How can I find out what my car is worth?

This site and the others use a few guidelines to determine worth, including make and model of your car, age, condition, car parts resale value, trade value, miles accumulated, and even dealer price.  You can also turn to the Blue Book, which can be found at your local library.  The Blue Book (also known as the Kelley Book) gives the basic depreciation of your car’s make and model per year.  From this, you can determine by the age of the car what it’s worth now.  Of course, this assumes that you’ve kept up on all the maintenance.  If you have upgrades, those might add to the value a bit.

If you’re looking to sell your car, the Blue Book is probably a good place to begin.  But you can also ask your car insurance agent for their opinion, as they have ways to value cars for insurance purposes.  Your best bet in finding a fair, reasonable worth for your car is to consider all these methods and perhaps take an average.  Don’t forget – many buyers will do their research and often begin with the Blue Book value.  If you’re convinced your car is worth more than that, you’ll have to have some good reasons why that’s the case.  Take good care of your automobile and do your research – your car will better retain its value that way.