What a full detail is worth before you sell
A buyer looking at two similar cars on Marketplace picks the one that looks cared for. Clean carpet, clear headlights and paint that beads water say the car was looked after, whether or not that's a fair conclusion.
The same applies at a lease return. Interior wear and tear is what gets flagged, and a lot of what looks like wear is dirt ground into fabric that extraction removes. There's more on this in our guide to prepping a car for sale.
