how much is a car worth?

Answer 1

as much as it does

Answer 2

Depends where, what car, what time of year, and in what condition.

KBB is pretty much worthless as a guide. The actual selling prices of comparable vehicles will be somewhere between half their listed prices and twice their listed prices, most of the time.

Edmunds and NADA are more realistic, but not perfect.

Ever notice how whenever someone advertises a car for sale they say "below blue book!" If everyone is selling cars below blue book (and except for certain cult cars, like MR2 and RX-7s and such, they are...in those cases it's ABOVE blue book), well then, BLUE BOOK VALUE IS WRONG.

A good guide is to look at Ebay completed listings, taking into account only ones where reserve was met. Those are actual prices that people agreed to pay. (except for the auctions that were screwed over by deadbeats, of course)

If you're looking for a published price guide, you want black book. It's based on actual surveys of wholesale auction prices. I've never tried it, but I've read accounts of car salesmen having the wind leave their sails at the sight of it in the hand of a customer. If you know what the dealer likely paid for a car, you can negotiate a fair profit the dealer and a good price for you, or you can get a good idea what you could sell your car for.

edit: Also, most (pretty much all, actually) American cars depreciate faster than their Japanese counterparts.

Answer 3

Check edmunds.com or kbb.com or nada.com these web sites will give you a good idea of how much the car is worth.I would offer some where between trade in price & private sale price,never pay the retail price.Good Luck

Answer 4

this depends on the :
age
mileage
condition
equipment

All these will determine the ACV ( actual cash value ) There are other factors . such as demand, special models or limited editions .. Its good to get THE BLUE BOOK and look up your auto.

Answer 5

Look it up in the current NADA blue book. They are available in most libraries.

Answer 6

Depends on the car.

Try www.kbb.com.

Answer 7

im from the uk and we use the parkers guide, or glasses guide, thats what the insurance companies use as well.

but i get the feeling your asking to be smart about something

Answer 8

Try Parkers they give the price guides for different makes and moddels also try being more specific

http://www.parkers.co.uk/

Answer 9

anywhere from $.99-$250,000 to infinity and beyond. look at the Bentley.

Answer 10

See kbb.com