selling a car tips please

slickric1234

turns out autotrader worked nicely

Kilty_2

slickric1234 wrote: »

have lined a freelander up of a friend at the price he got offered at trade in

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Inactive

slickric1234 wrote: »

finally getting rid of my 02 corsa
have lined a freelander up of a friend at the price he got offered at trade in
but now need to get shot of the corsa... ideally within next fortnight

could try getting him to part x it and il make up the difference
take it to webuy any car
or sell it privately advert in paper advert on web ebay???

has anyone done it recently and if so any tips??? best method etc please

TIA

Easy way to lose friends.;)

slickric1234

turns out autotrader worked nicely

MrSmartprice

If you are going to sell privately there is limited comeback against you if anything goes wrong. The only part of Sale of Goods legislation is 'as described'. So just include the facts, (engine size, year, mileage etc.) Do not put anything like 'excellent condition, good runner, reliable' etc in the ad. State the facts and let the buyer decide the rest.

The only other thing that can come back and bite you is if it is unroadworthy, since it is an offence to sell it in an unroadworthy condition. (Unless it is scrapped.) Do NOT be tempted to put 'sold as seen' on any receipt as it has no meaning in law and will not protect you.

The surest way to sell in my experience is via Auto Trader, which has a huge website. But there are always people looking for cheap runarounds like yours so it may be worth putting ads in local newsagent/post office windows. It's cheap, just ensure your ad is legible. If you can print it so much the better, the ones in 'old biddy writing' are a waste of time.