Best Way to Sell my CX-9

[ellykay]

We have a 5 month old black on black Grand Touring with Nav and sunroof. We have the opportunity to buy a really nice SUV from my dad for a bargain. While we love the CX-9, it doesn't make sense to keep it under the circumstances. We have taken it to a few dealers, and most have offered us about $3000-3500 below KBB and NADA trade-in.

Any advice about how to sell it? I don't want to take a huge loss since I know the dealers are underbidding it, but I do need to sell it. I don't like the idea of some random strangers coming to my house and taking it for a drive, though.

Thanks for any input.

 

[IslandTractor]

If you don't like random strangers coming to take a drive you are stuck with getting ripped of by a dealer. Why not arrange to meet the "stranger" someplace neutral and bring a big friend with you for assurance. Craigslist is the current standard "classified ad" and you can list it over a 50-100 mile area. Ebaymotors is another system where you actually may never even meet the buyer but you'll have hassles with shipping and sometimes less than reliable bidders.

If I were in your shoes I would just go the Craigslist route.

 

[BOOSTR]

You can list it on free on craigslist and see if there is even an interest in it for what you think its worth.

In this market/economy you won't get much more than the wholesale value being offered most likely. So to save yourself from the possibility of a negative random encounter just take what they are offering and be done with it.

If you do sell it yourself make sure that the buyer brings a certified bank check and that you take it to your bank to verify the funds before signing off on the title. Also make them sign a sales agreement to protect/release yourself from any liability from the transaction.

I just sold a car on craigslist and just ignored the idiotic responses until I found the right buyer.

 

[brucebond]

I think carmax would give you a little more than the dealers.

 

[Force-1]

I think carmax would give you a little more than the dealers.

(iagree)

I trade vehicles a lot, and Carmax has always offered me much more than a dealer. Doesn't hurt to try--it's free, and they'll buy it from you without requiring you to purchase another vehicle.

 

[XOver9]

Good to know about carmax. Autotrader has always worked well for me, but for a car this expensive I'm not sure how it would do. If you are in a populated area, my bet is that you would do fine. I know a dealer that is selling a '10 with nav, Bose, and with 10k for around 29k. It was white and I really wanted black. Also liked the new wheels better and the increased mpg was a nice to have on the '11.

 

[travislipe]

Yea I would try Carmax. I went to my local dealer just to be funny pretty much and see what they would give me. I have a '10 GT w/ NAV & Rear Ent & i has 3,500 miles on it & they wouldn't even give me $30k!! They had a nice '10 Nissan Titan Crew Cab Pro4X loaded w/ 8k miles for $28,988 I was looking at. I told my Mazda dealer that if they wern't going to give me anything for it, then why the heck would I want another Mazda, lol!! They said well keep it a while longer!