Rogue — the call to the buyer who already looked at it (23 Oct 2026)

The number to hold

The ask is $1,500. The arithmetic says don't be talked below $1,300 unless he takes it today and hauls it away himself.

Comparison already established (22 Oct analysis, deliverables/2026-10-22/rogue_repair_vs_sell.md): - Dealer as-is retail comp: a 2014 Rogue with 251,993 km listed $3,799 at a Scarborough dealer (AutoTrader). - Private as-is ask set yesterday: $2,300 OBO. - Clutch's trade-in offer on the Rogue: $1,260. - A $1,500 private sale beats the trade offer by $240; it is $800 under yesterday's private ask.

So: $1,500 is already the compromise price. Do not open by re-anchoring at $1,800 and lose the buyer — open by confirming his number is $1,500 and that it is cash and gone today.

Script

"If we're at fifteen hundred, I'll do it — cash or e-transfer, and the car's sold as-is with the CVT issue fully disclosed, no safety, no warranty. Two things I need to know: how are you getting it off the driveway, and when?"

Then, in this order: 1. "Is $1,500 your number, or were you thinking less?" Let him talk first at the end. 2. "How are you towing it?" — a buyer with a tow plan is real; one without is a maybe. 3. "Cash or e-transfer? E-transfer clears before the keys move." 4. "The bill of sale will read as-is, transmission defective, sold for parts or repair." (Bill of sale already drafted: deliverables/2026-10-22/rogue_listing_and_bill_of_sale.md.) 5. "I keep the plates — you'll need to arrange your own plate and insurance to move it on the road. If you're towing it, that doesn't matter."

The three things that kill this sale

• "Can I drive it home?" No. It has a failed CVT (P17F0). If he drives it and it fails on the road, that is a liability and a fraud exposure. Say it plainly: tow only.
• "Will you safety it?" No — a safety on a car with a dead CVT is not obtainable, and promising one is how a $1,500 sale becomes a refund demand.
• Holding it for a deposit. Take a real deposit (e-transfer, $200+) or don't hold it. A verbal hold on a $1,500 car is worth nothing.

Paperwork at handover

• Bill of sale: date, buyer name/address/licence, VIN (copy it from the green permit — do not type it from memory), sale price $1,500, "sold as-is, no safety, transmission defective", both signatures, two copies.
• Remove the plate before it leaves, and report the sale to ServiceOntario / cancel the plate — that's what ends the insurance and the ticket liability.
• Photograph the odometer at handover with the bill of sale in frame.

Blocker

Nothing on my side. The call and the price are Anjal's; the bill of sale and the ad are already drafted.