Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Speaker A: You're tuned into the all new freedom 106.5. 106.5.
[00:00:06] Speaker B: Good morning to you, Antonio Prescott. Welcome to Freedom. Hello, good morning.
[00:00:10] Speaker A: Good morning to you, dv.
[00:00:11] Speaker B: Good morning. I do apologize, I know seeing something here, but I will explain that to you off air. What transpired. All right.
With that being said, we are getting into the conversation this morning, our car care segment, and we talked about buying cars.
Now we're talking about how one can sell a used car and Antonio is here to guide us through. So let's get straight into it as we have very limited time. How do we go about selling cars, Antonio?
[00:00:38] Speaker A: Yes, that's a great question, Davey. And how you go about selling cars is that you need to be honest with yourself because as a customer, you don't want to sell someone something that you don't want. You know. So firstly, I would say that the interior of the vehicle is something that you not necessarily want to tackle first, but it's just something I'll mention in terms of the inside or the cleaning of it. You know, fix small issues like the light scratches, remove personal items and get that basic service check. So when we think about selling a vehicle, what we think about, we are thinking about trying to clean that vehicle to really increase that perceived price, at least let's say realistically 10 to 20%.
So I would say high quality photos, that's one thing you need to have a good camera. Sometimes the vehicle is in good condition, but if the camera quality is not good d then after it defeats the purpose.
So we looking at be thinking like a buyer, what a buyer would really want in a vehicle. A buyer would look at the condition of the vehicle, obviously the mileage, the year.
So key features that I think will help boost a vehicle is like as simple as the reverse camera making sure that AC works. Because some people, they deal with new vehicles, they don't know how to really park properly reverse, they need that reverse camera. So that could be an additional help in order to increase the perceived value of the vehicle.
[00:02:13] Speaker B: But didn't we discuss that it doesn't matter what enhancements you put on a car, it doesn't take away the the actual market value price on that vehicle. Because you could take a Ford Cortina and put reverse cameras and all kind of thing on it, but it does not increase the market value of the car.
[00:02:34] Speaker A: It could increase the perceived value. So psychologically, some people will be like, okay, because I realized davi, in terms of what you are saying is true, that will be like More customization, you know. But when we think about like a reverse camera, somebody could put it in. But when we think about like a buyer, like a woman who looking at the interior of a vehicle, looking at one or two features, it may not increase the value to the extent that you want it to be, but it helps a customer make that appropriate buying decision, especially a female who looking at safety features.
[00:03:13] Speaker B: Okay?
[00:03:14] Speaker A: So also most importantly, listing in the right marketplaces, like someone reached out to me and said they were trying to sell a vehicle and they're not getting it sold. So I was like, you check Facebook marketplaces, you post up on different WhatsApp groups, you contact car dealers. But what about Pind TT? Because I tried to sell a vehicle and it was taking a bit long to sell. And as I posted on PIN tt, within a week it sold.
So knowing about the different places to actually place the vehicle is so important.
I would even say that definitely you have to check your suspension of the vehicle. You have to check your oil transmission fluid, any leaks. Because once it is that someone coming to purchase a vehicle and maybe bring a mechanic, they would want to see that when the vehicle moves that no oil leaks, anything like that. And nobody wants to see an engine that is clean. But then after you see an oil leak, you're seeing some sort of fluid is on the ground. So that's most important when it is that you're selling a vehicle. Because imagine purchase a vehicle and two days after you seeing oil dripping from the body of the car. So I think that's something most important. And next thing, when you're selling a vehicle, it's all about obtaining a receipt. You know, a prefer bank transfer or I would say a manager's check. Some people these days, they want to accept cash. But then after, when it is that someone brings cash or you bring cash and you would realize that something could happen negatively. I remember a time, Davy, I'm not sure if you remember that in Barataria Way, some guys, they went to purchase a vehicle and when it is that they drive down to the end, it was at that end and they took the vehicle and they went. So you have to know exactly to where you're meeting persons when it is that you are selling a vehicle. I think it's preferred to meet in public places like malls, maybe like by a police station per se. So simple things like this people take for granted.
So as well too what we think about, we sell the outcome that is most important, right? So it's all about that peace of mind. So I Would look at the body of the vehicle before and after making sure that you clean the vehicle. At least sometimes a vehicle might be in really good condition. But if the vehicle is very dirty, that perceived value of the vehicle tends to drop.
You know, just the psychological part of it.
So other than that, I would say you focus on obviously inspection that's most important because no one want to purchase a vehicle and the vehicle hasn't been expected.
Checking the tires to make sure the tires are not smooth and so forth. So that's some of the things that I would mention about how to prepare yourself selling a used vehicle.
It have more detail though.
[00:06:14] Speaker B: Well, let's go into those details. We still have a little time with us here this morning. You know, you mentioned the cleaning of the vehicle. The perception, you know, a city vehicle is looking in immaculate condition. It's clean. The headlight, if you have a burst up seat, you get that upholstered. You know, you do things to make the vehicle attractive to the buyer.
[00:06:34] Speaker A: And as you mentioned, like a burst seat.
I went to an inspection station and a guy, he failed because his driver seat had a tear on it.
[00:06:48] Speaker B: He failed inspection because the driver seat at a tear. That nonsense.
[00:06:51] Speaker C: Yeah, yeah.
[00:06:52] Speaker A: I, I could not believe it myself. So it seems to me that inspection stations, they are doing their own thing.
[00:07:01] Speaker B: We had to do, we had to figure out what, what the inspection looking for. You can't tell me you feel me become my seat bus. Yeah, that, that doesn't make sense.
That something about that not making sense.
[00:07:14] Speaker A: I cannot believe that I, I told you guys that better you had actually just take some needle and shred and just try to swap the seat and come back and say that, you know, you fix it. Because for him now to go and purchase one seat that is very unlikely. He would have to purchase a set of seats. So that's a cost factor there.
[00:07:32] Speaker B: Nah, I, I think that is nonsense. He could have gone to another, another station. I know the only station that authorized to inspect vehicles. The vehicle inspection and car worthiness has nothing to do if your seat have a tear.
[00:07:47] Speaker A: Understood. Yeah.
[00:07:48] Speaker B: That has to do with the suspension, your tires, your lights, your wipers. The, the body and infrastructure and hardware of the vehicle is in good order. It doesn't, it didn't falling apart and all these things, you know. But your seat, you have a tear on your seat and that guy is not road worthy because of it.
Something is not sounding too right in my ear. And that person should have gone to another station because you had a binoch just go to Another station.
[00:08:17] Speaker A: And basically that 300 would be wasted there by that particular station.
[00:08:22] Speaker B: Yeah, you don't pay.
You're paying when you reach to inspect the vehicle. Before you pay the money, they will let you know.
[00:08:31] Speaker A: Well, he paid though. He did the opposite.
[00:08:36] Speaker B: They can't start the inspection before you can't pay them before they start inspecting. You pay them and then they come back and tell you a fail. From the time you reach this ask your questions. You have any oil leaks? Think if you tell them yeah, the oil leak in. They say well here what go and sort of that and come back. You don't pay for that.
[00:08:50] Speaker A: It have a particular station that I go close in, let's say the east per se, like from Trinity to El Dorado basically. And you need to pay. And then after you will go and drive up and then they would inspect. And if you feel well, you have I think it's like what three to four weeks to rectify the situation. But you must pay beforehand.
[00:09:14] Speaker B: Something sounds weird. Hold on.
[00:09:16] Speaker D: Every morning if your vehicle seat turning booze up or it have bursting on your seat, you could fail an inspection because that is.
That is a ticketable offense.
A licensed officer could give you a ticket for a seat in your vehicle.
So I think we need to check back.
[00:09:38] Speaker B: A license officer could give you a ticket for your seat of a little of a burst on your seat or a tear.
[00:09:46] Speaker A: That's something I'm not too sure.
[00:09:47] Speaker B: Who are you talking about, pal?
Now look at next text saying both my vehicles have tear on the seats and the driver's seats and I still pass.
Also my pickup had a fading tear sign. I still pass within assurance.
You know that what telling you your seat burst and that nonsense.
Good morning guys. Even licensed officers license office you feel for seats were you what you're saying?
[00:10:18] Speaker E: I think hold on is the inspection itself.
[00:10:23] Speaker C: So.
[00:10:23] Speaker E: So if you are fair inspection do not pass some criteria, you could fail the inspection.
Recently I paid for an inspection and there was a defect picked up. And what they did is they gave me a certificate confirming that the vehicle was inspected. And they gave me six weeks to address the issue and come back for my sticker. So every police stopped me. In the meantime, I could present the certificate to say that I am in the process of complying with the law and I have inspected the vehicle and they told me that I need to repair this one thing and come back from a sticker. So I think that's how it works.
[00:10:55] Speaker B: Right, but you're not coming back and paying us at our money again. Look at a person telling me a heavy T vehicle if the vehicle seat has a tear is a fail based on knowledge. I have never heard that you failing me because my vehicle.
[00:11:10] Speaker A: I swear to my own eyes and I cannot believe that possible.
[00:11:15] Speaker B: I could not believe that your vehicle
[00:11:21] Speaker A: and you can't purchase one seat and then when you come to one, you purchase one seat and the other seats different. What they will say they will fail you for that because it's not uniform.
[00:11:29] Speaker B: They were trying to figure that just not songing right in my ear. Nobody you know something about that not sounding right.
Perhaps the seat can make the driver uncomfortable at the wrong time and cause a distraction.
Good morning, Davy. I stand to be corrected. Wasn't the son of column in birth. Okay, check the inspection certificate DV see if it's listed. I have an inspection certificate in my car. I will double check that.
[00:11:54] Speaker A: Yeah guys.
[00:11:54] Speaker C: Morning. So yes, you can feel for a
[00:11:59] Speaker A: tear on a seat.
[00:12:00] Speaker C: You can even feel if your bumper is a different color of your vehicle than your vehicle.
[00:12:05] Speaker A: Yeah, well we understand.
[00:12:05] Speaker B: We know that. Yeah, we know that you know that. But to feel for a tear. I never yet I had a check that way.
[00:12:13] Speaker D: Yeah baby. I was.
I went inspection station in Mono Road and my seat had a personnel. I mean my pickup van and they could not do do the inspection until I fixed that I had was apple shady the the whole front seat because down to the seat covering and all Today they didn't wanted that. So different inspections they showed I guessing public rules. But at the end of the day I feel anytime you can get a license officer on your program so we can rectify these small issues.
[00:12:48] Speaker A: So Davy, what I want to say is that it has seat covers that are very thick the material, right. And if it is you have seat covers on your seats and they feel you for that. I find that part ridiculous because you are covering that tear in the seat.
[00:13:12] Speaker B: I. I don't know. Hello, Good morning.
[00:13:15] Speaker C: Yeah, but you see cover in it and securing it is too defending.
You see, the seat has a piece of metal springs and because how the seat is sewn in a particular position to prevent that from coming out and puncturing you as a driver in case of something. That is why there does failure. Especially a taxi.
That is not a law today. No, Davy, you see, you see colored number colored bumper. That is the thing I have a problem with. Because yeah, it's only just recently motor vehicles had to come with everything is one color long ago. When they now started with plastic. Most of them come in black. And the Car come in one color locally we started paint everything in one Then all of a sudden when you look at access why a foreign used car does come in such a good condition compared to how we just maintain vehicles in Trinidad Why do you think we'll buy foreign used cars?
Because I have the standard of the people out there have to maintain your car. That's how we had to go every year in China to be good for inspection. I had to go for every FI inspection in Japan. But check our 5 year old car in Japan compared to a man driving our same five year old kind train to be good. It's how we drive the AV and how we maintain what we maintain if we want to.
Why does we care setting we can't forget down up the islands as used cars they ask yourself why we don't get new grand fire truck, Mercedes Benz we don't match them up expensive police cars we have mash them up.
It's how we take care of things as citizens Davy.
If you can't take on your own and I get expensive one to drive as a government think you'll take care of it? I go blame the management for that.
When I call the police station any police vehicle mash up and have a broken tail light and the driving out of a bumper hanging out who are gonna blame me? Corporal, sergeant or the man who in charge of driving the vehicle if our power calls to he.
Yeah, you see the accident with the man with the van that run off the road and kill the next man I want to know if that vehicle was that a vehicle that they raised?
There was no attempt to stop. They know Davy. Observe that the young man lost total pointers.
[00:15:40] Speaker B: All right, all right.
Okay.
[00:15:42] Speaker C: And they're calling for median across the highway but when I bounce it on here what has happened When I bounce it on the ambulance come and pick me up no cost drop me any hospital fix my brake.
[00:15:53] Speaker B: I don't know where you're going with that now but.
[00:15:54] Speaker C: Sorry.
[00:15:58] Speaker E: If the purpose of inspection is to make sure your vehicle is rules worthy and safe there are some things that shouldn't be any criteria. I don't see if my seat about here that compromises the safety of the vehicle. Somebody gotta explain them how that works. I also do see how perhaps I didn't appear I didn't register the change of color that that makes your vehicle unsafe. I really don't see why that is part of an inspection. But you know, maybe I just said they should bring a licensing officer in and let's have a conversation and let's hear how some of these things really compromise the safety of our vehicle. So much so that it makes you unable to pass an inspection.
[00:16:39] Speaker B: Yeah, Antonio, finally.
[00:16:40] Speaker A: Yeah, What I wanted to say is that with the seat covers of today, it has some seat covers. It like it better than the actual seat itself in terms of.
[00:16:49] Speaker B: Yeah. With the padding and everything. Right, right.
[00:16:51] Speaker A: So with that being said, now the previous caller mentioned about the metal projecting and I purchased some seat covers and I had these metal projecting. But with that thick segment cover, it not feeling any way like.
[00:17:05] Speaker B: Yeah, I agree.
[00:17:06] Speaker A: So it have material now that we modernize. We're not traditional again. So I don't understand how it is that a tear seat you get in feel and then after if you put seat covers, you get in feel because it's not an actual new seat. So I think this is a good message for licensed officers here to really retract their statement and change things too. Because we not living back in the 70s or the 80s.
[00:17:32] Speaker B: I go check Davey, one more thing.
[00:17:35] Speaker D: If you feel his seat was a problem, don't get a dashboard. If it had a dashboard or any cut something on it at all too. You feel for that?
It's a ticket of an offense from a license officer.
[00:17:46] Speaker B: I never see them things on the ticket of an offense list. Anyhow, we gotta leave it there for now on our car care segment. Thank you very much, Antonio, for your patience this morning.
[00:17:54] Speaker A: You're most welcome.
[00:17:55] Speaker B: And we'll continue with the rumble in the next hour. Have a good one, Antonio.
[00:17:58] Speaker A: Okay, thanks. Same to you. You're tuned into the all new freedom 106.5. 106.5.
