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I need used car valuation software?

Hi in looking for software which trade car dealerships use to value your car. which makes it easier when going to the auction rooms. Does anybody know what they are called been searching online for ages now??? thanks

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You need to use a site that does vauations on line but you won't get anything other than basic average mileage stuff for free. Software alone is not what you need as it needs to be constantly updated so the web is the way to go.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You should really compare your car to others offered at an auction to get an idea of the price. Any valuation software will also compare these prices to the specification and mileage of your car.

    There's no substitute to first hand auction experience though and you should not rely on a piece of software to know how to value a car. Only going to auctions near you in person will give you that. Have a go, it's not difficult and there and plenty of car auctions around so just turn up to a few and see how the process works and the prices achieved. This way you should be able to find a good bargain and save yourself some money when buying a new car.

    Auctions these days are professionally run businesses which make millions of dollars turnover per year. Gone are the days where and auto auction was a back street affair. If you are looking for an auction company you can trust then have a look at the site below which has got me started and proven very useful.

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  • 1 decade ago

    As far as I know there is no such softwares that does the whole work to you.

    Prices change daily and for different reasons.

    If you thinking of going to a car auction centre then I would advice you check the auction centre (i mean attend few biddings) just to test the water and keep track of prices and the actual biddings regularly for few days or months then you will be in a position to decide an optimum price when bidding.

    Remember you also need to have some technical knowledge on the vehicles as it would be an added advantage and gives you more insight on the vehicle.

    Other general information you require is on the vehicle depreciation values these would be different from model/brand. Also learn about the resale value of each model/brands.

    Once you know these you can calculate these just using a calculator and get the profitable margin price to bid.

    by the way you have not give much info on the auction centre if you are not sure yet, to which auction centre you want to attend then I highly recommend you attend one which is authorised and is doing business for more years and not some next door joe kinda ones.

    If you are from UK then do check Manheim Auctions they are the biggest car auction company here.

  • There are lots of sites where you can check your car valuation. But we are not sure that they are giving you the accurate car pricing. How many site have you tried. In India, we IndianBlueBook. i have checked the value of Maruti Suzuki Swift RS Edition. It was good and better than selling to dealers.

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