YACT: Selling a Car? (with POLL!)

[t0mmyb0y]

Seems there are plenty of car gurus out there in Anandtech land. I'm interested to know how you've sold your used cars.

For any interested, I'm selling a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix SE (74000 miles) with keyless entry and alarm. Will deliver in the Pittsburgh area

 

[woowoo]

Carmax will give you a (Wholesale) quote.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

ill buy it for a dollar. see, that was CHEAP and painless

 

[t0mmyb0y]

I personally voted for Auto Trader, only because thats how I sold my last used car 5 years ago. I'm sure there has got to be a better alternative out there somewhere...

 

[t0mmyb0y]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
ill buy it for a dollar. see, that was CHEAP and painless

Damn! OK, asking price is $7000 OBO It's in great condition, new tires last summer, fresh A/C charge, new brakes last summer, no major accidents, oil change every ~3000 miles...

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
ill buy it for a dollar. see, that was CHEAP and painless

I'll give you 2 bucks for it, buy you lunch, and come pick it up.

 

[maziwanka]

autotrader and college newspaper. penn state is in your area - im sure someone needs a car to get around. 7k might be too much for a college student though....

 

[t0mmyb0y]

Originally posted by: maziwanka
autotrader and college newspaper. penn state is in your area - im sure someone needs a car to get around. 7k might be too much for a college student though....

Someone might have mommy and daddy money to dip into. Plus its OBO, so I might take slightly less.

I think I might try those two sources first anyway. More likely it will go to a Pitt or CMU student, since they are more in my area.

 

[halik]

autotrader.com .... the most popular car classified site

cars.com is ok at best, autotrader alays gets more hits.

<- just sold a 300zx for $6800

 

[t0mmyb0y]

Originally posted by: halik
autotrader.com .... the most popular car classified site

cars.com is ok at best, autotrader alays gets more hits.

<- just sold a 300zx for $6800

Sounds good, and $15 bucks for an online ad is worth it I think. Did you simply do the online, or the print ad as well?

Oops just realized that $40 bucks gets me a picture and "run til it sells!" Still seems like a decent bargain.

 

[Budmantom]

I have sold about 5 cars through the Autotrader.



Tom

 

[jlarsson]

Since I live on a somewhat busy street, I parked my car out at the end of my driveway. Within a few days I had sold it.

Had I not sold it that quickly, I probably would have listed it in the paper, maybe autotrader as well.

 

[ajayjuneja]

ah, you live in Pittsburgh. try pgh.forsale and cmu.misc.market newsgroups