Greetings, I purchased a 98 Forester with the idea of selling it. It had blown headgaskets and other problems. Having fix then and test driven for about 2000 miles, I would like to sell it. These are unique vehicle. What is the best way to go about selling it. Thanks, Herb
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Todd H. wrote:
Nah, no different than any other car. Classifieds in your local paper or auto trader magazine, where all the other used cars get listed.
Or take some digital pictures and throw together a personal web page on a free web page place like yahoo geocities and send a link to it in an email to all your friends.... Sold my last 2 cars that way.
Best Regards,
-- Todd H.
2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4 Chicago, Illinois USA
Same as any other car. Put your efforts into the internet rather than newspaper. I've sold a couple of vehicles in the last 4 years and the internet beat out the print ads in both cases.
If possible, do up a little web page with pictures. Show all sides so there's no concealed damages. Gunk the engine and take a picture of it all nice and shiny. Put some text giving milage, history, condition, location and asking price. Post on Craig's list and appropriate newsgroups. Appropriate newsgroups are the sale and swap groups local to you.
Always put your location in the header.
Give it *at least* 2 weeks before getting discouraged. We had zero nibbles for the first week and a half on the last car we sold. Shortly thereafter, one guy showed up with cash in his pockets demanding the car we had already sold and a couple others wanted to see it.
Without reading the rest of the posts, I'd suggest advertising it. Many people find that when selling a used car, advertizing works well. On the other hand, you could try telepathy; some do swear by it.
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