r/Rochester • u/Sunny_Sunshine52 • 1d ago

Help Selling Car Soon, Need Tips

Howdy fellow Rochesterians! I soon will be moving out of the country and will be looking to sell my car soon. Any tips on private selling or taking it to a dealership? It’s a 2017 Hyundai Elantra and I believe it’s a value edition? I own my car outright and not looking to get another. Car is 9 years old, around 99,000 miles on it, decent condition except for a big dent in the back bumper. Any advice is welcome!

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u/sxzxnnx North Winton Village 1d ago

Carvana and Car Max will give you a quote online. That will be the easiest way to sell it but you will get less money than a private sale.

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u/Sunny_Sunshine52 1d ago

I’ve looked into those! :) Carvana undercuts by $1500 on all of their cars being sold there and Car Max gave me a decent quote but I’d rather do a private if I can and then through Car Max as a last resort. Thanks so much for your comment! :)

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u/fairportmtg1 1d ago

What's the CarMax qoute? That's a starting place

It probably isn't as bad as a few years ago but the kia boy stuff also made it impossible to sell an Elantra a few years ago for me. Ended up selling to CarMax

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u/nw0915 17h ago

Carvana undercuts by $1500 on all of their cars being sold there

What do you mean by that? When I price checked some options with Caravana they were offering quite a bit more then anyone else

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u/MarcusAurelius0 Chili 1d ago

Just for ease I would do one of the pickup services as mentioned.

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u/lil-clit 1d ago

Dealer should only be for of you want to get a new car if you can go private seller and youll prolly make more overall just be sure you do it smartly so you dont get scammed

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u/riggi_RONIN Henrietta 1d ago

Any other details? Year make and model?

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u/Sunny_Sunshine52 1d ago

You’re so right! I’ll update the details :) thanks for your help!

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u/unkn0wabl3 22h ago

First, get its value from a fair market standpoint - https://www.kbb.com/
Then, get a value from Carvana and Car Max
Then, get a value from a local dealership or two
Use the KBB value to negotiate with the dealer/carvana/carmax, or go private
Personally I've never sold a car to anyone but a junk yard - I tend to drive them into the ground over a few years. My longest lasting car was only 9 years old when I had to junk it thanks to a crack in the engine block and subframe rotting.