SELLING your car is not always an easy task, whether you are trading it in at a dealership, or trying to sell it privately. However, there are some fundamentals to bear in mind, says Jeff Osborne, head of automotive for the classified website Gumtree.First there is the brand. Owning a popular car with a high brand value is half the battle won. Moving a Japanese, German or Korean car from a mainstream brand is easy as values and popularity remain relatively high. Resale is harder if your car is a niche brand or model with lower sales volumes — one that has become notorious for poor build quality, high parts prices, poor safety credentials or a very small dealer footprint.Then there is the body type. Practical vehicles — four-door hatches, sedans, crossovers and double-cab bakkies — are most popular and therefore have a big market. Convertibles, coupes, sportscars and outright performance cars have a potentially smaller audience to appeal to in the used market, but resale values often...
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