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Used Car Pricing Does Not Use Invoice Price
We often get asked if “Invoice Price” and “MSRP” apply to used cars, or if you should try to calculate an offer for used cars based on invoice price. No, the Invoice Price and MSRP only apply to new cars, not used cars. For used cars, there is no invoice price because car dealers acquire used cars from people at a “trade in” price, then mark it up on the lot. The best way to determine used car prices is to check how your car has sold on eBay the last few weeks, and bring printouts with you to the dealer to support your offers on used cars.

Finding out what’s wrong with that used car before you buy
Everyone buying a used car should get an Experian AutoCheck Vehicle History Report, they get data from a substantial number of dealers and aftermarket repair shops, nearly 5,000 sources. A mechanic can put the car on a lift and instantly spot previous crash damage, hidden frame damage, corrosion, and fluid leaks. But your mechanic can’t tell you if your car title has been branded as a flooded vehicle, salvaged, junked, rebuilt, stolen, or passed through a salvage auction. Most mechanics overlook airbags. You can only tell how many owners that car had or where it’s been with a history report, not just by looking at the car. This is not the time to 2nd guess. Unfortunately there are no clear laws if you sign an “As Is” paper. Any used car can have a bad past, Mercedes, Lexus, Honda or Toyota.  Some municipalities don’t supply accident report info, that’s why you still need to have a mechanic look at it. If the police never made a report, it won’t show up in the AutoCheck Vehicle History Report.

Porsche Approved Certified pre-owned vehicles are inspected by factory trained technicians who conduct a 100+ point mechanical and visual inspection, using original Porsche parts. Each vehicle must pass this rigorous inspection before it can be eligible for enrollment into the Porsche Approved Program. Current model year vehicles and those of eight previous model years with less than 100,000 miles/160,000 kilometers are eligible for enrollment.

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