Oh my! I am SO excited for P.S. I love you to come out! Wasn’t the book, incredible?!?!

As for my car… I traded mine in - actually 1 year ago as of December 20th, and it was virtually painless. They gave me a little bit less than I wanted, but it was BY FAR worth the hassle of trying to sell it outright. That could have taken weeks and months, and I don’t have the patience for that. If your vehicle is in great condition, they may even offer you more than it’s worth. So, over all… I drove in, found the car I loved, had them look at my car (literally took 10 minutes), they gave me a price they would buy it for, I accepted, filled out the paperwork and I was in and out of the dealer in an hour and a half. (I had gotten my fiancing at my credit union, prior to going to the dealer. So that definitely speeds up the process - not by tons though.)

I recommend trade-in. It’s just so much easier, and THEY do the work for you. No setting up appts for people to come look at it, waiting to see if they want it, people backing out which is a huge let down, trouble getting money from buyer, insurance, titles, registration, etc. Let the dealer do that!

Hope that helps! And, I partially like trade-in because I have never and will never have the patience to wait and sell a vehicle myself… it takes too long, and when I see a car I want, I want it NOW!!! Ha!

Oh, and if you sell the vehicle outright - if your car doesn’t have a warranty - make sure you write up a bill of sale that says, “AS IS - NO WARRANTY” when you sell it and make sure you both sign your names and dates, and the price of the vehicle, an exact type of the vehicle - As, one down fall if you sell it outright yourself - and god for bid something happened to the car (The transmission went out, motor died, etc)… they could come back to you. You may already be aware of that, but just a thought!

Now I have another book to add to my “to read” list …thanks!

Yes, Victoria Beckham is VERY odd looking. A bit ape-like, actually, in my opinion.

Uh, fifteen years ago (yes, I said 15) when I was getting a new car (yes, that’s the last time I got a new car!!! I pity myself too), I traded it in. But maybe things have changed in the last DECADE AND A HALF!!! Ugh. On that note, anyone in the Northeast interested in a 1993 Acura Integra? It’s black. It has about 25,000 miles on it (yeah, that’s why I only buy a car every generation — I don’t drive!) but it’s in kilometers because it’s from Canada. Ooooh, everyone’s tempted now, right?

You know Nanette used to work for CarryOn, right? (I can’t remember if Brent worked there, too - I forget when they worked together - but he may have.)

47 - maybe a little old for you? Not trying to be age-ist, especially if he’s lovely, but it sounds like you’d be in different (half-)generations!

Why limit yourself to just boring, nice guys? What about homeless nice guys, or criminally insane nice guys? Listen to nobody when it comes to advising you about who YOU should date…especially dermatologists
and mothers. I speak from experience. - About the mother thing, at least. I’ve never discussed dating with a dermatologist.

I sold one, traded the other in. The one I sold, I did on Craigslist and they accepted my price. I think they were the third or fourth people to come look at the car? The other was a trade-in and I did haggle with them a little over the price, but eventually we compromised within maybe $100 of what I wanted — which was still several hundred dollars more than what CarMax offered (no, I’m not letting you forget that…).

I traded mine in. Totally worth not having to deal with the hassle of haggling

TRADE IT IN. For real. It is so much easier, legally and logistically, than selling it on your own.

I love Posh.

When you say Grease 2 was bad do you actually mean that it’s so bad it’s GOOD?

Cause I love that damn movie. I’ll be your girl for all seasons,Hil? That’s good stuff right there.

I sold my car on Craiglist, but it took quite a bit longer than I wanted it to (at least 5 weeks). Finally, after many no-shows, fake offers that never came through, I sold it for just a wee bit below asking price. And that was in San Francisco, where people don’t need cars! That was part of what made it easier to stick with it — I was selling my car to get rid of a car period, and wasn’t waiting to buy a new one. If I was in your position, I may have opted for the trade-in.

Holy Crap Dawn! 25,000 km in 15 years! I put that one in ONE year!! Well, 25,000 miles I guess. YIKES!!!!

Trading in is great because it’s hassle free. No matter what you can get for it on your own it’s not worth the hassle of dealing with people.

Since you are advertising the car you should include some personal info…if the ad said “single girl selling car…$$$$ or best offer” could take care of two things at once. If I was single and selling a car I’d do it.

Krystle — I actually “converted” it (as much as I could guess with my math skills), so I figure that I have about 25,000 MILES. Yeah, in 15 years. Hilarious, right? So why do I want a new car? Just because. But I won’t get one.

I’m not speaking from personal experience but I’ve had a few friends venture the route of the company you linked to…from what I understand, it’s far from perfect and all those perks are sort of a song and dance to mirror the cool pre-dot com bust companies…my experience has shown that often those kinds of charades come with some very quirky senior exec personalities… wow, I sound bitter.

Nicole, it is so bad that it is good, yes. I heart Grease 2.

I think all or most of the cars we’ve had barely survived to be traded in. The last one I sold was in the Pre Craig’s list days. I listed it in the ‘Penny Trader’ and put a price on it that sold it to some very Happy Redneck for a song. (It had no longer had a working AC). But it took almost no time at all, and had 100K on it. (And now, you can’t even find the ‘Penny Trader’ around here either!) We had another car with 260K on it before it was totaled in a crash, and mine currently is above 100K, and literally the worst car I’ve ever owned. And it’s 7 years old now.

So I’d try Craig’s list if the last couple don’t nab it first. And of course there’s nothing wrong with 47 YO nice Jewish Men. You’ve got to make a distinction with the boys however. I’ve got a bro who only got married after he settled into a successful practice at the younger end of 40 something. (I’m not saying he was a prize or anything!)

Cheers & Good Luck! ‘VJ’

I love car salesman, they are my favorite toy. But, then again, I wanted to get a degree in Automotive Management and I’m a car junky. I’m a female with intimate knowledge of automobiles, a salesman’s worse nightmare.

I only had one car before moving to LA and that was for a couple of years in college. I sold it to my aunt’s mom so it stayed in the family. but it sounds like a trade-in is the way to go.

and I’ll be doing chinese food and a movie too on xmas. (un)fortunately I’ll be on the other side of the country freezing my ass off. leaving in a couple of hours - have a happy holiday season!

TRADE IT IN. The probability that you will get much more from an individual AND walk away with sanity, and in a condensed amount of time…is very slim.

I once sold mine on my own, and while it worked out quite well for me on the monetary front, it took SO long and was extremely frustrating. From that point on I’ve opted for the possibility of slightly less money but a whole lot less hassle and irritation and just done trade-ins.

I too am EXTRMELY excited about P.S. I Love You. I really hope they don’t bury the sweet story by omitting a lot of the dialogue…which tends to happen in story to movie conversions. I’ve read the book three times, and every time it moves me just the same.

I just finished “Rules for Saying Goodbe” by Katherine Taylor and it was pretty terrific.

I’m also really looking forward to seeing Juno. The screenwriter has a blog that I’vve been reading for years and it’s also pretty awesome.