5 Tips for Selling a Modified Work Vehicle
You’ve put a large amount of money, time, and care into your vehicle with modifications and improvements, like specialized equipment, new tech in the cab, and new exterior parts. One more upside of vehicle upfits is the improved market value of your commercial vehicle once you decide to sell. When the time comes to list your truck or van, here are five tips for selling a modified work vehicle from Commercial Truck Trader.
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1. Document Your Modifications
Modifications can help your vehicle stand out on the marketplace, and potential buyers will want to know more about the specifics of these modifications you’ve made to your work truck or van. Go back over your service records and provide a comprehensive list of each upgrade you’ve made that’s relevant to your model. Highlight how these modifications contribute to the vehicle’s performance and efficiency, and include this in your listing description. Follow up on what you need to know about upfits to explain to the shopper why your vehicle improvements were necessary to completing work tasks or projects for your fleet.
2. Set Your Price
It can be challenging to determine the right price for a modified work vehicle, so that’s why you should look over your documentation to recall how much your improvements cost when you had your truck or van serviced. Even with a commercial vehicle that has some mileage on it and wear and tear, modifications improve its resale value. Consider factors such as the age of the vehicle, market demand for the specific modifications, and the overall condition of the truck or van. Research similar listings on Commercial Truck Trader to gauge the market value and set a competitive yet reasonable price for your modified work vehicle, keeping in mind that your listing is worth more than a standard version of the model without the modifications.
3. Take Quality Photos of Your Modifications
You might know by now how important it is to have quality photos of the vehicle for your listing, clearly in focus, from every angle, inside and out. Include photos of each modification you’ve made to the truck or van, and write out points to why this modification was made that corresponds to the photo. Listings with great photos significantly improve your chances of selling, and they become talking points with the shopper when you’re firm on your price and why each modification improves the value when you sell.
4. Be Transparent About the Limitations of Modifications
Make sure you know why the shopper is interested in your vehicle to determine if it’s the right fit and if the modifications will be relevant to their line of work. Remember, if it’s a vehicle upgrade with a new exterior part, or even more minor things like tinted windows or improved lighting, different states or localities can have different regulations or laws on what’s permitted with vehicle upfits. Also, communicate with the shopper that with these vehicle modifications, it’s their responsibility to keep up with a different set of maintenance requirements, operational restrictions, and to know the vehicle’s capabilities or limitations.
5. Offer a Warranty
Modifications can void a manufacturer’s original warranty, but it doesn’t mean you can’t provide a new buyer some reassurance that they’re not inheriting a liability with your truck or van. Certain parts that are professionally modified can have their own separate warranty, so make sure the buyer is aware of this and knows what’s involved if a repair needs to be made to a modified vehicle component. This will give you some confidence in the sale that it won’t negatively come back to you, and the buyer can place their trust in these modified parts and the sale, knowing there’s a quality guarantee.
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Modifications can improve your work truck or van, and they increase its value on the marketplace. Know how to highlight and market these modifications, and explain to the shopper why it’ll make a difference for them when they decide to buy. If you’re ready to sell your modified commercial vehicle, list it today at CommercialTruckTrader.com/Sell.
Ryan Miller
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