YES — And Your ZIP Code May Be Giving You a Very Incomplete Picture of What Your Car Is Worth. You can have the right vehicle, desirable options, reasonable mileage and great condition—and still be trying to sell it in a market that simply isn't very excited about it. That's the part many sellers never...

YES. An Accident Report Isn't a Death Sentence for Your Car's Value. THERE IT IS! ACCIDENT REPORTED! Your car has a clean title. It's been repaired. It drives perfectly well. Maybe the accident happened years ago. But that little entry sitting on the vehicle-history report can make an owner wonder whether the car just became...

Your car doesn't have to blow an engine on I-65 before you're allowed to be done with it, then sometimesvyou're just tired of paying for it. Tired of the tires. Tired of the brakes. Tired of that suspension noise. Tired of watching the mileage climb while another repair is waiting around the corner. And after...

Your car is worth $32,000. You owe $18,000. That leaves roughly $14,000 in positive equity sitting in the vehicle. If you're heading to a dealership for your next car, there's a good chance that equity will quickly become part of the conversation: “Great! We'll just put that toward your next vehicle.” But what if you...

Falling behind on a car payment can make that vehicle sitting in the driveway feel less like transportation and more like a giant monthly reminder that something needs to be handled. Maybe you missed one payment. Maybe you're several payments behind. Maybe your income changed, another major expense landed in your lap, or a car...

Tourists see the Las Vegas Strip as VEGAS! Locals see the 215, I-15, Summerlin Parkway, surface streets that seem to hit every red light imaginable, and the reality that getting from one side of the valley to the other can put some serious miles on a vehicle. You may live in Summerlin and work in...

It starts with the brakes. Then the battery dies. A few months later, there's a cooling-system problem. The tires are getting close, the check-engine light makes an unwelcome appearance, and now your mechanic has discovered something else that isn't urgent yet—which is never a particularly comforting sentence. You've already spent $2,000 keeping the car going,...

You bought your car as Jane Smith. A few years later, you're Jane Jones. Now you're ready to sell, but there's one small problem: the title is still sitting there insisting you're Jane Smith. So...can Jane Jones sell Jane Smith's car? Yes, but with the proper documents. A legal name change doesn't suddenly make your...

Yes, you can sell a car when you owe more than it's currently worth. And if you've discovered you're upside down on your auto loan, selling may be one option worth exploring. First, don't panic over the phrase “upside down.” It sounds considerably more dramatic than the math behind it. It simply means your current...

That big SUV was a great idea when you bought it. You needed the room. Kids, dogs, camping gear, sports equipment, road trips—whatever life threw at you, the vehicle handled it. But that was then. Now you're driving a 4,500-pound SUV to pick up coffee. The third row hasn't seen a passenger in two years....