What does one need to bring when he trades in his car?

Question

Just the car, keys, title? WHAT ELSE DANG IT?

Answer 1

in addition to the car, keys, & title
You need :
lic. plates
currant registration
your valid drivers lic
proof of insurance
and any documentation that the lender (unless u r paying cash) may require.

If you are financing, the lender may ask for proof of income,
proof of residence, utility bills etc

by the way, if you take white61water's advice & strip the trade of equipment, the dealer will have to decrease the amount of money he may have otherwise paid to you. Your trade is worth less money if he has to replace the bald tires & put in a radio to sell it to the next owner.

Also PLEASE make sure your new vehicle has a spare tire & jack & some fuel.

(in case white61water just traded that one in)

Answer 2

balls w, you may have to have the title notarized so be sure to have enough gas to go to a notary also you may need to have the plates available and be sure to have any safety equipment with the car, i.e., spare tire, jack. Since I see you asked about trading it in, you must mean with a dealer so disregard my statement about a notary a dealer usually has a notary to handle all the legal situations. Now the true low down if you are going to a dealer:

Strip the damn car of everything that could be of value later:

Radio, stereo, jack, spare, floor mats, etc, put the worst tires you can find on it if your tires are good don't give them to the dealer, run the sob out of gas before trading it in, the point being you don't want to give the dealer anything because it is a sure thing that you are getting screwed somewhere in the deal.

Good luck

Answer 3

You are right, you need the title and the keys.

Be sure to clean out the car- take out what you want to keep- blanket, jumper cables, etc/

It may be a good idea to check Kelly Blue Book on line (kbb.com)
or the National Automobile Dealer Assoc. (NADA.com)
before going trading in your car.

Answer 4

If you own it, you'll need your title. If you don't then you need the name of the bank that the loan is through and the pay-off.

Answer 5

registration and loan info if it's not paid for (plus keys, title, and car)

Answer 6

The "pink slip", which may or may not be "pink'! Money & the keys with your car.

Answer 7

remember to look up the blue book price so you dont get ripped off. It is called Kellys blue book.

Answer 8

title, service records, payoff info, and a down payment.....