I love my 2006 Evolution but need to get rid of it for financial reasons. Does anyone have any tips?

 

Be honest.


If it is tuned for mods do not put it back to stock and not get it retuned.


Be honest.

 

After seeing this thread, I'm guessing you might not get as much as you want if it really is the tc that's whining. Just list it over priced on CL and put OBO so that ppl will send you offers and you can pick the biggest offer or negotiate with a potential buyer.

 

Clean and fully detail it inside and out.
Bring all maintenance up to date.
List the car with lots of nice pictures.
Make your online ads as detailed as possible, list all the mods, maintenance records, what's good and bad about the car, etc.
Honesty is key, be honest in your ad and when talking to people.
Don't try and hide anything no matter how big or small of an issues it is.

 

This, be honest about everything, even small things like scratches, dents, and what not. When I bought mine the seller was 80% honest, he didn't say he was a smoker, didnt tell me about the stain under the floor mat, failed to tell me about a door ding, the brakes and tires need replacing and that the wing was repainted. Other than that it was a clean and sketchy buy lol.

So my advice is be 99% honest and if your selling privately I would do it over craigslist, if that fails do ebay. Also remember it may not sell for what you think it's worth.

 

I cannot second this enough.

 

Thanks everyone, your tips were definitely extremely valuable.

 

How would I go about finding every mod it has? Haven't done anything to it since I bought it but it definitely has a few mods.

 

Your local mechanic could probably help you out.

 

autotrader.com and take good pics

 

Honestly, a freshly detailed car is a huge turn off for me when car shopping. Clean is great, but a fresh professional detail job screams "I got it detailed so you wouldn't notice the oil leak(s) and/or the smell of cigarettes." I also HATE HATE HATE the oily texture of a freshly detailed car lol.

Your local performance shop would be a much better idea. You could actually just have them do an overall inspection and let them know you want them to make notes of all mods. Having a recent inspection by a reputable shop will help with the sale, I'm sure.

 

I see your point.

To me, I read a clean car differently. I take really good care of my sh*t, so when I see a clean car I think that they either take good care of their car too or they're hiding something.

That's when the real searching begins.

+1 to honesty is key.

 

This.


I agree totally. I have no problem if the owner gives it a cleaning, but if it is totally whiped clean of everything it seems something is being hidden and evidence is gone.

Clean the car sure but I do not think a professional detail is the way to go.


And again I cannot stress honesty enough.

 

Fix this issue or expect to get roughly 2k less than what you want.

Like others have said, be honest about all issues with the car.

 

Like it or not, there's an undeniable correlation between very clean, detailed cars and relatively high selling prices. Ask me how I know.

Ummm...that's not a freshly detailed car; it's a hack job. The (ultimate) object of a detail is to make the car look as it did when it left the factory.