Any Advice for Selling a Used Car?

MrPorter · 03-21-2019, 05:31 PM

I've had an ad on Autotrader for several weeks trying to sell my 2017 Audi A4.

I paid for all these extras (like extra reach, etc.) and the only two emails I've gotten about the car have been fraudulent.

The car still has a CPO warranty and I feel like I'm priced reasonably, but not super low.

Has anyone else recently sold their car privately and have any tips? I feel like we're past the age of Craigslist to sell a ~$30K car, and I put it on Facebook Marketplace to no avail as well.

And help would be appreciated!

m3_08 · 03-21-2019, 07:13 PM

post on audi and porsche and bmw forums. and its free.

calintexas · 03-22-2019, 05:49 PM

Try Carvana. I read on here a few weeks ago that they were making decent offers. You could also look at givemethevin.com. I don't know if he operates in your region or not, but it's likely there are other similar dealers that do. I didn't end up selling to him, but he was $3K over CarMax on my 2010 M3 which I ended up selling to a friend. High quality online retailers like VROOM is another place to check out. It's even likely that there are local specialty pre-owned retailers in your area that you could contact (they have to get their cars somewhere). You likely won't get as much as you could sell it to a private party, but all the risk for you (dealing with test drives, scammers, insuring you get your money) is gone.

$M2 · 03-23-2019, 08:02 AM

I have had great luck selling on CarGuru's. The forums are your best bet for a direct A4 enthusiast though, as mentioned above.

UofL90 · 03-23-2019, 11:36 AM

I've had very good luck on Facebook Marketplace. Also free.

JimBean2014 · 03-23-2019, 10:04 PM

Put it on cars.com.. include carfax in the description if you have one

Eulenspiegel · 03-24-2019, 02:06 PM

I recently bought a new X3 M40i and needed to unload one of my old BMWs. Instead of selling my low-mileage 1994 E34 530i V8, I kept it for my local car and disposed of my 2011 F25 X3 XDrive35i. My local dealer had been sending me offers for quite a bit in trade for a new X3, but I sold or gave it to my son. He sold his low-mileage 2002 E46 320i by listing it on Craig's list for a certain asking price "or best offer" and soon had so many interested buyers that he increased his price about 15%, firm, and sold it for cash the next day.

Wgosma · 03-24-2019, 02:25 PM

Relook at your pricing- that is the most common issue re: lack of inquiries when selling a used car, or for that fact just about anything.

Why not an anonymous ad on Craig's? You can screen 100% of the inquiries.

A $30K used car is going to take a while to sell, limited market...I would not expect you'd see all that many inquiries regardless of Ad platform(s) you use. Patience required-

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MrPorter First Lieutenant 183 Rep 309 Posts Drives: 2019 X3 M40i, 2020 X7 M50i Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Any Advice for Selling a Used Car? I've had an ad on Autotrader for several weeks trying to sell my 2017 Audi A4. I paid for all these extras (like extra reach, etc.) and the only two emails I've gotten about the car have been fraudulent. The car still has a CPO warranty and I feel like I'm priced reasonably, but not super low. Has anyone else recently sold their car privately and have any tips? I feel like we're past the age of Craigslist to sell a ~$30K car, and I put it on Facebook Marketplace to no avail as well. And help would be appreciated!
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m3_08 Lieutenant 603 Rep 532 Posts Drives: 2023 M8 conv, IX M60, model Y Join Date: May 2015 Location: ATL iTrader: (0)	post on audi and porsche and bmw forums. and its free.
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calintexas Lieutenant Colonel 151 Rep 1,599 Posts Drives: 2019 X3 M40i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Texas iTrader: (1)	Try Carvana. I read on here a few weeks ago that they were making decent offers. You could also look at givemethevin.com. I don't know if he operates in your region or not, but it's likely there are other similar dealers that do. I didn't end up selling to him, but he was $3K over CarMax on my 2010 M3 which I ended up selling to a friend. High quality online retailers like VROOM is another place to check out. It's even likely that there are local specialty pre-owned retailers in your area that you could contact (they have to get their cars somewhere). You likely won't get as much as you could sell it to a private party, but all the risk for you (dealing with test drives, scammers, insuring you get your money) is gone. __________________
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$M2 Private 72 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 2019 X3 M40i Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I have had great luck selling on CarGuru's. The forums are your best bet for a direct A4 enthusiast though, as mentioned above.
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UofL90 Registered 8 Rep 4 Posts Drives: BMW X3 Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: SE Louisiana iTrader: (0)	I've had very good luck on Facebook Marketplace. Also free.
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JimBean2014 Second Lieutenant 44 Rep 275 Posts Drives: 2020 X3 M40I Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: San Diego CA iTrader: (0)	Put it on cars.com.. include carfax in the description if you have one
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Eulenspiegel Private First Class 47 Rep 127 Posts Drives: 2020 X3 M40i; 1994 E34 530i Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	I recently bought a new X3 M40i and needed to unload one of my old BMWs. Instead of selling my low-mileage 1994 E34 530i V8, I kept it for my local car and disposed of my 2011 F25 X3 XDrive35i. My local dealer had been sending me offers for quite a bit in trade for a new X3, but I sold or gave it to my son. He sold his low-mileage 2002 E46 320i by listing it on Craig's list for a certain asking price "or best offer" and soon had so many interested buyers that he increased his price about 15%, firm, and sold it for cash the next day. __________________ Gone: 1979 E21 320i 1985 E28 528e 1999 E39 540i 2011 F25 X3 XDrive35i
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Wgosma Lieutenant Colonel 806 Rep 1,905 Posts Drives: 2012 F25 X3 28i (N52) Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Northern Nevada iTrader: (0)	Relook at your pricing- that is the most common issue re: lack of inquiries when selling a used car, or for that fact just about anything. Why not an anonymous ad on Craig's? You can screen 100% of the inquiries. A $30K used car is going to take a while to sell, limited market...I would not expect you'd see all that many inquiries regardless of Ad platform(s) you use. Patience required-
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