[Dake]

Originally Posted by Feathergun

Thank you for the advise, I learned a lot of the same when I bought the car originally. You are correct, they are out of town and I have not physically brought my car to them, I did honestly tell them every single issue with the car in grave detail over the phone and the salesman told me his general manager said he'd take the risk giving me $16,000 for the trade in value. I've already told them not to waste my time, so long as I wasn't hiding anything (I wasn't) then they shouldn't have an issue with the car when I bring it there, if they do, and try to reduce trade in offer, I'll walk away, simple as that. I'm not giddy about the trade and I certainly won't talk myself into taking a lesser deal, I'll probably visibly get pissed and walk away, its all business really.

Aside from that, I understand where people are coming from with trading for used manuals etc. That's probably a better way to go, but I'd have to find one first, and one that isn't 2k miles away. I understand a lot of people would prefer to spend more money on more power than to spend it on buying the car newer, but I actually hate every other sports car I've driven in that range. I hate mustangs, I hate Cameros, but I love this car, and I'll eventually add more power, but for now its a driver's car and it's top notch in my opinion. I do plan to drive it until its eventual death after this transaction and I don't have the upfront cash to buy all the upgrades I want to put into it anyways, I'd wait out the warranty and save my pennies while I do. As of now, I think I've mostly made up my mind and I'm going to the bank with financial docs tomorrow to see what I can get for financing + GAP insurance on the new ride before I even go to the dealership. I'll update when I get back Sunday evening and let everyone know what transpired. Thanks everyone.

Sounds like you have the right outlook.

Good luck!