How to Get the Most Value for a Trade-in Vehicle

Getting the most out of your trade-in vehicle helps offset the costs of purchasing a brand new or newer used vehicle from your El Paso Kia dealership. Some people make the mistake of arriving at the dealership in their dirty vehicle and expecting to get top dollar from it. Appearance and presentation is everything if you expect to get a fair value for your current vehicle. Before heading over to the dealership, take the time to clean out the car, vacuum and dust the interior, clean the windows, and wash and wax the exterior. Not only does this help your car stand out, but also makes it easier for the dealership to evaluate the vehicle’s interior and exterior condition.

Another thing you can do is gather up all of your service records for the vehicle showing you maintained the vehicle correctly. Do not overlook new tire purchases, brake pad replacements, and other service work you had complete recently. Having these records with you lets the car dealer know the vehicle does not have any major problems or issues. In addition, another reason to take this supporting documentation along is in case you had the work completed someplace else or did some of the repairs yourself.

Avoid concealing damage from an automobile accident. Your Kia El Paso car dealer uses vehicle history services and will discover accident history and repair work anyway. Being upfront with the dealer about accidents and repairs completed to restore the vehicle afterwards is better, because it prevents them from questioning your other responses about the vehicle if you failed to share this information, and it could potentially hurt the offer made for the trade-in allowance on the vehicle.

Further, if you know there are known mechanical problems with the vehicle, inform the dealer. They are going to do an evaluation of the vehicle’s engine, heating and cooling system, electrical system, and so on, to see if there are any potential problems that need repaired before they can resell the vehicle to another person. Keep in mind, certain problems may lower the amount offered at trade-in, since the dealer will have to foot the bill to get them fixed. Do not be afraid to ask the dealership about different options to determine whether it might be better for you to get the problem fixed in order to get a higher trade-in amount. In some cases, the costs to make the repair yourself are comparable to the difference deducted from the trade-in value.

By taking the time to prepare your vehicle before trading it in, you could potentially get a higher allowance to use towards the purchase of a new Kia or newer used vehicle. Feel free to stop by Integrity Kia in El Paso to have your trade-in appraised, utilize our free online trade-in appraisal tool, or contact us at 915-856-2982 for further assistance.

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