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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Burger81 on 24 February 2020, 20:52
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Hey all
I'm interested in what you guys with the knowledge think my car is worth.
I'm umming and ahhing about selling due to now having a 6 month old that's getting heavier by the week and becoming really hard to get in the back of my 3 door car.
I'm gutted really as I always said it'd be no problem having a 3 door car with a child!
Spec of car is
66 plate (2016)
3 door
GTI PP
Oryx white
Heated seats
Pano sunroof
28000 miles
Revo stage 1
Helix clutch
Revo RV019 wheels in satin grey
Revo lower engine mount
VW racing line springs
VW racing line intake
Turbo technics hose
Prices in English pounds please.
Many thanks
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CAP clean is £15,400, WBAC are currently offering £16,350, so for a p/x I’d say expect bids of £15-16k, private sale anything from £16-17k.
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CAP clean is £15,400, WBAC are currently offering £16,350, so for a p/x I’d say expect bids of £15-16k, private sale anything from £16-17k.
The modified bit probably would drop the price from WBAC or any dealer... fairly sure WBAC ask about modifications.
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What you’d get for it depends on how you sell it - part exchange, private sale, auction, sell to the likes of We Buy Any Car. Each of these sales channels would result in a different selling price. The mods probably won’t add very much, if anything, to the car’s value. If anything, it’s likely to put some would-be buyers off.
If you’re looking to sell privately, there’s a 2016 16 plate 3 door GTI performance, 27,000 miles (private sale) on Auto Trader - advertised as fully loaded. It’s advertised for sale at £19,950 which seems high, and what it’s advertised for and what the seller gets for it are two different things.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202002187468008?fuel-type=Petrol&make=VOLKSWAGEN&radius=1500&quantity-of-doors=3&year-from=2016&postcode=nr13ns&maximum-mileage=30000&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&seller-type=private&sort=relevance&advertising-location=at_cars&keywords=Gti%20performance&model=GOLF&transmission=Manual&page=1
Probably worth trying an on-line car buying service such as Motorway;
https://motorway.co.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7L6x3I3r5wIVh6ztCh0pMwH2EAAYASAAEgJ3kvD_BwE
Motorway is pretty much the same as the now-defunct Tootle car buying service. You provide details of your car and motor traders affiliated to Motorway then bid for your car and you’re under no obligation to accept / not accept any of the offers.
Good luck with the sale.
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Some nice mods and a few good options. Put it up high, you can always lower it.
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I have approached 4 dealers with cars I was interested in and 2 wouldn't part exchange as it was modified, one offered 15k and the other offered 17k but that was on a brand new lease deal when I wanted a 20-21k used car.
A mixed bag. I was hoping for about 17.5k but I think I'm being hopeful really. Not sure I'd pay that amount on a private sale for a modded car myself, it's just too risky and you'd have to put a lot of trust in a stranger.
So I think that may be a hard sell for me.
An option is to put back to standard but I don't have the original wheels anymore.
Not sure what to do really. Will check our that car buying website so thanks for that suggestion.
I contacted an independent car dealer I've bought from before who sometimes sell modified cars and they said they didn't know the VW market well enough, but I've seen them sell golf R's and clubsports previously so I guess that was a polite way of saying no thanks!
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You could consider part-ex deals for some mods to help you get back to stock, visually at least. You’d make a few quid and make it easier to part-ex.
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Be lucky to get 16k in standard form. I'm getting a shade over that on my Dec 16 PP 5 door with 28000 miles on it and I've got more extras too. You won't get anywhere near 17.5k on a trade in unfortunately.
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Whatever you do, you will loose money on all those mods. It's devalued the car to the trade, could put off most private buyers and would cost more money than you'd gain by putting it back to standard.
What does your other half drive? Could you not change that for a practical, family car?
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It's funny how mods are viewed, from my perspective they've improved the car and add value but to a certain buyer they don't and devalue it!
The other half has a sensible family car, it would just be easier if we could both use each others if needed and it would be a lot easier with a 5 door to inter change baby seats between them etc
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It's funny how mods are viewed, from my perspective they've improved the car and add value but to a certain buyer they don't and devalue it!
For a dealer its a liability because it decreases the potential customers.
For a buyer, you'd want to know if any changes were done properly, that having performance enhancements didn't mean you'd tracked it every weekend plus the extra grief of insurance becoming a problem.
I once bough a car which was unknowingly non-standard (not performance modified, just cosmetically). I wrote it off inside of 2 weeks and then when it came to the insurance claim I was told "you didn't tell us about the modifications" - how was I supposed to know?
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If you're not in a rush to sell someone will buy it. They seem like sensible mods and will save someone a stack of money if they were to do it themselves. I've never had a problem selling a modified car as I always keep receipts of the work done so the buyer can see everything has been done professionally.
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Mods are indeed a strange thing. We all seem to like doing a few bits but when it comes to buying, everyone wants to buy a standard car. I personally would be put off at a dealer, but if I was buying privately and could meet the person selling then I think it would be less of an issue.
However, I did buy my Ducati knowing it had a few mods on which seemed ok. I actually didn't realise how much stuff the previous owner had done but it really sets it apart from other similar bikes and looks a lot better for parts that have been added. Even the Ducati dealer hadn't listed half the stuff on the advert.
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I've sold modded cars in the past and got good money for them. I do look after cars and they always look spot on. I service them well and keep every receipt. If you sell to a car enthusiast who is looking to mod they you'll be fine.
If not you could always return to stock/near stock and sell the parts.
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OP-I'd be inclined to keep the car. You obviously like it and have made it into the car you want.
Very soon your 6 month old will be able to climb in the back and do the belt up him/herself.
We had 2 three door cars ( an E46 330 coupe and a fiat seicento) until we had our second child. Gets a bit more tricky then.
If I was buying, I'd avoid modified cars because, in my view, a modified car is more likely to have had a hard life.
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Yusee makes a good point. They soon grow up and the amount of time that you might struggle a bit is relativity short. I'm amazed by the amount of new parents that go out and buy a Zafira as soon as their first child is ordered.
Having said that, whilst having ordinary cars when our kids were small, now that they are teenagers, my 'car' is a T6 Caravelle.
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I've had coupe's with my kids and still do. It can be a pain but it isn't the end of the world and as others have said they do grow up fast. As you have amore family orientated car then just for the time being use that more and whoever doesn't need to take the little one out can use the GTI.
As for the modded car debate. It is a strange one. I've bought standard cars and modded them to the hilt as well as buying modded ones to save on the outlay. Modded cars do tend to reduce the target market as a lot of people will shy away from them, as they feel they will have been driven hard or not looked after. My thoughts are the opposite, as most who are willing to spend the kind of money we do on modding them tend to pamper them more than those that just buy them on finance or whatever and chop them in on a regular basis. When you know you don't really own it and are planning to hand it back treat them far worse.
Also, if the mods are good quality then I'd prefer to purchase that knowing I can save on mods I know I would have done myself anyway.
If you are definitely wanting to sell it then you are better off removing the more obvious mods like wheels and intake etc. Even springs can be swapped out for not much money but most wouldn't realise they were fitted. Part-Ex the wheels with someone and same with the intake/elbow. Any other quick win mods do the same. It will put slightly more money in your pocket and increase the market for you.
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As for the modded car debate. It is a strange one. I've bought standard cars and modded them to the hilt as well as buying modded ones to save on the outlay. Modded cars do tend to My thoughts are the opposite, as most who are willing to spend the kind of money we do on modding them tend to pamper them more than those that just buy them on finance or whatever and chop them in on a regular basis. When you know you don't really own it and are planning to hand it back treat them far worse.
This.
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It's funny how mods are viewed, from my perspective they've improved the car and add value but to a certain buyer they don't and devalue it!
I have never and would never buy a modded car as it will most likely have been driven hard, otherwise what is the point of modding it. That is what any business buying it would think as well. Common knowledge is that modifications de value any car quite considerably sadly.
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It's funny how mods are viewed, from my perspective they've improved the car and add value but to a certain buyer they don't and devalue it!
I have never and would never buy a modded car as it will most likely have been driven hard, otherwise what is the point of modding it. That is what any business buying it would think as well. Common knowledge is that modifications de value any car quite considerably sadly.
I get what you are saying but I think some people change parts just for the visual benefit. For instance, does changing the standard wheels mean the car will be driven hard? Does specifying the 19 OEM wheels mean the car will be driven hard? No evidence to suggest either would be true.
Fairly sure Watts had a number of mods including a short shifter but from his forum posts, I imagine it was driven fairly normally.
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I have never and would never buy a modded car as it will most likely have been driven hard, otherwise what is the point of modding it. That is what any business buying it would think as well. Common knowledge is that modifications de value any car quite considerably sadly.
I get what you are saying but I think some people change parts just for the visual benefit. For instance, does changing the standard wheels mean the car will be driven hard? Does specifying the 19 OEM wheels mean the car will be driven hard? No evidence to suggest either would be true.
Fairly sure Watts had a number of mods including a short shifter but from his forum posts, I imagine it was driven fairly normally.
Have to agree with Jim too.
I actually see it the other way round tbh. I have seen so many highly modded cars (my own included) that just literally tootle round with the odd step down on the motorway etc but not driven hard, warmed up properly before they do drive them hard even and so on. A lot of those highly modded cars will just end up at shows on stands driven very carefully to not bin off their pride and joy and be left with nothing to show for it.
On the other hand I know a tonne of people who lease/pcp their cars and literally gun it from cold and genuinely don't care once ounce about the car. Drive them even harder than I do my own, take them through the local scratch and swirl place to clean them and treat the car like crap. My own brother included. I dread to think of the poor sods that will end up buying some of the cars he's 'owned' over the years (Merc AMG's, a couple of X5 M50d's, even run of the mill stuff too).
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I’m new on here and looking for a Mk7 and I have to say as soon as I see anything slightly modded I move on to the next ad. Even a sniff of a blue silicone pipe under the bonnet puts me off. I think there are some cars you can get away with it on. I have 3 Clio RS models and all have non standard exhausts and a few other minor mods but it seems fairly acceptable on them to buyers.
I certainly wouldn’t pay more than standard for a modded car. But as with all these things there will be a buyer out there
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I’m new on here and looking for a Mk7 and I have to say as soon as I see anything slightly modded I move on to the next ad. Even a sniff of a blue silicone pipe under the bonnet puts me off. I think there are some cars you can get away with it on. I have 3 Clio RS models and all have non standard exhausts and a few other minor mods but it seems fairly acceptable on them to buyers.
I certainly wouldn’t pay more than standard for a modded car. But as with all these things there will be a buyer out there
That's actually quite interesting to hear. As a buyer myself I must admit I'd probably baulk at a modded car too. I'd probably buy standard and then mod myself and be in the same boat a few years down the line again😂