A car is the most valuable possession for a lot of people. As such, when selling it, in order to preserve as much money as you invested in your vehicle, it is important to obtain the best price possible.

• Assess how much you want from the sale

The first thing you need to do is to evaluate how much money you want to obtain from selling your car. You should consider how much you paid for it versus how used up the car is (of which the mileage is a good metric). Using these two points, you can evaluate how much money you can invest into making the car look nicer and still obtain more money back. For example, if there’s a dent on a bumper, you need to establish whether repairing it will make a difference to the price or not. No matter how much your car is worth, it will be easier to sell it if you have damaged parts such as faulty brakes or a cracked windshield, fixed.

• Make it shine

No matter the mileage, no matter the age or the make, if it’s shiny, people are more inclined to spend more for it. Put on a fresh coat of wax, clean the dashboard, add ultra shiny hubcaps or repaint the whole body. Even scrubbing the rubber parts makes a difference.

Make it shine even under the hood. Cleaning under the hood is a massive waste of time, but an engine that shines will leave a very good impression on people who may not know much about cars. 

• Sell it yourself

As car dealers will deduce their fees on the sale, you will probably gain more if you sell your car to the buyer directly. With this in mind, you can put an ad on Lexpresscars.mu to make the sale. A buyer will be more inclined to take an interest in your car if they can see its picture beforehand. Take pictures and show how well-maintained it is.  

It is also very nice to have pictures of the interior; of the seats and the dashboard. And always mention the mileage and the year of manufacture.

The important thing is that selling your vehicle does not set you back in terms of value extracted.