Sell as is or fix it up?
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Sell as is or fix it up?
What do you guys do when you sell a car do you fix it up or do you sell it as is. I have a 99 Civic that needs a new rack and back strut.
The car is inspected for another year I just got it done but it leaks power steering fluid alot. I go through two bottles a day.
The car is inspected for another year I just got it done but it leaks power steering fluid alot. I go through two bottles a day.
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Re: Sell as is or fix it up?
Sorry I meant to add I am selling the car.
Would I get more money if I fixed it up and sold it or just sold as is?
I don't wanna lose money if I fix it and only sell it for 600 or so
Would I get more money if I fixed it up and sold it or just sold as is?
I don't wanna lose money if I fix it and only sell it for 600 or so
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Re: Sell as is or fix it up?
Without fixing it, you are selling to a mechanic, or a person who knows what they are doing with these cars... for cheap.
Fix it, and your market opens up much more and you will have a less hagglers to deal with. People want a car which needs work (steering rack is a very invovled job IMO) for dirt.
Fix it, and your market opens up much more and you will have a less hagglers to deal with. People want a car which needs work (steering rack is a very invovled job IMO) for dirt.
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Do you plan to allow test drives, you could end up with a non driveable car afterwards.
And you will have to disclose it as someone could drive off and get killed.
So it really comes down to this. Sell as is,for what you think will be $600.
Determine what the cost to fix will be, subtract that from what it would be worth, if the result is over $600 fix and sell.
If the result is under $600 sell as is.
If selling "as is" I would even list the issue on the bill of sale.
And you will have to disclose it as someone could drive off and get killed.
So it really comes down to this. Sell as is,for what you think will be $600.
Determine what the cost to fix will be, subtract that from what it would be worth, if the result is over $600 fix and sell.
If the result is under $600 sell as is.
If selling "as is" I would even list the issue on the bill of sale.
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Re: Sell as is or fix it up?
Without fixing it, you are selling to a mechanic, or a person who knows what they are doing with these cars... for cheap.
Fix it, and your market opens up much more and you will have a less hagglers to deal with. People want a car which needs work (steering rack is a very invovled job IMO) for dirt.
Fix it, and your market opens up much more and you will have a less hagglers to deal with. People want a car which needs work (steering rack is a very invovled job IMO) for dirt.
Not many buyers want a fixer-upper unless they're experienced mechanics or Honda buffs. Sometimes a few hundred $$ spent in the right place will pay dividends. It'll be easier to sell when fixed and you'll get more out of it than it costs to fix.
For example, I bought a 98 Civic EX for $1000 because it had a few cosmetic and mechanical issues which the previous owner couldnt/didnt want to deal with. He had been trying to sell the car for 4 months with no luck...i may have lowballed him, but w/e. Anyway, I replaced the oil pan and valvecover gaskets, as well as a few interior pieces (cost me $186 total) and cleaned it...I sold the car 2 weeks later for $3k.
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Yea I mean the car needs a head gasket i think as well....
I used that permanent head gasket fix about a year ago, (20,000 miles ago). But it doesnt overheat or use any coolant anymore so may be fine now?
I used that permanent head gasket fix about a year ago, (20,000 miles ago). But it doesnt overheat or use any coolant anymore so may be fine now?
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Personally, If I was going through 2 bottles of PS fluid daily I would've deleted it by now, But that's just me.
People love these cars, and with current gas prices the market couldn't be any better for someone selling a fuel efficient car. That being said, Struts are cheap online and a power steering delete only takes a little time out of your day. You'll have a much easier time selling a car with no power steering than you will trying to sell a car that needs two bottles of fluid a day.
TL:DR - I would fix the strut and get rid of power steering DEPENDING on where the leak is.
People love these cars, and with current gas prices the market couldn't be any better for someone selling a fuel efficient car. That being said, Struts are cheap online and a power steering delete only takes a little time out of your day. You'll have a much easier time selling a car with no power steering than you will trying to sell a car that needs two bottles of fluid a day.
TL:DR - I would fix the strut and get rid of power steering DEPENDING on where the leak is.
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