Vehicle Appraisal Tips

Motorcycles are fun, exciting and versatile. You can ride them on the open highways and enjoy the breeze against your face. You can also ride them through city traffic and get to your destination on time.

Cooler weather, breathtaking fall foliage, and breaking out the sweaters and scarves are just a few reasons as to why fall is one of the favorite seasons.

Rather than waiting until the last minute, like many other drivers do when the snow and ice arrives, fall is a good time to get ready for another driving season.

Your car can seem like a never-ending drain on your bank account. Beyond the initial purchase, you pay for insurance, gasoline, tire rotations, oil changes, and of course maintenance.

Minor car accidents can have major effects on your money. While fender benders and other small-scale wrecks are less likely than their big-hit counterparts to leave your body with lasting damage, these seemingly small accidents nonetheless pose big financial risks to everyone involved.

Unless you have vast knowledge about cars, it’s likely that you entrust all of your vehicle maintenance and repairs in a mechanic.

Summer. There is no better feeling than driving along in your convertible with the top down. The summer breeze whipping your hair around, the smell of the salty air from the ocean and the sunshine warming your skin, what’s not to love?

The weather is warm and it’s bright out. It’s time for outdoor activities, picnics, and road trips. Beautiful weather calls for special drives through town and road trips.

After trying to maintain some of today cars, it seems as though there will be nowhere to buy the components needed to restore and maintain cars of today in the future.

For example, the CHROME/ANPAC website lists six categories (for which CHROME is an acronym). They are Classic (including antiques and modern classics), Hot Rod (for modified pre-'49 cars), Replica or Kit Car, Original (un-restored cars), Modified or Custom (for modified post-'49 cars), and Exotic (including rare, one-off, limited production vehicles valued in excess of $100,000).

A house or apartment is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy and most would never dream of making such a big purchase without the help of an experienced professional.

The one common question often asked, especially here in the Puget Sound area of Washington state is, “Why would I need a car appraisal?”

This question has been posed to me often through-out my career. The quick answer is “No” but let me explain why.