Value Your Trade
Sunshine Auto Outlet • Value Your Trade
Find out what your car is worth before you shop ours
Tell us about your vehicle in a few minutes and get a straight number. Put it toward any of the hundreds of cars on our lots — or sell it to us outright and keep the cash.
Three minutes to a real number
No back-office huddles, no mystery math. Here is exactly how a trade-in works with us.
Step one
Tell us about your car
Year, make, model, mileage, and honest condition — dents, warning lights, and all. The form below takes about three minutes.
Step two
We price it like we'd sell it
Because most trades go straight onto our lot instead of to auction, we can pay closer to retail than stores that wholesale everything.
Step three
Use it or take it
Apply the value to any vehicle in stock, or sell to us outright. We buy cars even when you don't buy one of ours.
Start your trade-in appraisal
Fill this out and a member of our appraisal team will follow up with your number — usually the same business day. There's no cost and no obligation to buy.
Your trade goes further on a $10,000 car
At a new-car store, a $3,000 trade barely moves the needle. Here, that same trade can cover a third of your next vehicle. Most of what we sell is priced around $10,000 or less, so trade equity actually changes the deal.
If you're paying cash, your trade shrinks the check you write. If you're financing — even with rough credit — a solid trade lowers the amount financed, which is often the difference between an approval and a decline.
2 of 3
of our customers pay cash — trades stretch that budget
Same day
appraisal turnaround on most submissions
$0
cost or obligation to get your number
Trade-in questions, answered straight
Do I have to buy a car from you?
No. We buy vehicles outright every week. If you like the number, we cut you a check and handle the paperwork whether or not you drive home in one of ours.
I still owe money on my loan. Can I trade it in?
Yes. We contact your lender for the payoff and handle it directly. If your car is worth more than you owe, the difference goes toward your next vehicle. If you owe more than it's worth, we'll show you exactly what that gap looks like before you decide anything.
I'm out of state. Can I still trade?
We ship a lot of vehicles to out-of-state buyers, and trades are part of that. We'll appraise your car from photos and details, then finalize the number when we see the vehicle at pickup or delivery.
What if my car doesn't run?
Send it in anyway. We make offers on non-runners, high-mileage vehicles, and cars with body damage. Be upfront about the condition and the number we give you is the number you'll get.
How long is my offer good for?
Typically seven days or a few hundred additional miles, whichever comes first. Enough time to shop our lots without feeling rushed.
Ready for your number?
Three minutes now could mean thousands off your next car — or a check in your hand. Either way, you'll know what your vehicle is worth.