Happy Holidays!

We here at Cash For Cars would like to wish everyone out there a safe and happy holiday season! 2009 has been a wild year for most of us and we are all looking forward to 2010!

While there is still a week to go until Christmas, why not get rid of that unwanted car and get some much needed holiday cash for it? If you submit your car info by Wednesday December 23, you should be able to get cash in time for the holiday!

Just click on the links below to get started!

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Thanks!

Need Extra Cash For Holiday Shopping?

If you have a car or truck just sitting in your driveway or backyard, why not get cash for it?

We have cash buyers that want to buy that unwanted or junk vehicle!

They will come to you, pick it up, tow it away for FREE and give you cash!!!

Just go to our site and fill out our simple 60 second form and get multiple offers!

HO HO HO...Santa is on the way!

SELL A CAR

www.1800cashforcars.com

Why Can't I get more for my car?

This question is always asked. Just because you OWE $15,000 doesn't mean that is what your car is worth. Also, just because you saw an ad for a car just like yours for $15,999 doesn't mean a dealer or car buyer is going to give you $15,999. That is the RETAIL ASKING price. What will that car actually sell for? What is that car actually worth?

On the retail side, it is worth the most someone will pay for it.

On the wholesale side...it's the same thing, but they can't buy it for $15,999 and sell it for $15,999. There HAS to be profit involved. Sure the government may be able to buy retail and sell at wholesale, but car buyers can't.

Get multiple offers, that will show you what the current CASH value of your car is.

How do you get multiple cash offers? Well, I am glad you asked!

SELL A CAR WITH CASH FOR CARS!

The Pros and Cons of ways to sell your car

So you have a car you want to sell. What are your options? Do you post it online? Donate it? Drive from dealer to dealer hoping to get a good cash offer? These are all ways to get cash for a car, but each has positives and negatives...let's go over them:

1. Post an ad on a free site like Craigslist or Kijiji.
PROS: It's free. You get to post pictures of the car.
CONS: There are 1000's of other cars being posted that same day. You get lost in the pile. Also, having a stranger come to your house, and going on a test drive with them...creepy! You have to spend money making sure nothing is wrong with the car.

2. Pay for an ad on Autotrader or Cars.com.
PROS: Lots of exposure.
CONS: Can be expensive to be noticed. You are competiting with car dealers. as well! You have to make the car look and run GREAT.

3. Post it for FREE on Cash For Cars
PROS: FREE, In most cities, you get multiple offers. In all cities you get multiple options of ways to sell your car. No need to do any cleaning or repairs!
CONS: You have to decide which cash offer to take. You don't get to have fun negotiating back and forth with strangers. You have to figure out how to spend the cash!

4. Donate it.
PROS: Feel good helping out a good cause. Get a tax deduction.
CONS: Come on, really? Helping people can never be a negative!

5. Your local Car Dealers
PROS: They may need a car like yours and pay top dollar...NOT!
CONS: You'd have to drive all over town to find a dealer willing to pay cash today!

Well, there you have it! Five ways to get rid of a vehicle!

Cash For Cars UPDATE!

We are looking to buy more cars than ever! The used car market NEEDS your cars, trucks, vans and SUVs!!! There is a shortage of used cars and this means MORE CASH FOR YOU! Why wait? We will get you a GUARANTEED offer for any vehicle, running or not! Just fill out the simple form and get multiple offers. Sell A Car with Cash For Cars today!

DONATE YOUR CAR!

If you are looking to do something great with an unwanted car, truck, van or SUV, you could donate it for a good cause!

We are recommending the following donation company:
(all the money goes to The Children's Cancer Fund)

To enter your information online, go to: http://www.fast-auto-donation.org/ccfoa-1800cfc

To call them directly call: 1-800-497-5163

Saturn to go away! GM is shutting it down!

GM is shutting down the Saturn brand after talks with PENSKE collapsed. Penske was planning to have GM make the cars for a while then they were working out the kinks to have another auto maker continue making the brand...well, it's all over. Penske bailed and GM is going to send Saturn off into the sunset with good friend Pontiac. So Sad.

Here is the complete story.

Toyota to recall 3.8 million cars!

This is said to be the automakers BIGGEST recall ever.

The recall will affect 2007-2010 model year Toyota Camry, 2005-2010 Toyota Avalon, 2004-2009 Toyota Prius, 2005-2010 Tacoma, 2007-2010 Toyota Tundra, 2007-2010 Lexus ES350 and 2006-2010 Lexus IS250 and IS350.

If you have one of these cars, take the floormats out on the drivers side. They have caused over 100 accidents by making the gas pedal stick.

Here is the whole article

Our first SPECIAL REPORT!

Yes, we have been working hard over here at CASH FOR CARS headquarters, and our friend DAN ROSENBERG, who also hosts CAR NEWS on KFWB here in LA, has given us a special report called "The Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Selling a Car"

It will be available on our site this week and the best part is, IT'S FREE!

In the report, Dan will tell you some easy ways to get the most cash for your car! When you go to sell it, whether it's to a dealer, a car buyer, your neighbor or some stranger off the street, you will have the knowlegde to get the most cash.

We'll put a link up to it on the site when it's ready to be downloaded.

Enjoy!

Your pals at Cash For Cars.

Where do I get used car prices?

Below are the links to several websites that will give you the approximate value of your car. These sites DO NOT BUY cars, so you can't use them as a stone cold fact, but if will give you an idea of the value.

Kelley Blue Book: http://www.kbb.com

Edmunds: http://www.edmunds.com

Black Book: http://www.blackbookusa.com/

NADA: http://www.nadaguides.com

Next week we will talk about CARFAX!

My car doesn't run...now what?

If you are trying to sell your car, and it doesn't run, you can still get cash for it. It will really help, though, if you know what's wrong with it. If you are trying to sell a car and you just tell the buyer that it doesn't run and you don't know why, you could hurt yourself two ways. First, if it is something simple and the buyer sees how to fix it for like $100, he may offer you $1000 less than it's worth. Conversely, if he has no idea what is wrong, he is going to offer even less because he has to cover his potential loss if it is a HUGE repair. Either way, you are getting less than you should.

If the repair will cost you $250 at Sears, Midas or another local chain store, you can be sure that the buyer can get it done for about $150 tops at his own garage. Be willing to deduct the cost of the repair, as well as the "unknown" factor when negotiating. Sometimes, when a car sits for too long, it causes other repairs to be necessary, so it is helpful to know how long the car has been inoperable if possible, and to share this information with the buyer so you get a fair and honest appraisal of your vehicle.

What is your car REALLY worth?

If you are trying to put a value on your car, there are a few ways to get a ballpark idea, but there is one fact about values....the market decides. Yes, it's true. Your car is worth whatever someone will pay you for it.

There are sites like Kelley Blue Book, Edmunds or Black Book that will give you a pretty good idea of the value, but that doesn't mean that is the price you will get for it. If you want to get a real cash offer, there is really only one way to get market value; by getting MULTIPLE offers. If you drive over to your local car dealer and ask them to buy your car, what will you get for your car? What if you pulled up on a lot and they had FIVE used car managers all trying to buy your car? You would get five different values. (I think you would take the highest one, right?)

Well, by using our SELL A CAR site, you can get cash offers for that car. Just visit our site again, and fill out the CASH FOR CARS 60 SECOND SELL MY CAR form and your offers will be on the way.

Cash For Cars Tip of the week!

People are always asking about the best way to sell their car. Well, it really depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Do you want a fast and simple transaction? Do you want to get retail price for your car? Are you buying another car to replace your current one?

Each week on this blog, we will discuss ways to sell your car.

This week, the fast and easy way.

FAST AND EASY CAR SELLING TIPS

Since our website is called CASH FOR CARS, it is pretty simple to understand what we do. We give you cash for your car. It can be a classic or a clunker. We have buyers looking to buy all makes and all models of cars, trucks, vans and SUVs today. They need your vehicle and in most cases, they will come to you and bring you cash for you car.

You don't need to fix your car, clean your car or even drive your car to get cash for it today. Just fill out our easy form at www.cashforcars.com and you will get multiple offers from buyers all over the country looking to buy your car for cash.

All of the paperwork is taken care of by the buyer, however, it does help if you have the title and any other needed paperwork when they arrive to purchase your vehicle.

Next time, we will discuss another option: Trading the car in...how to get TOP DOLLAR on a trade in!