How to Sell Your Car (even if you don't know anything about cars).

Don't be dissin my 2006 Barina....

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@Spac can you add something about not writing the ad in all caps

And maybe a paragraph about when someone tries to help them out with their ad they shouldn't be an arse and abuse them.

Thank you @Spac for another really excellent how-to guide. There are many subjects like this (e.g. budget motor racing basics) which are second nature to those in the know, but not everybody is in the know.

And frame the bloody photo properly. If half the car is cut out, take two steps backwards

If you cant take two steps backwards, move the car until you can

Put some damn effort in goddamnit

When setting out the text, make sure it answers questions as they might appear in the purchasers mind, as it will help them filter out things:

1) Make, model, trim level and year

2) Manual or auto

2a) If it's a vehicle where there are seat options, put it here (ie 5 or 7 seater)

3) KMs

4) Rego expiry etc

5) Service history (if there is one... for some of our stuff, it's just the lids off the oil filter boxes with the date & KM it was fitted and what oil was used). Selling the 4Runner, I put a $2 coin in the tyre to show how much tread was left (a decent amount, 75%ish)

6) Recent work done

7) Spec/extras fitted

8) Anything that they need to be aware of (clear coat rooted for example)

9) Location and Contact details

10) Pictures: I use nicely shot pictures; I'll take what I'm selling to somewhere that is a nice background and clear to get some photos of it, and make sure it's clean. When I sold the 4Runner it was the first time it had been washed in about 18 months, and I took it up the lane for the pictures. When we sold the BMW (in the UK) I took it up Longmynd. This has the bonus that those places don't give away your location at all. Also with pictures, make sure the first picture that people see is a useful one, not everyone wants to see the state of the boot floor.

Do not use something like this as the only picture when trying to sell the engine and gearbox:

PaddlerEd

Do not use something like this as the only picture when trying to sell the engine and gearbox:

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Gently run in ?

I recall looking at an ad for a Land Rover - the ad said "Country car, no rust, never been on the beach". The first photo of the car was taken on a nice sunny beach with the the surf in the background.

I also recall looking through a copy of "Unique Cars" back in the day. It had a photo of an early split screen kombi and the ad said "very rare - believed to be the only one in Australia". There was an ad for another one, same model and year, on the same page.

I'm always holding out for that Gumtree search in "Cars ---> Other" where you see a barn find Miura for $2k or something similar with no description.