Peterson Auto Sales Value my trade
A used sedan parked in a residential driveway in cool morning light
Yours The car in your driveway right now.
A clean used SUV parked at the front of a dealership lot in blue evening light
Ours The one on our row with your name on it.

Peterson Auto Sales — Springfield, Illinois

Bring your keys.
Leave with different ones.

Yours

Tell us what you drive and what's still owed on it. We look at it properly and come back with a real number — not a range.

Value my trade

Ours

Cars, trucks and SUVs on one row in Springfield, each with its vehicle history report on the desk.

Browse the lot

01 — The exchange

We'll tell you what yours is worth. You tell us which one you want.

Yours

Three steps on your side

  1. 01

    Bring it in

    Bring it by the lot with the keys and the title. You're not expected to buy anything that day.

  2. 02

    Hear the number

    We walk it, drive it and check what it's selling for right now — then tell you plainly what we'd pay.

  3. 03

    Sort out the payoff

    Still paying it off? Your lender's payoff goes into the numbers with us, so you're not guessing at the difference.

Ours

Three steps on ours

  1. 01

    Show you the row

    Cars, trucks and SUVs in stock, each one listed with its price and its history report.

  2. 02

    Set the financing

    We build the payment picture with you, then take it to the lender and bring back the answer.

  3. 03

    Hand over the history

    The vehicle history report comes with the vehicle, and you read it before you sign anything.

A used truck going over on the lot before it goes on the row
Before the row A used truck getting looked over on our side of the seam.

Ask us anything about a vehicle. Walk it, sit in it, drive it, read the report. The row is yours to look over for as long as you like.

02 — The lot

Cars, trucks and SUVs on one row in Springfield.

A row of used cars and trucks on the dealership lot in bright daylight
The row Springfield, Illinois.

Walk it, sit in them, drive the one that fits. Nobody has to sell you anything for you to look.

  • Cars

    Sedans and hatchbacks for the commute, the school pickup and the long drive to see family.

  • Trucks

    Pickups and work trucks for the job site and the weekend, in stock and on the row.

  • SUVs

    Room for the family, the gear and the dog, with the seating to match the weekend you actually have.

  • RV & powersports

    Towables and powersport units for the weekends that don't fit in a sedan.

Ask about something specific

Financing and vehicle history reports are part of the same visit — financing and history reports.

03 — Financing

The payment is a picture, not a pitch.

Yours

What you bring to the picture

  • Trade value

    What we agreed your car is worth, sitting on your side of the page.

  • Payoff

    Whatever is still owed to your lender, worked into the numbers instead of left out of them.

  • Cash down

    Optional. If you have something to put in, the picture simply gets shorter.

Ours

What we set up on ours

  • Vehicle price

    The number on the one you picked, out in the open where you can see it.

  • Term

    How many months you want to live with. That's your call, not ours.

  • Monthly payment

    The one line you take home with you, and the one you can live with.

Keys being handed across a desk with paperwork folded nearby
The handover Two sets of keys, one desk between them.

Take the picture home. Show it to whoever you make decisions with, sleep on it, come back. The numbers on your side and ours only move when you say they do.

04 — Vehicle history reports

You get the whole report, not a summary.

Ours

We pull it, print it, hand it over

Every vehicle on the row comes with a vehicle history report. Title, accidents, service — the file itself, in full, not a version of it.

Yours

You read it before you sign

In the office, or take it home overnight. Ask us anything on it. If the report changes your mind about a car, say so — that's your half of the exchange working exactly as it should.

One document, both sides of the seam

The swap

Two sets of keys. One afternoon.

Yours

Start with your keys

Tell us what you drive and we'll come back with a real number. No obligation to buy, and no pressure if you'd rather keep it.

Ours

Or start on our side

We're on the lot in Springfield, Illinois. Come and walk the row in person — the keys are on the desk either way.