How to Trade in a Car

Our Car Trade-In Procedure

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Trading in your car at our Ford dealer is easy! In fact, it is our mission to make your entire car-buying experience as convenient as possible. To have a successful trade-in, we recommend you follow our tried-and-true process, which goes as follows:

1. Find out your vehicle’s value at home.
2. Prepare your vehicle for the appraisal.
3. Have your ride appraised.
4. Negotiate and accept an offer.
5. Hand over the keys.

Our trade-in process is simple and easy. Plus, you can do the beginning two steps from the comfort of your home! To learn more about our trade-in process, reach out to us at any time.

How Do I Maximize My Vehicle’s Trade-in Value?

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One step to our trade-in procedure is to prepare your set of wheels for the appraisal and for trade-in. Maximizing your vehicle’s value and preparing it for the appraisal go hand-in-hand. If you’re wondering what you can do to get the best trade-in value possible, you can proceed with the following steps:

• Clean and detail the interior and exterior of your model.
• Have any cosmetic damages repaired.
• Take it in for maintenance.
• Purchase a new set of tires if the previous ones are showing wear and tear.
• Have all safety systems and mechanisms checked, repaired, or replaced.

Overall, you’re going to want to make your vehicle look as if you just drove it off the lot. Alongside fixing up any damages, you will want to give the exterior and the cabin a thorough cleaning.

Car Appraisals 101

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Our Ford dealer conducts car appraisals to calculate your vehicle’s trade-in value. Our appraiser will be checking your vehicle’s overall condition and operation. To do so, they will first do a silent walkaround of the vehicle and take notes along the way.

After that, they will begin inspecting the exterior, interior, and under the hood. To make sure your set of wheels rolls around smoothly, they will take it for a test drive. Your vehicle’s operation is one of the key factors they inspect during an appraisal.