There are a lot of factors at play here, but if you want to sell a car privately, watch out for these 10 things that will slow you down:. But the fact that there are really only a few articles out there like these indicates they are probably exceptions to the rule.
How long it takes you to sell a car is going to vary widely depending on all the factors mentioned in this article and others — like luck. You could get lucky, or you might not. The key is to make sure you go into the process with realistic expectations. Armed with realistic initial expectations, now you have to figure out if you have a car anyone will want to buy.
Nothing will slow you down more than trying to sell a car nobody wants. Take Saturn, for instance. There are still lots of Saturn vehicles on the road, but the car maker went out of business back in , which means parts for repairs will only become increasingly scarce, though GM may still have some parts available.
Not one US dealer had it, nor did the GM warehouse. It took me a month to find one from salvage. Keep in mind that used car sales tend to track with new car sales.
But the same is also true for the worst-selling cars. If you want to see what you might be in for, check out Good Car Bad Car , a site that meticulously tracks auto sales data each month, such as the Top 20 Worst-Selling Vehicles in America. You can also check out their year-to-date Top Sellers page and if the car you want to sell appears on that list, you might have a better chance at selling it faster.
The only exception to this rule is if you set the price so low that it becomes appealing to some people who will buy it just for the parts.
If your car is in good working condition, you want to be able to prove it to potential buyers by having service and repair records on hand. Curb appeal is a phrase typically reserved for the real estate industry, referring to what a home looks like to people looking at it from the curb. But it also applies well to selling a used car. Give your car a quick wash-down and then really take a hard look at it. Do you think you can make it look like new on your own?
If you do have the right cleaning products and have the time to put some elbow grease into it, by all means knock yourself out with a thorough DIY-detailing job. We gave pointers on how to do this in our previous article on how to get the most money for your car. Setting the right price is another key factor in how long it takes you to sell a car. But you still have to sink a lot of time and effort into prepping the car to sell it, collecting all your documentation together, writing up and posting a good ad, fielding all the inquiries, setting appointments with buyers and meeting with them, test-driving, haggling over the final price, and then making sure all the legal paperwork gets done correctly to complete the transfer of ownership.
The fastest way to execute a quick sale is at a dealership or car buying service like Driveo that will handle all the paperwork for you.
Many dealerships will buy your car outright at whatever they decide its trade-in value is, and that amount will be significantly less than you could get by selling privately.
Good car buying services like Driveo will give you a better price than a dealership, but still not as much as you might get if you sell it privately. Learn how to price your car in our step-by-step guide on how to value your car. Alternatively, your starting point for this part of the selling process should be a site that helps you determine what your car is worth, such as the Kelly Blue Book Value or the Edmunds True Market Value. You should still look around on car selling sites to see what prices people are giving similar cars in your area.
That can be a turn-off for many potential buyers. Prev of 2 2 Next. Zippee Original Poster 12, posts months. Is there a way, similar to right move where you can tell how long a car has been advertised on AutoTrader?
Butter Face 25, posts months. Lornarindy 10 posts 18 months. Can someone help me on the original date of posting on autotrader. I'm a real auto trader virgin.
Butter face - you are a star, thank you. Thats a great piece of info, cheers. Trevor 3, posts 55 months. We should have a competition to see who can find the advert that's been on the longest.
I had one a while back that was just short of six months. I'm sure there's plenty been on for much longer. This must be why traders sometimes take a car down for a week and then re-advertise. To keep the stock looking fresh.
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