non-Porsche cars. He told me that the shortest list in the world was that of people happy with the price of their trade-in.
2. You can check the Porsche web site to get an idea of what similar cars are listed at. Obviously this is retail, and you would get substantially less for a trade-in. It will, however, suggest what you could ask for a private sale. Also check Panorama - probably a good place to sell.
3. Trading-in saves the hassle of a private sale. If the projected price difference is less than what you think your time and effort is worth, trade it in.
I just loooked at the Porsche Pre Owned site and it seem like lower mileage 2017’s are at about $108K. Also, it seems that there’s a little over 100 cars available in MY 2017 to 2019.
https://nationalpreownedporsche.com...che.com/?zip=07090&distance=100&models[]=911_carrera_s&detailed_search=1&page=2
Also consider any tax advantages to trading vs. selling privately. You might get a few thousand more selling privately, however the taxes you must pay on the cost of the new deal total without the trade could potentially eat away most of the difference depending on the tax rate in your state and how much the trade value deducts from the new car cost. My experience is you wont get much more if any on a trade than what Carmax will buy the car outright for. Porsche can easily get near sticker on most cars anyway, so they have no reason to play the game of offering fake, higher trade in amounts only to try and get it back in a higher price on the new car.
I really can't directly contribute to your question but......I have a 2018 911 with 15k miles on it. And it is only a toy. If you don't drive it, then it is time to get rid of the car and employ the cash somewhere else where it can provide benefit to you.
Agree that Carmax is probably a good indicator of wholesale to low trade price. Blackbook seems to be the lowest price of the pricing guides and that tends to be what dealers quote when valuing a trade. My estimate would be $80-86K. Since you bought it new, you're going to take a bath on depreciation. It might be cheaper / fiscally wiser to keep the 911S and drive it more rather than give it away for another expensive new car.
