If you have an old ‘piece of junk’ in your garage that you are considering selling or tossing – STOP RIGHT NOW! Before you make any final decisions, double check to make sure that your vehicle is not vintage. Vintage classic cars are worth a great deal of money (especially to collectors), so if you decide to get rid of your old car, you could be throwing away a huge chunk of change. Check your vehicle’s VIN today to see if your hunk of junk could be changed into a piece of gold!
Last, you must find the car title to your car. If you are not the title holder, then you may not be in position to sell the car at all. If you do not have the title but you are the owner of the vehicle, you must contact the local BMV for information on filing for a new car title. Most junk car removal companies and “cash for cars” services prefer to purchase salvaged cars with the title. In some cases, scrap car buyers don’t mind purchasing cars without titles.
There is always the option of selling used cars privately. The problem with this sell car option though is that most of us don’t have the time or energy for it. The fact that there are so many companies willing to give cash for cars means there is less need to do things privately. It is probably best to get somebody else to worry about how to sell my car.
Pat yourself on the back and know that by you junking your car you are in actual fact earning yourself some well earned cash and at the same time helping the environment.
If your car is in high demand, you may be able to sell it closer to retail. Lower demand or less-than-perfect condition must be discounted to sell. If you ask full Kelley Blue Book retail for an average car, you may never sell it. Typically, somewhere between retail and wholesale is what you can expect (NADA lists trade-in value instead of wholesale value).
Apart from getting cash for your car, you will also be disposing of it easily. If you have ever gotten rid of an old car, you know how lengthy and cumbersome the process is, and do not forget the associated costs. Yet, it should not be so. Cars, just like other things, do not last forever. When the time comes for their disposal, it should not be a difficult thing to do. It is only difficult to do if you do not know that there are firms that buy hubcap toyota.
Get everything out of it. I do mean everything. Look in every compartment, under the seats, and in the trunk. Service records are nice, but how much private information do you want the person buying the car to know? If it were me, I’d go through and black out private info. Vacuum the car out, wash it, and then you still may want to consider getting it detailed.
Park in a garage at night. A car parked in a garage at night is a lot less likely to be vandalized or broken into or stolen than a car parked on the street or even one parked in a driveway. Your company rewards you for parking in a garage by lowering your premium each and every month.
