How accurate are Parker's valuations?

How accurate are Parker's valuations?

Is Parker's car guide still published?

There was a section I thought had been removed from the guide for a while now - an automotive directory, like most of the other sections - and this section listed a few "car guides" (I'm guessing that's what they were called, perhaps auto magazines) that had been put up by various people who wanted to write out some stuff. This isn't one of those, but I wanted to make sure before posting the guide and then finding out too late that I shouldn't have.

Anyway, I've just noticed that this is still available. And, as it turns out, they actually had a very good guide which, at least in some places, was much more thorough than the guide I put together. Maybe it's being saved somewhere so I can remove it or something? And lots of interesting features as well. (For example, they describe a hybrid BMW). This is a lot more in-depth than just a simple list of features. Not a bad magazine as far as its size and features, but could use a little extra information on the web site. At least it's cheaper than a lot of "regular" magazines.

It sounds like their "Car Reviews" pages include many reviews of cars that are way past when we get them, as they started in 1989. But their "Top Selling Cars" pages and "Top Selling Small Cars" pages are great (especially the "Top Selling Small Cars" ones), and I would definitely check those out. They also have pages for "Sports Car Specials" and "Classic Cars Specials".

Is the price of second-hand cars falling?

Share. Tweet. Post. Email. NEW YORK: Asking a question that everyone wonders about, the International Council on Clean Transportation, a coalition of groups trying to reduce carbon emissions, found that second-hand car values had risen by 20 per cent to 25 per cent in the past decade in several countries. A number of cities, including New York, have started asking new buyers for a used vehicle to fill out an emissions form, to check whether there is any way of detecting where the vehicle's carbon footprint came from, and how it was driven. The council says the report shows that "this market-based solution to reducing emissions makes economic sense."

While some might find that kind of change a bit dramatic, it will at least ease the pressure on old used cars sitting in parking lots and curbside lots with little to be moved. The study shows an increase of 25 per cent in the purchase price of used vehicles between 2025 and 2025 in the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Belgium and Germany. In the same period, used vehicles in the United States fell in price by five per cent.

Advertisement. This could all be another case of the new, lower prices for second-hand vehicles being just a fad. But no one should be too pessimistic about the situation until there's a lot more data in the study. The study only looked at nine countries, and did not try to look at every kind of used vehicle. Also, the report said a lot of the increase is because of the global economic recession, which may or may not last. After all, a similar study in the UK showed second-hand vehicles fell by 19 per cent in price in the first half of 2025. The study also said the average age of the used cars in this study had gone down, so the price of cars was increasing at a quicker rate.

But while all this may seem like bad news for those holding a lemon, perhaps the most interesting result from this report is that if used vehicles were cheaper, perhaps we wouldn't need to import any more used vehicles. In other words, maybe all this time the problem has been that these used cars just need more incentives to drive them away. In that case, the world could start saving money on fossil fuels.

The study, titled "Used Vehicles: From Market to Market," by the International Council on Clean Transportation is here (pdf).

What is the most accurate site for car value?

parkers used car prices free

I am a newbie to this and have been looking at the best site or sites to value my 1998 Lexus ES300 4.3L. It was running great until they flooded it in June of 2025. The owner had the engine completely rebuilt at 100,000 miles and it is just getting worn out.

Should I be paying less on all these sites? Which one is best and how accurate are they? Also does anyone have some good tips for how to find great sources that are reliable, but also not spend too much on them. Yes all 3 sell the car right, so that's what we use to get all that info. We only price by brand and model, but those two plus year, plus miles and trim levels you can search for on our web site(which can pull all of that up while your looking through the site) or our books to find other stuff.

And like another said this one would be your best bet if you know where to look for it. All of them are basically "selling you" the car. They are all just different ways to sell you a car. But we do think the ones that "put more work into it" would usually be the best bets if you were just going with random car websites that were posting them.

This guy is a scammer.) He just wants to screw you. Go to Ebay and look at what you can sell it for.

I have purchased 6 Lexus ES300 since 2025. The Lexus ES300 was developed by the Mitsubishi Motor Company, and was first launched in September 1999 in Japan. Since production began, the current version consists of two models: the ES300 hatchback (with 3 trims), and the ES300 sedan (with 3 trims). After the ES400, the ES300 (the fifth generation of the 300ZX line-up) has sold in the U. Toyota redesigned it starting with the 2025 model year.

How accurate are Parker's valuations?

And will I lose anything when selling the lot?

This is a discussion on ? within the Private Auctions forum, part of the Classifieds and Autos category; Relevant Forum Threads: Parker.com Valuations - Why are the numbers so .

Parker.com Valuations - Why are the numbers so far off Hi all. Valuing a car isn't easy. But with some tools we may get a ballpark figure. So if a car sells for that, why aren't his valuations as accurate as yours?
This should be obvious to most: 1) You should be comparing cars of similar vintage and mileage, and. 2) Most people don't have any idea what they are buying in a private seller or private auction transaction. It should also be obvious that if you want an accurate valuation you need an industry professional. But Parker says the valuations we see are only approximate at best. Here's how they justify it: Quote: For most private car sales you can expect to see at least a 10% difference between a car's listed price and sale price. This is to include commission costs which can amount to almost 30%.

What about cars sold at auction? Parker figures there's still a 20% margin for error. In fact, they cite our experiences at Sotheby's in which they lost money on more than half of their auction sales for one simple reason: "The buyers simply made too many mistakes."

OK then so why don't they have a list of mistakes the average client makes? I know some years ago someone did and there was much hand-wringing about how to prevent being the poor sucker that falls prey to this. In short, how accurate are Parker's valuations? The rest of us who use them don't ask. We just go by them because there's no alternative. Maybe that's why they have been able to keep Parker.com afloat all these years.

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