Trade Appraisal
A car buyer puts a large portion of their income into paying on a vehicle. Unless you've bought your vehicle outright, it can be a real shock to see just how much your new vehicle depreciates over the first year of ownership. That doesn't mean it ever becomes worthless. When you sell your car, the goal is to get as much of your investment back as possible. Matthews Ford of Pryor strongly believes in fairness for those of you who decide to trade-in or sell your car.
How to Sell My Car
There are two primary methods to sell your vehicle this year. You can choose to either privately sell the model. This is often time-intensive and costs you ad fees on top of the time you spend trying to sell. Things can get tricky when the sell is finalized, too, as not every buyer is honest or going to drive away happy.
Your second option is to sell your car to Matthews Ford of Pryor. This much quicker method allows you to get an appraisal and cash right in your hand on the day you sell. There won't be prolonged negotiations or expensive ad fees over months of time. There's no wait and no stress. Our sales and finance department teams, along with our service teams, work quickly to appraise your vehicle and give you cash for it.
There's another way for you to get "cash" from your vehicle, and that's from capitalizing on its trade-in value. We have a trade appraisal service on our website that lets you enter your vehicle's year, make, model, trim, and VIN#. You'll also enter color, mileage, and approximate expected payoff amount. From there, we can give you a clear quote on what you might expect in trade-in value. As you can see, the answer to "how to sell my car" isn't all that complicated. It just takes you making a decision.
Trade-in or Sell your Car?
There are pros to both trading and selling a car. For those who plan to buy a vehicle from Matthews Ford of Pryor, a trade-in is going to be a simpler way to cut off that middle action (getting cash) because you plan to put your cash on another vehicle anyway. Trade-in value can sometimes be a little bit higher than cash value since we often have specials on vehicles for people who trade-in their model. Trade-in specials make it more valuable to trade instead of sell.
That doesn't mean you can't sell your vehicle with us and go shop elsewhere with the cash you get. Our team always loves bringing a high-quality vehicle into our dealership for our customers, and we don't care to pay cash for quality vehicles. You're under no obligation to buy from us when you sell your car. It's nice to know that you can, though.
What is my Car Worth?
This is the million-dollar question, the one that every seller is going to have in mind when it's finally time to leave an old vehicle behind. If you wonder what your vehicle is worth and how that might affect a sell or trade-in, here are the major factors in determining the value of your vehicle.
Mileage
When first asking the question, what is my car worth, mileage is an easy place to start, but a high mileage vehicle isn't automatically doomed to the realm of the low trade-in value. Mileage and automaker, model, and model year will also matter. That's because some vehicles have stronger powertrains and other things going for them. If you've taken great care of an older, high mileage model, and it has a reputation for holding up well over time, then you might still get more than you think from that high mileage model.
Interior
People want to drive a model that has a respectable interior. That doesn't mean there can't be a few scrapes or some wear and tear, but for the most part, a poor interior is going to drop the value of your vehicle. Likewise, a well-kept interior will be worth a lot more than one that was neglected over the years.
Supply
Supply is something that controls itself. There are certain times of the year when a model might be very plentiful at a dealership. If you have that same model, you might get a bit less for that model because there's already so many of them available. If you have a rarer model, then demand for that model is going to be higher at a dealership. This can drive your price up.
Get More Money from your Car
Time is money. If you privately sell your vehicle, it means doing all your own research, coming up with a price, and then waiting for someone to accept that price. It could take weeks, months, or if you have a very low value, low demand vehicle, it might never happen in a private market.
There's a solution for everyone who wants to maximize the amount of money they get from their next vehicle sell. Matthews Ford of Pryor is available to give you cash for your model or offer up a trade for one of your favorite vehicles available on our lot. We've got Ford F-150, Explorer, and Edge models that are fairly priced and available for you to get with a trade-in.
Get Money or another Vehicle for your Car
We welcome everyone to skip the red tape of selling a vehicle in a private market and instead choosing to trade or sell at our dealership. You'll find that our method is simple and often leaves you with cash or trade-in money the same day you arrive at our dealership. If you'd like to explore how much money you can get for your car, just use our Trade-in Appraisal platform. In just a short while, you can have a full monetary figure in front of you and then make your decisions from there. For those who have questions, please call, write, or visit us. We're available to give you guidance all through your sell or trade-in, or we can get you started on a deal today.