LEASE RETURN

Tips for Selling/Trading/Lease Returns


SELLING YOUR VEHICLE:

The most value you can get for your vehicle is selling as a Private Party through Classified & Auto Trader ads. You must be reasonable and know the Kelly Blue Book or other sources of fair market value for your model and type of vehicle. People almost always do a walk around the exterior of the car looking for blemishes such as dents, dings, bumper scuffs, paint chips and so on, also in the interior of the car, looking for stains, odor, including wear and tear.

You must eliminate these blemishes and reduce the negotiating edge from the potential buyer. This will put you in a much stronger negotiating position. This is where $200 - $300 of PDR & Paint Touch-up will be worth triple your investment at the close of the sale. People normally assume that if the appearance is clean and well kept then the rest of the vehicle must be in the same condition. Extra clean cars sell faster and for more money. Even if it's a used car everyone likes to buy a car that looks like new.

TRADING IN YOUR VEHICLE:

We all know this is a losing situation….add some minor paint & dent/ding damage and the dealer is going to ding your wallet at full body retail prices when he tells you what your car is worth and how much it will cost to get it ready for sale on his lot.

If you have a trade in less than 3 years old with low mileage the $200-$300 spent on some Touch-ups and PDR work could offset the tax of the new purchase by half (in your favor). The dealer quotes your trade-in WHOLESALE (and not a dollar more). For some folks this is the easiest and quickest way to get the deal done. Never tell the salesman you are trading your vehicle in until you are satisfied with the final negotiated price.

TURNING IN A LEASED VEHICLE:

Yes folks, quite simply said this is a no-brainer. A car wash detail & polish will make it look like new. Forget about it! The lease-paper holder never even sees the vehicle. They want the mileage, paint, bumper, & body damage reports only.

It’s called the Final Residual This is their final opportunity to enforce the fine print in a Lease Agreement. This agreement states that over the normal wear and tear damage clause exists and will be determined by the Lease Holder’s agent. You can bet that within 30 – 90 days are going to get a tremendous invoice in the mail and it’s not going to make your day. You will wish you had called Color Recon. That is a fact!

Right here is where Color Recon can be your strongest ally. If you have a 2-5 year lease that is almost over with you probably have some body & paint damage on this vehicle.

Color Recon Mobile Express Certified Technicians can save you thousands of dollars and one terrible headache. Remember, all paint & body damage (no matter how little) will be billed to you at RETAIL BODY SHOP RATES under the lease wear & tear clause.

Call Color Recon today. Estimates are free, at your location, and at your convenience. Repairs can be made on the spot for 1/3rd of body shop rates.

Thank you,

The Color Recon Staff

NOTE: We also offer collision repair damage. Insurance claims are welcomed. PDR and micro-patch repairs are not a major collision damage alternative; however, Our technicians can and do perform miracles.