Upside Down Trading |
Upside down trading is not as difficult as you might think. The key to trading a vehicle with negative equity is what we call trade difference. Knowing
the trade difference will help determine how upside down you really are. |


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Let's take a look at an example. Assume you are trading in a vehicle that is
worth $ 10,000 but you still owe $ 13,000 on it. You are $3,000 upside
down. |
Selling Price
Trade
Allowance |
Down Payment
Monthly
Payments |
MSRP $28,300 |
ACV $ 10,000 |
$ 4,600 |
$ 550 -575 |
Trade Difference $ 18,300 |
+ Payoff
$ 13,000 |
Subtotal
$ 31,300 |
+ TT&L, Doc Fees |
In the above example your bottom line is $ 31,300 + (TT&L + Doc) which is roughly
$ 33,000 without deducting any cash down or available rebate. Keep in mind
however this is a first pencil meaning there is still room (profit) to negotiate.
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MSRP is $ 28,300 but you'll want to deal on that. So if you offer say $ 400
over invoice it would look something like the following: |
Selling Price
Trade
Allowance |
Down Payment
Monthly
Payments |
$ 26,400
$
10,000 |
Trade Difference $ 16,400 |
+ Payoff
$ 13,000 |
Subtotal
$ 29,400 |
+ TT&L, Doc Fees |
So now your bottom line is roughly $31,000 not deducting any cash down or available
rebate. But because auto loans will only finance about invoice you can
determine how much you will need to put down. |
$ 31,000 Bottom Line |
$ 26,000 Invoice |
$ 5,000 Difference = Down Payment Required |
$ 2,000 Rebate - Deduct any and all Rebates |
$ 3,000 Cash Down Required if $ 2,000 rebate available |
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