^thanks.

now, is this trade-in / tax break a new thing? or has it been around? i never traded a car in before so..

 

20,476.84

 

I wouldn't pay more than $20k. In SoCal in the last two weeks, an 05 silverstone with 13k miles sold for $21k by a private party and an 05 silverstone with 14k sold for $22k by Carmax. Carmax has an 05 blue with 24k for $22.5k. Non-Honda dealers are asking $22k for 05's.

Regarding the tax break, in some, but not all, sales tax on a new car is based on the difference between the new car's price and the value of a trade-in. Arizona, for example, does it that way, but California doesn't.

 

That's what I thought

 

well I'm pretty sure you only pay taxes on the price difference of the car you purchase with a trade-in. I could be wrong.

 

$1 Bob