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Selling higher mileage mustachian vehicle
« on: May 20, 2023, 11:55:28 AM »
I “inherited” a mustachian vehicle that I wish to now sell.

What platform do people recommend for finding a private sale buyer (I personally dislike FB Marketplace so I’m looking for alternatives). I’ve already got offers thru Carmax and a local dealer.

For reference, it’s a 2012 Suzuki SX4 hatchback with 156k miles, manual transmission. New clutch, battery and tires in good mechanical shape, with a normal level of cosmetic scuffs for a car of this age.

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Re: Selling higher mileage mustachian vehicle
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2023, 12:34:50 PM »
Try Carvana, sometimes they offer quite a bit, probably more than car max

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Re: Selling higher mileage mustachian vehicle
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2023, 12:38:17 PM »
Sometimes for niche vehicles they have a decent following on a forum. Check out:
http://clubsx4.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=20
..or maybe..
https://www.suzuki-forums.com/forums/suzuki-sx4-forum.198/

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Re: Selling higher mileage mustachian vehicle
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2023, 01:50:01 PM »
You could park it in front of your house if on a busy enough street, or ask a mechanic or gas station to park it in their lot with for sale sign.  That method is usually overlooked, but gets lots of exposure.

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Re: Selling higher mileage mustachian vehicle
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2023, 03:23:48 PM »
There's always Craigslist (that's where I got my current car).

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Re: Selling higher mileage mustachian vehicle
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2023, 05:17:36 PM »
You could park it in front of your house if on a busy enough street, or ask a mechanic or gas station to park it in their lot with for sale sign.  That method is usually overlooked, but gets lots of exposure.


Seconding this. This is exactly how my husband got our car a few years ago. It was posted for sale in a neighbor's front yard.

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Re: Selling higher mileage mustachian vehicle
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2023, 05:28:47 PM »
I personally use Facebook, even though it can be really annoying, I still have good results there most of the time.  Definitely Craigslist and the old put a sign on the car on a busy road helps too.  Just out of curiosity, what are the offers you got?  Make sure you take extremely good photos of the car, people are much more willing to overlook the year, high mileage or defects when a car looks clean and well cared for in the photos

 

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