Car financing and trade in confusion

Asked by Ivan Aug 10, 2018 at 12:35 PM about the 2014 Ford Focus SE

Question type: Car Selling & Trading In

If my car is worth $8000 in trade in value, but I owe
$10,000 on it, would trading my car in for a $6000
car cancel out what I owe?

(Ex: 10,000-8000=2000 and 8000-6000=2000
credit? )
I've tried asking different dealerships but they've
told me it doesnt work like that, especially because
im upside down in my loan.

4 Answers

No. You would owe $8000 on the 6k car. The 2 grand debt would roll over if they let you.

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Math does not work that way. You can't cancel debt with more debt.

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The value of the car minus the amount you owe is called negative equity 8k-10k= 2k. So if you trade in your 8k car for a lesser valued car, you still have that negative equity of 2k that gets rolled into trade. So if you go for a 6k car it will still be 8k technically. This is ok if you just absolutely hate your car.

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