What you say about the vehicle

What as-is generally means

The buyer takes the vehicle in its current condition, with its current faults, and without a warranty from you.

In most states a private seller is not in the warranty business anyway.

What it does not do is cover something you said that was not true.

As-is deals with faults nobody knew about. It does not deal with a statement that was wrong when you made it.

Anything you write is a promise you have to keep

Runs great. No rust. New transmission.

Each one is a specific claim, written by you and signed by you.

Describing what the vehicle IS is safer than describing how good it is.

Mileage, service history and known faults are facts.

Great condition is an opinion, and a stranger may measure it differently.

Things buyers ask, every time

Have the answers ready and the conversation gets shorter:

• How long have you owned it?
• Why are you selling?
• What has been replaced, and when?
• Has it been in an accident?
• Does anything not work right now?
• Is there a loan on it?

Some disclosures are not optional

A branded title — salvage, rebuilt, flood, lemon — usually has to be disclosed, and often in a specific way.

So does the odometer, on the title itself.

Those are state rules, not preferences. Your state page has the current answer.

A disclosure sheet

Ours gives the facts a structure to sit in, and prints the warning about voluntary claims next to the line where they would go. Free, no account.