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Originally Posted by CincyJohn
No - I get that part. Same thing is true in the U.S. The issue I have is handing your car over to the dealer BEFORE he gets an allocation/car. What if he never does? Then he is beholden to the dealer's trade-in price which, if the same thing is true as it is in the U.S. (typically) is A LOT less than you can get from any of the Internet/mass dealers at this time.
In fact, when I did it, even including the amount I would have saved on sales tax did not make up for that difference. Even if he didn't want to put another mile on it, he would be better off (IMHO) leaving it in his garage until his car came in.
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Sports cars are worth more in the summer and less in the winter. Esp for the 86, where dealers are mostly selling them to young people making an impulse buy. It makes a lot of sense to take advantage of "summer" car values when your new one isn't arriving until winter. Its also common for people to shop for deals on sports cars as winter approaches.
Also if you haven't noticed, the economy is on life support and
will eventually crash, which includes vehicle prices. Not a bad idea to lock in a trade value IMO