[RKDinOKC]

Went by the local Porsche Dealership with the red one yesterday. Wanted to talk to one of the salesmen..he was away getting schooled. Got greeted by the new Sales Manager. Knew the old sales manager and he was a nice guy, but was not known for good deals. People would go to Dallas to get new Porsches cheaper. This new guy made the statement that he wasn't nearly as emotional about the cars and was about selling them not getting top dollar. Said he is also carrying more used cars because he knows not everyone want's to pay for the depreciation of being the first owner.

Told him I was going to tell the salesman I knew that my car was for sale and he insisted they evaluate it. Told him I knew they couldn't give me near what I wanted for it and he wanted to evaluate it anyway. The took the car for 45 minutes. Said it was in excellent condition, couldn't find anything that needed servicing. Would buy it for $4600, list it for $10K and probably sell it for $9K. Told him that's what I figured their offer would be, and that he quoted average condition KBB values. And that NADA says excellent condition values were $8,975 trade in and dealers selling at $11,475. They said NADA has been running a couple of thousand high. Their trade in evaluator/buyer is the area buyer for KBB, LOL