Sell Your Car for the Best Price
There is a lot of information available on the internet these days on how to go about purchasing the best car. Buying a car is an exciting phase and the research and planning can also be an enjoyable chore.
Steps
- Get ready for the paperwork
- Even before considering a sale, it should be ensured that all the paperwork related to the vehicle is in perfect order. Checking this at this stage itself will avoid any hurdles to the talks later. If any documents are missing or incomplete, steps should be taken to put things in order before attempting the sale.
- Check the registration & insurance papers.
- The documents that need to be in order include, firstly, the registration papers. Also needed is an insurance cover, both for the vehicle and third party, which is not expired. Another document that needs to be available is the pollution checked certificate.
- Check the Vehicle Condition.
- One of the surefire ways of ensuring the maximum price for your car is to have a vehicle that is in top condition. It goes without saying that regular service, a good driving technique and good care results in the car being in the best of shapes. But, it will also do to have your car inspected thoroughly by a qualified mechanic just before putting it up for sale. This will also avoid any embarrassing issues being pointed out by the buyer and his mechanic.
- Get it cleaned.
- Besides the mechanical and electrical check-up, the car should also be cleaned and looking good cosmetically. Dents and scratches should be mended, the seats and the insides cleared of smudges and marks and a coat of polish for the exterior should be given. Finally, parts like the battery should be in working condition, new or fairly new tires should be clad and the exterior should get a good, shiny polish.
- Look for potential buyers
- Find your potential buyer. For this, marketing your car through a well written and presented advertisement is important. The seller needs to be transparent and honest about the condition of the vehicle while also putting forward the desirable aspects of the car
- Points like any new accessories (tyres, battery, music system etc.) installed or any enhancements made (costlier audio parts, anti-rust treatment done, leather seats etc.) should be amplified for good effect.
- Similarly, any shortcomings like accidents that took place or parts that are not working should also be up fronted. If the car has been driven only by one person, it is a good sales point.
- Likewise, if it is a second sale, that should not be concealed.
Tips
- The ad can be inserted in the leading auto sites and forums which attract the most number of auto enthusiasts and potential customers.
