<prompt> Human: Hello. I have a 2015 car I purchased for 17,800 last year. I paid 10,000 cash and was left with a 7,800 loan.Ive popped it down to 4,800 I also have around 8000 saved up in the bank. I just had a baby so my goal is to buy a used van for around 3,000, pay off the loan on my car for the title, sell it, and pocket whatever money is leftover. I realize its probably a better idea to just keep the 2015 reliable car and continue on with my life, but if I can sell it for a fair price, I would much rather a have a few thousand extra cash in my savings and a decent old van that runs good. I never needed the newer car, I was single and had some money saved up and foolishly bought it on a whim. It wasnt a bad investment, just an unnecessary expense when I could have just bought a cheaper used car and had more in savings, but I didnt expect to meet someone and get marriedhave a baby in such a short time. I digress. KBB says my car is worth around 14-15,000 private sale. Ive looked the car up on Craigslist and seen similar makesmodels with ballpark mileage for 13,900 this one has 66k miles, mine has about 61k. There are lots of the same car for 16,000 with 30-40,000 miles as well, which isnt drastically far off from my mileage. Ive decided I would be happy selling it a bit cheaper than KBB to sell it faster, if I could get 12-12,500 for it I could pay off the loan for 4800, have 7,200-7,700 leftover, buy a van for 3000 and pocket 4,200-4,700.I have a few questions:Is this completely stupid or reasonable ?Can I realistically sell it for 12-12,500 private sale including all taxes etc?How easy is to sell a car of that value to some random person? My gut tells me it would be difficult. I feel like private party car sales are always under 5000 because if someone could afford to buy a car for over 10,000 they would just go to a dealership to avoid the hassle ?What would a dealership give me? Im assuming a sore ass. If anyone can help me in any way I would be seriously so appreciative. Thank you so much.  <response>: Why are you buying a van because you had a child? You have a loan that can be paid off in like a year,and a car thatll last you at least another 8. Who knows how long a 3k van will last you. Add on sales tax, fees, decreased milage, how much are you really saving here? 