AutoTrader Instant Offer makes selling your car easier, quicker and safer
AutoTrader now makes it easier than ever to sell your car, with the introduction of our new Instant Offer service. After following this simple 3-step process, you will get a market-driven valuation for your car within minutes, and a solid cash offering within hours – safely, conveniently, and with total peace of mind.
Thanks to our collection of exclusive technologies, AutoTrader’s Instant Offer is poised to change the way private sellers go about selling their cars. Instant Offer’s new approach gives consumers the peace of mind that they’ll be getting the best trade values for their cars, based on current market trends, and streamlines the selling process to give consumers a fuss-free experience.
How does Instant Offer work?
1. Find the car’s value
AutoTrader’s free Car Valuation tool is unique in its ability to give the most-accurate value estimate for the car, based on live-market data for similar cars. This ensures that a car’s valuation will be in line with the latest pricing, giving the seller a good initial indication of how much they could expect to get for their car.
2. List the car on Instant Offer
Once the initial valuation meets the customer’s expectations, the next step is to complete an easy, obligation-free online application for offers. This will take less than 5 minutes, and provides AutoTrader with the vehicle’s details as well as photos of the vehicle. Based on this data, our buying partners will then make a written offer for the vehicle, within an hour.
3. Get it inspected and receive a final offer
The final step involves the buyer physically inspecting the vehicle, before making a final offer to purchase. This will take place at a location that’s convenient for the seller, and on the same day as the initial listing. If the seller accepts this final offer for their vehicle, the transaction can be completed – sorting the payment and paperwork as quickly as possible.
And, because AutoTrader understands that safety is paramount, one of our representatives will accompany the prospective buyer during this process. Not only will this reassure the seller about the legitimacy of the transaction, but our representative will also ensure that the entire process is effortless from start to finish.
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It's a done deal
“We understand two very important things: Motorists don’t want to waste time and encounter delays in the selling process; and the process shouldn’t be complicated. So, we deliberately made Instant Offer a simple process that is expedited in minimal time”, says AutoTrader CEO George Mienie.
Instant Offer is also applicable to cars that are currently financed, with the buyer assisting in settling the car’s finance deal with the relevant service provider. It really is all about selling the vehicle as quickly and easily as possible, with the best offer and a simple process.
Launched in a phased approach, AutoTrader’s Instant Offer is already available in Gauteng, Cape Town, and Durban, and will expand nationally over the coming weeks.
