Best time to sell car

[sammd]

What's the best age / mileage to sell a car at? Before loads of things start going wrong with it, e.g. clutch, brakes, etc.

[funkymoped]

12.....

anything that gets to its teens will moan and groan till you pay it attention, or give it a slap !

no one wants to slap their car, so sell it just before its 13th birthday... :-)

[Paul22118]

You want to get the best available price for the vehicle, without having to spend too much cash. Pitch a point therefore that you have not had to replace consumables like tyres, battery, exhaust and so on. Sell at a time before the first MOT or sell with a new first MOT.

In my experience this point at an average of 12K per annum is around the three year old stage.

Therefore get to 3 yrs old have it MOT'd and valeted (well worth it) and set a price just above what you would realistically accept based on damage etc. Don't give it away as research shows most punters will never view a car without the readies available. They may not buy it but they could.

[Toureman]

The best time to sell a car is just before the manufacturers guarantee runs out, usually just before three years old!

[sammd]

Thanks for the tips. I bought my car when it was 3.5 years old and have had it for 2 years now. It's a gem, nothing has gone wrong with it. I've changed the cam belt but have not had to do anything else at all. I'm just not keen on the expensive things like a new clutch.