Selling Your Car

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There’s a difference between thinking about selling your car and actively trying to sell your car. Once you’ve reached the later stage, you have by now already assessed all the pros and cons involved with selling your car.
You should by now also have decided how exactly you want to sell your car – by means of a private sale, online advertisements, time consuming meet and greets with buyers who might not even take the car or to a dealer.
Chances are; selling your vehicle to a dealer ensures you’ll have a quicker sale and will therefore get your money a lot sooner. A dealer is also reputable and will pay on time.

How to sell your car online:
There are a few things you need to do in order to sell your car online:
1. Register online with a reputable company and
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If you use a dealership, chances are they'll make you an offer. Don't accept or reject it immeadiately, consider the offer and see what suits you. Remember don't have extremely high expectations. Generally the value of vehicles decreases as time goes by.
3. If you accept the offer, contact the dealership and arrange a place to drop of the vehicle and relevant paperwork (have a friend drive his or her car to the meeting point, walking home after selling your car is not fun)
• Know your specific states laws and regulations when it comes to selling your vehicle
• All the required paperwork needs to be with the car when you drop it off (Most can be obtained at the DMV)
 A title transfer
 Smog certification ( This is not necessary in Florida but it still provides helpful and useful information )
 A notice of sale
 A bill of sale
- Submit your bill of sale form to your local DMV within 30 days (this releases you from any and all liability

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