EWP Trade-In Value Estimator
The headline on a changeover deal is rarely the number that matters. What decides whether trading your elevated work platform in makes sense is the net changeover cost — how much cash you actually part with to end up in the replacement machine, once a trade-in offer or a private sale is netted off. This estimator puts the two paths side by side so councils, government fleets, EWP and MEWP owners, crane businesses and busy trades can see the real difference before signing anything.
Enter the replacement machine's price, the trade-in figure you've been offered (or your own view of the machine's worth), and — if you might sell it yourself instead — a private-sale estimate and the selling costs that go with it. The tool returns the net changeover cost each way and the gap between them. Every figure is yours: nothing here is a market valuation, and no resale percentages, prices or depreciation rates are supplied for you. It is a decision aid, not an appraisal. If you'd like an independent read on a real machine, call 0416 689 689.
Enter Your Changeover Figures
The drive-away price you've been quoted for the machine you're moving into.
The figure the dealer will allow for your current machine — or your own view of its worth.
Selling it yourself instead? (optional)
Fill these in to compare a private sale against the trade-in.
What you realistically expect a private buyer to pay — your call, not a market figure.
Advertising, transport, detailing, inspection and your own time getting it sold.
Enter a replacement price and at least a trade-in figure to see the changeover cost.
How This Works & Assumptions
The maths is deliberately transparent. The trade-in path is the replacement machine's price minus the trade-in figure you enter — the cash you'd hand over to drive away in the new unit. The private-sale path is the replacement price minus the proceeds you'd actually keep from selling the old machine yourself, which is your private-sale estimate less whatever it costs you to sell it. The difference between the two is what the extra effort of a private sale is worth to you in cash terms.
Why selling costs matter: a private sale rarely nets its sticker price. Advertising, transport, detailing, a fresh inspection to make the machine presentable, and the time your crew spends showing it to buyers all eat into the proceeds — so enter a realistic figure for those, not zero. A trade-in trades some of that headline value for convenience and a single transaction; this tool simply lets you see the size of that trade-off.
Assumptions: nothing is pre-filled and no market data is used. The replacement price, the trade-in offer, the private-sale estimate and the selling costs are all yours to supply and yours to defend. If you don't yet have a trade-in offer, the companion EWP Truck Value Calculator can help you build a rough starting figure from your own depreciation assumptions — but neither tool tells you what a buyer will pay on the day.
Not A Valuation
This estimator compares your own numbers — it does not value your machine or tell you whether a trade-in offer is fair. Real changeover outcomes hinge on the machine's hours, condition, inspection history and what the market will bear that week. Use the result to frame a conversation, not to close a deal. For an independent view on a specific machine, call 0416 689 689.
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