{"id":269,"date":"2018-12-26T09:23:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T16:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/?p=269"},"modified":"2019-01-02T13:18:17","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T20:18:17","slug":"top-signs-its-time-to-sell-your-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/top-signs-its-time-to-sell-your-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Signs It\u2019s Time to Sell Your Car"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the biggest challenges of owning classic cars is keeping up with the ever-growing list of rare classic car parts. It becomes an uphill battle if you don\u2019t know of the right places to source compatible restoration parts.<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t easy for people to part away with their prized possessions; perhaps they want to cherish and honor the old memories or perhaps they hold onto the belief that the car\u2019s value might appreciate with time. Either way, there will come a time when it\u2019s time to finally call it a day and sell your prized possession for the following reasons.<\/p>\n

Repair Costs are Exorbitantly High<\/h2>\n

By exorbitant, we mean higher than the price of the car itself!<\/p>\n

As soon as classic car owners start to notice signs that include jerks during acceleration, slippery gears, and issues in making a proper reverse, it means that more serious problems can be expected.<\/p>\n

For many car owners, repairing the car is more expensive than the actual price of the car itself. Government regulations require vehicles to pass a certain threshold of quality standards during routine annual inspections, and getting the car up to speed is certainly an expensive affair.<\/p>\n

Failing headlights, faulty ball joints, non-functioning control arms, and issues with the catalytic converter are some of the many problems that require lots of money.<\/p>\n

It Doesn\u2019t Suffice Your Growing Needs<\/h2>\n

For people looking to grow their family, cruising around in the same old car may no longer be an appropriate and sustainable option. As people get married and welcome kids into their lives, they feel that larger vehicles like SUV are better suited to fulfill their growing requirements. Driving to work now also means dropping kids off to school.<\/p>\n

Classic cars are more fuel hungry than modern cars, this means that higher gas prices and the poor fuel efficiency of classic cars could eat right into your budget.<\/p>\n

Discontinued Tires<\/h2>\n

Tires and wheels grow structurally weaker with the passage of time. It is only natural that you will need to find a replacement. Unless you\u2019re shopping around for car parts at engg.com<\/a>, you probably won\u2019t be able to find tires that fit the exact specifications of your car\u2019s make and model.<\/p>\n

Higher Insurance Costs<\/h2>\n

Classic cars are usually classified as antique goods. This means that the car will be insured not only as a vehicle but also as a collector\u2019s item. The more you drive this car, the higher the insurance premiums you\u2019ll have to bear.<\/p>\n

Not Roadworthy<\/h2>\n

Local safety laws might be full of bullet points that your classic car is unable to cross out. This means you won\u2019t be able to drive the car on the streets unless you completely rebuild it from scratch to meet those rules.<\/p>\n

This requires additional expenses. Now you can either make the car roadworthy or retain its classic charm. For many, it\u2019s convenient to just sell the car out.\"Engg-Logo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out ENGG.com<\/a> for classic car parts if you\u2019re running short. You can email at info@engg.com<\/a> or call at + 1-650-230-8081<\/a> to contact ENGG<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the biggest challenges of owning classic cars is keeping up with the ever-growing list of rare classic car parts. It becomes an uphill battle if you don\u2019t know of the right places to source compatible restoration parts. It isn\u2019t easy for people to part away with their prized possessions; perhaps they want to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,3],"tags":[17,9,4,14],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":301,"href":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269\/revisions\/301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}