I was going to trade it in...

[why?]

Originally Posted by tk1971

The Nissan dealer took my mom's 96 Geo Prism with 280k+ miles on it and a salvage title in trade for their new $10k Versa sedan.

They gave her $200 for it, but they took it. I don't get how dealers get to be choosy, other than the fact that the BRZ / FRZ are probably selling like hotcakes and they're not making any deals. Maybe they were not interested in haggling over trade-in values. Just full MSRP in / out, and calling out "next".

Dealers can do anything they want. One thing that was not mentioned is whether the car was modified or not. But either way, it is certainly unusual for a dealer to not at least make a lowball offer.