Steps to Selling Your Car to a Dealership

Your once-perfect-sized SUV is now a few seats short to support your family, or your sedan doesn’t quite suit your lifestyle anymore. Whatever the case may be, you’re thinking about selling your car to a dealership.

Those in the areas of Columbus, Grove City, and Dublin, Ohio, have a great local option for selling or trading a vehicle: Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet!

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1.Determine the Worth of Your Car.

Before you start the selling process, it’s important to understand how much your car is worth.

Nowadays, you can determine how much your car is worth in a matter of minutes right from the comfort of your own home. Many automotive organizations offer easy-to-use calculators like Kelley Blue Book, Consumer Reports, and the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA).

Using the following specifications of your vehicle, these organizations are able to provide an accurate, real-time estimate of how much your vehicle is currently worth:

• The make and model of your vehicle
• The body style of your vehicle
• What model year your vehicle is
• The number of miles on your odometer

They’ll also factor in your geographic location and the current popularity of your vehicle. Some makes, models, and body styles are more popular in specific regions of the country.

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2.Repair or Replace Worn-Out Elements.

The quality of your vehicle is very closely tied to how good you’ve taken care of it over the years. Before you begin the selling process, you’ll want to knock out any mechanical issues that have cropped up as you’ve been driving your vehicle.

Be sure to consult your owner’s manual as well so you don’t miss any routine needs that your vehicle may be due for such as oil changes and brake replacements.

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3.The Devil is in the Details.

In the same vein, you’ll want to make sure the aesthetics of your vehicle are up to par when you get ready to sell it. After you take care of any mechanical issues, you’ll want to focus on making your vehicle really shine. Some interior detailing suggestions include:

• Declutter the cabin and trunk out including trash, napkins, charging cords, etc.
• Vacuum the whole interior of the vehicle.
• Condition all leather surfaces, shine wood accents, and wipe every other surface down.
• Use a scented sanitizer spray to get rid of any lingering smells from food or smoke.

You’ll also want to give some attention to the exterior of the vehicle. Start with at least a car wash and then get into the granular details of the body like the wheel wells and the front grille.

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4.Explore the Option of Trading In.

Once you’ve gone above and beyond to maximize the value of your vehicle, it’s time to consider your options. Selling to a dealership simplifies the process because the dealership’s finance team handles all of the logistics from marketing the vehicle to finding buyers and juggling test drives.

If you’re planning on selling your vehicle just to buy another one, you can simplify the process even more by trading in your vehicle. The trade-in process turns the selling process into one simple transaction. Simply pick out your next vehicle at the dealership and head to the finance center.

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5.Find a Dealership to Sell Your Car To!

We at Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet are thrilled that your search for more information about how to sell your car brought you to us. At our dealership serving Columbus, Grove City, and Dublin, Ohio, we buy and sell a wide variety of vehicles and can help you through every step of this process.

Get the ball rolling on selling your car to our dealership by getting in touch with our team today. Give us a call to schedule a time to sit down with our finance team!