If you are looking to upgrade your ride, you might want to do a few things to get more money for your vehicle. Typically, choosing to sell privately could yield you more money than using your vehicle as a trade in on the new one. There are lots of great places to advertise and asking your friends and family to share on social media might be the quickest one.
To get the highest dollar for your used car, here are 5 tips!
1.) Have the car detailed professionally. Both inside and out! Getting pet hair and odors out will help it sell quicker! My hubby always takes our car to a place that does the detail with an oil change for less then $50! It’s so worth it!
2.) Declutter. Take everything personal out. They might want to buy it and drive off quickly. Clean glove boxes, under seats, in the trunk. Everywhere!
3.) Have a folder with maintenance records in it for them to review. Showing that it has been well taken care of will surely help. We have a binder that we clip these types of things into as we do maintenance, so we just pull it out and have it ready. We do not keep the title in these with these forms. That is something that we get out once they have payment ready.
4.) Know your audience! If you are selling to a family with a small child, have a carseat in so they can envision their child riding in the car and how the carseat will fit. If you are selling to a person who is single, take the carseat out. They want to envision their friends in the car, not children. Point out features that you think they will like and enjoy. Listen well.
5.) Update items to help your vehicle feel like new. Often times by simply updated the floor mats, it can feel newer! You can purchase these CDJR Mopar Parts and Accessories. Simply put in the make and model of your vehicle and all of your options will pull right up.
