Should I trade-in my '22 Volvo Polestar on a new lease, or sell it myself? Any rule of thumb?

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@Edjhk

Is there any rule of thumb - trade-in my car, or sell it on my own?

On your own meaning private party? My personal rule of thumb FWIW: private party is great for cars with title in hand, and fair value is in the mid $20s or below (higher than that most people just don’t have the cash).

Obvious exceptions are cars with some sort of speciality or X factor to it, the kind you’d find on BaT or C&B.

Otherwise just take the best bid from

List of places to sell or value your car online

For the quickest results: Copy your VIN to your clipboard and just paste it into each site. Quicker than plate lookup. Enter “I own the vehicle” where applicable — you don’t need to get into the details of your lease payoff or loan balance until you’ve eventually chosen one entity to sell to. Use a Google Voice or some other device you can turn off at will. Otherwise your real phone will be bombarded initially. In alphabetical order: Buyer Name Direct Link Review Link AutoCo…