Ya, trade ins make a lot more sense outside of CA
I'm from NY until 3 years ago and found dealers gave much better trade in prices there. That and the tax break make trade ins here pretty unappealing.
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Originally Posted by ayau
In most states, you receive a tax break for the new vehicle if you trade in your old vehicle. The question then becomes, can you sell your car 2-4k more than trade in value just to break even? If you're going to break even selling privately, it would make sense to just do the trade in.
It looks like California doesn't have the tax incentive.
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