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How You Can Price a Car to Obtain Its Real Value and Avoid Paying Too Much

Here is how you can price a car and get its real value. The first thing you can do is enter “car values” in a search engine and you will get a list of car pricing guides. I would recommend a website for car pricing, but I’m not allowed to in this article. There are some that are easier to use, but you can use any of them to price a car.

Get on the computer and in the search box of your browser, type the words “car pricing”. Choose one of the search results and look for a link that says “used cars” or “price a car” and then click the link. The next page that comes up will be “used car blue book values” or something similar.

You will need to know the year, make, and model of your car. Follow their directions and enter the appropriate information.

Now if you are asked to select, trade in value, private party value, or suggested retail value.

Select the “private party value” link. This is what the car is really worth. The “suggested retail value” is the most the bank will loan to someone with excellent credit. A car dealer will try to sell you a car at retail value, but I want you to realize that you do not have to pay retail. Never pay “retail value” for any used car — period.

You may be asked to select a trim, which further defines a certain model and the luxuries included with a car.

Also you will need to know, the engine size, current zip code, and transmission (automatic or manual). Be sure to get the mileage reading off the car’s odometer. The car mileage is very important when pricing a car. Check all of the features that apply to the car. Be honest when describing the vehicle condition or the car value will not be correct.

Now you have the car value, according to the condition of the car and the mileage. If you are going to buy a used car, this is a fail-proof way to avoid paying too much for it. All you do is collect the information from the car dealer, go online to a car pricing website, and in less than five minutes, you will have the car’s true value.

Remember, the “private party value” is the most accurate value of a used car. Stop paying too much for a good used car.

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