Selling or trading in your vehicle to a dealership can be an easy way to sell your car.
We’ll discuss why you should consider selling your vehicle to your local dealership, versus selling privately, and walk you through the steps of doing so.
The time and effort it takes to sell a vehicle privately through Trade Me or similar is typically underestimated.
The listing process can be confusing, and often takes plenty of time to fill out accurately. You’ll need to research the current market rate of your vehicle, take decent listing photos, and write a riveting caption to accompany your used vehicle.
Then, you’ll have to field texts and calls from interested parties. They’ll likely want to meet you at inconvenient times, offer you appallingly low prices, or not turn up at all. You’ll also need to trust a stranger to take your vehicle for a test drive, and you’ll need to deal with lengthy negotiations before they decide to ultimately not buy your car. Now you’re back at square one!
When you do eventually sell, you’ll also need to beware of the buyer returning, demanding a refund and claiming you sold them a lemon!
You’ve done your research, assessed the competition, and made the decision to purchase a vehicle from our range. Trading in your current vehicle is then a hassle-free alternative to selling privately and a great tool for you to negotiate with your new vehicle purchase.
Vehicle Appraisal
This is the easy part. We’ll take your vehicle through an inspection process and then provide you with a fair valuation. We’ll rate your vehicle on the following:
It is helpful if you can provide any information regarding recent damage or insurance claims (either completed or outstanding), any finance owing, and a service history breakdown. These things will be considered in the appraisal and can have a positive impact on your final amount.
Once we have completed our appraisal, we will provide you with your trade-in offer. If you have any questions about your offer, don’t hesitate to ask. We’re more than happy to break it down and show you how we came to that figure. We are also open to fair negotiation.
From there, trading your current vehicle is as easy as handing over the keys and paperwork when you come to collect your new vehicle.
If you’re not purchasing a new vehicle from us, then you can sell us your vehicle for cash, and the process remains the same.
What are the benefits of selling my car to Miles Continental instead of selling it privately?
We offer a hassle-free, transparent approach to selling your vehicle. There’s no need to spend time listing your vehicle, handling enquiries, or juggling the different parties interested in your vehicle. Plus, we will always offer a fair trade-in value that reflects the current market, and are happy to explain how we came to that value.
What happens if I still have a loan on my vehicle?
You will need to contact your lender to get a 10- or 20-day payoff amount (we will need the extended payoff period for processing paperwork and submitting payment). Then we will take any amount owing into account when we provide you with your trade-in amount.
As an example, let’s say you have $10,000 still owed on your vehicle. If your vehicle was worth $15,000, then you will receive $5,000 as either a cash amount or an appraisal value to use towards your new vehicle. However, if your vehicle is only worth $9,000 then we would put that $9,000 towards your loan and the additional $1,000 would need to be covered by you before we would take ownership of the vehicle.
What paperwork do I need to bring to sell or trade in my vehicle at Miles Continental?
We’ll just need your drivers’ license and bank account details. This allows us to confirm your identity matches the vehicle’s ownership records and we’ll be able to pay you, should you choose cash over a trade-in.
Another dealer has offered me a better price for my trade. Why should I use you?
If you’ve had your vehicle valued elsewhere and they’ve offered you more, please come back to us so we can re-evaluate. We can’t guarantee we’ll offer you a higher price, but we will re-evaluate to make sure our pricing is accurate.
If you have any questions please fill out the form below and one of our team will get back to you. Alternatively, you can call us now on 03 377 7144.