where is the best place to find out how much my vehicle is worth? Isnt there a book that car dealers use?

Answer 1

Yes, it's called the Kelly Blue Book, you can also go online at kbb.com and find out the value of your vehicle.

Answer 2

Hi
I do know that in the U.K there is a small book called the "Glasses Guide" that I imagine would be the same type of thing as the Kelly's blue book previousley mentioned. You can be a bit cheeky and ask to see the dealers guidebook--if he or her has nothing to hide they should gladly show it to you, if not be a little cautious.

Get a good idea of the price and add more to it, so as to allow for knockdowns either by a dealer or a private buyer. Also when purchasing by means of a part exchange with a dealer, try to take a man (or woman) who knows about buying cars, and wont allow the salesmen to confuse and intimidate you, which they will I'm afraid.

Good Luck!

Answer 3

In the UK, dealers will use the CAP "black book" (there is also a red book and a green book, for other types of vehicles) or Glass's Guide. These are only available to the trade.
Most dealers will check both, and only tell you the lowest if you are selling, or the highest if you are buying.

The nearest equivalent available to the public is Parker's Guide, which available in most newsagents, and is also available on the web at http://www.parkers.co.uk/
There are also used-car price calculators available on the WhatCar? (http://www.whatcar.com/valuations.aspx ) and Auto Express (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/buying/ ) websites, and you can buy a Glass's value via the AutoTrader website (http://www.autotrader.co.uk/CARS/buying/value_your_car.jsp ).

Answer 4

All of these people that said kbb.com are nuts. look your car up there and go to a dealer, be prepared to be stunned. Dealer use galves, it's a wholesale guide, and you have to pay for a subscription, and be a dealer. They will also use online auction websites that list what has been sold, for how much, such as manheim online. Kbb will give you a rough idea, but don't go into the dealer thinking that is what you will get for your car.

Answer 5

In the US it's Kelley Blue Book like the others have said. www.kbb.com is the website. Type the car's model, year, and condition (based upon what you think) to get a value for trade in and private sale.

Answer 6

best bet to get an idea of currant market value is to check out a few of the same make and model that your intrested in online like ebay or autotrader and see what they are changing hands for, this will give you a good idea of what people are willing to pay for nice examples of a particular vehicle. and yes traders do use a book its called "the glasses gide" and they are also online at:
http://www.glass.co.uk/

Answer 7

Kelly Blue Book will give you an idea but the dealer will still hammer you at the end no matter what it states.

Answer 8

All the books you can get are written by estimators!!! They are rubbish. Look in Autotrader, or on Ebay where you can see what they sell for, that will give you a more accurate idea.

Answer 9

try kelly blue book (kbb.com) or nada.com or edmunds.com. Car dealerships will generally use kbb but remember they will rate your car in "fair to poor" condition and tell you its worth alot less because of this reason even though your car may be in great shape. Do you homework before you go to dealerships so they dont do this to you!

Answer 10

Id like to know aswell.. but KBB dosent have an option of renault cars??