Glossary / General

trade it in

17 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

“Trade it in” means you hand your old car to the dealership and use it toward buying a new one. Dealers often pay less than you could get selling it yourself.

Technical Definition

“Trading it in” is when you give your current car to a dealer as part of the purchase of another vehicle. The dealer typically offers a lower value than a private sale, so the caller is questioning whether accepting a small trade-in offer makes sense given the car’s condition and mileage.

Hear It Discussed

"And I said, oh, well, we, you know, we could figure that out. Don't trade it in. They were going to give her, you know, 500 bucks to trade it in on something."
#2625: The Click and Clack Creed The Best of Car Talk 15:44

"So they always try, hey, see your Bronco there. We'll give me a great deal if you trade it in and we'll hook you up with NIL."
Gage Goldberg gets a Ford Bronco Raptor and Bill starts to modify it. CarCast 05:05

"The value of her car just plummeted. And when she goes to trade it in, she's going to take a bath."
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