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Is it worth fixing rust on car before selling?

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It's a 2007 Accord. Great mechanical and physical condition, with the exception of a rust bubble forming on the rear left wheel well. It's visible but hasn't got extremely ugly or really visible yet. Is it worth getting it fixed if i want to sell privately?

I figure if i trade it in, I will get screwed either way so I wouldn't bother fixing it.
 
It is almost a certainty that it will cost you more to repair the rust damage than you would recoup in selling price.

I wouldn't even consider it.
 
NutBucket said:
I wonder if everyone that preaches full disclosure actually does it when selling stuff.
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honestly i'll probably tell the buyer when they ask about the body. I already got the hood replaced when a deer hit me going like 15 mph about 6month after i bought the car. the rust spot on the wheel well did indeed rust through, i'll post pics today. I already did the first two prep steps yesterday. just hoping it won't spread any more. interior and mechanically are immaculate for a 130K car.

i really dont want a buyer to be pissed off at me or dissatisfied with the car
 
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Lying if asked is something I won't do. But who is to say if they'll ask. Hell, I sold a car once without a test drive!
 
NutBucket said:
I wonder if everyone that preaches full disclosure actually does it when selling stuff.
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I wouldn't. Just let them look the car over, tell them about maintenance you've done but I wouldn't point out minor flaws.

When I traded in my Maxima I told them NOTHING about the car other than what I wanted for it. It needed 2 tires and it needed a steering rack but I sure as hell wasn't going to point that out to them.
 
No. Don't touch it either. The moment you start picking at it half the quarter panel paint will fall off. Just get it sold.

Caveat Emptor. If a buyer asks questions I will answer honestly but it's up to them to do their own due dilligence.
 
JulesMaximus said:
I wouldn't. Just let them look the car over, tell them about maintenance you've done but I wouldn't point out minor flaws.

When I traded in my Maxima I told them NOTHING about the car other than what I wanted for it. It needed 2 tires and it needed a steering rack but I sure as hell wasn't going to point that out to them.
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Well trade in is completely different IMHO. Do they even ask? I've only traded in a car once and it was pristine (and only a few years old) so there wasn't a question of condition.
 
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