No matter how much money you make in this world, driving around a SUV at times can be a rough spot because no one likes to pull up to the gas pump every other day to fill up the tank.  Watching the numbers go around and around can get disturbing because it seems like it’s never going to end.  Why do people like SUVs?  Is it because of all the room or is it because they like to be higher off the ground?  The world will never know but remember this, when it comes time to sell your SUV, there will always be someone out there that wants to buy it and I’ll show you how to sell it.

Get the value of the SUV – The first step you’re going to want to take is to grab the value of the car.  The best place to check the market value of the SUV is on KBB.  This website is the website that most people use when they want to get a fair market value of their car.  Most of the times, you’ll get an asking price that’s very close to this value.

Take LOTS of pictures – The more pictures you take, the better the chances you’re going to sell the vehicle.  Potential buyers love to see every angle of the car along with pictures of the inside.  My word of advice is to take 4 pictures of the outside and try to grab every angle of the inside.  The more pictures, the more callers you’re going to get.

Sell on Craigslist first – Before you start selling your car on every magazine and newspaper known to man, start off small and sell on Craigslist for free.  If you’re unfamiliar with Craigslist, it’s a free classified service that caters to your city.  The best way to do this is to look for your city and post all of your information and pictures.  A word of advice to you is to make sure you just ask potential buyers to e-mail you for a number.  If you put your number on an ad, you may receive unwanted calls.

Jump to premium – I would try Craigslist for a week and if you don’t get any calls from their service, I would jump to AutoTrader.com.  For a few bucks, you can do an unlimited listing and it works wonders because you’re going to reach a more targeted audience.  This is the only paid service that I recommend to anyone looking to sell a car.   I’ve sold all 4 of my cars on AutoTrader.com within 2 weeks each time.  If you want to skip Craigslist and go straight to paying, there’s nothing wrong with that but it’s always nice to not pay a fee if you don’t have to.

Make the ad catchy – If you’ve listed your SUV on both services and you’re having troubles selling it, you may want to look over your ad.  Make sure you have a catchy headline.  If you have a headline such as “Ford Explorer”, it’s not as catchy as “Ford Explorer – Low Miles – You’d Think it’s New!!”  These headlines work wonders on Craigslist.  If you have great features, make sure you highlight these as well.  If it has a sunroof, list it!  I think you get the clue by now.

These are just a few tips you can take.  If you drive your SUV a lot, make sure you place a sign in the window or if you live near a busy street, place the car close to the road with a sign in it, you never know who’s going to be interested.  When gas prices are high, a SUV is going to be tough to sell, so you may have to bite the bullet and take a loss if you really want to sell it but if you can implement some of the tips mentioned above, you shouldn’t have a problem selling your SUV at all.