Thinking of trading in the Old for the new. This truck is in perfect condition with all options from leather to premium factory sound.What can I expect for a fair price? 2004 FX4 5.4 blazing yellow flairside 61/2 ft. new BF Goodrich 305/65/18. 53k To many extras to list. this truck is in showroom condition.check out pictures. any help would be appreciated.

 

oh my that is yellow.

Only way to know is to go to the dealer!

 

Mileage?

 

Sorry, 53k

 

Here in S.E. Texas, that's still a $19k truck... retail.

 

Theyll probably offer you $9-10k for it. Its in the $12k range for a retail sale around here.

Real world, not the $19k KBB lists for retail.

 

So many variables....hard to say what they'll offer. One thing for certain is their FIRST offer (or two....or three....) will suck. In the end, I would say if you can't get a 'true' $15K offer, I'd tell them to fly a kite. And by 'true' I mean they still need to offer discounts on the new vehicle too. Doesn't help you much if they give you even $20K if they don't budge off sticker price.

Good luck!

 

It is a real nice truck, but unfortunately you will not be offered much in trade in value. I know a lot of people do not like to but I would try to sell it yourself. It will most likely mean $3-$4K extra in your pocket with not a lot more work on your part. My last car I was offered so little in trade that it motivated me to sell it my self and I made about $3k extra on the deal. It probably came out to about 8 hours total work, so I made about $400 an hour for my time.

 

The only way to know what you'll get for your trade is to go to the dealer and see. I traded in an '09 Tacoma, fully loaded. I looked up the trade-in value on both Kelley Blue Book and NADA, and both showed about $27k. The first dealer I went to wouldn't offer me more than $19k for it, and they absolutely wouldn't budge. The second dealer, across town, offered me $27,500. That's a significant difference. And before anybody thinks that I'd been had because the second place probably didn't give me as good a deal on the price of the F150, they knocked $8300 off the sticker including rebate, whereas the first place only offered the $4500 rebate. Overall, a difference of $12,300 between the two places. Guess who got my business?

 

A dealer isnt going to give anybody $15k for a 6 year old F150. That would mean they would have to put it on their lot for around $20k and I cant see anybody willing to pay that much for the truck.