Step 1:
Find out the manufacturers suggested retail price of the vehicle in which you are interested by visiting the manufacturer’s website or other car value sites. Subtract your down payment or trade-in amount from the sticker price. This amount is your net cost
The NADA is the National Automobile Dealers Association, an organization which has been in existence since 1917. The NADA represents car dealers, but also is a great resource for consumers. The NADA Blue Book values are of great use to anyone who wants to know exactly how much a new or used car is worth.
History
# NADA was formed in 1917 by a coalition of automobile dealers who petitioned the US government to reduce the luxury tax on automobiles; after the petition proved successful, they decided to form a permanent organization that would represent the interests of car dealers around the country.
Instructions
Things You’ll Need:
* NADA guides
Step 1:
Log onto the NADA.com website (see Resources below). NADA.com has links to each of the three main branches of the NADA (Consumer, Business and Dealer’s Association). Read each link’s information box carefully to know which services are offered through each branch.
Instructions
Identification
Step 1:
Kelley Blue Book is a book of car values that was developed in 1926 by a dealership owner named Les Kelley, who kept an extensive list of car prices for sellers and buyers. Kelley Blue Book values are now accepted as fair market value across the car industry.
What is Kellys Blue Book?
Have you ever had the feeling that you paid too much for that slime green boombox on wheels that you bought for your son’s birthday? Or did you overhear your colleague at work saying that he practically stole your SUV because you sold it way too cheap? With Kellys Blue Book, car pricing need not be rocket science or guesswork anymore, because Kellys Blue Book is the most highly recognized guide to car pricing that’s just within your reach.