| The big question, should I sell my car myself or | | | | car isn't worth that much money, you might be |
| just trade it in to the dealership? There are many | | | | far better off by trading in your car as a |
| advantages and disadvantages to both. | | | | dealership can just sell it at their next auction. |
| If you decide to sell your car yourself, you will | | | | How do you know how much your old car is |
| probably get more money from an individual than | | | | worth? |
| a dealership. What you need to ask yourself is the | | | | You can not just go stick any price on your car |
| extra money worth the cost? You will still need | | | | and expect to sell it, you will need to research |
| some sort of insurance while you are selling your | | | | your car's value. There are a couple ways you |
| car. Also you will spend time answering the phone | | | | can research your value. One is by looking at the |
| calls and showing people the car, advertise the | | | | National Auto Dealers Association Office Used Car |
| car, which cost money. One way to save on | | | | Guide, which is at your local library. Another is |
| adverting your automobile is finding local websites | | | | through consumer reports or Kelley's blue book. |
| who will let you sell your car for free. One such | | | | We feel the best way is to look at your local |
| website is Chicagolandauto for the Chicago and | | | | classified websites just for your area and see |
| Chicagoland area. Each major city will have a free | | | | how much they are selling for. Just because one |
| classified ad system that will let you post your | | | | of these big companies such as Kelley Blue Book |
| vehicle. Take time and research your options, | | | | say your car is a certain value, it might not be in |
| before you spend big money on advertising. | | | | your area. Your area might be over saturated |
| However, if you don't have the time or the | | | | with that model, which would fetch you a lower |
| patience, trading in your car might be the best | | | | price. However, you might be one of the only |
| way to go. Again as noted earlier, you do pay a | | | | sellers which could give you a higher price. |
| price by receiving less money. In addition if your | | | | |