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Read moreSome reasons why trading your vehicle may be more advantageous than selling it yourself
If you are about to replace your current vehicle, you may be wondering if you need to exchange or sell it yourself. While there are advantages to both options, we thought we might consider a few reasons why trading your vehicle might be more advantageous for you.
The process is much easier
It is much easier to exchange a vehicle than to try to sell it yourself. When you exchange your vehicle, all you have to do is bring the keys with you when you pick up your next vehicle and everything will be taken care of for you. If you’re selling your vehicle yourself, you don’t know how long it’s going to take, and you have to spend a fair amount of time preparing your vehicle for sale and preparing it for random testing that you have to do with strangers. You must also be available on evenings and weekends to present your vehicle.
You don’t have to worry about what happens after the transaction
When you exchange your vehicle, you are no longer responsible for the vehicle after the transaction. When you sell your vehicle yourself, an unexpected problem could come back and surprise you if the new owner believes you were responsible for the problem. In other words, trading your vehicle gives you a lot more peace of mind.
The value of your exchange may be higher than you think
We are not going to tell you that the exchange of your vehicle will necessarily bring you more money than if you sold it yourself. What we can tell you is that selling your vehicle yourself and using the money as a down payment means that the value is applied after taxes. If you exchange your vehicle, the value you receive is applied before taxes.
