How to Sell Your Car to a Dealership

When it’s time to sell your car in Long Island City, you can either sell it privately or sell it to a local dealership. Selling your car to a dealership is a great way to lower your downpayment on a new car purchase, but how does selling your car to a dealership work? Learn how to sell your car at a dealership with Major World below, or contact our finance team to learn more about our buyback programs.

Benefits of Selling Your Car

There are many reasons to sell your vehicle to your local Queens dealership. Read some of them below:

• Avoid Stress & Save Time: Avoid the hassle that comes with selling your car privately. You won’t have to list your vehicle online, search through potential buyers, or invite strangers to your home for a test drive.
• Save On a New Car Purchase: When you trade-in your vehicle to a dealership, you can put the trade-in value towards a new car purchase. This can help you significantly lower your downpayment or eliminate it all together.
• Save Monday on Your Taxes: After you trade-in your current vehicle and purchase a new-to-you vehicle from Major World, you will only pay sales tax on the difference between the trade-in value and the cost of your new car.

What to do Before You Sell Your Car

Selling your car to a dealership is easy, but we recommend you follow the tips below to make the process more straightforward:

• Clean Your Car: Take the time to have your car washed and detailed. You should also replace small parts like windshield wipers and floor mats. This will increase the value of your vehicle to the dealership.
• Write Down Your Car’s Benefits: Write down your vehicle’s maintenance schedule, its features, and its accessories to help increase its value and make it more appealing to dealerships.
• Get Your Car’s Title: You’ll save time by having your vehicle’s title on hand when you go to the dealership. If you don’t have the title, the dealership will still be able to acquire it but you’ll spend some extra time waiting.
• Find Your Car’s Value: Use online tools from Cars.com, Kelley Blue Book, or Edmunds.com to find the approximate value of your car in Brooklyn. Use this number to negotiate the price or get a better understanding of what your vehicle may be worth.
• Find the Right Dealership: If you have a newer vehicle, most Bronx dealerships will buy it regardless of their current inventory. However, if you have an older model vehicle, you may find it easier to sell it to a used car dealership.

What to Expect When You Sell Your Car to a Dealership

Now that you’ve cleaned your car and collected all the necessary paperwork and pricing information, you may be wondering: how does selling your car to a dealership work? Read below to become familiar with the process.

• Get an Appointment: Most Long Island City dealerships will accept walk-ins, but it’s best to get an appointment if you can. This way the dealer known to expect you and will have the proper documents ready.
• Meet The Used Car Manager: The majority of dealerships will have a Used Car Manager handle the sale. They’ll collect your information and run a vehicle history report on your car.
• The Inspection: The Used Car Manager will inspect your vehicle’s quality and condition. They may also have someone from their service center inspect it as well.
• Accept or Reject the Offer: Compare what the dealership offers you for your vehicle to the prices you found online. You can accept the offer or take your vehicle to another dealership. If you accept, you can either take the cash offer or apply the amount to a new car purchase.

Sell Your Car to Major World

Whether you want to just sell your vehicle or trade it in for another model, Major World will offer you a great price! Stop in today to explore our extensive inventory of gently-used models, then fill out our online finance form to begin the car buying process. We look forward to buying your car and putting you behind the wheel of a new model!