How to sell a car, a Ute, a van, a 4x4, a truck?

Also this article is helpful in advising you on how to buy a second hand car or things to check before buying a car Ute van 4x4 or truck?

If you want to get the best price for your car Ute van 4wd truck and sell your vehicle as quickly as possible you have to sell it privately. To sell it privately, you have to repair the vehicle and detail it and fix all mechanical, electrical, tyres, body, paint, glass, upholstery.... You have to answer your mobile all the time and respond to emails and sms and prospective buyers questions and be prepared to meet and greet the stranger buyers at a time of their convenience even if it is not convenient to you. Otherwise they will go check some other car and buy it. The average car seller will have to meet about 5 to 10 buyers before a sale is successful.

If repairs are not done and the vehicles is not road worthy, it is very difficult to sell it privately as most private customers have no time or knowledge or will to do the repairs.

There are plenty of other vehicles that do not need repairs in the market people can buy.

To sell a car, you have also to advertise it and spend money on advertising it. Free ads don't work in a lot of cases

If a second hand vehicle fails to sell within 90 days after advertising it, it is either not in the right condition for sale (needs repairs) or not advertised at the right price or simply a vehicle that has very little demand in the second hand market (hard to sell).

Then as a result, you will have no choice but to sell it to a dealer like us for a lower price.

The reason for the lower price is that the dealer has to make a profit and do all the necessary repairs for the vehicle and get road worthy certificate for the vehicle (pink slip) and provide warranty on the vehicle when he sells it.

That process is very costly, therefore the lower price for your vehicle. We provide professional quotes on your vehicles not like other companies that provide computerized fixed estimate that are not prepared to honor when you drive the car in or when they come to you to check it and they may even waste your time and refuse to buy it. Therefore we only provide a professional range quote: a minimum price and a maximum price and we ask you detailed questions, the more accurate the answers, the more accurate the quote.

Sometimes we ask you all the questions and sometimes we ask some of them depending on the type, age and km and condition your vehicle......

These are the questions you need to answer or get answers for when you are selling or buying a car in order to assess the value of the vehicle and the cost of repairs need it in case the vehicle needs any repairs. And these are also the questions the buyers will ask you or check the vehicle for before they buy it. These questions are also the questions you need to ask yourself when you want to buy a second hand car or vehicle.

1. How long you owned the vehicle?
2. The plates no /VIN no/suburb/state of registration?
3. Does the vehicle have a road worthy certificate? A road worthy certificate can be obtained from a licensed mechanic. In New South Wales, they call it pink slip.
4. Does the vehicle have an inspection report? an inspection report will details everything wrong with the car and estimated cost of repairs that the vehicle needs
5. Do the vehicles have a finance owing on it? you can check if the vehicle owing finance on it in NSW via www.ppsr.gov.au
6. How many km has it done? The km is most important factor in determining the value of the vehicle as the most vehicle has life span between 100,000 km and 300, 000. After the km life span of the icle, it will become very costly to maintain the car and very hard to find a buyer for it.
7. Has the vehicle been in an accident before? If the vehicle has been in an accident before and been repaired, that will decrease the value of the car.
8. How long registration is left on the car? If there is not much registration left and you having no pink slip /road worthy certificate for the car. That also will decrease the value of the car.
9. Can the vehicle be driven away or needs towing? Why?
10. When are you willing to sell the vehicle? Can you bring to us or we have to come to you?
11. Make, model, year of your vehicle, manual or auto, number of doors and passenger seats and color, fuel type, number of cylinder , shape?
12. Color of the vehicle? The color of the vehicle will affect the value of it as well the condition of the paint.
13. Any paint faded/ damaged/ any hail damage / rust/ scratches? Where?
14. Location of panel damage if any? Air bags popped or engaged?
15. Is there any recall from manufacturer on the car?
16. Any glass/lights front or back or windows broken or cracked or faded to yellow color? Tyres worn or semi worn? Alloy wheels in good condition and size of wheels?
17. All power windows/ac/ heater/radio/cod/navigation/antenna/lights inside outside working?
18. Center locking/locks/ alarm/keys working?
19. Any light shown on the dash such us air bag warning, engine light warning......? Any interior damage such as in the seat or roof or carpet in the car? Any part missing from the car?
20. Any mechanical /electrical/power steering/brake /starter/alternator/battery/radiator/engine/transmission/clutch/diff/hubs issues?
21. Has the timing belt chain been done on time? Is the car blowing smoke?
22. Any oil /water leak? Is it over heating? Or oil and water mixing?
23. Do you have 2 keys /log book filled correctly/ manual? Not having a log book or service book will affect the value of the vehicle.
24. Does the vehicle need detailing or wash or has been washed? If the car is dirty, most customers will refuse to buy it.
25. Cost to repair the vehicle? Labor cost? Parts cost?
26. Are you the owner of the vehicle? Do you have registration papers for the vehicle in your name or a receipt in your name?
27. Do you have an Australian Id or driver license with your photo on it or an international passport
28. Is there anything we forgot to ask you about the vehicle that you may need to tell us?

These questions are necessary for us and for you and for any prospective buyer to determine the value of your vehicle and for us to do a professional job and give you a professional quote and advice. We do not want to waste your time or ours. In simple words, to sell your car quickly and for the best price, you need to have your vehicle in good running order in a presentable way and obtain a road worthy certificate for it, advertise it for the right price and answer buyers' questions and make time to show total strangers your vehicle. And as I said before, the average car seller will have to meet about 5 to 10 buyers before a sale is successful and it will take 30 to 90 days to sell it if the vehicle is in sale condition like I explained through this article

If you don't want this hassle of selling your car privately or waste your time going elsewhere where they may refuse to buy your vehicle or lower the price they quoted you, call us for an appointment for you to come to us show us your vehicle or for us to come to you and assess it and pick it free of charge.

If your vehicle can not be driven away, we all arrange towing away for it free of charge after we buy it from you cash (conditions apply).