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Hey Guys, I got in a car wreck a few months ago and totaled out my car, and am in the market for a new one. My brother recently accepted a job across the country in Seattle and won't be able to take his car with him as it costs way too much to transport. The car in question is a 2011 Toyota Corolla S and has about 140,000 miles on it. He has offered to sell it to me for the car's current value. So my question is what would be the easiest way to figure out what his car is worth? Ive looked on places like cars.com, and autotrader for vehicles in similar condition and they are going for anywhere from 10k-13k, but that is what dealers are selling it for and if I wasn't going to buy the car he would just trade it in somewhere for cash anyway. So what is the best way to figure out what the car is worth? Thanks!

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Carro waive checking fee until 31st August. I'm going there tomorrow just to do that and see if I can sell my car + full settlement another loan. Trying to hit 2 bottle with one stone. If cannot, I just postpone and wait for another 2 years until my loan finish. 

You can but it cost rm50. But even then, their pricing is lower than what they sell as they need to survive as well.

My car got sold for 11.5k They reselling it much higher for profit.

So direct selling will net you more but harder to do as you have to process everything yourself.

Also checkout Mudah for market price as well.

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you can but last I heard they are implementing RM50 to check nowadays

Yes, you can.

Carmax and Carvana will be your best, KBB Instant Cash Offer will put you in touch with local dealerships who may make a another offer but it’s unlikely to be better. GiveMetheVin also buys sight unseen.

At the end of the day you’re welcome to try to sell it yourself but you’ll probably net less than $1000 more and you’ll have to deal with a lot of the brain dead public.

Carmax just gave me 20k for my 2019 Nissan Rogue so I feel like you should be able to get more than that

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Look and see what others are selling them for retail.

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I’m looking to sell my car (‘19 Rav4), but I’m having trouble trying to settle on how much I should be selling it for. One of the reasons is that it looks like the used car prices are starting to climb back up.

My question is… Is there a preferred way or website to calculate its value? I’ve used the likes of CarMax and Carvana, but want to see if there’s another more better option?

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CarMax and Carvana are generally accepted as the benchmark for trade value. That should be your goal. But certainly let the dealer start

Carmax and carvana. Those are the only ones of those that will actually buy the car.

You don't have to hope. Carmax and carvana already said they'd buy your car for that much.

Many dealerships have an agreement with CarMax that lets them give you the CarMax value, and they turn around and sell to to CarMax.

At my store, we can do so, whole giving you the tax benefit, if you have an in person CarMax offer that is from the past 7 days.

Hint: it’s the 2 companies you listed on there that actually buy and sell cars

Bring the Carvana. It's your highest legit offer to purchase your vehicle.

Look up the same car, same year and mileage, or as close as you can find, and see what they're being priced at

Put it through we buy any car, see what they say and add about 20%.

2 tips though.

1. It isn't worth as much as you think it is
2. Selling a car privately is a fucking ballache

Check auto trader etc to see how much a similar car is selling for.

You'll likely get more by selling privately compared with a trade in. But be realistic with what you are asking.

Check what your car is worth as a trade in. Anything you get more than that is a bonus.

Sadly you'll also have to deal with tyre kickers and time wasters.

Also be honest with people. If they ask if there are any defects and you tell them it's perfect only for them to travel to look at your car and see holes due to rust, then you deserve a slap.

The most effective way is to get online and search up used cars for sale in your area of similar make, model, year, and km, and see what they're selling for.

There are so many factors that can influence the value.

I will do my best off the cuff, first to last based on importance.

• Year, make, model, rarity.

• Location, proximity to larger cities will greatly increase the value as opposed to moving the vehicle 100's of miles.

• Condition of the vehicle. Rust, dents, running, seized etc

• History of the vehicle, how many owners etc.

Bottom line is there is no real 'proven' method of estimating a car value, its best to do the research of the above points and make your estimates.

Generally I start with local market and vehicles of similar class/style/condition.

Then I would extend my search to the local classifieds/marketplace of nearest major city.

Then I would look on ebay or other large car sales sites.

Lastly, I would look to specific forums, example, if there is a GTO Forum or sub-reddit, you could post the details of the Leman's and likely get a good idea of the value.

Be realistic... understand that if a car is worth 3k but would cost the buyer 1k to ship it/tow it, then the 1k would likely come off the value of the vehicle.

Its best to post here, r/projectcar, or other specific sub reddits but include a ton of photos and details about the vehicle. You should be able to get a good estimate provided you post all the details.

check out their respective forums or fb pages and learn how to identify what options and such it has and what condition they are in. often if you post a few pictures someone will help you get a round about value on it. you can also check places like bring a trailer to see what similar models have sold for.

While it's probably not the best place to sell or find prices, my easy go-to price source is eBay. Just do a search of the item, check "Sold Items" in the left column, then a the top sort by Price: Highest. Nobody's sold a 70 LeMans recently, but somebody wants $59,500 for running one.

Having a bigtime classic car restorers' name behind the build sheet makes a massive difference in value. Also makes a massive difference in input costs. Ultimately it comes down to build and build quality. If you're going to factory OEM restoration that's very difficult to quantify and finding the right buyer is 3/4 the battle

Ask the car spirits to reveal its true worth. Or just trust the experts and online auctions.

Why sell at auction, when you can list the car for retail?

Whoever told you that is wrong

Auction value is whatever the highest bidder will buy. It’s a guessing game going into it for us when we’re gauging what we could potentially get out of it at auction. Only thing that gives any indicator are recent auction transactions, but even then there’s huge variations in condition, disposition of the selling dealers, whether a desperate buyer was in the lane that day, etc. You likely don’t have that data, and your rule of thumb is really irrelevant here, so this isn’t a useful figure for you to try and figure out.

Never mind the fact that it’s useless. Say you do figure your car to have a $4k auction value (which is a guess, as much as my estimate for its auction value is). That doesn’t change my offer. You don’t know how much it costs me to prep for auction, transport, what my seller fees are, what my risk tolerance is, etc.

Negotiate the value of your trade if you feel you aren’t getting enough for it. But auction value just isn’t the data you want to hang your hat on.

Is KBB still a good starting point?

Autotrader…search all.. you’ll see what people around the country are selling that car for

Just try to sell it. Whatever it sells for is exactly how much it’s worth.

Not how any of this works, the dealer is just choosing to sell at MSRP

I was in search of a brand new Vw golf R.

All the dealers local to me wanted 10k over MSRP.

Found one dealer that had 0 issue giving it to me for MSRP.

Odds at a deal under MSRP are slim but deff call dealers and ask what the lowest price they can get you into the car your looking at. If over MSRP ask if they can at least come close to it!

What's not true? I said that you should try to pay MSRP. It's below MSRP that's difficult or impossible on desirable cars.

All new car dealerships have direct relationships with manufacturers.

These days most desirable cars are difficult or impossible to get below MSRP. You can look up MSRP on the manufacturer's website, but it's also listed on the window sticker. If you can get out the door for MSRP+ tax, title, license you'll be doing well.

There are some cars that are being sold for discount in some markets.

Check craigslist for car prices in your area.

Check the prices at local dealers, on line sales, etc... that's what the vehicle is worth, no matter what you think it's value is.

Recent comps from auction sites if available.

You’re trying to “don’t lowball me, I know what I have” an insurance company on a 2005 Mazda…

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