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Black Book for Used Car Prices
There are competitive sources for used car price estimates, such as the Kelley Blue Book. However, many consider National Auto Research Division Black Book of used vehicle valuations for the automotive industry the leading publication of such sources. The service has been ongoing since 1955, and thousands of automotive dealerships and lending institutions have used Black Book's evaluations to determine valuations for used vehicles. Black Book is distributed in more than 6 million examples, in both electronic and printed forms, to the company's business clients. The method used in the valuations includes the company's experts visual inspections of used cars, trucks, and vans sold at auctions throughout North America every week. The condition of the vehicle, the equipment and options on the vehicle that affect the value, and the mileage and selling price, are brought back to Black Book headquarters. This data, plus numerous other factors, including weather conditions at the auctions, number of similar vehicles on the market, and the prices from the previous weeks sales are taken into consideration before the values of all the vehicles are updated. The Black Book Used Car Valuations will help you learn the estimated value of a used vehicle that you are planning on trading in or buying. The valuation reports will give you both trade-in and retail values for clean, average and rough vehicle condition. Black Book for Used Car Prices - ValuationThe Black Book is available both in electronical format as well as in printed format. In the Internet age, many valuable services can be found online for free. Used car values, from the Black Book database, is one of those services. For example, one web site that provides the Black Book information free of charge is located at carquotes.com. For more information on the Black Book, for available updates to the electronic publication, and for data samples, see the official Black Book web site at blackbookusa.com. |