subject: What Is My Buyer Looking At? [print this page] This advice can work for sellers and buyers. It is important to know what to look for and therefore what you buyer will be looking for when they come and inspect your car. A few easy things off the bat will be things like how straight the body of the car is, log book history, fluid levels and how clean it is. If the body work is not straight (as in it looks like it has been involved in a traffic accident) because you have never had it repaired or the panel beater was substandard then the buyer might walk away from the car before even checking out anything else about it. When someone wants to buy my car I have even taken it to a panel beater to make sure everything is above board.
It is pretty easy to spot how straight the car is. Many people when they may want to buy my car will stand at the rear of the vehicle and look down the side of the car. If they spot any waviness in the paint work or any dimples then they will normally ask me immediately if the car has been involved in an accident. If this happens to you dont lie. Tell them the truth. If it has, make sure you let them know that it was repaired professionally and it has passed a safety inspection since the accident. If a car has been badly damaged beyond the point of repair then it will be taken off the road and written off.
Make sure you have noted things that may have gone wrong with the car (like a traffic accident) in your log book. Follow up the entry with details about the repairs that have been done to the vehicle so the buyer can see that it has been done properly. If I own a car that has been in an accident I always note down the date and the severity of the accident. I prefer to keep the whole process as transparent as possible when attempting to get someone to buy my car. The buyer cant complain if they have knowledge all of its history before buying it and still decide to make the purchase. Sometimes because the car has had a minor accident the buyer can walk away with a bargain.
by: samdesuza
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