Guide to selling a Car

What does the outside look like?
Don’t forget when selling a car the potential buyers first impression will stem from what the car looks like from the outside, so you should spend as much time as possible making your car look as shiny as possible.

• Clean the ‘whole car‘ - Don’t miss the places you normally avoid such as arches and inner door panels.
• T-Cut is great for covering up small scratches.
• Pay more attention than normal to your wheels.
• Make an extra effect by waxing or polishing the car.

How does the inside of the car look?
A major selling tip is not to forget the inside of the car. The inside of the car is where the new owner will be spending most of their time, they will want to feel comfortable therefore they will be paying most attentions to this when they are inspecting the car.

• Clean all dashboards, plastic and wooden trims.
• Clean all mirror and glass (windows do get dirty on the inside!)
• Empty everything out of the car before the buyer arrives (you don’t want them to think your CD’s are included)
• Use an air-freshener or fabric freshener.

How much is your car worth?
Working out a car value is never easy and less so when you want to get rid of it in a hurry. The easiest way to is to look around at other adverts selling a car and see by how much your make, model, age may affect the value.

By setting the price too high the interest you receive from buyers maybe poor, however setting it too low will mean you could miss out on making the most out of your car sale.

Wording your car ad
Friday-Ad makes it easy to list all the features of your car, with a handy checklist you can simply select what your car includes and add as many extra details as you wish. You can place an ad online today!

Plus - why not add photos to you are, adverts with photos get up to 8X more response. Make sure the photos are good quality and shows as much of the car as possible.

You can bring your ad to life by uploading a video of your car online, potential buyers will be able to see how it really moves!

Making the sale:
So you have read this guide to selling a car, have used the selling tips and are now making the sale. If you are getting rid of your little pride and joy, then you want to make sure it is going to someone that will treat it the same as you have, so here are a few things to consider before accepting the sale.

• Make sure the buyer has insurance before allowing them to test drive your car.
• Avoid allowing them to test drive alone - if they have to then ask for their keys.
• If the buyer isn’t from your area then suggest a route they should go on for a test drive so you can warn them of speed limits etc.
• Make sure a family member or friend is around when the buyer comes to view the car.
• Make sure you have made a copy of the receipt, which has been signed by the buyer.