How To Use Kelly Blue Book
If you’re looking for a used car, be sure to look in the Kelly Blue Book before you get too far into your search. Using the Kelly Blue Book is a great way for you to figure out how much you should pay for the used car you’re interested in.
The Kelly Blue Book covers all aspects of used cars and used-car pricing. It tells you how much you should pay for almost every car that’s ever been made, and is organized in an easy-to-use style by make, model, year of the car and condition.
Be warned that there are a few significant things the Kelly Blue Book isn’t much good for. It doesn’t give any indication of how dependable a car is, or how problem-prone it is. You can get some idea of this by gauging how well the car holds its value, but Kelly will primarily tell you pricing.
Consumer Reports and Car and Driver will tell you much of what you need to know about a car’s reliability. These two magazines (they’re online as well) give you tons of useful information about used cars—life expectancy, maintenance expenses, and—point by point—which systems of the car (e.g. transmission, engine) are likely to need to be repaired or replaced, and which aren’t. I also like epinions.com.
You’ll find a wide range of information about almost every car that’s ever been made, written by real people. All three of these sources are great because of their thoroughness and objectiveness.
Of course, none of these are enough. The Kelly Blue Book will tell you how much to pay, and Consumer Reports, Car and Driver and epinion will tell you strengths and weaknesses of the cars you’re interested in. But we also recommend getting the car examined by a mechanic you trust. And trust yourself to spot problems on the test drive, even if you don’t know much about cars. (For a helpful list of what anyone can look for during a test drive, as well as some good negotiating tips and ways to avoid dealer scams, check out [URL].) But for what it was made for, the Kelly Blue does its job better than just about any other source.
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