Follow these steps and you can find out the fair market value of your
vehicle right now.
Click on either of these two links to go to the Kelley
Blue book site, http://www.kbb.com.
Clicking on these links will also launch a second browser window so
you can read these instructions in one window and apply them in the
other.
On the first page in the top left paragraph, called "What's
My Blue Book Value?" click on the link called "Private
Party Value".
On the page that comes, up click on the Year of your car.
On the next page that comes up, click on the Make of your vehicle.
On the next page that comes up, click on the exact Model of
your vehicle.
On the next page that comes up there are a series of boxes requiring
information. In the top box you are asked for things like the type of
engine or whether automatic or manual transmissions, etc.
Check these correctly according to your car.
In the next box (down) you need to fill in the Mileage of your
car and your Zip Code.
In the next box you need to check off the various Options that
apply to your car. These are things like Power Steering, air conditioning,
cruise control, etc. etc. Check all that apply.
The bottom box is entitled Select Vehicle Condition. Choose
Help Me, which is the last box on the right. This is important
in order to accurately get the Fair Market Value for your vehicle.
After choosing "Help Me" click on the bottom button
called, "Get Pricing Report". This takes you to another
page.
On this page you rate the following: Exterior Condition; Interior
Condition, Mechanical Condition, Miscellaneous. Each
of these categories has several aspects of the car's condition to rate.
There are usually 3 columns for each of these aspects. Choose one rating
for each. Do not skip any of these. You will thus fully rate
your car.
When this is done click on "Get Pricing Report" at
the bottom of the page.
This takes you to a page that gives the Private Sale Value for your
car rated exactly as it is, in its current condition. You should print
this page for your tax record.