# Selling Acura RDX in 2-3 months. Advice please! **URL:** \ **Category:** Buying/Selling\ **Created:** [November 19, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068 "2019-11-19T01:14:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![john000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@john000](https://community.cartalk.com/u/john000)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/1 "2019-11-19T01:14:53Z")
Hi, My first experience in selling car, so looking for some advice. I bought the new 2015 ACURA RDX AWD in September 2015. Current miles are 36,000 miles. It is well maintained except few minor cosmetic scuffs. I will need to sell it after 2 or months. My friend says that when you sell it (to private parties), usually they will go with kbb price. I check kbb price for 38,000 miles (considering that I will drive for 2 more months), it gives me two options: “My Car’s Value” - $19,824 “Price New/Used” - $22,526 (I selected used) What should be my starting point of discussion, when I quote kbb price to a private party? Also, I see some ads saying that they will beat kbb price. Do they? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/2 "2019-11-19T01:19:57Z")
Why not just trade it in on whatever you are getting next? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/3 "2019-11-19T01:21:34Z")
You say you need to sell it. If you are being sent out of country, could you store it until you return? ---
**Author:** ![john000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@john000](https://community.cartalk.com/u/john000)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/4 "2019-11-19T01:21:49Z")
I will be leaving this country, so not that option for me. And I will be away for at least 3 years. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/5 "2019-11-19T01:23:13Z")
Ah, then just see what CarMax will give you. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/6 "2019-11-19T01:42:00Z")
Mr. Mopar has the solution . If you have a CarMax near you just sell it to them . They gave us more for the vehicle we sold them then any dealer offered in trade. Sure a private sale might get you more money . But they could stop payment on the check and you are out of the country - they might not change the registration and total the vehicle while still in your name without it being insured . Make life as uncomplicated as possible. ---
**Author:** ![john000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@john000](https://community.cartalk.com/u/john000)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/7 "2019-11-19T01:53:46Z")
Usual impression is, dealers pay very less in comparison to selling it outside. But I will check with them, what they say. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/8 "2019-11-19T03:24:56Z")
+3 For Carmax. Quick, easy, and from what I have been told reasonably fair price. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/9 "2019-11-19T03:36:39Z")
Ok, if this is the same guy who needs new tires, some of you are telling him to spend $1000 on tires and then dump the car at Carmax… Wouldn’t be the route I’d want to go, but OK. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 3:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/10 "2019-11-19T03:41:13Z")
Last used car I bought had a range of values, trade in, personal sale, used car retail. I offered $500 over trade in value and bought it from a private seller. Seller was looking for dealer retail, I think he was not happy with the trade in value decided to sell it for more, but after time was glad to be done with it. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/11 "2019-11-19T13:47:29Z")
> [@Scrapyard\_John](#): > > Ok, if this is the same guy who needs new tires, some of you are telling him to spend $1000 on tires and then dump the car at Carmax… Wouldn’t be the route I’d want to go, but OK. I think the tire brand is not that important so I agree 1000.00 for 2or 3 months is not needed . As for dumping at CarMax they usually pay a fair price , you can depend on their check being good and you are done with in about 30 minutes . We sold a vehicle to them and did not have to deal with tire kickers and people who could not afford the vehicle in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/12 "2019-11-19T14:10:52Z")
> [@john000](#): > > dealers pay very less in comparison to selling it outside Of course they do. Dealers need to make a profit re-selling the car. The biggest problem you have is time. You need to own it for 3 more months. When you list it for sale? In one month? 2? 3? It could take you a month to sell it. Or may take 2 months. Car Max and others, will do the deal in about 30 minutes. You can drive the car nearly until your plane leaves with no stress at all. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/13 "2019-11-19T14:10:53Z")
> [@VOLVO\_V70](#): > > But they could stop payment on the check On that, unless you personally know the person you’re selling a car to, never take anything but cash. Even cashier’s checks can be faked, and private car sales are chock full of scammers. I just spent a month selling a car, and I ended up selling it to the one legitimate bite I got. I had about 25 scammers try to fool me. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/14 "2019-11-19T15:10:53Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > When you list it for sale? In one month? 2? 3? It could take you a month to sell it. Or may take 2 months. Car Max and others, will do the deal in about 30 minutes. +1 Twice in my life, I have done private sales of my old cars, and it took… many months. IIRC, it took ~3 months to get rid of my '74 Volvo, and–even after drastically dropping the price–it took ~7 months to unload my '81 Chevy Citation. And, then there is the factor of bizarre people who either can’t–or won’t bother to–read the details of your ad. My ads always **clearly** stated the model year, the odometer mileage, the color, the engine type, and the type of transmission, but… here are some calls that I recall: Moron #1: What color is it? Me: It’s silver-gray Moron #1: Oh, I wanted a red car Moron #2: What year is it? Me: It’s a '74 Moron #2: Oh, I don’t want a car that old! Moron #3: Does it have an automatic transmission? Me: No, as the ad states, it is a 4 speed manual transmission. Moron #3: How do you expect me to drive it? Moron #4: What type of engine does it have? Me: As the ad states, it has a 4 cylinder engine. Moron #4: I would only buy a 6 cylinder! All-in-all, a LOT of wasted time. 🤬 ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/15 "2019-11-19T15:32:43Z")
VDC pretty much describes the experience we had the two times we tried to sell a vehicle ourselves . On one we just gave up and traded it in . ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/16 "2019-11-19T15:44:12Z")
One advantage in some states (Like Massachusetts) of trading in a vehicle and then buying one at the same time from a dealer (it can be a used or new vehicle) is you only pay the sales tax (6.25%) on the difference in values. Just putting that out there. Selling a car to CarMax and then later buying a new or used car elsewhere negates that tax advantage. The tax in my state on that higher valuation above is $1,408. All that said, I love the CarMax option, have almost used it myself, and plan to in the future when I am letting go of a car, but not also getting another. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/17 "2019-11-19T16:17:39Z")
Agree, Carmax is no doubt the easiest solution. It depends on how much they offer. The hassle of selling yourself is a pain, but I might tolerate that pain for several thousand dollars. I can’t imagine Carmax offering much over wholesale or trade in value…? If selling it there, I’d use the Wal Mart tires 😁 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/18 "2019-11-19T16:34:49Z")
> [@GorehamJ](#): > > One advantage in some states (Like Massachusetts) of trading in a vehicle and then buying one at the same time from a dealer (it can be a used or new vehicle) is you only pay the sales tax (6.25%) on the difference in values. That is also the way that it works in NJ. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/19 "2019-11-19T16:44:51Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > Twice in my life, I have done private sales of my old cars, and it took… many months. Yeah I have to say that has been my experience. My 68 Dart took 6 months and my one Riv I never was able to sell it until I gave it away for $50. Others have been in between from a couple weeks to a couple months. Now though, no one advertises in the local paper anymore so there is no good way of dealing just with local people. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-acura-rdx-in-2-3-months-advice-please/153068/20 "2019-11-19T21:42:35Z")
> [@bing](#): > > Now though, no one advertises in the local paper anymore so there is no good way of dealing just with local people. +1 I forgot to add in my previous post that my ongoing newspaper ads cost… a LOT of money, so in addition to the inconvenience of having to deal with time-wasting weirdos, the cost of those ads cut severely into whatever price advantage I might have theoretically had with a private sale, as opposed to simply trading the cars in on my new car purchases.