When you are looking at your budget to decide how much you can afford for a new Nissan vehicle, you might be overlooking one important component: your current vehicle. Depending on its age, mileage, maintenance, and desirability, your current vehicle’s trade-in value is an asset to add toward the cost of your new Nissan vehicle. Our sales and finance department experts at Bedford Nissan in northeast Ohio are trained to provide you with a competitive trade-in offer.
But before you trade-in your existing vehicle, get an idea of how much value it holds. There are many reputable online tools to help you appraise your car as well as our own easy-to-use Kelley Blue Book appraisal tool.
Timing is important too. If you are trading-in a heavy-duty four-wheel drive truck, it might be worth more in the fall and winter due to demand than to trade it in during the spring. Or if you are trading-in your beautiful convertible coupe, you may find more demand in the spring and summer and thus a better trade-in value.
Get your paperwork together. That means gathering your ownership certificates and maintenance records that prove you took good car of your car. These include tire rotations, engine repairs, and annual service. Take time to tidy up your vehicle and see if there are any small dents or replacements that you can easily and cost-effectively repair. Small fixes can easily increase your car’s value.
By trading-in your vehicle, there’s the potential that you’ll save money. Obviously, you won’t have to pay for ads in the local newspaper or online to sell your car. You can also decrease your sales tax when we subtract the trade-in value from your new Nissan vehicle’s price.
We’re eager for you to bring in your existing vehicle as a trade-in value toward your new Nissan vehicle. We’ll make the process easy, fast, and provide you with a competitive offer.
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