cam88
Senior Member
Has anyone had good luck trading in an ATV? I might be looking into trading my 2015 in next year for a new and bigger model..
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ATV Trade In
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chp.cheatham
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I would try to sell it yourself before considering to trade it in. You should get more for it selling it yourself. A dealer won't want to give you anything for it.
T-N-T
Senior Member
If you are not in a hurry. I'd put er for sale and see what happens
lagrangedave
Gone But Not Forgotten
My six year old rancher with low hours is selling for more than I paid for it.
Katalee
Senior Member
If you trade it in you are giving it away.
oops1
Buzzard Expert
And probably go back to the dealer to find it being resold for three times what they gave you. Craigslist or cycle trader would get you its worth.
rospaw
Senior Member
Wouldn't even consider it. Used market should be good with all the storm losses. Listed at a firm CASH price with the ad stating No tire kickers / No joy rides / Cash only
transfixer
Senior Member
Find out what the stealer, I mean dealer,, will give you for it,, and that will make your mind up to sell it yourself.
cam88
Senior Member
Thanks for the advice I'll look into both, just wanted to get some input before I did anything.
mguthrie
**# 1 Fan**OHIO STATE**
It's stupid what folks are asking for used machines. I'm not paying 80% of new for a 5-6 year old atv/utv. I've been looking for a year now and there are no "deals" to be had. It took me 6 months to sell a '99 Honda 450 es for $1500. I wouldn't trade in. I'd sell to an individual. It may take awhile but now is the time to sell
transfixer
Senior Member
Part of the problem it seems is a lot of people bought their atv brand new at the dealer, financed it, and now they've had it one, two , or three years and decided they can't afford it, or they never use it anymore, etc, and they are trying to sell it for what they owe on it, which is more than its worth on the open market, that's why you see so many that are priced too high.
Pretty much have to go back to ones at least 10yrs old to avoid them being overpriced, which is fine with me, most of them since the mid 2000's have too much electronics on them for me, too much to go wrong and malfunction, I don't like the cvt automatic units, and that seems to be the way they are all going, they rev too high for the speed they go, you can't just choose 2nd or 3rd and low rpm putt around through the woods, and the electronic shift and selectable 4wd's will give trouble at some point, unless you baby them and never use them off road.
Pretty much have to go back to ones at least 10yrs old to avoid them being overpriced, which is fine with me, most of them since the mid 2000's have too much electronics on them for me, too much to go wrong and malfunction, I don't like the cvt automatic units, and that seems to be the way they are all going, they rev too high for the speed they go, you can't just choose 2nd or 3rd and low rpm putt around through the woods, and the electronic shift and selectable 4wd's will give trouble at some point, unless you baby them and never use them off road.
yellowfin
Senior Member
This...my 2004 foreman is about as simple as it can get. I wish they still made them like that. Getting harder to find ones that have not be abused.
mguthrie
**# 1 Fan**OHIO STATE**
People are asking $6-$8 grand for a 10 year old ranger. You can buy a 10 year old Honda Accord for half that. I bought a '96 dodge 4 wheel drive last year for $2000 because it had a bad oil leak. Turned out to be an oil sending unit. That may be my ATV until I can afford to pay cash for a new machine
transfixer
Senior Member
The UTV's seem to still be a hot item , I've seen more and more of them every year, and yes, people ask too much for them, the newer UTV's are ridiculous, upwards of 10 grand for a lot of them, some are almost as big as my extra cab Silverado, I don't see the point in something that big,
Depending on what you're going to use it for , check out lifted golf carts, you can buy one a few years old and lift it yourself, or buy them already lifted, I've got a 48volt club car that's been lifted 6inches, with 22 inch tires, and so far I can go anywhere I want on my lease, with plenty of torque, and enough juice to ride 10 or 12 miles before worrying about a charge, and I never ride that much on our lease. I've almost quit using my 99 Big Bear 4wd atv, no noise with the cart, I rode up on a spike couple weeks ago, within 50yds of him before he knew I was there , couldn't have done that on my 4wheeler.
striper slug
Senior Member
Iron dad rob says you can get more than new on a 20 year old atv
95g atl
Senior Member
LOL
any updates on this subject???
I'd be very surprised if dealer offered a remotely fair trade in price, and if they did, would be wary of them jacking up the price of the new unit.
cam88
Senior Member
I decided to keep my ATV since it was only two years old, just wanted to hear some other opinions to see if it was worth it. I plan on buying another one in the future.
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