Selling your vehicle
The vehicle is appraised and the paperwork checked before it is advertised. You are told what it is realistically worth in the state it is in, and what small jobs would and would not pay for themselves.
Used vehicle appraisal · Brazil
Someone who checks the vehicle before anyone agrees on a number.
Independent appraisal and assisted sale of used cars and pickups: the vehicle is inspected, the paperwork is verified, the advert is written from what was actually found, and the sale is seen through to the transfer.
Ask for an appraisalWhat the service is
Four things, done in order.
01
Appraisal
The vehicle is looked at in person: bodywork, structure, mechanics, tyres and the electrics. What is found is written down, including what is wrong with it.
02
Paperwork check
Registration, outstanding fines, debts tied to the vehicle and whether the person selling it is the person entitled to sell it.
03
Listing
An advert written from the inspection, with photographs of the vehicle as it is, not as it could look after a wash and a filter.
04
Handover
Accompanying the negotiation and the transfer, so the vehicle changes hands with the paperwork closed and nothing left pending in either name.
The inspection
What gets looked at, on every vehicle.
The same list is used whether the vehicle is a small hatchback or a working pickup, and the report says what was found in each line — including the lines that came back bad. A vehicle with a known fault sells; a vehicle with a hidden one comes back.
- Bodywork, paint thickness and signs of repair
- Chassis and structural members
- Engine, gearbox and drivetrain under load
- Suspension, steering and brakes
- Tyres, including the spare and the date stamps
- Electrics, lights and the instrument panel
- Mileage against service records and wear
- Registration, fines and anything charged against the vehicle
How it works
Whether you are selling or buying.
Buying one
A vehicle you found yourself can be inspected before you commit. You get the report and the paperwork position, and you decide with it in hand.
Trading it in
When one vehicle goes out and another comes in, both are appraised on the same list, so the difference between them is a number you can check.
No vehicle is listed on this site and no price is quoted here. What a vehicle is worth depends on the inspection, and that conversation happens after it has been seen.
Questions
Asked before every appraisal.
Do you buy the vehicle yourself?
No. The work is the appraisal and the assisted sale. The vehicle stays yours until a buyer you accepted pays for it, which is what keeps the appraisal honest — there is nothing to gain from valuing it low.
What if the inspection finds something bad?
It goes in the report and in the advert. A fault that is declared costs you a little on the price; a fault that is discovered afterwards costs you the sale, and sometimes more than that.
Can you inspect a vehicle I am about to buy?
Yes, and it is the cheapest part of the whole purchase. The same list is used and the report is yours, whether you go ahead or walk away.
What happens to fines and debts on the vehicle?
They are found before the vehicle is advertised, not at the transfer desk. Who settles what is agreed in writing before the sale, so the transfer is not held up by something nobody looked into.
Where does this work?
In Brazil, where the vehicle and its registration are. This edition of the site is written in English so the way the service works can be read outside Brazil.
Getting started
Tell us about the vehicle.
Make, model, year, mileage and whether you are selling it, buying it or trading it in. You get back what the inspection covers and what to have ready before it.
Ask for an appraisal