| Trading in used car lowers the purchase price of your | | | | Another good way to check for possible price of your |
| new car, and at the same time it is an excellent way | | | | old car is to search online and check for the prices of |
| to get rid of an old car without trouble of getting | | | | the similar models. While you are at it compare mileage |
| someone to buy it and hassling over the price. Also, it | | | | as well as the prices. Be sure to have all this info |
| is a great deal especially for the car dealerships as | | | | before you decide on a trade in. |
| they are going to pay you less then you would have | | | | One small detail in trade-in, is cleanliness of your used |
| gotten by selling the car yourself. | | | | car. Make sure to clean the car thoroughly both inside |
| Naturally, they are also going to sell your used car for | | | | and out before going to the dealership. Also, remove all |
| much larger price then they paid you. Very often profit | | | | your personal things. Professional cleaning job can |
| on selling trade-in cars is larger then on selling new | | | | often increase your cars value so you can look at it as |
| cars. | | | | a kind of investment. |
| However car trade-in can still be beneficial to you | | | | Clean cars often get offers higher for several hundred |
| because many states calculate the new car tax in a | | | | bucks then the messy cars. Remember that the |
| way to reduce the sales tax for the new car by | | | | dealers are just humans, they are like you and me and |
| subtracting the traded-in cars value. Unfortunately, not | | | | if they like what they see, chance is you will get better |
| every state does this and you must check if this | | | | price. |
| applies in your case, just ask your car dealership, they | | | | So should you trade-in your old car? |
| will know all about it. | | | | No - If you have some experience in car selling and |
| Selling car back to the dealer is another way to profit | | | | expect to get a better price selling it yourself. |
| from trading-in your car if you do not want to sell it | | | | No - If you are not in a hurry and can spend several |
| yourself. For example if you drive a Ford and want to | | | | weeks and possibly months selling your car. |
| buy Nissan, you should sell your Ford to Ford | | | | OR... |
| dealership. You will probably get more for your car this | | | | Yes - If you do not have much time to waste. |
| way because it is usually worth more to Ford then it is | | | | Yes - If you want to avoid car-selling hassle (yes, you |
| to Nissan dealership. | | | | as a seller can also be hassled). |
| If you want to find out what is the market price of | | | | Yes - If your primary goal is to get rid of your old car |
| your car, all you need to do is go and ask your car | | | | and the price you will get for it only comes second. |
| insurance company. Each insurance has so called Kelly | | | | At the end the choice is yours, but whatever you do |
| Blue Book in which each cars value is stated based on | | | | not forget to bargain and try to get a better deal, no |
| a cars year and model. | | | | matter which way you choose to go. |