Carter Honda vs Kingsway Honda
Carter Honda and Kingsway Honda both sell Honda in the Vancouver area, about 3.2 km apart. If you're trading in a Honda or buying one, these are the two stores you're most likely to compare.
Kingsway Honda comes out ahead on both sides: the likelier buyer for your car, and more on offer for buying your next one. If its offer on your car is fair, one visit can do both, and trading in where you buy usually saves sales tax.
Selling or trading in your car
Which store is likelier to want your car, and to make buying it easy.
| Carter Honda | Kingsway Honda | |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer's takeOur score for how likely a dealer is to want a car, from what it says and sells. | Strong fitSays on its website that it buys cars from the public, and has a page on its site for selling or trading in your car. | Strong fitSays on its website that it buys cars from the public, and has a page on its site for selling or trading in your car. |
| Says it buys cars from the public | Yes“Sell Your Vehicle” | Yes“Sell Or Trade” |
| A page for selling or trading in | Sell Your Vehicle ↗ | Sell Or Trade ↗ |
| Online appraisal | Not stated on its site | CARFAX |
| Lots it can place your car onA group can move a trade to whichever of its stores sells it best, which helps the offer. | Carter group | Several locations |
Buying your next car
What each store offers someone buying from it, as its own website puts it.
| Carter Honda | Kingsway Honda | |
|---|---|---|
| New makes it sells | Honda | Honda |
| Certified pre-owned programInspected used cars with a manufacturer warranty. | Not stated on its site | Yes“Certified Pre-owned” |
| Used inventory on its site | Yes“Used Vehicles” | Yes“Pre-Owned Inventory” |
| Pricing policyNo-haggle, upfront or transparent pricing, in its own words. | Yes“the Honda you deserve. We provide upfront pricing, zero hidden fees, and 100% transparency –” | Not stated on its site |
| Free vehicle history report | Not stated on its site | Yes“including a free first maintenance*, a free CARFAX report, and free Sirius Radio for three months” |
| Help with creditSays it finances buyers with bruised or no credit. | Not stated on its site | Not stated on its site |
| Buy online or at home | Not stated on its site | Buy online“Shop Online Shop New” |
| Extended or lifetime warranty | Not stated on its site | Yes“Honda Plus Extended Warranty” |
Visiting, and living with the car
When you can get there, and what the service side offers once you own the car.
| Carter Honda | Kingsway Honda | |
|---|---|---|
| Showroom hours a week | 70 hours | Hours not found |
| Weeknight hours | 5 weeknights to 8 pm or later | Hours not found |
| Saturday | 9 am–6 pm | Hours not found |
| Sunday | 11 am–5 pm | Hours not found |
| Service extras mentioned | None mentioned | None mentioned |
| Languages | Not stated | Not stated |
The business behind it
Track record and recognition. Older isn't automatically better, but a long-running store has a reputation it's protecting.
| Carter Honda | Kingsway Honda | |
|---|---|---|
| In business since | Not stated | Not stated |
| Family-owned | Yes“For over thirty years, Carter Honda has remained family owned and community spirited while serving the automotive needs” | Not stated |
| Awards it mentions | None mentioned | None mentioned |
| Size | 61–150 staff | 61–150 staff |
| Showroom | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Honda | 9 am–8 pm | 9 am–8 pm | 9 am–8 pm | 9 am–8 pm | 9 am–8 pm | 9 am–6 pm | 11 am–5 pm |
| Kingsway Honda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What trading in here is worth
In British Columbia, GST and PST on a dealer sale is charged on the price minus your trade-in. So trading in at the store you buy from saves 12% of the trade-in's value in tax: on a $15,000 trade-in, about $1,800. A cash offer for your car from anyone else has to beat the trade-in by that much to leave you better off.
Tax saved by trading in: $1,800. To beat it, a cash offer must be over $16,800.
BC's PST is higher on cars priced over $55,000. Rates as of 2026. Confirm with the dealer, and see what your car is worth with a free Smart Estimate before you take any offer.
Where this comes from
Carter Honda
We read 3 pages of its website on 2026-10-08: home, about, certified honda service in vancouver. Check its licence: Vehicle Sales Authority search ↗.
Kingsway Honda
We read 4 pages of its website on 2026-10-08: home, about destination auto group, hours of operation, why destination kingsway honda. Check its licence: Vehicle Sales Authority search ↗.
A winner is only named for a row when one dealer says something the other doesn't. A store's website not mentioning something doesn't mean it doesn't offer it — ask. This comparison says nothing about prices, how a store treats its customers, or how its service department does the work. For that, read each one's reviews and ask people who've bought there.
Common questions
Is Carter Honda or Kingsway Honda better for selling my car?
On what their websites say, Kingsway Honda is the likelier buyer. In its favour: buyer's take; online appraisal. Get a written offer from both before you decide.
Is Carter Honda or Kingsway Honda better for buying a Honda?
Kingsway Honda says more about what it offers buyers. Compare the price of the exact car you want at both, and check each one's reviews.
Should I trade in my car at Carter Honda or Kingsway Honda, or sell it myself?
Trading in at the store you buy from saves 12% of the trade-in's value in sales tax, because tax is charged on the price minus the trade. A private sale usually gets more money, but it has to beat the trade-in by that margin to come out ahead.