For as long as you own your car, it’s all yours. You can customize it and treat it however you wish. Then, one day, you decide you don’t want it to be yours anymore, and you’re ready to sell. Unfortunately, anything you did to make it unique and the maintenance you might have ignored are going to make it harder to sell.
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“Experts disagree on whether bumper stickers actually hurt your car’s value, but why take the chance?” asks How Stuff Works writer Cherise Threewitt. “If you leave the stickers in place, they reinforce to potential buyers that the car is used, and they can make it hard for buyers to see the car as a blank slate.”
She suggests carefully removing the stickers before you try to sell it, but you should be ready to deal with the damage, like faded paint, nicks, or scrapes, the stickers leave behind.
Even if the tiny crack in your windshield isn’t bothering you when you drive, it will stick out like a sore thumb to potential buyers. Plus, it’s really not safe to drive with a windshield that has a crack in it, no matter how insignificant it appears to be.
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Most buyers will be hesitant to buy a car with a messy, dirty, and stinky interior, especially if the stinkiness results from cigarette smoke.
“Nobody wants to buy a car that smells like an ashtray. So, if you’ve been smoking inside your car, prepare to pay for it. While there’s no exact formula for how much less your car will be worth compared to a similar vehicle that hasn’t been smoked in, there is no disputing the diminished value of a smoker’s car,” Threewitt warns.
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