Should I sell the car or trade it in?

I have a 2001 Ford Focus SE wagon. It has about 178,000 miles on it. Yesterday, I went to two dealerships. One told me I wasn't going to get much for it but would not give me an estimate. The other one I went to told me that it was in good shape but because of the year and mileage that it still would not be worth much.

We were thinking about setting our own price and selling it ourselves. What would be the better deal - selling it ourselves or trading it in?

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