MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Jk911 on September 13, 2011, 06:03:28 pm
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Hi guys I have my car for sale in the sale section( have a look) I was just wondering if my price was right, if not what should it be, I've spent over 5k in the last six months on the car and it has full service history, also cam belt and water pump done recently
Any advice would be grately received, thanks
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I'd say it's probably £2K too much.
As everyone will say, sell the mods separately, and the car in standard tune.
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as above only more money off... Nobody wants a modded car unless its exactly what he/she is looking for 90% of people will see 55 plate £10,500 chuckle and read another ad ... No matter how much YOU think it's worth...... It's only worth what someone wants to pay ie £7.5-8k sorry to be harsh but that's the nature of the 2nd hand Market at the mo
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agree with those above...i made a longer reply but for some reason it has not been uploaded. the age, possibly the mileage and in some cases the mods might put some off, even at a reasonable price. just to give some sense of perception...i bought my 26k MY08 GTi for 11k from a franchised dealer with a year's warranty, fvwsh etc, which i thought was a good deal.
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buyers market at the moment sadly. Price depends on how quickly you want to sell. I seen 55 plate golfs going for 7k in july when i was looking. But you also seen some listed at 9k private.
Markets very slow so listen to offers reasonably. I offered a guy with a red gti 9400 when it was up for 10500. He said he wouldnt go lower than 10. I seen it about a month later still for sale at 9100.
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Markets very slow so listen to offers reasonably. I offered a guy with a red gti 9400 when it was up for 10500. He said he wouldnt go lower than 10. I seen it about a month later still for sale at 9100.
sound advice...that's where i was with my impreza...sold it for 800 notes less than i had turned down from a semi-serious enquiry some weeks earlier. kind of how it goes in a market like this.
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Thanks guys
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Prices seem to be on the slide at the moment :sad1:
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Prices seem to be on the slide at the moment :sad1:
Being in the motor trade i can confirm that book values have dropped 3-4% over the last few months. If late 2011 is anything like late 2010 going into 2011, book values will hold and maybe see a slight rise as supply dries up.
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Keep it at price it is, and hopefully everyone else holds out. Soon as a couple drop the value it seems people arent willing to pay anymore for one and it drives the prices down :(
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If you're not at all bothered about actually selling it, keep it at price it is, and hopefully everyone else holds out...
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I say take the parts off, ( I would say that though, I want your brakes!) :grin:
A standard car will always appeal more as everyone wants a blank canvas, modders don't want the work already done.
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If you did take the parts off i would be interested in wheels and springs, could p/x with my 18" monzas and standard springs if interested!
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Thanks for intrest in the parts , I'm going to see if I get any offers before removing any parts
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I say take the parts off, ( I would say that though, I want your brakes!) :grin:
A standard car will always appeal more as everyone wants a blank canvas, modders don't want the work already done.
I'd echo that...I would rather do my stuff than take on someone else's mods.
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This docent make a lot of sense, the mods that have been done to the car are basically the main mods people do, wheels, suspension ,exhaust, remap etc
So if you were planning on modding a car surrely it's better to buy one at not much more money than a standard car, that has already had the basic mods done, as apossed to a standard car then spend £5-6k doing the exact same mods????
Seams a bit of a flimsy argument, but thanks for your views guys
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People like to do there own thing bud, its better to buy a car standard and change it yourself I think, more fun! Nice car though, have you put it on pistonheads?
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for me, in general it's a case of who did the mods, what problems were encountered and were there any bodges, if most are performance related mods - has the car been ragged to within an inch of its life...blank canvas for me every time.
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People like to do there own thing bud, its better to buy a car standard and change it yourself I think, more fun! Nice car though, have you put it on pistonheads?
Although Ive had satisfaction from getting mods done I have to disagree.
If I came across a well documented, well looked after highly modified car it would be backwards not to save money on buying it already done as buying the mods brand new would cost a fortune!
More time to enjoy it as you want it
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Although Ive had satisfaction from getting mods done I have to disagree.
If I came across a well documented, well looked after highly modified car it would be backwards not to save money on buying it already done as buying the mods brand new would cost a fortune!
More time to enjoy it as you want it
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I like to see and fell what kind of difference every modification makes so I'd have to go for a standard car every time personally
Matt
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Although Ive had satisfaction from getting mods done I have to disagree.
If I came across a well documented, well looked after highly modified car it would be backwards not to save money on buying it already done as buying the mods brand new would cost a fortune!
More time to enjoy it as you want it
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I like to see and fell what kind of difference every modification makes so I'd have to go for a standard car every time personally
Matt
Know exactly what you mean but I often get inpaitient and do mods together and find it hard to say where the difference was made anyhow
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Each to their own I suppose, by the way all the mods were done by amd in Essex , who know a thing or two about vw's :smiley:
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its weird mate.id much rather have a good modded one.just like my focus rs which had over 5k in four items spend on it plus the rest and it was low miles also but people would rather buy standard and spend loads more doing it themself.