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Best Way To Sell An Old Used Car?


KendrickPanther

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I have a 2000 Honda Accord. 140k Miles is pretty low for the year. The interior is in bad condition, speakers shot, paint wearing off the exterior. Issues with the suspension. Really the only thing it has going for it is the engine and the fact its a very popular model/make/year. 

I need to sell it. I'm wondering what the quickest way to get fair value would be. Junk yard? Sell to a dealer? Obviously everyone says craigs list but my experience with craigs list is you get spammed with scammers and people looking for you to take well below market value. I'm not dead set on getting top dollar. Just a reasonable offer with as little headache as possible.

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The only way you get 'market value' is to sell it yourself - everything else will yield less since the buyers in those scenarios will be looking to make money based on ultimately selling it for the same market value that you're after. Have you ever sold a car on CL? Even if someone lowballs you, it's likely worth your time to deal with a new of those and end up selling for the full value.

If you just want rid of it, you can try a CarMax purchase offer (assuming you have one nearby). Just roll up and see what they'll pay you.

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Lol

good luck getting "fair value" for any car you own

my car's two years old, has 15k miles, and the trade in value is 5k lower than the loan because all these dealers do is lowball you 

edit: also i'd rather have pins driven through my feet and a bullhorn slowly shoved up my ass than negotiate with people on craigslist

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Carmax will low ball the heck out of ya.

Pop a sign in the window and see how much traffic you get or find a mom and pop place that sells only Hondas etc. 

Now if you just want to sell it and be done with it. Carmax is very simple. 

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16 hours ago, pstall said:

Carmax will low ball the heck out of ya.

Pop a sign in the window and see how much traffic you get or find a mom and pop place that sells only Hondas etc. 

Now if you just want to sell it and be done with it. Carmax is very simple. 

Bingo.

Find someone in a high traffic area around town that you can pay $100 to once it sells and park it there with a $2 sign in the dash.

Clean it up as good as you can, and someone will buy it, if for nothing else than the low mileage.

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17 hours ago, KendrickPanther said:

I have a 2000 Honda Accord. 140k Miles is pretty low for the year. The interior is in bad condition, speakers shot, paint wearing off the exterior. Issues with the suspension. Really the only thing it has going for it is the engine and the fact its a very popular model/make/year. 

I need to sell it. I'm wondering what the quickest way to get fair value would be. Junk yard? Sell to a dealer? Obviously everyone says craigs list but my experience with craigs list is you get spammed with scammers and people looking for you to take well below market value. I'm not dead set on getting top dollar. Just a reasonable offer with as little headache as possible.

Gotta ask, why is a car with only 140k on it in this bad of shape?

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