What Do You Need To Sell a Car To a Dealership?

If you live in the Grand Forks area, whether it’s North Dakota or Minnesota, and you need to sell your car, you should consider having Rydell Chevrolet Buick GMC buy it from you. Because of our high sales volume, we constantly need used cars to meet the demand. Even if you don’t plan on buying a vehicle from us, we’ll still make you a fair offer on yours.

Why Sell Your Car to a Dealer?

The ideal transaction for both you and the dealership would be to turn your current car into a trade-in on a new purchase. Perhaps you own a GMC Sierra but went with a new Toyota, and the Toyota dealer low-balled you on your trade-in because they can sell used Toyota cars, trucks, and SUVs much easier than a GMC. Bringing your GMC to Rydell Chevrolet Buick GMC makes sense. We have the customer base looking for your type of vehicle and likely can offer you a better price than another brand dealer.

Maybe you have two vehicles and you no longer use one enough to warrant keeping it. That’s great, because we can buy your vehicle quickly and easily with our online car estimator. You need to answer a few questions about the car and submit the form. You’ll get an instant offer and an invitation to bring that offer in. After inspecting the vehicle and confirming its condition and mileage, we’ll confirm the offer or adjust it accordingly. Once we agree, the paperwork takes minutes, and we’ll even give you a lift home if you need it.

Steps to Take Before Selling

Everybody’s situations differ, but the steps you need to take don’t vary too much. Take the time to do these simple things to prepare your car for selling to a dealership, and things will go smoothly.

Check the Value of Your Car

Knowing your car’s value will help you get the best price for it. Several online sites offer this service for free. You’ll get a price range based on condition, mileage, and age. You will also get a resale, wholesale, and trade-in value. Going to a dealer to sell your car doesn’t automatically mean you’ll get an offer at the trade-in price, but don’t expect much higher than that. Dealerships have to make money on the transaction and will sell it at the resale price.

You will always make more money selling your car in a private transaction because you are selling at the resale price. The downside comes with the hassle of listing your car, showing it, letting people take it for a test drive, and then negotiating a price. This process can take weeks or even months to complete. At Rydell Chevrolet Buick GMC, we can buy your car, truck, or SUV the same day you bring it to us.

Prepare Your Maintenance Records

Hopefully, you’ve kept up with the manufacturer’s recommended routine and regularly scheduled maintenance on your car. If so, go through your records and organize them so that a dealer representative can quickly see that you properly maintained the vehicle. You’ll always get a better offer if you’ve kept your car serviced, even in a private sale.

Prepare Your Financial Paperwork

If you own your car, truck, or SUV outright, you need to have the title in your possession to process the sale. If you have a loan, it gets a little more complicated. You should contact your lender and get a payoff figure for your loan. You can request one with a 10- or 20-day payoff amount that the dealer will need to process the payment. Keep in mind that your loan may be higher than what you might receive when selling to a dealer. If that’s the case, you’ll end up having to pay your lender the difference. Conversely, if you owe less than what the dealer offers you, the dealer will cut you a check that instant.

Clean Your Car

This may seem silly to say, but cleaning your car helps improve the price. A dirty vehicle tells potential buyers that you don’t take care of it. If you don’t wash it or vacuum the interior regularly, what else have you ignored? Put your best foot forward and clean your car before letting a dealer look at it. You should take this opportunity to remove your belongings from your vehicle too. Too often, people save this step until the very end and rush through cleaning out their personal effects. You don’t want to forget anything. Remove all your personal items, including that dashboard bobblehead and the CD that’s inside your player.

Be Prepared to Say No

You want to get the best deal possible, but some dealers simply don’t operate fairly. You need to be prepared to walk away from a low offer. At Rydell Chevrolet Buick GMC, we try to be as transparent as possible in all of our dealings, including buying your car. If you took advantage of our online trade evaluator and did your necessary research on what your vehicle is worth, there should be no surprises, only a fair deal for both parties.

When we make you an offer, we can support that price with third-party valuations. We can show you what your car currently sells for in auctions, private sales, and trade-ins to make you more comfortable knowing you’re getting a fair price for your vehicle. We won’t pressure you into selling at a price if you aren’t satisfied with it.

At Rydell Chevrolet Buick GMC, we buy used cars, trucks, and SUVs of all makes and models. You don’t need to trade in your vehicle to sell to us, either. We have such a high sales volume that we need your car more than other dealers in the Grand Forks region. We’ve streamlined the process with our no-strings-attached online vehicle estimating program. You have zero obligation to sell to us, and we encourage you to do your research and contact us with any questions. Selling your car with a dealer like us will save you the hassle of selling privately, and you’ll be sure to get a fair price.

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