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Originally posted by Moonduck
Oh, and here, almost every dealer uses NADA. Kelly books are usually on site, but only if they want to rip someone off.
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I have yet to work at a dealer that uses NADA to get a value on a car, but maybe thats just here in Lost Angeles.
We usually use KBB and we use it just as a GUIDE...because thats what it is. KBB does not buy and sell cars.
We take their wholesale number and take $1000.00 off the top, then we start to devalue your trade even more, paint work, tires,frame, etc. Now some cars we hit even harder just because their resale value is for shit.
When I appraise a car I use Manheim Online, it gives me the prices of what that particular vehicle is doing at all the auctions in the US.
Now if you want to know the price that you should sell your car to a private party, just look in the paper and see what most people and dealerships are asking in your area. If someone calls and they have a middle eastern accent ...HANG UP....they will waste your time and offer you shit for your car.