Comments on: My War on Debt: Sell the Car Yourself http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:53:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: ptmoney.com » Blog Archive » The 89th Carnival of Debt Reduction http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-78823 ptmoney.com » Blog Archive » The 89th Carnival of Debt Reduction Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:44:49 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-78823 [...] presents My War on Debt: Sell the Car Yourself at MInTheGap posted at MInTheGap. A very personal post about the painful car buying/selling [...] [...] presents My War on Debt: Sell the Car Yourself at MInTheGap posted at MInTheGap. A very personal post about the painful car buying/selling [...]

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-68015 MInTheGap Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:25:45 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-68015 I believe that with our first car, after I had made the deal to sell it the man asked me if I needed to hold on to it until I got a new car. I told him I didn't. I suppose that you could have, as part of the purchase agreement, that you will deliver the car after you get a new one. I believe that with our first car, after I had made the deal to sell it the man asked me if I needed to hold on to it until I got a new car. I told him I didn’t.

I suppose that you could have, as part of the purchase agreement, that you will deliver the car after you get a new one.

]]> By: Mrs. Meg Logan http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-68002 Mrs. Meg Logan Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:20:55 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-68002 :wub: that's my man, already thinking ahead to take care of his family! :heart: Mrs. Meg Logan :wub: that’s my man, already thinking ahead to take care of his family! :heart: Mrs. Meg Logan

]]> By: DLOGAN http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-67933 DLOGAN Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:41:13 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-67933 Good post Min. I've been thinking about this a lot recently ;-). While our great Toyota Echo has done us very well over the years... it won't fit three car seats. As a result I have about 7 months to find a bigger vehicle which means at some point we will likely be selling/trading in our faithful Echo. While I personally agree with you that you get the most money with a private sale (and I'll have to remember your $1k over trick ;-)), I've been trying to figure out the logistics of how to do it. Since we only have one car, how are we going to get to the car dealership when we sell it? LOL. I'm sure I'll figure something out. Good post Min. I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently ;-). While our great Toyota Echo has done us very well over the years… it won’t fit three car seats. As a result I have about 7 months to find a bigger vehicle which means at some point we will likely be selling/trading in our faithful Echo.

While I personally agree with you that you get the most money with a private sale (and I’ll have to remember your $1k over trick ;-)), I’ve been trying to figure out the logistics of how to do it. Since we only have one car, how are we going to get to the car dealership when we sell it? LOL. I’m sure I’ll figure something out.

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-64564 MInTheGap Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:17:29 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-64564 That's probably true, Stephen. Fortunately for us, we're on the receiving end of a lot of hand-me-downs. The Lord has truly blessed us in this area in that we're just now starting to have to think about whether we need to go out and actually buy clothes for our kids. That’s probably true, Stephen. Fortunately for us, we’re on the receiving end of a lot of hand-me-downs. The Lord has truly blessed us in this area in that we’re just now starting to have to think about whether we need to go out and actually buy clothes for our kids.

]]> By: Stephen Kingston http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-64541 Stephen Kingston Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:44:16 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-64541 Oh, well that is good news anyway. Babies are expensive - but children are more expensive :dizzy: Oh, well that is good news anyway. Babies are expensive - but children are more expensive :dizzy:

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-64511 MInTheGap Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:21:01 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-64511 It's going backwards. The debt will be cleared when it gets to zero-- so, I made a payment last night. :biggrin: It would be disappearing faster, but having our baby, a window replacement, and saving for my brother's upcoming wedding is keeping us from eliminating it as quickly as we would like. :blink: It’s going backwards. The debt will be cleared when it gets to zero– so, I made a payment last night. :biggrin:

It would be disappearing faster, but having our baby, a window replacement, and saving for my brother’s upcoming wedding is keeping us from eliminating it as quickly as we would like. :blink:

]]> By: Stephen Kingston http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-64477 Stephen Kingston Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:25:05 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-64477 Is the debt progress bar going backwards? or is the debt cleared when it reaches zero? Is the debt progress bar going backwards? or is the debt cleared when it reaches zero?

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-63662 MInTheGap Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:36:38 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-63662 I think that you make a good point, Stephen. If you are going to go to the dealership, make sure you know how much your car is worth. If you're going to sell it yourself, make sure you have your money before you part with your keys. In my home state, there's a lemon law where if you sold a car and it had a fault that you didn't disclose they could return the car within 30 days. That gives the buyer some protection. I found a lot of good templates on the web for a bill of sale that would make sure that you have the buyer's address and signature in case something bounced. I think that you make a good point, Stephen. If you are going to go to the dealership, make sure you know how much your car is worth. If you’re going to sell it yourself, make sure you have your money before you part with your keys.

In my home state, there’s a lemon law where if you sold a car and it had a fault that you didn’t disclose they could return the car within 30 days. That gives the buyer some protection.

I found a lot of good templates on the web for a bill of sale that would make sure that you have the buyer’s address and signature in case something bounced.

]]> By: Stephen Kingston http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-63622 Stephen Kingston Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:29:26 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/03/12/my-war-on-debt-sell-the-car-yourself/#comment-63622 I forgot to add that a dealer knows that they can make more money from servicing the vehicle over its lifetime than the actual money made on the sale, which is an incentive to deal fairly with the customer. I forgot to add that a dealer knows that they can make more money from servicing the vehicle over its lifetime than the actual money made on the sale, which is an incentive to deal fairly with the customer.

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