Get Top Dollar When You Sell or Trade Your Car

What’s the defining word when describing a car’s condition? “Clean!” If your car shows in Average, Poor, or Rough (the worst for a car that runs) condition it leaves money on the table.

Even if your car has some mechanical flaws and exterior blemishes, you can invest a little and win a lot at sale time. Get your car professionally detailed. Spend a few dozen or even a few hundred dollars to get your car not just washed, waxed and vacuumed, but nearly spotless.

Even with small dents, and with what you thought was a permanent interior carpet or fabric stain, and seemingly impossible to reach crud accumulated in the crevices you can get more for you car at sale time.

What about under the hood? A clean engine bay conveys a sense of good maintenance and will bring you more money. Professional detailing comes to the rescue, especially when you’re selling as a private party and not just trading it in at a dealer. If you bring in a dirty, unkempt car as a trade-in to a dealer, you might find you’re dealing with a “stealership,” offering you far, far too little. Get your car professionally detailed, inside, outside, and under the hood.

A good detailer might help you identify potential repair issues. It’s possible your car will look so good you don’t want to sell it after all!

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