| As much as some of us would like to, we just | | | | when you sell it for your asking price to a happy |
| can’t keep every car that we’ve ever had. | | | | buyer. |
| Eventually it gets to the point where there simply is no | | | | Follow up a detailing job by giving the car a good wax. |
| room and having it sitting around is wasteful. If you | | | | The best way to wax your car is by hand. It can take |
| have a classic car or any car that you want to sell, | | | | a long time but it looks so shiny and new after. Of |
| there are things that need to be done in order to get | | | | course if you really don’t have that kind of time |
| the most out of your sale. Leaving a car filthy and | | | | many carwashes have a wax setting that you can |
| broken down is not likely to get the attention of many | | | | spray your car down with. Take some photos of the |
| potential buyers. Do what you can to turn an old car | | | | car when it is freshly cleaned and polished so that you |
| into someone’s new toy. It is true what they say | | | | can give it the best representation as possible if |
| about one man’s junk being another’s treasure | | | | posting sale ads online. |
| but you must present it as treasure first. | | | | Try posting your classic car for sale in places where |
| The first thing that you need to decide is if you plan to | | | | other classic car lovers will see it. This way you can |
| sell the car all as one or if you plan to sell it in parts. | | | | ensure that the right type of person will buy your car. |
| Selling it for parts may be harder than selling the entire | | | | You do not want to give it to someone that will not |
| thing depending on the age and condition of the vehicle. | | | | treat it the way you want it treated. A classic car |
| If the car is not running though and is not likely to run | | | | needs to be maintained so if you can’t do it, find a |
| again, you may prefer to sell it for parts. This is | | | | buyer who can and will. Be wary of regular ad sites |
| something you should consider for a while before | | | | like Craigslist. There are many scammers on those |
| making your decision. | | | | types of sites. |
| Any car that you plan to sell should be cleaned up | | | | Before a buyer takes your car home, you should have |
| before you start presenting it to buyers. It’s quite | | | | some fresh oil put into it and possibly give it a tune up if |
| amazing what a good detail job can do for a car. Both | | | | it is in rough shape. It certainly never hurts to present it |
| the inside and the outside should be thoroughly cleaned. | | | | in the best shape possible. Selling your classic car will |
| If you plan to sell the entire car then you should also | | | | take some hard work but it will be worth it when you |
| give the engine and under the hood area a deep clean. | | | | get the best price possible. |
| It does take time and hard work but it will be worth it | | | | |