selling a car

[utmck]

What is the best way to sell a car that is a 1997 Pontiac Sunfire with 90,000 miles and serious hail damage?

 

[omnipresent]

well, it wouldve been the cash for clunkers if you'd have been in the market for another car...now - geez, how much you want for it? i have a friend losing everything in divorce and a car is something he needs to keep his job

 

[overmaars]

No offense, but you might have to pay someone to take that off your hands.

Option #1 - Put a sign on that thing and leave it on the street corner.
Option #2 - Goodwill: Get blue book value as a tax write off

 

[YoLaDu]

CarMax, CarMax, CarMax...

and a few years from now, if you happen to be travelling in some small town in Mexico, you might spot your once glorious Pontiac Sunfire cruising through the town square.

 

[Dusty]

autotrader.com Haven't not sold one yet.

 

[Navyfan]

craigslist.

 

[RockyBalboa]

I'll second Craigslist.

 

[brntorng]

List it on Craigslist, price it to sell, and you'll have people fighting over it. The key is pricing it to sell, but leaving a little room for negotiation. Go to edmunds.com and do a True Market Value analysis to find out what it's worth. Be honest about the condition and don't freak out when you get the answer. My guess is under $1000. Sold a clunker this way last year. Listed it on CL Sunday around 11pm and the buyer drove it away by 9am Monday.

 

[accuratehorn]

The used car dealers motto: there's an *** for every seat. There are people who want cheap cars, so put it on Craig's List and see if you can get a buyer. If it's licensed, inspected, runs, and especially, working A/C, someone will buy it.

 

[TexasEd]

Make sure you get the registration switched to the new owner.

 

[overmaars]

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[utmck]

I wouldn't think Carmax would take it with the hail damage. If I had full coverage the insurance company would have totaled the car. My daughter has been driving it and so I have upgraded her car and just want to find someone that could use a car that works has A/C. I think I will try Craig's List.

Thanks guys.

 

[accuratehorn]

I had bad results with autotrader, also. And I think CarMax only buys later model cars with a certain amount of resale value.

 

[AustinTejasFan]

"Option #2 - Goodwill: Get blue book value as a tax write off"

Not anymore. You can only deduct the actual amount the charity sells it for.