Trade-in vs. selling

[smokey_mountain]

In Dec the dealer told me that my order for Telluride AWD S in white will not be ready for another 4-6 months just to call me this morning, saying that the car is on the truck. When they told me it would be 9 months or longer for AWD S trim to appear, I needed a 7-seater and bought 2022 Atlas (in very popular trim and color). Now I have a dilemma, I want the Telluride but Kia dealer is not interested to offer anything competitive for the Atlas trade-in, and being such a new 2022 car none of the usual suspects are offering appraisals for Atlas online even KBB does not list 2022 VW Atlas.

My risk is that if I buy a Telly and cannot sell Atlas for a fair price ( man, VW does not retain value at all! ) I am stuck with two cars and I will be pushed to sell Telly, however S trim does not seem to command any premium to cover Telly cost + delivery fee, dealer fee, registration fee, sales tax. I cannot get an appraisal for 2022 Telly S AWD from usual sources as they need VIN or Plate to get the appraisal. Am I correct that AWD S will sell $4K-$5K below the out the door price if I am to sell the Telly?

Appreciate the insights from this great room.

 

[Pappy]

My risk is that if I buy a Telly and cannot sell Atlas for a fair price ( man, VW does not retain value at all! ) I am stuck with two cars and I will be pushed to sell Telly, however S trim does not seem to command any premium to cover Telly cost + delivery fee, dealer fee, registration fee, sales tax. I cannot get an appraisal for 2022 Telly S AWD from usual sources as they need VIN or Plate to get the appraisal. Am I correct that AWD S will sell $4K-$5K below the out the door price if I am to sell the Telly?

Appreciate the insights from this great room.

I can’t comment on the Atlas but It’s safe to say even S Trim Tellurides are pulling in appraisals over MSRP in the current market. I just traded in my 2020 S Trim for a 2022 in PA and got very close to MSRP for it from the dealer. You’ll do even better if you sell it to a third party.
You could also pull a VIN from a 2022 model from any dealer’s site and use it to get a hypothetical quote from Carvana, etc.
Of course, if your paying a mark up on the Telly, that will affect your position.