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Car service history value on the forecourt
Full service history is worth more when you can prove it and the mileage agrees. Here is which gaps matter, and which ones you can live with.
Updated 30 Oct 20265 min read
Valuing and appraising
CAP clean average below: which book price to use
CAP clean average below is three trade prices, not one. Here is what each grade is for, and which one to open first when you are buying stock.
Updated 1 Oct 20265 min read
Valuing and appraising
Trade, retail and part-exchange values explained
What trade value, retail value and a part-exchange price each mean, and how to use all three without pricing a car twice.
Updated 21 Sept 20263 min read
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