Stupid Things People Do When Selling a Car
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Date: 2019-05-28
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Zz Greg
General rules for selling a car. Have sold 3 within the past 10 years1) Always meet in a public area or near the police station. depending onthe demographics of your situation1a) If possible bring along a partner. 2) Prepare Bill of Sale and Deposit forms. 2 of each3) Only allow ONE test drive per customer. Each family members doesnot get a behind-the-wheel experience4) Ask to see drivers license and proof of insurance of the test driver5) Have a title issued to your name at a former address or PO Box. This can prevent buyer fromgetting your address although web search can typically reveal that info. 6) Erase any engine codes. Buyer Beware applies and the serious buyer may want to havethe car inspected. I always take along a code reader when buying a used car to see if any codes were nuked. 7) Finalize the sale at a license bureau to make certain the title is transferred. You dont want anyone driving a car home that is still under your name. 8) Remember to remove your license plate
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General rules for selling a car. Have sold 3 within the past 10 years1) Always meet in a public area or near the police station. depending onthe demographics of your situation1a) If possible bring along a partner. 2) Prepare Bill of Sale and Deposit forms. 2 of each3) Only allow ONE test drive per customer. Each family members doesnot get a behind-the-wheel experience4) Ask to see drivers license and proof of insurance of the test driver5) Have a title issued to your name at a former address or PO Box. This can prevent buyer fromgetting your address although web search can typically reveal that info. 6) Erase any engine codes. Buyer Beware applies and the serious buyer may want to havethe car inspected. I always take along a code reader when buying a used car to see if any codes were nuked. 7) Finalize the sale at a license bureau to make certain the title is transferred. You dont want anyone driving a car home that is still under your name. 8) Remember to remove your license plate
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Biff 1 Tannen
I never sell a car to a friend again. I have a 2 door 1979 Ford Taunus v6 2. 8i 5 speed manual. Custom build. No rust, it was a good car with a 1986 engine and gearbox. I have no time and space left, because I got Kids and wife, to have this toy of a Car. My friend told me that he want to buy it, and he will take good care of the car. I sadly sold the car to him for pennys. A week later, he had ripped out the engine and gearbox and many other parts. He sold everything. And dumped the chassis. He got good money for the parts. I never sell anything cheap again to no one again. PS, my Friend is not Marty McFly
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I never sell a car to a friend again. I have a 2 door 1979 Ford Taunus v6 2. 8i 5 speed manual. Custom build. No rust, it was a good car with a 1986 engine and gearbox. I have no time and space left, because I got Kids and wife, to have this toy of a Car. My friend told me that he want to buy it, and he will take good care of the car. I sadly sold the car to him for pennys. A week later, he had ripped out the engine and gearbox and many other parts. He sold everything. And dumped the chassis. He got good money for the parts. I never sell anything cheap again to no one again. PS, my Friend is not Marty McFly
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Raymond Medina
Hey Scotty, BIG Fan of your page Question, I financed a 2012 Ford Focus with about 80, 000 thousand miles on the dash about a year ago. I was forced to by a vehicle within the weekend to avoid missing days from work. My jobs about 45 minutes away so i put on a lot of miles Anyway fast forward to today, the car has 134, 000 thousand miles and the transmission slips every time i take off from a stop (Jolting feeling. Other than that the car shifts smooth lol. Is there anything i can do to avoid the transmission from giving out on me soon than id like. I hear this is a common problem with this car. Thank you
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Hey Scotty, BIG Fan of your page Question, I financed a 2012 Ford Focus with about 80, 000 thousand miles on the dash about a year ago. I was forced to by a vehicle within the weekend to avoid missing days from work. My jobs about 45 minutes away so i put on a lot of miles Anyway fast forward to today, the car has 134, 000 thousand miles and the transmission slips every time i take off from a stop (Jolting feeling. Other than that the car shifts smooth lol. Is there anything i can do to avoid the transmission from giving out on me soon than id like. I hear this is a common problem with this car. Thank you
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Chaz Worm
after your big warning of changing automatic to manual transmission I am second guessing my plan on changing my older (93) automatic Miata with a standard Miata. I feel automatic miatas are the definition of worthless and i have a plethora of crap miatas (and good ones) to borrow from. Im currently rebuilding my V8 (5. 0) miata. I got that old POS automatic miata before I got this V8 miata with the idea of making it a V8. I may just make it a good miata but I already have 4 good ones. I want a silly one now.
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after your big warning of changing automatic to manual transmission I am second guessing my plan on changing my older (93) automatic Miata with a standard Miata. I feel automatic miatas are the definition of worthless and i have a plethora of crap miatas (and good ones) to borrow from. Im currently rebuilding my V8 (5. 0) miata. I got that old POS automatic miata before I got this V8 miata with the idea of making it a V8. I may just make it a good miata but I already have 4 good ones. I want a silly one now.
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Casman
I know its hard to believe, but some people buy cars for fun and dont particularly care about how reliable or practical they are. Im a MINI owner and I would rather deal with the expensive parts than drive a boring Toyota any day of the week. Not that Ive even had to. Ive owned my 2006 MINI Cooper S for 2 years and put 30, 000 miles on it. It currently has 186, 000 miles and the only thing that Ive had to replace was the alternator and the control arm bushings.
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I know its hard to believe, but some people buy cars for fun and dont particularly care about how reliable or practical they are. Im a MINI owner and I would rather deal with the expensive parts than drive a boring Toyota any day of the week. Not that Ive even had to. Ive owned my 2006 MINI Cooper S for 2 years and put 30, 000 miles on it. It currently has 186, 000 miles and the only thing that Ive had to replace was the alternator and the control arm bushings.
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Redneck Alien
a few years ago, I sold a 95 jeep Cherokee to a friend. low millege and the body was in perfect shape. I filled it up with gas and he test drove it around for a few miles and he was happy and bought it. he lived about 35 miles away and before he got half way home, he said he had the pedal to the floor and the car was doing about 35 miles per hour. he had to do hundreds of dollars of work to get the thing runningright. now we dont talk too much anymore
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a few years ago, I sold a 95 jeep Cherokee to a friend. low millege and the body was in perfect shape. I filled it up with gas and he test drove it around for a few miles and he was happy and bought it. he lived about 35 miles away and before he got half way home, he said he had the pedal to the floor and the car was doing about 35 miles per hour. he had to do hundreds of dollars of work to get the thing runningright. now we dont talk too much anymore
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Rob Bekesi
Dont let mechanics buy the parts. Bring your own parts otherwise they will make extra money. Its the same as not bringing your car to shop a tow driver suggests, they will make extra money for the same work. You dont want that. In fact bring your own tools then it doesnt matter what the mechanic does his work is only worth pennys because he is using your parts and tools otherwise he will scam you every time.
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Dont let mechanics buy the parts. Bring your own parts otherwise they will make extra money. Its the same as not bringing your car to shop a tow driver suggests, they will make extra money for the same work. You dont want that. In fact bring your own tools then it doesnt matter what the mechanic does his work is only worth pennys because he is using your parts and tools otherwise he will scam you every time.
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Michael
I have sold cars to friends. No problem at all. But I am an honest person. Most people arent. If you want to protect yourself from loss when dealing with friends, never buy things from either of these groups of people: 1) Single people, unmarried, with no kids who could have done so but chose not to2) DemocratsMembership in either group shows selfishness or dishonesty. Avoid these people and you should be OK.
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I have sold cars to friends. No problem at all. But I am an honest person. Most people arent. If you want to protect yourself from loss when dealing with friends, never buy things from either of these groups of people: 1) Single people, unmarried, with no kids who could have done so but chose not to2) DemocratsMembership in either group shows selfishness or dishonesty. Avoid these people and you should be OK.
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James Archer
Your talk about a trans switch reminds me of how dumb I was years ago. I had a Ford convertible. 1961. I got the idea that I needed to replace the auto trans with a manual shift on the floor. My auto would not go into reverse. torque converter? Well, drove my Ford from S. C. to Baltimore, Md. It was a complete pile of crap with the changeover. Would not shift. Made me laugh hearing you talk about this.
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Your talk about a trans switch reminds me of how dumb I was years ago. I had a Ford convertible. 1961. I got the idea that I needed to replace the auto trans with a manual shift on the floor. My auto would not go into reverse. torque converter? Well, drove my Ford from S. C. to Baltimore, Md. It was a complete pile of crap with the changeover. Would not shift. Made me laugh hearing you talk about this.
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