How to sell my car
In today’s world it is all too common to have almost too many options. So last weekend I called my dad to ask him how to sell my car. It is time to update to something newer and I had no idea how to begin. I figured that if anyone would know how to sell my car, he would.
My dad’s advice about what not to do
My dad told me not to bother trying to trade it in at a dealership. He thought the salesmen would eat me alive by giving me a crappy trade in price and making it sound like a good one. While that makes perfect sense I had been expecting to just trade in my vehicle at the dealership, if not a trade in, then how do I sell my car?
He told me to be patient and hear him out. Being my father, my safety is important to him and that was the reason he told me not to try to sell my Civic by putting an ad in the paper or the Auto Trader. Mainly because it would require me to meet strangers and then go on test drives with them.
He told me that even with one of my male friends along for the ride, it could potentially be dangerous to both of us. He then made me promise not to take this route, not just because people can be dangerous, but they can also be terrible drivers.
Dad’s advice about what to do
To start with he told me to do my research. To use the internet and research the value of my little 1995 Honda Civic, and he stressed that I needed to research the added value of the stereo system I put in it in addition to the brand new paint job I just had done.
Finally I told him I didn’t need research tips, I needed to know how to sell my car.
Believe it or not, my aging father told me how to sell my car using an online service. He had a friend who had just sold a car using a great free service that paid him cash for his car on the spot. Not just that but they had given him an obligation-free quote right over the phone.
My decision was made by good old dad
True to form, my father told me how to sell my car successfully. After I got off the phone with him I went straight to my computer and looked up the online service his friend used. I called them and several hours later one of their appraisers was knocking on my door.
Less than an hour later I had cash in my hand, and a smile on my face. Now when I go to the dealership to buy I’ll be able to concentrate on what I’m going to buy instead of what I need to sell.