Finance
Can you sell a car halfway through a novated or operating lease?
Changing jobs or moving overseas partway through a novated lease? How to check who owns the car, get a payout figure and sell in the right order.
Guides for selling your car, page 3
Straight advice from a licensed dealer valuing cars since 1992: what your car is worth, how to get it ready, where to sell it and how to make sure you are paid.
Earlier guides
Car values
Only one key? What a missing spare does to your car's value
Selling with one key? Why a missing spare lowers offers, when replacing it pays, dealer vs locksmith, and handing over Tesla key cards and phone keys.
Safety & scams
How to run a safe test drive when selling your car privately
Should a buyer test drive your car alone, and are you insured if they crash? Licence checks, insurer questions, a safe route and what to do if they drive off.
Model guides
Selling a used Mazda BT-50: 1.9 vs 3.0, facelift and recalls
Selling a 2021 or newer Mazda BT-50? How the 1.9 and 3.0 differ, what the 2025 facelift changed and which fuel hose and engine recalls to check by VIN.
Prestige & European
Selling an Audi S3 without the low-ballers
Selling a used Audi S3? How tunes, wheels, tyre and brake wear, keys and Audi service records shape your offer, and how to avoid private-sale time-wasters.
Selling tips
Car collection and key drop-off when you can't be there
How car collection works after you sell: who picks it up, why it waits for cleared funds, and how to leave the keys safely if you're at work or away.
Paperwork & rules
Selling a car in South Australia: disposal notices and rego
Selling a car in SA? How to lodge the free disposal notice within 14 days, why it doesn't move the rego, and the paper form you need for interstate buyers.
Finance
Novated lease residual value: the ATO minimums and your options
How a novated lease residual is set, the ATO minimum for each lease term, and how to weigh paying, refinancing or selling the car when the residual falls due.
Car values
Canopies, bull bars, lifts and tunes: what adds resale value
Do modifications affect resale value? What canopies, trays, bull bars, lifts and tunes do to your offer, plus engineering paperwork and accessory recalls.
Safety & scams
Is a bank cheque safe when selling a car? Ways to pay compared
Bank cheque, PayID, transfer or cash? How to check a bank cheque is genuine, why a screenshot isn't payment, and when it's safe to hand over the car.
Model guides
Selling a used Toyota RAV4 now the new generation is here
Selling a 2021-on RAV4? What Toyota's June 2024 switch to hybrid-only, the new RAV4 and its PHEV, and the instrument cluster recall mean for your sale.
Prestige & European
Selling a petrol Porsche Macan now the new one is electric
Selling a petrol Porsche Macan? What the electric switch and Porsche's petrol rethink mean for you, what buyers check, and how to get paid securely.
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