Editing Selling your car

How quickly you sell your car depends on several factors you can influence. There are also legal matters to consider to protect yourself down the road after you've sold the vehicle. 

=Making your car more attractive=
==Cleanliness==
Thoroughly clean the inside and the outside of your car. Throw out garbage and vacuum the interior. Clean surfaces from dust and grime with a cleaner like Windex. Armour All will give surfaces a shine for a few days. 

==Body and Paint==
If there are rust spots or blisters on the body, don't try to paint them. It won't hide the problem, and it may lead the potential buyer that you might be the kind of person that might try to hide something else about the car. 

==Context==
Context is important. Your car might be in good shape, but if the environment such as the yard or the garage where you are showing the car is dirty, the buyer might consciously or subconsciously judge that you treated your car the same way. Hence, you don't want to just sell the car, you want to sell the IDEA of the car. Think about GI JOE toy commercials. You never see the kids playing with them in a living room. The toy is shown in a jungle environment. 


=Transfering ownership=
Many if not all provinces and states have a section on the back of the registration or title one must fill out and give to the new owner when selling the car. Fill out all the information. '''Make a photocopy of the transfer of ownership for yourself.'''

Besides the transfer of ownership document, you should create a bill of sale.

On a blank piece of paper, include:
*The date
*"Sold to:" 
*Buyer's name
*Make and model of vehicle
*The vehicle's serial number
*The dollar amount for which the vehicle is being sold
*"Vehicle is sold as is, where is"
*"Vehicle is free of liens or encumberances" 
*Your signature, your printed name, your full address
*Buyer's signature, buyer's printed name, buyer's full address
*Witness signature, Witness printed name

'''Make a photocopy of the bill of sale for yourself'''

Keep your copies of the transfer of ownership and of the bill of sale in your filing cabinet. You must be able to prove that the vehicle does not belong to you should the buyer choose not to register the vehicle and ends up in a compound somewhere. You could be held liable for storage charges.

After a given period, if the new owner did not register the vehicle, you may want to contact the Departement of Motor Vehicles to "junk" the title in order to end any association between you and the vehicle.