Tell Sell My Car SoCali about the car you want to sell in San Diego County

Start a sale with Sell My Car SoCali

Sell My Car SoCali is a family owned and operated business, and Christian John is its owner. Five answers are required: your name, a phone number, and the car's year, make and model. The rest are optional, and every optional answer you add is one less question when the call comes.

If typing on a phone is a chore, skip the form and dial (657) 699-0008 instead.

What each answer on the form tells the caller

• Year, make and model. These three name the car.
• Mileage, roughly. A rounded number from the dashboard is enough; the box does not ask for the exact reading.
• Does it run? Choose runs and drives, starts but has problems, does not start, or not sure.
• The title. The menu has five answers: in your name with no loan, a loan or lien on it, lost or damaged, in someone else's name, or no title. Pick the one that matches the paper as it stands now. The title problems guide explains the DMV's route for each case.
• The ZIP where the car sits. Give the ZIP of the place the car is parked, which may not be your home address.
• Anything else. Use the notes box for what the menus miss: dents, flood or fire damage, a car held after a tow, a move-out date or another deadline, or a figure someone else already named.

The person who follows up calls the phone number you enter, so check its digits before you send.

After you press send

Your request goes to Sell My Car SoCali, where a person reads what you wrote and calls the number you entered.

The details you type are used to answer your request and for nothing else, as the line under the send button and the privacy page both say. If something changes before the call, such as the car being towed or another sale coming together, ring (657) 699-0008 and say so.

Where Sell My Car SoCali buys cars

The area starts with all of San Diego County: the City of San Diego and its communities from San Ysidro to Rancho Bernardo, North County from Oceanside to Escondido, the South Bay, East County, and the back country out to Ramona, Julian and Borrego Springs. It then reaches north into southwest Riverside County, from Perris south through Menifee, Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar and Murrieta to Temecula.

If you live near a county line or are unsure whether your town is covered, fill in the ZIP and send the request, or look at the service area page. It also shows what differs for a seller in each part of the area, such as the nearest DMV office and the local tax rate.

Source: City of San Diego: General Plan and Community Plans; County of San Diego HCD: Areas Served; Riverside County: Cities.

California paperwork to know before the car changes hands

Whether or not the car ends up with Sell My Car SoCali, three California rules are worth knowing before you hand over the keys. Each guide linked below covers its exceptions.

• The title. For a private sale or a loan payoff, the DMV's title page says the seller or lienholder signs the title and the buyer submits it to the DMV. The paperwork guide walks through the seller's lines and what to do when the title is missing.
• The smog certificate. The Bureau of Automotive Repair requires a Smog Check before most sales, and the seller arranges it. The smog check guide explains how long a passing result lasts and which newer cars skip the test.
• The release of liability. Under California law, the DMV gives a seller 5 calendar days after the sale to report it. The release of liability guide covers what that notice protects you from and how to file it online or on paper.

Source: DMV: Title transfers and changes; BAR: Smog Check; DMV: Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability.

Not sure where your car fits?

If the car will not start or carries damage, the guide to selling a car in any condition sets out the California steps first. When you are ready, send the form above or call (657) 699-0008.