Knowing the value of your vehicle is vital to ensuring that you receive a fair price for it, whether you seek out a private sale or a trade-in. Whichever way you plan to sell your car, you need to know what it’s worth. That’s why Red Book values were created: To...
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What is vAuto?
The value of your car plays an important role in getting you into your next car. You might decide to use your old car as a trade-in, or perhaps you’d like to sell it privately and use that cash as a down payment. Either way that you’d like to go, you need to...
What Are NADA Guides Values?
Whether you’re selling your car privately or trading it in to a dealership, you absolutely need to understand the value of your vehicle. The last thing that you want to do is get taken advantage of because you don’t understand your vehicle’s worth. That's where NADA...
What Are Black Book Values?
Understanding how much your car is worth is vital when you want to sell it privately or trade it in at a dealership. Without knowing your car’s value, you risk expecting too much or selling it for far too little. That's where Black Book values matter. There are quite...
What Are Kelley Blue Book Values?
Determining the value of your used car requires more just than a rough estimate. When it comes to trading in your vehicle or selling it to a third party, accurate pricing is important. Without it, you run the risk of asking too much (and not finding a buyer) or...
What is Car Dealer Holdback?
Dealer holdback is an amount of money paid to a car dealership from the manufacturer on each new vehicle they sell. Every automaker offers a different amount, but typically, dealer holdback is a percentage of the MSRP that ranges between 1% and 3%. Dealer holdback is...
