Honda trade-ins | Moses Lake, WA
Trading In a Honda in Moses Lake? Start at Bud Clary Honda
Paid off, financed or leased through American Honda Finance, every Honda trade starts the same way here: open Value Your Trade, tell it which car you have by year and model, VIN or plate, add the mileage, and see your offer. That offer is based on the details you gave the tool, so the car still comes to 1200 S Pioneer Way for our team to confirm the number in person. Leasing? A couple of rules change how that trade works, and they are spelled out below.
- Year, VIN or plateAny one of them starts your online offer
- You or a Honda dealerWho American Honda Finance lets buy a leased Honda
- Buy out firstBefore a leased car counts as a trade for Washington sales tax
- 7 days a weekSales hours, Sunday included
Why Honda owners trade or sell here
You can sell us your Honda without buying anything in return; we appraise it free and you're under no obligation. Trade it toward something on our lot instead and Washington taxes only the price left after your trade's value, so the sales tax drops.
If a loan or lease is still open, we work the payoff out with your lender directly, and our team takes care of the DMV paperwork. A title that went missing in a move, or a second key that never turned up, is something we can work through with what you have.
And as an authorized Honda dealer, we're able to buy a car out of its American Honda Finance lease, a purchase AHFC reserves for lessees and Honda or Acura dealers.
Three steps from online offer to confirmed number
Nothing is final until we see the car, and asking costs you nothing.
- Start with what you knowOpen Value Your Trade and pick one: year and model, the VIN from the dash or door jamb, or your license plate. Then type in the current mileage.
- See your offerChoose Value My Vehicle. The offer that comes up is based on what you entered, and we confirm it once the car is in front of us, since the tool can't see curb rash on a wheel or the stamps in your maintenance book.
- Let us see it in personBring the Honda to 1200 S Pioneer Way. Our team checks it over and confirms the number face to face, and you decide what to do next.
Trading in a leased Honda
A lease with American Honda Finance carries two rules that shape any trade. Per AHFC's end-of-lease page, a leased Honda can be bought by you or by an authorized Honda or Acura dealer and nobody else, and one that isn't bought must go back to a Honda or Acura dealer. When you trade a leased Honda here, we settle the payoff with AHFC.
Washington's sales tax rule adds a second wrinkle. Under WAC 458-20-247, a lessee has to buy the leased vehicle before it counts as a trade-in for the sales tax exclusion, because only an owner can trade property in. If the tax savings matter to you, ask our finance office how your paperwork will be written.
AHFC also notes that any lease payments still due are yours to make, that if a dealer has agreed to make the final payments you should follow up to be sure they are made on time, and that end-of-term charges can show up on a later bill. Get any promise about final payments in writing. Closer to the end of the term than the middle? Our Honda lease return page covers returning it, buying it or trading it.
What shapes a Honda's trade-in value
The tool works from the year, model and miles you give it. In person, these are the things that move the final figure, so bring your maintenance invoices and every key along with the car.
- Miles: daily commutes from Othello or Quincy add up, so have a current odometer reading when you open the tool
- Condition: paint and windshield chips, scuffed wheels, tire tread, the state of the interior, and any warning light on the dash
- History: accidents, title status, and whether a bank or AHFC still holds the title
- Trim and equipment: an EX-L or Touring is priced differently from a base model, and so are AWD, a hybrid powertrain and factory accessories
- Local demand: what used Civics, CR-Vs, Accords and other Hondas like yours are selling for around Moses Lake and the Tri-Cities when you come in
When the loan balance is bigger than the car's value
Owing more than a car is worth is called negative equity, and the FTC's guide to it is worth reading before you shop.
The short version: the leftover balance doesn't vanish when a dealer pays off your loan. It rides along into the next loan, comes out of your down payment, or both, and interest accrues on any of it you finance. The FTC's advice includes asking the dealer how the balance will be handled, reading the amount financed on your disclosures, and picking the shortest loan term you can afford.
It lists two alternatives as well: keep the car and pay down principal until you owe less than it's worth, or sell it on your own. If you decide to trade and your credit needs a second look, start with our bad credit auto financing page or the online credit application.
Checklist for trade-in day
The Washington Department of Licensing counts trading to a dealer as a sale the seller must report. Here is what to have with you, and what to check afterward.
- The title in your name, or for a financed car, who holds the loan and your account number
- For a lease, your American Honda Finance account number
- Both keys or fobs, plus the owner's manual and service invoices
- Your registration
- Your plates come off: DOL puts that on the seller, and a car plate can move only to another car you own
- Paid the loan off yourself? DOL says the lender usually sends what it needs to remove its name; if not, take a release form carrying the lender's notarized signature, or the Washington title signed off by the lender, to a vehicle licensing office
- Personal items out, including anything that shows your name, address or photo
- Within 5 days, DOL needs a Report of Sale: a Washington dealer may submit it, and DOL leaves it to you to make sure it was
Honda owners from Ephrata, Othello, Quincy and the Tri-Cities
Our area pages cover Ephrata, Othello and Quincy, and Bud Clary Honda of Moses Lake also serves Honda owners from Wenatchee, Yakima, Kennewick, Pasco and Richland.
Driving in? Get your online offer from home and call (509) 765-3467 before you leave so we know you are coming. While the car is being looked over, browse used Civics, used CR-Vs, the rest of our used inventory, new Hondas or the current Honda specials.
Get an offer on your Honda
Start Value Your Trade now, or call (509) 765-3467. The showroom keeps sales hours seven days a week: Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM, and Sunday, 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
Visit Bud Clary Honda of Moses Lake
Bud Clary Honda of Moses Lake1200 S Pioneer Way
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Sales
- Mon - Sat
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Sunday
- 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Service
- Mon - Fri
- 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Sat - Sun
- Closed
Frequently asked questions
How much is my Honda worth?
Run Value Your Trade with your model, VIN or plate and the mileage to get an offer. That offer is based on what you typed in, and we confirm it after seeing the car in person, because condition, history, trim and demand around Moses Lake all count.
Can I trade in my Honda before the lease is up?
You can ask at any point in the lease. AHFC lets only the person leasing the car or an authorized Honda or Acura dealer buy it, and we qualify as the second. Whether trading early makes sense depends on the payoff from AHFC compared with what your Honda is worth, plus any payments still left.
Can I sell my leased Honda to another dealership?
Only to one that is an authorized Honda or Acura dealer, under AHFC's end-of-lease terms. You can also buy the car out yourself and then sell it as its owner.
Can I trade in my Honda if I still have a loan on it?
Yes. We work out the payoff with your lender. When the payoff is bigger than the car's value, the difference still has to be paid, so look for it in the amount financed before you sign.
Can I sell you my Honda without buying a car?
Yes. We'll buy your Honda, or another make, whether or not you shop with us, and the appraisal costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Is there a sales tax break for trading in a car in Washington?
Yes, if the trade and the purchase are one transaction: the Department of Revenue's rule leaves your trade's value out of the price that sales tax applies to. A leased car qualifies only after you have bought it out.