Part exchange calculator for car dealers
Work back from what you will retail the vehicle at. Take off prep, warranty and advertising, the profit you want and a buffer for surprises, and see what you can offer for a part exchange.
What you expect to advertise and sell the vehicle for once it is ready
Bodywork, tyres, servicing, MOT and valeting to get it ready for sale
Warranty, marketplace advertising, transport and admin
Room for what the appraisal missed, like a fault found on the road test
From your valuation provider. Leave at 0 to skip the comparison
Figures update as you type. Nothing you enter is saved or sent anywhere.
Where to start, with room to negotiate
Makes your target profit and keeps the buffer
Makes your target profit with no buffer left
- Costs to retail
- £850
- Stock-in value
- £7,500
- Profit at recommended offer
- £1,500
The recommended offer is £350 below the trade guide value. A customer who has checked an online valuation may expect more, so be ready to explain your figure.
An estimate, not a valuation
This calculator works only from the figures you enter. It does not look up the vehicle, and it cannot see its condition, history or local demand. Inspect the vehicle and check a valuation before you make a firm offer.
How we work out the offer
A part exchange is worth what you can sell it for, less what it costs you to get there. The calculator works back from the retail price in four steps.
Start at the retail price
The price you expect the vehicle to sell for once it is prepared and advertised.
Take off your costs
Prep, repairs and valet, then warranty, advertising and other costs. Together they are your costs to retail.
Take off your profit
What is left after your target profit is the maximum offer: the most you can allow and still make that profit.
Keep a buffer
The recommended offer keeps the risk buffer back. The opening offer takes it off again, so you have room to negotiate.
- Look up trade, private, retail and part exchange valuations from AutoTrader or Vehicle Data Global, without leaving the DMS
- Add a Value My Vehicle page to your website that shows customers an instant valuation, or offers a call back if you prefer
- Appraise a part exchange by marking damage on a vehicle diagram, with photos and repair estimates added up for you
- Record prep and other costs against the vehicle once it is in stock, so you see the profit you actually made
From the estimate to a part exchange you can price
In Vehiso, a part exchange arrives on the enquiry with the customer's vehicle details. Appraise it, check a valuation and keep the costs against the vehicle once it is in stock.
See part exchange appraisals →Frequently asked questions
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