WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST/EXOTIC CARS,since there may be no other guide available;THESE BOOKS SHOULD BE GIVEN LITTLE WEIGHT!,AND PERSONS INSISTING ON USING THEM..taken with a grain of salt...to be polite!
THE MAINSTREAM "BOOKS" ARE,in no particular order;kelley blue book,nada,and edmunds,
CLEARING UP SOME CONFUSION AND SOME DEFINITION OF TERMS!
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT "VALUES" BANDIED ABOUT WHEN TALKING ABOUT A CAR'S VALUE!.WE'VE ALL HEARD THE PHRASE;"IT'S WORTH WHATEVER SOMEONE WILL GIVE YOU FOR IT".NO WHERE IS THAT MORE TRUE THAN IN THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD !.CARS FREQUENTLY SELL FOR MORE OR LESS THAN"THE BOOK VALUE" DUE TO SUPPLY AND DEMAND REASONS,LIKE ANY MERCHANDISE IN THE FREE MARKET;INDEED IN SOME COUNTRIES THE AUTOMOBILE MARKET IS MANIPULATED BY GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND PRICES ARE NOT OPEN TO MARKET FORCES.ONE ISLAND NATIONS PRESIDENT DECIDED ONLY CHEVY CAPRICES COULD BE IMPORTED."LESS SPARE PARTS TO WORRY ABOUT".DO YOU THINK THESE SOLD FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE?!!....
BUT ONE OF THE MAIN SOURCES OF CONFUSION IS PEOPLE DON'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHICH BOOK VALUE.LET ME TELL YOU THE DEALERS DO!.IS THERE CONFUSION ? YOU BET.DOES THAT BENEFIT THE PROS?,AND THE AUTO FINANCE INDUSTRY?.YUP......................
BUT ONE OF THE MAIN SOURCES OF CONFUSION IS PEOPLE DON'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHICH BOOK VALUE.LET ME TELL YOU THE DEALERS DO!.IS THERE CONFUSION ? YOU BET.DOES THAT BENEFIT THE PROS?,AND THE AUTO FINANCE INDUSTRY?.YUP......................
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT "VALUES" BANDIED ABOUT WHEN TALKING ABOUT A CAR'S VALUE!.WE'VE ALL HEARD THE PHRASE;"IT'S WORTH WHATEVER SOMEONE WILL GIVE YOU FOR IT".NO WHERE IS THAT MORE TRUE THAN IN THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD !.CARS FREQUENTLY SELL FOR MORE OR LESS THAN"THE BOOK VALUE" DUE TO SUPPLY AND DEMAND REASONS,LIKE ANY MERCHANDISE IN THE FREE MARKET;INDEED IN SOME COUNTRIES THE AUTOMOBILE MARKET IS MANIPULATED BY GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND PRICES ARE NOT OPEN TO MARKET FORCES.ONE ISLAND NATIONS PRESIDENT DECIDED ONLY CHEVY CAPRICES COULD BE IMPORTED."LESS SPARE PARTS TO WORRY ABOUT".DO YOU THINK THESE SOLD FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE?!!....
CLEARING UP SOME CONFUSION AND SOME DEFINITION OF TERMS!
AUTO VALUE GUIDE ..BEFORE WE LOOK UP!!
BUT ONE OF THE MAIN SOURCES OF CONFUSION IS PEOPLE DON'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHICH BOOK VALUE.LET ME TELL YOU THE DEALERS DO!.IS THERE CONFUSION ? YOU BET.DOES THAT BENEFIT THE PROS?,AND THE AUTO FINANCE INDUSTRY?.YUP......................
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT "VALUES" BANDIED ABOUT WHEN TALKING ABOUT A CAR'S VALUE!.WE'VE ALL HEARD THE PHRASE;"IT'S WORTH WHATEVER SOMEONE WILL GIVE YOU FOR IT".NO WHERE IS THAT MORE TRUE THAN IN THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD !.CARS FREQUENTLY SELL FOR MORE OR LESS THAN"THE BOOK VALUE" DUE TO SUPPLY AND DEMAND REASONS,LIKE ANY MERCHANDISE IN THE FREE MARKET;INDEED IN SOME COUNTRIES THE AUTOMOBILE MARKET IS MANIPULATED BY GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND PRICES ARE NOT OPEN TO MARKET FORCES.ONE ISLAND NATIONS PRESIDENT DECIDED ONLY CHEVY CAPRICES COULD BE IMPORTED."LESS SPARE PARTS TO WORRY ABOUT".DO YOU THINK THESE SOLD FOR FAIR MARKET VALUE?!!....
