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Top tips for taking pics of your car in the winter
Winter pictures are harder than they should be in Ontario. Snow hides body lines, salt dulls paint, and daylight disappears early in Toronto and across the GTA. The good news is you can still take clear pics that help CarDoor review your vehicle quickly and accurately, even on a freezing day. Start with a picture of your VIN , it’s the most important image you’ll upload. You can find the VIN at the driver’s side of the windshield, and it also appears on your insurance and own

CarDoor
Jan 13


Private sale vs CarDoor: a neutral comparison
Selling a car in Ontario can be simple, or it can turn into weeks of messages, scheduling, paperwork, and negotiation. A private sale can work well for the right seller, but it also comes with real risks and extra steps. CarDoor is built for sellers who want a straightforward, guided process with pricing clarity and fewer moving parts. This is a neutral comparison of private sale vs CarDoor in Ontario, across the factors that matter most: time, risk, paperwork, pricing certai

CarDoor
Jan 12


Car Valuation Explained: What Actually Determines Price in Canada Today
Car valuation explained: what actually determines price today If you have ever looked up your car’s “value” in two places and got two different numbers, that’s normal. A car does not have one single price. It has a price that changes based on demand, trim, condition, mileage, region, seasonality, and the type of data being used, listings or actual transactions. This guide breaks down the factors that determine a car’s price in Canada today, in plain language, with sources you

CarDoor
Jan 12


How to sell your car in Canada without getting lowballed
Lowballing thrives when you don’t have a baseline, don’t know Ontario’s required paperwork, or you feel rushed. This guide gives you a simple, Ontario-specific process that protects your price and your time, then shows how CarDoor removes the most complicated parts of selling. 1) Pricing reality in Ontario (why “value” is not one number) In Ontario, people throw around “book value,” “trade value,” “retail,” and “cash offer” as if they’re the same thing. They aren’t, and lowba

CarDoor
Jan 12


Top tips for taking pics of your car in the winter
Winter pictures are harder than they should be in Ontario. Snow hides body lines, salt dulls paint, and daylight disappears early in Toronto and across the GTA. The good news is you can still take clear pics that help CarDoor review your vehicle quickly and accurately, even on a freezing day. Start with a picture of your VIN , it’s the most important image you’ll upload. You can find the VIN at the driver’s side of the windshield, and it also appears on your insurance and own

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