When buying a used car it can help to have an idea of the real costs, and values of these cars.

For example, I have just valued our old car:

It was originally $21,990 when new in 2001. Yes, it is now 10 years old.
One of the websites quotes these current values for it:

Estimated Valuations for average Kms: 152,000:

$3,780 – $4,620 private sale
$3,400 – $4,200 trade in value
$6,200 – $7,440 dealer price

Seems we are pretty average for our driving, ours has done 142,000 Kms. (average of 273km per week, over 10 years)

I’ll be back in a little while, with the REAL trade in value, as it is being replaced this week, I hope.  (and the answer is:… $1,000 trade offer)

Some links for Used car values:

Discount Used Cars: http://www.discountusedcars.com.au

Red Book Car Valuations: http://www.redbook.com.au

Drive Car Valuations: http://www.drive.com.au/car-valuations