In addition to finding your car's book value and researching what other people are asking for their cars, it's a good idea to get quotes from some dealerships. This lets you find an easily obtainable, ...

In this column, I mainly focus on buying cars. But there’s another half of the equation, and it’s just as important. The trade-in. Let’s take a look at trading in your old car. Before we get into ...

New cars can lose over 20% of their original value in just a year due to depreciation. Five years into ownership, a new car can lose 60% of its original value. Well-maintained vehicles have the best ...

What's My Car Worth? How do you calculate my car's value? To estimate your car's current market value, MotorTrend taps into the expertise of Black Book, a trusted name in automotive valuation used ...

Knowing the book value is one of the ways to get more for your vehicle when trading it in or selling it on your own. The National Automobile Dealers Association, or NADA, advertises itself as a ...

Even when the market may not be at its strongest and it isn't ideal to consider putting your vehicle up for sale, sometimes circumstances outweigh any reasons to remain patient and hold on until the ...

Getting a car usually means more than moving between spots. Right away, it becomes part of how money flows through life, even if that truth slips by at first glance. Instead of only checking fuel ...

Japanese automaker Toyota took half the spots on list of vehicles with the best resale value. Buying a car with high resale value could save you thousands of dollars in the long run. When drivers sell ...