1) The car should be registered in the State that you intend to sell it. For instance, if you are selling in Cairns, try to buy a car that is registered in Queensland. It will be easier to sell as you can sell it to anyone who lives in Cairns. Australian residents must own a car that is registered in the State that they live in.

2) Sell the car with at least 3 months registration left for the next buyer. Make sure that the registration / ownership papers are in your name. You may find it difficult to sell it if the papers are in the name of the previous owners. Would you buy a car from a person who could not prove that they were the legal owner?

3) Prepare the car for sale as you would have liked it prepared when you bought it;

Clean the inside and outside of the vehicle, Make it smell nice inside, Fix the obvious things that are broken, Clean all the camping gear that goes with the car.

ALL BUYERS WANT A CLEAN AND NICELY PRESENTED VEHICLE.

4) Get a Safety Inspection Report / Roadworty Certificate / MOT / Pink Slip less than one week before you go to sell it. This will show what repairs if any are required. Most people will want a mechanic to look at the car. If you have a safety inspection report you will find it quicker and easier to sell.

5) If repairs are required and they are not going to cost too much, GET THEM DONE, so that the buyer can only argue about the value of the car and not the cost of repairs as well. The buyer will take the cost of the repairs off the price anyway, so you will pay for the repairs in the end.