[jmhumr]

I'm looking to upsize cars and need to sell my 2017 X1. I'm aware of places like Facebook Marketplace, Cargurus, Cars.com, etc. Are there any BMW specific places I should consider?

[bimmerman_X1]

I dont know about best place, but if you are upgrading sometimes dealerships are a good place and here is why:

1. Most states wont charge sales tax on trade in value. in WA thats a 10% saving.
2. Many dealership offer incentive on trade in, e.g. I got a mailer from BMW Portland around a 5k incentive to trade in.

I feel like many BMW cars have poor resale after their value years. So I am also interested to see what people say here.

[jmhumr]

Originally Posted by bimmerman_X1

I dont know about best place, but if you are upgrading sometimes dealerships are a good place and here is why:

1. Most states wont charge sales tax on trade in value. in WA thats a 10% saving.
2. Many dealership offer incentive on trade in, e.g. I got a mailer from BMW Portland around a 5k incentive to trade in.

I feel like many BMW cars have poor resale after their value years. So I am also interested to see what people say here.

Unfortunately I live in a state (VA) that likes to tax gouge on car sales. They charge tax on the full price of the car before any trade-ins or incentives. Nevertheless, I've considering shopping the car around to dealers/Carvana/Zoom/etc., but I'm actually a weirdo who enjoys selling my private cars and have the patience for the 2-3 months wait it takes to find a buyer who will negotiate in good faith.

As for resale value, I'm in the fortunate position of having purchased my X1 at around 10 months old and avoided the biggest depreciation drop, so if the KBB/etc. values are dependable then I'll come out only losing ~$9k in 3 years of ownership (way cheaper than a lease!). My car also has a few months of warranty left which helps a little.