How to Prepare Your Used Car for Selling
You need to take care of two basic things before you can unload that jalopy: Clean it up and tune it up.
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Things You'll Need
- Power Steering Fluid
- Armor All
- Car Oil
- Rags
- Window Cleaner
- Windshield Wiper Fluid
- Car Floor Mats
- Automatic Transmission Fluid
- Brake Fluids
- Car Vacuum
- Engine Coolants
- Knobs
Instructions
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Run the car through a car wash.
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Empty the trunk, backseat and front seat of debris.
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Vacuum the carpets. Replace the floor mats if they appear distressed.
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Wash the windows inside and out.
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Empty the glove box of everything but official papers.
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Dust the dash and the instrument panel. Vinyl conditioners do a good job of shining up dashboards and other vinyl interior parts.
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Take out anything you want to keep, such as a special jack or fuzzy dice.
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Replace the air freshener, if any.
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Replace any easily fixed knobs.
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Put air in the tires.
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Have all the repair records available for inspection.
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Open the hood.
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Wipe away any excess or spilled oil from the engine with a rag.
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Top off all the fluids (oil, coolant, automatic transmission fluid, brake fluid, windshield washer fluid, power steering fluid).
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Change the oil.
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Comments
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Nov 22, 2005
Vinyl interior scratches and rearview mirror scratches can be fixed with a permanent magic marker. Spray the wheel wells and engine's hoses with Tire Wet after washing. Replace the floor mats and windshield wipers. A clean car is a happy car! -
Nov 22, 2005
Vinyl interior scratches and rearview mirror scratches can be fixed with a permanent magic marker. Spray the wheel wells and engine's hoses with Tire Wet after washing. Replace the floor mats and windshield wipers. A clean car is a happy car!
