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Old 11-21-2012, 11:14 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by husker boxster View Post
You have winter in California?

I say sell it yourself. Not sure if this is a factor in CA, but in NE we pay sales tax on either the cash difference when there's a trade or the whole amount of the sale price if there's no trade. So I try to calculate how much I'll save in sales tax with a trade and compare that to the extra cash I'd get if I sell the car myself.
CA charges sales tax on the full price of the new car regardless of any trade-in. Varies with the county you live in but averages 8%
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