Accident / Trade in
 

I have a question for any of you that have been in an accident and have then sold or traded your Jeep. Im wondering what the impact of the accident had on value? I was speaking to somone and they said since its been in an accident I would not get a great dollar for it.

So I guess what recourse do I have? Or do we just get screwed in the end and loose money.

thanks

Re: Accident / Trade in
 

In my experience, "great value" and "trade in" are two statements that seldomly ever end up in the same sentence.

Any "deals" you think you're getting from a dealer on the price of a new jeep, will be totally recouped by them on a low ball trade in price. It's more work, but you'll usually always come out a head in a private sale of your vehicle.

Re: Accident / Trade in
 

Any car that has had a accident and is reported will be on record...so if you do a trade or private sale (assuming the buyer does a car proof), you will get not get the same value that you would with a similar Jeep that never had an accident.

However, if you don't trade/sell, you don't loose any money.

I hope you're not thinking of selling because of the accident.