This graph indicates the reasons why car owners may sell their car for cash instead of trading it in, based on responses to a survey carried out in the United Kingdom in June 2014. Clearly the possibility of making a better deal from selling a car for cash than for trading it in was a big motivator for many respondents.
Which, if any, of the following reasons explains why you would consider selling your car for cash?
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British Car Auctions. (July 30, 2014). Which, if any, of the following reasons explains why you would consider selling your car for cash? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/300107/reasons-why-car-owners-sell-their-cars-for-cash/
British Car Auctions. "Which, if any, of the following reasons explains why you would consider selling your car for cash?." Chart. July 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300107/reasons-why-car-owners-sell-their-cars-for-cash/
British Car Auctions. (2014). Which, if any, of the following reasons explains why you would consider selling your car for cash?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300107/reasons-why-car-owners-sell-their-cars-for-cash/
British Car Auctions. "Which, If Any, of The following Reasons Explains Why You Would Consider Selling Your Car for Cash?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300107/reasons-why-car-owners-sell-their-cars-for-cash/
British Car Auctions, Which, if any, of the following reasons explains why you would consider selling your car for cash? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300107/reasons-why-car-owners-sell-their-cars-for-cash/ (last visited March 10, 2025)
Which, if any, of the following reasons explains why you would consider selling your car for cash? [Graph], British Car Auctions, July 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/300107/reasons-why-car-owners-sell-their-cars-for-cash/