Cars: Blue Book Price?

Question

How can you get a reasonable Blue Book price on a decent car?

Answer 1

If you are referring to kbb, their values have no true bearing in the market place because they are not even in the car business. The only way to determine the true value of a car is to compare it to similar make, model, and miles in your area. A better guide would be http://www.blackbookonline.com . I hope this helps.

Answer 2

Here is one fact the other posters do not know - - Used car prices are at all time highs. The demand for used cars is increasing but supply is low, and not getting better. Dealers are having to pay more for used cars and their prices reflect it. It is impossible for us to know if your numbers are accurate or not since you gave us no info on the car. I can tell you the price guides are not accurate as they are not reporting the higher wholesale prices on cars. Certainly try to make your best deal on the car but do not be surprised if the dealer does not cave into your demand they meet KBB pricing. Used car sales are strong right now and finding a good car under $10000 is hard to do. You'd better hope the salesman needs a deal in order to get your price.

Answer 3

I'm a dealer and I use kelley blue book .com to determine trade-in value, but you can also use nada.com and blackbook to find values as well. When we are obtaining values to sell a vehicle, we use kelley blue book as well. I have found that kelley is higher for cars and nada is higher for most trucks in most cases. I hope this helps because noone else has given you good advice yet. Good Luck!

Answer 4

kbb is a scam put out by car dealers ..it has nothing to do with real world value..
never buy a used car from a dealer

Answer 5

Buy the car from a private owner rather than a dealer.

Answer 6

GO TO YOUR BANK OR CREDIT UNION AND ASKED THEM FOR THE BLACK BOOK PRICE.

THIS IS THE SAME VALUE THAT THE DEALERS USE.

GOOD LUCK

Answer 7

negotiate