Can I Sell My Car Quick If It's Unregistered, Damaged, or High KMs? Yes — Here's How

Most Aussies believe that their car can't be sold if it has a few hundred thousand kilometres on it, a cracked bumper, or an outdated registration sticker. Or at least it will be a nightmare with shady buyers, lowball deals, and nothing happening for weeks on end.

This assumption is not true. People have to pay real money for it.

Any old Commodore with 280,000 km and a gearbox that's seen better days will sell quickly, as will a 2008 Hilux that's been hit by a hailstorm and has been sitting in the shed since last summer. You just need to understand how. Who to call, too.

Why It's Harder to Sell Broken-Down Cars Privately (But Not Impossible to Move Quickly)

It's impossible to get rid of an unregistered car, or a car with a lot of miles on it through Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree. People who want to buy clean, low-kilometer cars that are ready to go can use those sites. When they see "as-is" or "unregistered," half of them go away. The other half makes you a deal that will make your eyes water.

You may spend hours writing up ads, dealing with tire-kickers, and waiting for people who don't show up, but the car is often sold for less than it's worth.

You should not waste your time on it because it is annoying.

Which move is better? You should sell your car to a professional buyer who will buy it no matter what condition it is in.

Not Registered Cars: Don't Register Them Again Before You Sell Them

People often think that they need to re-register their car before they can sell it, which is not true. That's not true if you're selling to the right person, though.

Every day, at Auto-Sell.ai, we buy cars that aren't registered. Your rego doesn't need to be up to date. You don't have to pay $800 to the mechanic to make sure it's safe to drive before you pass it. There's only one thing left to do: enter your registration number. If your registration has expired, you can also enter your car's information by hand.

That makes a lot of buyers feel better. Rego ends for a while. When things get busy, you park the car and don't notice that months have passed. But that doesn't mean the car is useless. It basically means you need a buyer who doesn't mind if a sticker falls off.

We don't. Want to get rid of your car fast and not have to worry about getting it ready to drive again? We're here to help.

We Buy Cars Damaged in Accidents, Hail or Other Situations

Have a car whose front bumper is broken? Not worth filing a claim on your insurance for a rear-end collision? Hail damage from last year's storm? Or maybe the engine is broken and just sitting there collecting dust?

That doesn't seem like a big deal to us.

If your car is broken, Auto-Sell.ai will make you an offer. We mean seriously competitive offers, not the ridiculously low "scrap value" quotes you may have gotten elsewhere. We use real-time market data, not a number we pick out of the air, to tell you how much your car is worth right now.

The truth is that even broken-down cars are still worth something. There is a market for parts, scrap, rebuilds, and even whole cars that private buyers won't touch. We know the market and give you the benefit of that knowledge.

If you've had your car in the garage for a while because you didn't think it was worth the trouble, now is the time to get a price. What we have to give might surprise you.

High-Kilometre Cars Still Have Value

Aussies drive a lot, and 200k miles isn't the end of the road for some cars. People often have 180,000, 220,000, or even 300,000 km on their car's odometer when they decide to sell it. This is because of long drives, road trips, and small towns in rural areas.

A lot of people on the speedo tend to turn off private customers. They believe that a car with a lot of miles on it is a dangerous one, even if it has been fixed regularly and is in perfect working order.

That's not how we think. This is how Auto-Sell.ai prices your car: based on what people really want, not how many kilometres it has been driven. It's worth more than you think for a Toyota Corolla with 250,000 miles on it that is in good shape. We'll give you a price that is fair for what you want.

Don't wait to sell because you thought no one would want a car with a lot of kilometres on it. There's cash on the table that you're leaving.

How It All Works, From Beginning to End

With Auto-Sell.ai, it's really simple to sell your car quickly:

Step 1: Type in Information About Your Car or Registration

Just enter your vehicle's license number into our online form, and we'll get information about it right away. You don't have to go through papers or write a long description.

Step 2: Get a Price Quote in an Hour or So

We'll look at the details and get back to you with a fair offer based on the facts. There is no pressure and no getting around; just a real price based on how much your car is worth now.

Step 3: We'll Come to You

Are you happy with the offer? We can set up an on-site test for a time and place that works best for you, whether it's at your home or business. There's no need to hook up the car or get a license saying it's safe to drive.

Step 4: Make an OSKO Payment the Same Day

OSKO pays you right away, into your bank account, after the check and paperwork are taken care of (that's our job). Not two work days. By no means "processing" it. The same day.

There are no fees. There are no fees. Take the money out of your account.

Have You Made Up Your Mind Yet?

In the end, this is:

You can either: not register your car; fix it; or drive it for more than 200,000 km.

On private sale sites, you may have to deal with lowball offers and people who don't show up for weeks while the car just sits there.

You could also get a free quote from Auto-Sell.ai today and maybe have cash in your account this afternoon.

"It makes sense."

Get in Touch With Us

Contact us if you want to talk about it before you buy. We're here to help, and we won't use any fancy words or put pressure on you. Just tell us how much your car is worth.

No matter how you are, we want to hear from you.