Originally Posted by JK-KJ

Kelly Blue Book doesn't mean crap...to the dealer anyway. It's just a guide for us "regular folks" to get an idea of what stuff is supposedly worth. The dealer doesn't care what KBB says, they care about how much they'll be able to sell the vehicle for. Example, if your trade in has high miles, or is more than a few years old, then they're not even gonna try to sell it. They're gonna call a "wholesale" dealer who basically deals with vehicles that are a few years old, have high miles, or have paint/body work, and the "wholesale" guy will buy your trade in from the dealer and sell it himself. They do use "Black Book", they release new books every few weeks I think and they're nowhere near as detailed as KBB as far as options/accessories...that's part of the reason taht those things do not matter as far as value.

Not saying that this is the case here as I'm sure it's not with a Porsche....but just because KBB says it's worth $XX.xxx doesn't necessarily mean it's true.