How to Boost Your Car’s Trade-In Value
For that next fishing trip at Lake St. Clair or your camping excursion with family and friends by Lake Erie, you'll want a spacious ride with all the amenities that will make for a grand road trip.
If you're trading in an old ride in exchange for your new one, you need to know how to boost your car's trade-in value. Maximizing it will help you make a heftier down payment on your next ride, so you can save cash over the long haul. Keep reading to learn how to get the most from your trade-in.
Get Informed
Before you try to sell your ride, it's a good idea to do some research to find out how much a vehicle like yours would generally be worth. With our Value Your Trade tool, you'll get an accurate estimate that's based on official industry data.
This figure will give you a baseline understanding of how much a vehicle of your make and model could sell for. However, it does not take your specific car's condition into consideration.
Feel free to talk to our staff, telling them about your car's mileage and other characteristics, to get an idea of how much vehicles in similar condition have sold for. You can even shop comparisons online to see the prices of other vehicles like yours and find out what kind of sales prices your vehicle will go for on the market.
Shape Up Your Ride
Ultimately, your car's condition will determine how much you can trade it in for. Its condition will be influenced by its mileage and how well you've cared for it with routine service and repairs.
So, if your vehicle is due for maintenance, you should have all service items completed before trade-in. Additionally, if it needs minor repairs for things like dents, windshield cracks, or a faulty radio, consider having these completed as well.
The more your vehicle functions at peak ability with systems that are well-maintained, the higher its value will be. You'll want your ride to be viewed as problem-free, so when our staff sees it, rather than thinking about how much it will cost us to whip it into shape, they'll be thinking of what a great vehicle it is.
Make Your Ride Sparkle
First impressions don't just make a vehicle look aesthetically good. They can indicate that your ride was a cherished vehicle that you took the time to properly care for. When a vehicle has had an attentive owner, it gives the buyer that much more peace of mind.
Make your ride sparkle with a good cleaning and detailing before you trade it in, and it will impress anyone who sees it from the start. Those old soda stains, the smell of cigarettes, and the old potato chip crumbs stuck in the seat crack-they all must go!
A good interior detail will be well-worth your while once our sales associates get inside and are greeted with pleasant smells and spotless interior surfaces.
Learn More About How to Boost Your Car's Trade-in Value at Our Dealership
For more information about how to boost your car's trade-in value, call or visit us at Bill Rapp Chevrolet of Ogdensburg. When you sell us your car in its best condition, that'll be a win for us and for you!
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Bill Rapp Chevrolet of Ogdensburg
4835 STATE HIGHWAY 68
OGDENSBURG, NY 13669
- Sales: (315) 614-6011
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