Blue Book
Trade In Value

What Hurts Used
Car Trade In Values

What hurts your used car trade in value...
The 2^nd of 3 steps to know the Kelly Blue Book Trade in Value.

The following list will not only influence the Blue Book Trade In Value, but more importantly influences how much a dealer will be willing to buy your used car trade in for.

There is the obvious list:

• major body damage
• doesn't run
• engine smokes
• runs really rough, etc.

And here are six more that
you may not have considered:

1. Over 100,000 Miles
Not only will high miles make it harder for the dealer to sell to a future customer, but 100,000 miles or more eliminates about 90% of the lenders that will lend money on the vehicle.

2. Over 8 Years Old
Almost identical reasons as above. Age is not quite as big a factor as miles, but still makes a lenders approval more difficult and essentially limits the amount of customers a dealer can sell the car to.

3. Cigarette Burns
Burn holes are very hard to repair back to new and will almost always be obvious.

4. Foul Odors
Odors from smoking in a vehicle or from things like blood or milk spills can have a big impact on the value of a vehicle. Although, there is no deduction in Blue Book Trade In Value, it can severely affect a dealers value.

The smell of cigarette smoke may be temporarily masked with odor agents, but always seems to come back when the weather heats up.

I once had a friend that went on a fishing trip and fish blood had leaked out of the cooler...Very Bad!

Blood and milk will permeate the metal and are impossible smells to remove.

5. Balding Tires
As mentioned above, this is one of the first things considered and will definitely be deducted for.

6. Broken Windshields
Another one that is easily seen and will result in less money for your trade.

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