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Part Exchange Your Car

We are always surprised when customers ask do we part exchange or buy cars for cash? 

The answer is YES!

To ensure you get the best possible price for your part exchange we have detailed some key actions you can take before bringing your car in for a part exchange appraisal, which will improve the over-all presentation of your vehicle and help you get more money.

Cleaning
Using a good-quality car shampoo, thoroughly clean the car; do not use washing-up liquid as it can act as a rust accelerant. Start on the roof and work down, cleaning less obvious parts as well (which helps to give that "well cared for" appearance), rinse off well, then dry with a chamois leather. Important don’t leave streaks and water runs on the car.

Clean the wheels. With alloys, consider buying an alloy wheel cleaner and treat them, and if you've got wheel trims, maybe replace them - especially if they've been kerbed. Damaged alloys can be repaired too, but this is more expensive. If possible use some tyre gel to wipe around the tyres.

Where possible, replace missing trims or badges; Breaker yards offer a cheap source of parts.

Repair stone chips with a touch-up stick to avoid unsightliness as well as rust.

Finish up with a good wax and polishes to create that ‘new car’ shine don’t forget windows use glass cleaner inside and out and mirrors too.

Inside the car
Vacuum thoroughly (including the boot) and clean/treat stained carpets or seats, polish dashboards and door trims.

Windows should be cleaned after the dashboard, to make sure you don't spoil your hard work. Use glass cleaner or damp chamois leather. When cleaning the rear window, use a side-to-side action, thus ensuring you don't damage the heater elements.

Holes, eg from mobile phone holders, can be filled in by specialists, as can damage to dashboards or door trims.

void dousing the car in air freshener, unless you have smoked in it - in which case, buy an odour neutraliser. Spray the ashtray too, after giving it a good clean.

Faults
Any faults need fixing, even it is just a blown bulb replace it prior to any inspections.

Paperwork
Paperwork is the biggest failure in selling cars the lack of cause’s immense grief. Ensure you have got the following

•  MOT
•  REGISTRATION CERTRIFICATE (V5) OR LOG BOOK
•  SERVICE BOOK STAMPED CORRECTLY OR INVOICES
•  BOOK PACK
•  RADIO AND KEY NUMBERS
•  LOCKING WHEEL NUT

MOT the longer the MOT is a sign the car is well maintained and look after consider putting a new MOT on the car prior to sale so buyers can drive away with no concerns. Old MOT’s can also be used as mileage verification, so retaining them as part of the vehicle record allows the buyer to view a complete history.

LOGBOOK make sure you transfer ownership to new keeper on the new certificate section 6 (GREEN) or if selling to a motor trader section 9 (YELLOW)

SERVICE BOOK this needs stamping correctly to show excellent service history if a stamp is missing get it stamped or have the invoice to hand to prove the history.

Just give us a call or pop down for a hassle free valuation or simply complete the online appraisal and enquiry.

Please note we offer two valuations, trade price (to buy the car outright) and part exchange (value against another vehicle purchase)