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How much less will I get for my car if I sell it to a dealer instead of privately?
Dealers typically offer 10-20% less than the private party value of a vehicle because they need to account for reconditioning costs, holding costs, and their profit margin when they resell it. The difference is most pronounced on high-demand vehicles: a $20,000 private party car might get a $16,000-$17,500 dealer offer. The tradeoff is convenience: a dealer sale is completed in hours with no strangers coming to your home, no test drives to manage, and no risk of payment issues. Whether the discount is worth the convenience depends on how much time you have and your tolerance for the private sale process.
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Fantastic services! I highly recommend them. They make purchasing and leasing cars so easy! This is my third transaction and will continue to use this service.
Fantastic services! I highly recommend them. They make purchasing and leasing cars so easy! This is my third transaction and will continue to use this service.
sharon Gallagher
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The entire process from start to finish was handled with class
The entire process from start to finish was handled with class
Donald Blaine
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Smoothest car transaction I’ve ever experienced. Quick, yet detailed, responses to all my questions. It’s a process I always dread but Sean made it seem so easy and more affordable. Highly recommend
Smoothest car transaction I’ve ever experienced. Quick, yet detailed, responses to all my questions. It’s a process I always dread but Sean made it seem so easy and more affordable. Highly recommend
Ryan Murphy
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Julie radice
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Excellent to work with. Super easy to work with. The staff is great. Dave Alesso was excellent in helping what I was looking for. He sent Nikko to give me the car and he was so helpful showing me the car details. I would highly recommend them to anyone.
Excellent to work with. Super easy to work with. The staff is great. Dave Alesso was excellent in helping what I was looking for. He sent Nikko to give me the car and he was so helpful showing me the car details. I would highly recommend them to anyone.
Rebecca Perez
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Sean and the Vantage Auto Group made the entire process seamless from start to finish — I can’t recommend them highly enough!!
Sean and the Vantage Auto Group made the entire process seamless from start to finish — I can’t recommend them highly enough!!
nicole berman
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David Alesso made the impossible happen! My family grew & my SUV got very small FAST but I still had a year left on my lease. This was my 2nd time using Vantage Auto Group & David worked a miracle! Yet again, everything was very seamless & easy & my Telluride was delivered right to my door!
David Alesso made the impossible happen! My family grew & my SUV got very small FAST but I still had a year left on my lease. This was my 2nd time using Vantage Auto Group & David worked a miracle! Yet again, everything was very seamless & easy & my Telluride was delivered right to my door!
Jennifer Silver
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I just leased a new car with them yesterday and it was a fantastic and easy experience. Charlie was incredibly helpful and thorough. I had the car delivered 24 hours after my first conversation with Charlie! I'll never visit a dealer again. I highly recommend Vantage Auto Group
I just leased a new car with them yesterday and it was a fantastic and easy experience. Charlie was incredibly helpful and thorough. I had the car delivered 24 hours after my first conversation with Charlie! I'll never visit a dealer again. I highly recommend Vantage Auto Group
Tony Perez
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My wife and I recently moved from the city and needed a car but didn’t know where to start. At first we tried online, but it was honestly a little overwhelming. I reached out to a local friend for leads, and he pointed me to Vantage. I hopped on a call with Sean after work and gave him a rough outline for what we were looking for. I’m not a car guy, so it was basically: “I need something safe, reliable, and not falling apart.” Sean very much IS a car guy, and he took it from there. After going over our budget, he recommended a couple options, as well as compelling reasons to lease instead of buying used as we had planned. The next morning we went back and forth via text to hash out the details, and then that afternoon a beautiful brand new car within our budget rolled into our driveway. I signed some paperwork with his team, and that was that. Literally less than 24 hours after the initial phone call, I was all set. It was easier than 99% of all my other projects that go into moving to the burbs. The whole experience was extremely communicative and chill. And on top of everything else…I straight up love this car. I fear I’m a car guy now. Thanks, Vantage.
My wife and I recently moved from the city and needed a car but didn’t know where to start. At first we tried online, but it was honestly a little overwhelming. I reached out to a local friend for leads, and he pointed me to Vantage. I hopped on a call with Sean after work and gave him a rough outline for what we were looking for. I’m not a car guy, so it was basically: “I need something safe, reliable, and not falling apart.” Sean very much IS a car guy, and he took it from there. After going over our budget, he recommended a couple options, as well as compelling reasons to lease instead of buying used as we had planned. The next morning we went back and forth via text to hash out the details, and then that afternoon a beautiful brand new car within our budget rolled into our driveway. I signed some paperwork with his team, and that was that. Literally less than 24 hours after the initial phone call, I was all set. It was easier than 99% of all my other projects that go into moving to the burbs. The whole experience was extremely communicative and chill. And on top of everything else…I straight up love this car. I fear I’m a car guy now. Thanks, Vantage.
Stephen Gumbrecht