How to Trade In A Car

Car dealerships commonly accept trade-ins as a way to keep up their used vehicle inventory. You’ve got several advantages when you trade in a vehicle to Lafayette GMC. When you choose to trade in your car at a dealership like Lafayette GMC, you avoid the hassle of trying to sell the vehicle yourself. You also have the opportunity to apply the trade-in value to the purchase of a new car, truck, or SUV.

If you’re wondering how to trade in your car, our finance team is here to help. Take a look at our guide on how to trade in a car in the Indianapolis area.

Value Your Trade

First, determine how much your car is worth. Our staff makes this step quick and easy for Frankfort-area drivers with our convenient value your trade tool. You just need some basic information, including your vehicle’s year, make, and model, along with your name, email, and phone number.

Add information about the vehicle’s condition, and you’ll receive the estimated value of your trade. We’ll also contact you. If you would like to do more research on car values, you can look over Kelley Blue Book® Value and Edmunds True Market Value®.

How to Trade in a Car: Get an Appraisal

Once you have a trade-in estimate, head to our dealership in Lafayette to get an appraisal. Our service technicians will examine your car’s condition, inside and out. We’ll also take into consideration our current used inventory to determine whether we can sell the vehicle readily. Make sure that you bring your trade-in value estimate (as well as any other trade-in offers you may have received) for reference. We’ll give you a fair price for your trade-in.

Negotiate or Accept a Trade-In Offer

Once we have completed the appraisal, you can either negotiate or accept our offer outright and close the deal. The whole process is very simple and straightforward, which is one of the benefits of trading in your car at a dealership.

Other advantages of trading in your car include:

• Unlike many Delphi-area used-car dealers, you can negotiate with our dealership. The first offer you’re given isn’t necessarily set in stone, and you can choose to haggle based on the trade-in value research you’ve done.
• You can even trade in a car if you still owe money on the loan. If you’re upside down on your auto loan and wish to consolidate what you owe with the price of your new car, an auto dealership can help you do that.

Once you have accepted the offer, you can finalize your trade for cash or put the car’s value toward buying a new car. Either way works for us!

Learn More About How to Trade in a Car From Lafayette GMC

Feel free to contact us or call (765) 257-2942 if you have questions about how to trade in your car. While we have your attention, look over new vehicle specials and used car offers to take advantage of our current deals to see how much money you could save.