If you've been trying to sell a car on your own in Dublin or Macon, you're probably wondering if there's a better way-one that doesn't involve strangers wanting to test drive your car or talk you into a price that doesn't feel fair. When you know how to sell a car at a dealership like Five Star Lincoln Warner Robins, we'll give you the fair market value of your car in a transparent and hassle-free transaction. You can use the trade-in value to lower the price on a new or used car from us or take it in cash. Find out how to sell a car at a dealership with us!
How Does Selling Your Car to a Dealership Work?
If you're also wondering how selling your car to a dealership works, here's what you need to do, and what to expect:
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Clean Your Car: An inexpensive way to boost your car's value is to make sure it's clean inside and out. It can also be worth the money to replace small parts like worn wiper blades or stained floor mats.
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Make a List of Your Car's Benefits: Having a detailed history of the maintenance record of your vehicle, inventories of any customizations you've had done, and a list of accessories like extra key fobs or bike mounts will increase the value of your vehicle.
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Have Your Car's Title on Hand: Having your vehicle's title ready when you sell it will save time on the dealer's end and get you your offer faster. If you can't find your original title, you can get a replacement through the Georgia Department of Revenue.
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Research Your Car's Value: Use tools from Cars.com and Kelley Blue Book to see how much similar cars have sold for in the Macon area. Compare those numbers to the trade-in value of your car. You can use this number to negotiate your price or get an approximate value for what the dealer is willing to buy your car for.
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Pick Your Dealership Wisely: At Five Star Lincoln Warner Robins, we're always looking for well-maintained, popular, newer pre-owned cars to add to our inventory. If your car is older, or one that's already well-represented in our inventory, a dealership dedicated to used cars might be a better fit.
How to Sell a Car at a Dealership
After preparing your car for sale, you can expect the rest of the process to go as follows:
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Make an Appointment: We do accept walk-ins, but we don't want you to wait for us. When you make an appointment we'll have a sales associate and all your paperwork ready and waiting for you.
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Vehicle History and Inspection: Your sales associate will run a vehicle history report on your vehicle and will then inspect your vehicle before making you an offer.
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Consider the Offer: Based on what the dealership offers you, you can accept the offer or go to another dealership to see if you can get a better offer.
Sell Your Car to Five Star Lincoln Warner Robins!
At Five Star Lincoln in Warner Robins, we want to buy your car! Contact us to make an appointment.