Driveway's Car Selling Secrets

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Let's face it, buying, selling, or trading a car has been a hassle in the past. When buying a car, you would spend time looking through local listings, visit dealerships, and if you could find a vehicle you could live with, then the dog and pony show would commence, with a slick salesman trying to upsell you. Then negotiating with his invisible manager for a price you could afford. The whole thing was exhausting, and you always ended up feeling like you got taken for a ride in more ways than one.

When selling a car, the way to get the most money was to sell to a private person and that meant creating an ad for your car with lots of photos, screening phone calls, meeting up with unsavory characters, haggling over price, and trying to get paid for your car without getting ripped off. Sound familiar? We all have horror stories about buying, selling, and trading cars.
How it Works
When you go to driveway.com, you enter your car's license plate number or vehicle identification number (VIN), and enter the year, make and model of your car. Then click Get an Offer. Behind the scenes, Driveway partners with some of the most recognized and reliable experts in the car selling business such as Kelley Blue Book, Carfax, NADA, AutoCheck, and Black Book to assess the value of your car.
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Driveway evaluates your vehicle's condition, history, mileage, and equipment, then compares it with similar vehicles in your area to establish a fair price for your car. Many customers are actually surprised at how much their used car is worth.
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You get a competitive, no-hassle guaranteed offer based on your vehicle's details and availability of similar cars in your area. Driveway gives you a guaranteed offer right away and that offer is good for seven days, so you have time to think it over. No pressure and no haggling.
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If you accept the offer, Driveway comes to you. You schedule a time and place that works for you and the company sends out one of their valets to give your car a quick walk-through and test drive. The whole thing takes a half hour or less. All you will need is your driver's license, the title and registration, the car keys and fob. Everyone who is listed on the title and registration needs to be present.
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You sign the paperwork to release the vehicle and the Driveway valet will take care of the rest. You will get a check or easy digital bank transfer payment directly into your account for the vehicle, or if you are trading your old car in for a new one, the valet will deliver your new dream machine, right to your driveway.


The Bottom Line
When you sell your car, you want to get the best deal, but the best deal is about more than just price. Some websites send your information to multiple dealerships, so you may wind up with a lot of unwanted emails and phone calls. Most will require you to drop your car off at a physical location. Driveway buys your car directly, so you won't have unexpected phone calls or emails, and they come to you to pick your car up. 
 
When choosing the best place to sell your car online, your time and energy are valuable. That's why Driveway doesn't just offer a fair price, they make sure every transaction is convenient and transparent.
 
See? Selling a car can be easy. You can even do it in your slippers.