Local Cruisers on Lots?

[Carp]

The best way I have found to sell a car is to place it in the IWANNA or a local paper that also puts it in Cars.com. Lots of opportunity for your car to find the person who really wants it, and ALWAYS put a price with your ad.

I also think that posting it up here and on mud's main board is a good idea, especially if you are a mud regular.

Thanks for the advice David. I have had it in the Iwanna(Asheville, G'vegas), on Craigslist, and on Mud. According to the other cars in the paper at the time I don't think that I had it overpriced.

I'm gonna try them again after the 4th...

Thanks!

 

[Trollhole]

Is that the Touareg that you had all the problems w/?

No it was the second one. But it had problems too.

 

[packman]

In reference to - are there any out there? I have seen a burgundy 80 on Pleasantburg drive - the "Train" dealership. Not sure of the price or condition. I also ran across a 40 - down in the Waterloo area at Miller's garage - off of Todd Quarter Road before Dillard Road. Not sure if it is even for sale, but looked original and in good condition - place was closed when I went by. My take on Carmax - pitiful to sell to. FSBO best way to go.

 

[Tofudebeest]

Coming from a long line of new and used car dealers (GM, Willies, etc.), if you trade in a well used car to buy another used car, you get at best "wholesale" value on your trade and pay near retail for the used car you want. They know you are in a car you no longer like and they know they have the car you want (you have just shown all of your cards). This is why the used car business is lucrative.

The same "well used" car will get you closer to book "trade-in" value on a new car deal since there is a lot of profit in a new car sale. (You are not really getting anything more than wholesale, it just looks that way)

The experts will tell you that you should always sell your car yourself, not tie it into any other car deal, and let the market dictate your price. As my grandfather use to say, "there is always someone who will want your car really bad . . . you just have to be patient."

The best way I have found to sell a car is to place it in the IWANNA or a local paper that also puts it in Cars.com. Lots of opportunity for your car to find the person who really wants it, and ALWAYS put a price with your ad.

I also think that posting it up here and on mud's main board is a good idea, especially if you are a mud regular.

All true, except for the "there is a lot of profit in a new car sale". That's flatly false, for nearly all makes and models. Dealerships rely on used cars and the repair shop for the vast majority of their profit.
I have two people in my family who have been in the car biz for 30 years combined.

 

[TimCFJ40]

have you tried posting it on an enthusiast site like www.miata.net?

Sometimes (but certainly not always) cars that have an enthusiast following (miatas, FJ40s etc) command a little better price (or at least sell faster) to people who know what they are, rather than a random sampling of the general public.

Also, nobody likes to hear this, but is it possible you've overpriced your car?
Two years ago when I bought my miata, most people selling them thought they were gold plated it seems, and wanted way too much for cars that are over 15 years old now, and didn't cost but $15-20k new (plus there are 200k+ of them on the road). I looked at lots of cars that were priced in the $4-5k range that had loads of miles (120-150k) and I know of a few of them that sat for over a year after I purchased. I ended up buying a 1990 with 73k original miles for $2000.

Good luck in your sale... although, you may miss the 30mpg open top vehicle when its gone...

 

[Turkeypen]

MyHJ60Sheila said "That's flatly false . . ."

Careful, remember this is the South . Something is not "false" because you made an assumption, considered different criteria, or simply disagree.

I didn't say it was the most profitable end of the car market. Indeed, I prefaced it by saying that used car sales were very lucrative and on a per unit basis, the most profitable car sales are on the clunker lots.

To make a new car sale, and make you feel like you are getting a better deal, they may offer you more on your trade but take less off list on the new.

I won't just rely on my grandfather (who was the largest GM dealer in NC), here's what one commentator says:

"The average gross profit on a new car from a franchise dealer is $1,517 (6.1% of gross profit), and $1,490 (11% of gross profit) on a used model. The independent fares better on the older used models at $1,822 (16.8% of gross profit) per unit, and the buy-here pay-here does the best at $3,471 (51.6% of gross profit) each . . . ."

Thus, they do make more actual dollars selling you a new car. I guess $1,500 bucks is not alot of profit to some folks, but after tax that takes me a while to earn. So, basically, the more you need a car and the more unable you are to pay for it, the more your gone to pay for it and the more profit they are going to make.

 

[GXO]

Get a 100 or an 80! plenty of them out on lots

 

[Dark Corner Cruiser]

Hey I have a 1992 Landcruiser I might trade you. Email me if your interested. aairtique@yahoo.com