TheNewGuy8
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Hi All - I wanted to get some non headfi-related advice.
I have an old Honda CR-V. 1997, 4wd, 160,000 miles. It has a bunch of stuff wrong with it and im ready to get a new car but im wondering if its worth selling the car private party, and if not how /where do i sell it and what can i expect for it?
Here are some of the problems:
*Brakes definitely need to be replaced - probably rotars too
*I was told by a mechanic that the fram is bent slightly in the middle - so the tires are wearing more on the inside edge. I don't know if this is true - but the back tires I just replaced WERE only worn on the inside edge.
*There is lots of rust under the car (I'm in Cali now but the car lived in the northeast for many years) - i had to replace the B pipe a few years ago b/c it rusted through. Visual inspection says the muffler looks pretty rough.
*The back-door gate needs some work on the latch - it often gets stuck once you open it and won't close unless you pry the handle back open
* The AC system doesn't really work very well
*a silly electrical thing that the overhead lights dont go on when you open the doors anymore.
*The car is black and looks pretty scuffed up - not scratch but scuffing in the paint/coating.
*Inside there are various costmetic things missing - a button for a light, a mirror cover flap, a cover for a screw on the hand-hold in the backseat, etc. Nothing big at all just small things.
*The car has been in a one very small accident but all was completely repaired by insurance.
All that said - the car seems to run fine. I think with new brakes it would be in decent shape assuming nothing happened to the underbody from rust and the frame damage didn't get worse. And the inside is very clean.
So I'm just wondering - is it worth trying to sell? Kelly Blue Book with "fair quality" gives the car a $3,265 price.
I have NO experience selling cars. Any thoughts?
I have an old Honda CR-V. 1997, 4wd, 160,000 miles. It has a bunch of stuff wrong with it and im ready to get a new car but im wondering if its worth selling the car private party, and if not how /where do i sell it and what can i expect for it?
Here are some of the problems:
*Brakes definitely need to be replaced - probably rotars too
*I was told by a mechanic that the fram is bent slightly in the middle - so the tires are wearing more on the inside edge. I don't know if this is true - but the back tires I just replaced WERE only worn on the inside edge.
*There is lots of rust under the car (I'm in Cali now but the car lived in the northeast for many years) - i had to replace the B pipe a few years ago b/c it rusted through. Visual inspection says the muffler looks pretty rough.
*The back-door gate needs some work on the latch - it often gets stuck once you open it and won't close unless you pry the handle back open
* The AC system doesn't really work very well
*a silly electrical thing that the overhead lights dont go on when you open the doors anymore.
*The car is black and looks pretty scuffed up - not scratch but scuffing in the paint/coating.
*Inside there are various costmetic things missing - a button for a light, a mirror cover flap, a cover for a screw on the hand-hold in the backseat, etc. Nothing big at all just small things.
*The car has been in a one very small accident but all was completely repaired by insurance.
All that said - the car seems to run fine. I think with new brakes it would be in decent shape assuming nothing happened to the underbody from rust and the frame damage didn't get worse. And the inside is very clean.
So I'm just wondering - is it worth trying to sell? Kelly Blue Book with "fair quality" gives the car a $3,265 price.
I have NO experience selling cars. Any thoughts?