Trade in value quagmire
 

What would be a good trade in value for a clean 01 S60 2.4T? It has 78K miles. The range is $4800 to $8550 on the online guides and on e-bay they are going for around 7K. I was offered $6K at the Volvo dealer today and they would not budge. I don't know what the auction value in the black book is but I was taxed at $7K for road tax this month.

RE: Trade in value quagmire
 

I personally don't know why the resale value of these cars are that of aHyundai, but yeah that sounds about right.You'll never geta goodvalue from a trade in. If you've got time to sit onit, I'd sell it privately. I'd also spend $100 to tint the windows and $100 on a cheap bazookapowered subwoofer and try to get $8k. Teens seem to forget about scratches dents or a slightly inflated price tag whenit has afew extra options.

Check www.autotrader.com to see what others in your area are selling them for and what you have to compete with.

RE: Trade in value quagmire
 

Yeah in my neck of the woods the 01-02 S60's go for $11K+ for private sales. It is weird that a buddy of mine traded in his 05 Focus ZX4 (bare bone) for $8200. Mind boggling why Volvos are low-balled at Volvo dealers compared to other places including Carmax. I think I will keep the car as there is nothing wrong with it. I hate the whole car buying experience but it is fun to haggle with them hehe :)