Help Needed

[laura_seabrook]

I need to sell my car and have no real idea how to do it - can you help me?

The car is a Nissan Pintara Station Wagon, 1988 model.

There's no point in keeping it any more. It's unregistered, has engine troubles and a flat battery. It'd cost me too much to fix and get re-registered and besides which, one of the worries I've been having of late is

Comments

[mundanecircus]

Do you have anything eqivalent to "Auto Trader" where you live? It's a magazine where car sellers place car ads, often with pictures; it's generally sold at convenience stores. The US one also has a site at http://www.autotrader.com/ .

[laura_seabrook]

Not sure There is something called the LOCAL TRADER. I'll have to check it out.

Oh, and your manuscript arrived. I'll start reading it tonight.

[chaosmanor]

In my experience, an old car that doesn't run is worth a small amount to a wrecker. Some wreckers will come and take the car away themselves, and pay you even less, but at least you don't have to hire a tow truck that way.

Try calling a wrecker in your area.

[laura_seabrook]

but wouldn't that be giving it away for free?

[chaosmanor]

If it doesn't go, and it's not licensed, then it probably isn't worth anything, except scrap metal. You could try looking at a market value guide online, to see what a licensed version of your car is worth. The state licencing body should have the information.

When I gave my 81 Corolla to my ex, about three years ago, the stamp duty she had to pay was based upon the market value of the car, which was $200. That's licensed and going.

According to Choice magazine, a car loses 14% of its value per year for the first three years, and then between 6 and 8% of its value every year after that. http://www.choice.com.au/viewArticle.aspx?id=103317&catId=100462&tid=100008&p=1&title=Car+depreciation