Guides
Guides: what to settle before buying a car
Long-form answers to the questions that get three sentences on a landing page: import costs, the viewing, used electric cars, setting a price when selling.
Importing
Importing a car into Switzerland: what gets added
The price gap between two markets says little until you know what still gets added before the car wears Swiss plates. This piece works through the items in order — and names the two where the sum most often tips.
8 min read
Buying
The viewing: a verdict in twenty minutes
Most bad buys happen not because someone missed a fault but because they looked in the wrong order. This order takes twenty minutes and answers the expensive questions first.
7 min read
Electric
A used electric car: the battery is half the purchase price
On a used combustion car you check a dozen things. On an electric car one of them decides almost everything — and it can be read out rather than guessed at.
6 min read
Selling
Selling a car: how to set the price without guessing
Priced too high, the car sits for weeks and gets cheaper while it does. Priced too low it is gone in two days — and you left money on the table. Both are avoidable if you know what to compare against.
6 min read