[...] Madison of My Dollar Plan just sold her car! She shares what worked and what didn’t. [...]

As for insuring cars with a specific color, the color of the vehicle makes no difference when getting insurance quotes. You will note that not once will the adjuster/agent ask you what color the vehicle is when getting insurance. Some color information is encoded into the VIN number, but people paint their cars all the time and it really doesn’t make a difference unless you get some gold flake paint or something. This myth has come from back in the 70′s when SOME companies did charge higher rates for certain color cars, but this was before computers and statistical analysis really caught up to the booming car insurance market. Vehicle color hasn’t affect rates for over 25 years now.

[...] My Dollar Plan: Congratulations to Madison, who just sold her car! Check out her strategies for making a successful sale. [...]

[...] With gas prices you might be looking to sell your car, or just looking for a change. My Dollar Plan sold one of their cars recently and wrote about their experiences in we sold my car! What worked and what didn’t . [...]

[...] Dollar Plan put together a helpful resource for those preparing to sell a car. The last time I sold a car I was lucky – it went in about two weeks, but times were different. It [...]

[...] Entrepreneurial Spirit    We Sold My Car! What Worked and What Didn’t [...]

[...] Start paying off debt like a crazy person! Imagine if you didn’t owe a dime to anyone – no car payment, no mortgage, no credit cards, and no student loans. Could 50% of your income provide for food, [...]

@ MDJ: I did what Dave suggested and looked up each color on edmunds. Worked like a charm.

@ No Debt Plan: I agree, the blue is a bit odd, so I’m going to try for the silver. And yes, funky is one way to put it… when I first saw them, I thought they were UGLY! But since everything else is perfect for us, the look is growing on me.

@ Frugal Dad: Ha ha…. are any companies actually charging a risk based premium on the color of the car?

@ Dave: The run til sold option is a nice feature of autotrader. With some more time we might have gotten some real interest. You’re right though, nothing beats Craig’s List!

@ Jeff: Thanks! I’m just glad it’s done!

My suspicion is AutoTrader works better for rarer cars and not so much run of the mill where users can walk dealer lots, check their newspaper, CL, etc.

It was almost two years ago now, but I sold my 87 Buick Grand National during the summer that way. I did have a couple firms call me to sell it for me, but I also got a call from a guy one state north who came down and bought it in a matter of days. The “run til sold” option was the dealmaker, I had become convinced I was never gonna sell the thing.

But then CL became my favorite. I sold my 00 Ranger 4×4 on there a couple months back for right at KBB pp value to the first person who called about it (took a few weeks/listings), and then yesterday I bought the replacement, 00 Maxima for $500 under KBB pp. It was the only thing posted on there not asking substantially over book value (among at least somewhat economical 4-doors at least), and I hopped on it. So far it seems I made out fairly well. Not paying to advertise anything or putting up with dealer BS FTW.

Those are funky little vans, I’ll give you that