Is $500 a fair dealer trade in value for my 1999 Toyota Camry?

I'm looking at buying a new 2010 Honda Accord or 2012 Ford Fusion to replace my 1999 Toyota Camry.

Both dealers told me all they could offer me was $500 in trade in. This sounds like a major rip off.

The interior of the car is in excellant condition and the heating, air conditioning and radio works.

The car is a 4 cylinder with 117,000 miles on it.

The car has the check engine light on. In my state the car will not pass smog with the check engine light on. This repair is called the charcoal canister which would cost $500 to replace and the check engine light would be off.

The back bumper of the car is a little scratched on the right.

Car sales people tell me that if I sell it on my own I will only get $1000 or maybe $800.

My independant mechanic seems to think I could get $2500 if I sell it on my own without fixing the charcoal canister.

The sales people at both new car dealers talk to me like I'm stupid and I'm wrong.
I'm not sure I want to fix the charcoal canister.
 
$500 is a major rip off. $2500 sounds about right just make sure you buff it up and get it all good looking. Always go private- car dealers are rip offs
 
any time you trade a car to a dealer your going to lose
plain and simple they have to make money to resale it so they never going to give you a great deal ever no matter what shape or year. you can get more by selling it your self just takes longer to get rid of it sometimes i payed 3000 for a 1998 not so long ago
 
any time you trade a car to a dealer your going to lose
plain and simple they have to make money to resale it so they never going to give you a great deal ever no matter what shape or year. you can get more by selling it your self just takes longer to get rid of it sometimes i payed 3000 for a 1998 not so long ago
 
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