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Title: How much is my car worth?
Post by: Gra on February 13, 2014, 06:27:33 pm
How much would I get for my pirelli it's silver 5 door and has 35k on the clock. Thinking of selling so can start a new self employed job but I really don't want to!
I've been told between 12-14k but not to sure any help lads?
Cheers


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Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: Viking on February 13, 2014, 07:16:05 pm
£7k - £9.5k trade in.

£10.5k - £12.5k private.

Dealer retail £12k - £14k
Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: Gra on February 13, 2014, 07:38:20 pm
Cheers dude!! That's what I was after


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Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: Markyed30 on February 13, 2014, 07:41:45 pm
I was offerd 10500 trade in from arnold Clark for my ed30 with 32k miles a few weeks ago
Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: garrardrj on February 13, 2014, 09:15:00 pm
£7k - £9.5k trade in.

£10.5k - £12.5k private.

Dealer retail £12k - £14k

So your saying a retailer puts £5k on a car after you have traded it in !
Which is an increase on the 7k trade in of 70%

 :signLOL:
Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: Viking on February 13, 2014, 09:40:17 pm
Some dealers could well do, yes. We all know their only purpose in life is to make us happy by buying our part ex at an excellent price and then selling it at a loss....  :indifferent:

A dealer will take in a car at £7k, then spend money on it bringing it up to saleable condition, then service/mot perhaps, then add a warranty. Then he really ought to be making a profit so by the time he's spent all his time and money on it and paid the rent and wages. All you've done is taken the bottom book price and extrapolated it to the top resale price.That's not how it usually works in the real world. Look at ti the other way. He offers £9.5k as a trade in, and after negotiation gives £10k. Then he gives it a prep and puts it on the forecourt at £12.5k, and someone squeezes him to £12k and makes a deal at that. That scenario would give a £2k profit off which he'd need to take off any incidentals.

Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: Simmo on February 14, 2014, 07:22:39 am
£7k - £9.5k trade in.

£10.5k - £12.5k private.

Dealer retail £12k - £14k

So your saying a retailer puts £5k on a car after you have traded it in !
Which is an increase on the 7k trade in of 70%

 :signLOL:

A VW main stealer in Surrey that I know had a 08 Ed30 for £14500 on sale, I know who they bought it off and they paid £9k for it. Not a bad markup!
Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: Gra on February 20, 2014, 09:52:44 am
So anyone wanna buy it for 12k? Lol


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Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: Motor Mad on February 20, 2014, 10:43:24 am
So anyone wanna buy it for 12k? Lol


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Is it a manual or DSG? Also where are you located?
Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: simey on February 20, 2014, 12:23:20 pm
£7k - £9.5k trade in.

£10.5k - £12.5k private.

Dealer retail £12k - £14k

So your saying a retailer puts £5k on a car after you have traded it in !
Which is an increase on the 7k trade in of 70%

 :signLOL:

A VW main stealer in Surrey that I know had a 08 Ed30 for £14500 on sale, I know who they bought it off and they paid £9k for it. Not a bad markup!

Why's profit such a dirty word in car sales?? Bankers are the real crooks  :signLOL:
Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: Simmo on February 20, 2014, 12:28:43 pm
£7k - £9.5k trade in.

£10.5k - £12.5k private.

Dealer retail £12k - £14k

So your saying a retailer puts £5k on a car after you have traded it in !
Which is an increase on the 7k trade in of 70%

 :signLOL:

A VW main stealer in Surrey that I know had a 08 Ed30 for £14500 on sale, I know who they bought it off and they paid £9k for it. Not a bad markup!

Why's profit such a dirty word in car sales?? Bankers are the real crooks  :signLOL:

or estate agents or solicitors!  :smiley:
Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: clubsport on February 20, 2014, 04:11:49 pm
I have my eye out for one, but am in no real hurry.

I missed this car at the start of the year, as I couldn't get up to view it.

Nice car under £12k at a dealer...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231123753280?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I don't think I would pay £12k for one privately though!  :wink:
Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: sean140 on February 20, 2014, 04:27:06 pm
I'd be interested at the right price.

 :happy2:  :wink:
Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: Viking on February 20, 2014, 04:34:29 pm
I have my eye out for one, but am in no real hurry.

I missed this car at the start of the year, as I couldn't get up to view it.

Nice car under £12k at a dealer...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231123753280?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I don't think I would pay £12k for one privately though!  :wink:

That bloke is a real genuine seller. I bought my Jetta from him, and he's just a real nice bloke to deal with. Keep an eye on his website as he's usually got some interesting stuff in.  :happy2:
Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: clubsport on February 20, 2014, 05:04:42 pm
Tks, I was impressed with him on the phone, unusual compared to some traders I have spoken to.

He knew the cambelt needed to be changed before the sale and fitted new tyres all round. Shame I couldn't get up to view that week.

There will be others!
Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: Gra on February 20, 2014, 05:22:46 pm
It's a manual and I'm in Southend Essex


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Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: Gra on February 20, 2014, 05:24:53 pm
Had belt and water pump done and gearbox mount also had full service and two new tyres!


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Title: Re: How much is my car worth?
Post by: MattPoss on February 20, 2014, 06:13:35 pm
Some dealers could well do, yes. We all know their only purpose in life is to make us happy by buying our part ex at an excellent price and then selling it at a loss....  :indifferent:

A dealer will take in a car at £7k, then spend money on it bringing it up to saleable condition, then service/mot perhaps, then add a warranty. Then he really ought to be making a profit so by the time he's spent all his time and money on it and paid the rent and wages. All you've done is taken the bottom book price and extrapolated it to the top resale price.That's not how it usually works in the real world. Look at ti the other way. He offers £9.5k as a trade in, and after negotiation gives £10k. Then he gives it a prep and puts it on the forecourt at £12.5k, and someone squeezes him to £12k and makes a deal at that. That scenario would give a £2k profit off which he'd need to take off any incidentals.



Following in from this, I've just came out of Construction Machinery Sales and we used to do it like this......

If my new digger was costing me £75k then I would work out how much I would have in his trade in. If I wanted his trade in to stand me at £30k then I would be asking for £45k to swap. Obviously 'On Paper' I would ask the guy £80k for the new one and show him £35k for his, just incase he dropped his trade in and wanted to buy outright then we would still make £5k profit. So his trade in stands us at £30k and we sell it for £35k with no trade in against it then we would have made £5k on the whole deal

Basically, what you get on paper means next to nothing, the hugely important figure is the price to swap. The best way to negotiate a deal I find is to get the best Straight Sale price that you can. Tell them it is a straight sale with no trade in and cash payment, no finance. This way they will remove part of the buffer they put in to make it look like they value your car at more than they want 'In It' and will also take out any finance subsidy they have built in. Once you feel as though you have them to the very bottom, chuck in your trade in and finance requirements then watch the salesman's face drop :grin:

Matt