Family owned since 1960
Why sell to Reineke
The case for selling to a family dealer group rather than to a website, set out plainly. Every line of it is something you can hold us to on the day.
- Years trading
- 66
- Stores
- 8
- Towns
- 6
- Vehicles a year
- 6,500
The short answer
Because the number does not change after you agree to it.
Most of what makes selling a car unpleasant happens after the price is agreed: the inspection that revises it, the fee nobody mentioned, the paperwork that turns out to be yours. Here is what we do about each of those, and you can hold us to all of it.
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A person prices it, not a form
A local appraiser looks at the vehicle before we commit to a number. An online estimate is only ever as good as the description somebody typed in about their own car, which is why those numbers move once anybody actually sees it.
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The number holds for 7 days
The offer is written down and it is good for a full week. Take it away, think about it, get another quote and come back. It will be the same figure when you do.
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You are not obliged to buy anything
We buy vehicles to stock our own pre-owned lot. That is the whole reason. Most people who sell to us are not trading in, and it has never made a difference to the number.
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Finance is our problem, not yours
Still paying it off? We contact your lender, get the settlement figure, clear the loan and write you a check for whatever equity is left. If you owe more than it is worth, we will say so plainly rather than let you find out later.
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Nothing is deducted afterwards
No documentation fee, no processing fee, no quiet adjustment between the handshake and the check. The figure you agree to is the figure you are paid.
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Somebody down the road, not a call centre
The person who signs the check works at one of 8 stores across 6 towns in Ohio and Michigan. If something needs sorting out afterwards, you can drive to them.
See how we stack up.
Three other ways you could sell the same vehicle. None of these name a company, because what matters is how each way of selling generally works, and that is what you are actually choosing between.
Against an instant online offer
The fastest way to a number, and the least likely to survive contact with the vehicle.
- Priced by
- A local appraiser who has seen it
- An algorithm, from your own description
- After inspection
- The number does not move
- Commonly revised
- Somebody to call
- The store nearest you
- A chat window or a call centre
- Fees deducted
- None
- Varies
Against selling it privately
Usually the highest number on paper, once you have paid for it in time and risk.
- What it takes
- One appointment
- Listings, messages, strangers at the door
- Getting paid
- A check from a dealership
- Yours to verify and chase
- Paperwork
- Title and lien are ours to sort out
- Yours
- Finance owing
- We settle it with your lender
- Difficult to do between two people
Against trading it in
A trade is one number wrapped inside another. This is just the one.
- Buying from us
- Not required, ever
- Generally the point of the visit
- The number
- Stands on its own
- Bundled into the deal
- Walking away
- Costs you nothing
- Awkward once you are mid deal
- Comparing it
- Easy, it is one figure
- Hard to separate from the discount
Before you decide
The things people check first.
The four that come up in almost every call. Ring 419-435-7741 if yours is not here, or read the full list of questions.
No. Not now, not ever. We buy vehicles to stock our pre-owned lot, and that is the only reason. Plenty of people sell us a car and drive away in something they bought somewhere else.
We contact your lender, get the payoff figure, settle the loan, and write you a check for whatever equity is left. If you owe more than the car is worth, we will walk you through the options plainly instead of pretending the problem is not there.
Tell us. A missing title is an ordinary problem with an ordinary fix, and we deal with it most weeks.
Live auction data, what the vehicle is actually selling for around here, and a physical inspection. Local demand moves the number more than most people expect.
Ready to sell your car?
8 places to bring a vehicle across 6 towns, or start it from your driveway with the plate and a few photos.
Would rather talk? 419-435-7741