# Rough trade in value of a truck? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 10, 2004, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rough-trade-in-value-of-a-truck/244464 "2004-05-10T15:17:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rough-trade-in-value-of-a-truck/244464/1 "2004-05-10T15:17:13Z")
Is there someplace reliable I could get an idea about trade in values? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rough-trade-in-value-of-a-truck/244464/2 "2004-05-10T15:21:49Z")
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**Author:** ![DogMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@DogMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DogMom)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rough-trade-in-value-of-a-truck/244464/3 "2004-05-10T15:50:13Z")
[www.edmunds.com](http://www.edmunds.com) They’ll ask you a bunch of questions about your vehicle, and then the last page is a rough estimate of how much the value is in trade-in or private sale. It’s really neat. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rough-trade-in-value-of-a-truck/244464/4 "2004-05-10T16:04:20Z")
It’s been my experience that you’ll get more money if you sell it outright rather than trading it in. Gather your service records and such before you meet with anyone. If you’ve been good about maintenance, it can net you a bit more cash. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rough-trade-in-value-of-a-truck/244464/5 "2004-05-10T17:47:19Z")
“Trade-in” values, dude. I don’t think rough trade does anything for the value of a truck – unless it’s somebody famous, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rough-trade-in-value-of-a-truck/244464/6 "2004-05-10T20:54:05Z")
> [@Nametag](#): > > “Trade-in” values, dude. I don’t think rough trade does anything for the value of a truck – unless it’s somebody famous, maybe. OK, it wasn’t just me. I spent a good minute trying to parse this title before realizing what had been meant. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rough-trade-in-value-of-a-truck/244464/7 "2004-05-10T21:46:57Z")
Glad I wasn’t the only one envisioning a straight dude offering himself up to Big Bubba in order to get himself a new pickup truck. I mean, it would make a hellofa video, but seems a little extreme for a set of wheels…