2010 Car Resale value Important Features
Twenty first century families like to enjoy themselves in their cars as if they were enjoying themselves in their homes. They enjoy listening to music in surround sound, watching television with or without headsets, playing video games, talking on cellphones, and instant access to mapping instructions when travelling to places they have never been before.
In addition to entertaining themselves, twenty first century families like to eat, drink, and relax while commuting. They revel in comfortable seating, drink container holders, and places to store snacks and drinks.
Twenty first century also enjoy prefer vehicle versatility that allows for easy addition or subtraction in seating spaces so that they can pack their vehicles with luggage or groceries or do it yourself supplies like plants, wood, and bricks.
In order to afford modern buyers the ability to utilize resale vehicles that meet their needs, 2010 cars must have features to accommodate these buyers. Therefore some of the must have car features for resale value include:
Entertainment systems - The day of the AM/FM radio standing as the single most important entertainment feature in a vehicle are long gone. Today, cars, trucks, SUVs', whatever buyers want to roll down the road in need entertainment systems that include CD players with disc changing capabilities, MP3 player connectivity, video game connections, and televisions - preferably built-in screens that embed in bucket seat backs or extract from car ceilings.
Power supplies - In order to allow resale buyers to access and use entertainment systems while driving, 2010 cars must have power outlets, USB ports, lighter plug-ins, MP3 connectivity, satellite capability, and Bluetooth connectivity.
Moon roofs or sunroofs - Getting in a vehicle today that has no moonroof is starting to feel like entering a home with limited windows. People simply enjoy the openness you get from retracting moonroof visors and the feel of sun and wind coming through car ceilings when you open moon roofs. Sunroofs or moon roofs make vehicles feel less confining.
Navigation systems - No one wants to bother with deciphering directions on a map when nav systems easily program to get drivers where they want to go. Navigation systems are the "new" map and paper maps are at risk of going by the wayside.
Interactive computers - Nothing beats having a car computer tell you when your oil is low, your tires are low, or that you must turn off your ignition and give your engine some vital coolant or power steering fluid. It is also good to receive computer warnings that you only have X amount of miles to go before you run out of gas.
Safety features - Today's drivers have high concerns about safety while driving - for themselves and their passengers. For this reason, cars should have safety features like working safety belts, airbags in front and sides, metal bars, advanced braking systems, and other collision prevention/body damaging reducing equipment.
Leather seats - Leather almost always helps hold car value. Even if the leather gets a little dingy, it may be preferred over cloth seats because leather seats "look" expensive and usually feel more comfortable than cloth seats.
These few features will certainly help 2010 cars hold their resale value; however, actual feature importance will vary with buyer-to-buyer preferences.
