"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678) 12/12/2014 at 08:48 • Filed to: None

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So I plan on listing my old civic on craigslist in the next month or so. Ive maintained it well and kept it clean over the past 70k miles so I am hoping to get a good $1500 for it (1999 with 185k miles). What is the best way to present maintenance history to prospective buyers? I don't know if other people care about that but it is the number one selling point for me when looking at cars. I would rather buy a car with 200k miles and full service history rather than 100k miles and nothing at all. I don't have very many receipts since I have done all the work myself but I definitely remember everything I have done and the approximate mileage of each repair.

E. Julius > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 12/12/2014 at 08:53

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Is there a spot in your owner's manual somewhere to write down services? Maybe record your own repairs in there and present whatever receipts you do have. Even if you just write down everything that's been done in a notebook or something it could be helpful. Other than that, without any evidence like receipts your best bet is to make sure everything looks clean and orderly and take some good pictures (which I'm sure you were planning on doing anyways).

BeaterGT > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 12/12/2014 at 08:53

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Let them know you have it if they want to see it otherwise I'm sure they don't care. Also if you want 1500 be sure to ask for more than that for some haggling room. Good luck with the sale!

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 12/12/2014 at 09:08

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If you feel that maintenance records are a good selling point, make them as neat as you can. As was mentioned before, even if it's just jotting down what and when in a notebook, that's a good idea so people who care can get an idea that you gave a damn about the car.

To make it look as presentable as possible give it a good cleaning. Don't forget the door jams. Another trick I've been taught by people who sell a lot of cars is to spend the $50 or so for new fluid reservoirs. They make a world of difference under the hood and make the car look a lot cleaner, even if it isn't.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > BeaterGT 12/12/2014 at 09:10

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Of course. I see the same car listed in the range of $1200 to $2500 (varying mileage and condition) so I planned to post it around $2000 and try to get at least $1500. I am in no rush to sell it but the extra cash would be nice to have.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > E. Julius 12/12/2014 at 09:14

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Hah, well I could buy another owners manual if I wanted to do that. The old one got so wet one day that it fell apart when I tried to open it. I know what section you are talking about though since I have seen it in others. A notebook would probably work well though!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 12/12/2014 at 09:31

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New fluid reservoirs, didn't think of that one! I think I would need to clean the rest of the engine bay too at that point. I know there is a lot of gunk built up from past oil and coolant leaks. Maybe I should research doing a full engine bay detail.