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When used car shopping, most buyers are looking to get the best deal out there weather buying from a dealership or private seller. The term " best deal" usually means that you're paying much less than the market value of a particular car. However, we have all come across cars on the classifieds which are priced at market value or above market value. The seller usually defends the higher asking price with the cars impeccable condition, low mileage, rarity or extensive maintenance history...Perhaps all 4! Surely there is added value for cars that meet those criteria.

Look beyond the "book"

Using resources such as Kelly Blue Book (kbb.com) or NADA (nadaguides.com) are good starting points to determine what a car is worth. Both of these sites take into consideration the mileage as well as options and condition of a car to determine a value. Many sellers will use these book values to guide them with picking a price to ask for their car. Sellers will also defend a cars value based on the book too.

As a buyer, I encourage you to do more research though to find out what vehicles, similar to the one you're looking at, are selling for. Forums are a good place to look as most of them have classifieds sections on them. The sellers that list their cars on there will quickly find out if their price is outrageous as enthusiast forum members are not afraid to tell them what they think the car is worth. Keep in mind that with automotive forums, more and more buyers of particular vehicles


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Noah Jenkins

Noah Jenkins is attending the University of Connecticut studying Electrical Engineering. He’s been around Volvos since birth. His knowledge and interest in European vehicles expands to Audi, BMW and Land Rover as well. He currently drives and maintains a 2004 Audi A4 Avant and a 1996 Volvo 850


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