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What to do with Edition 30
akbarirfan:
--- Quote from: Mark_DF05 on January 26, 2024, 12:37:04 pm ---So, the golf went at the weekend. Sad times.
Sold it privately and it went for £4k, I think I could have got a bit more if I'd wanted but I was more than happy with that.
Didn't take too long to sell, a few days.
Most genuine interest was from eBay. I did put it on facebook first as it's free, loads of interest but mostly people making ridiculously low offers or offering swaps with random crap!
Details: Edition 30, 196k, DSG, APR Stage 1, FSH.
Thought some of that information might be useful since a few others on here were thinking of selling up.
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Hi Mark,
Thanks for sharing - was that using auction or Buy it Now?
pudding:
196K is really impressive :happy2: All things considered, I think the price you got wasn't too bad tbh.
When I sold mine, <50K ones were going for 5 figures, so high mileage really does clobber their value!
Sebas_theFish:
--- Quote from: angielana654 on January 27, 2024, 10:44:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mark_DF05 on November 14, 2023, 05:21:57 pm ---After almost 10 years of ownership and coming up to 200k miles it’s time to for me to start thinking about moving onto something else. An uninspiring fuel-efficient family car beckons and I’ve been wondering what to do with the Golf. Given it’s age and mileage I don’t think I’d get much for it anywhere. Part ex and webuyanycar values will be minimal I’d assume so I’m thinking selling privately could be the best option as I’m sure even a breaker would be interested.?
It’s a 2007 Edition 30, full service history, numerous cam belt and dsg services over the years plus all the regular things like dv, pcv and cam follower etc. Bodywork is to be expected for it’s age with rust starting show through on the sills and one rear arch. Front wings were replaced 3 years ago along with a front end respray. It’s been really well looked after and maintained but is starting to look a bit tired and showing signs of its age now.
Another option is just to keep it as weekend/project car but I know it will end up being a money pit.
Anyone else been in a similar position and what did you do? Also if anyone has any recommendations on sensible cars that aren’t a Nissan Qashqai that’d could help too :signLOL:
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My old man have that for sale in good condition you can contact him via mail
phillipwilson654346@gmail.com
SCAMMER
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Mark_DF05:
--- Quote from: akbarirfan on January 27, 2024, 05:23:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mark_DF05 on January 26, 2024, 12:37:04 pm ---So, the golf went at the weekend. Sad times.
Sold it privately and it went for £4k, I think I could have got a bit more if I'd wanted but I was more than happy with that.
Didn't take too long to sell, a few days.
Most genuine interest was from eBay. I did put it on facebook first as it's free, loads of interest but mostly people making ridiculously low offers or offering swaps with random crap!
Details: Edition 30, 196k, DSG, APR Stage 1, FSH.
Thought some of that information might be useful since a few others on here were thinking of selling up.
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Hi Mark,
Thanks for sharing - was that using auction or Buy it Now?
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I put it up as a classified ad and added the best offer option to it. Set the classified price and the lowest offer you'll consider, that way eBay automatically rejects any offer below that. Helps with time wasters and silly offers. I did mine at £4k classified with the minimum offer set to £3500.
I did consider auction but one problem I could see with that is people winning and not actually turning up meaning it has to be re-listed. With the classified I was able to keep my advert open up until I had sold the car so if it fell through I didn't have to put it back up for sale.
@GVK Yeah insane, people offering 50% less than asking price without even viewing the car. Also, swaps wtf? I was offered a Freelander, a Touran, multiple A3s, a crafter(!) and a regular mk5 gti (why?) Always worth a try since it's free but it's fairly draining.
@pudding more than happy with it really, it's going to need a bit spending on it so seemed a fair price. I paid £9k for it 10 years ago so it's been good value! All the money spent over those 10 years may tell a different story though :laugh: There still seems to be a few 5 figure ones about, not sure they're selling though.
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