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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: waddler on 03 January 2010, 16:54
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Chaps,
Got a 5dr Manual ED 30 in silver with 17K miles and immaculate. It's Euro import and full UK spec. Standard ED30 spec plus metalic.
It's a 57 plate Nov 07 registered and i'm 1st owner.
Any ideas what its worth?
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I am no car trader, but I would say £16k trade in and £18k private.... Mk5 prices have started to drop slightly now the Mk6 is around.
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Was it one of the motorpoint ones as they were all reflex silver?
I would say slightly less, maybe £17k private.
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£15-16K as its an import.
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No its not motorpoint. I heard some of those cars are non EU so spec not right.
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Depends on what you mean by what is it worth... to whom?
If it is full UK spec (mine was sourced from the Netherlands) then as a trade in £12-13K, possibly £13-14K in a private sale... if it isn't full UK spec then its much more difficult... £11-12K are the likely offers at trade (possibly less) you might see up to £13K in a private sale...
Sorry for the bad news but that's the downside of buying a grey import... I've been idly looking to see if a replacement is worthwhile... so I have up to date information...
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To be honest, imports can be hard to shift.
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To be honest, imports can be hard to shift.
It shouldn't make too much difference if it's full UK spec - the only downside is the 2 yr warranty - a UK car would still have 11 months of warranty left and that would be quite attractive to a potential buyer.
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I've never understood this whole import thing. Apart from the 2 year warranty, what else is wrong with an import that makes them harder to shift?
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Paranoia?
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I've never understood this whole import thing. Apart from the 2 year warranty, what else is wrong with an import that makes them harder to shift?
steering wheel on the wrong side :tongue:
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Well yes f**king obviously ! But most imports will be UK spec with the wheel on the right side etc etc . . . can you tell im glad to be back at work.
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In reality, all cars are imported one way or another!
If it's a UK spec import that has no warranty remaining then I can't see how it would matter a jot.
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I part exchanged an 'import' when buying new from the VW/Audi garage.
when they inspected the current car and subsequently valued it they never asked me if it was an 'import' so I didnt mention it.
when exchange day came along, all went smoothly, a couple of hours later I got the call saying 'the trade-in value was given on the understanding it was not an 'import''. I said to them, 'all VAG cars are imports, you guys are the experts, you should have asked, its too late now, my budget is spent, goodbye...
It's nice to 'get one over' the dealers for a change...
PS. Xmas is over, lets loose the xmas hats....... :smug:
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When I traded in my mk4 at the stealers they spotted straightaway from the spec that it was an import, but said after 3 years it didn't make any difference to the trade it price. :undecided:
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Chaps,
Got a 5dr Manual ED 30 in silver with 17K miles and immaculate. It's Euro import and full UK spec. Standard ED30 spec plus metalic.
It's a 57 plate Nov 07 registered and i'm 1st owner.
Any ideas what its worth?
You'll get approx £11K trade, maybe upto £12K if you p/ex against a MK6 GTI for example.
ED30 go quite cheap through the trade for some reason, yet when advertised they have silly mark ups!
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OK went on webuyanycar and was offered £13,900 if decared an import and £14,500 if not.
Has to be worth at least 15k in a private sale I would say and likley a bit more if prices on autotrader are a guide....
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we buy anycar will come down on price, i can get a uk car 57 reg 22k miles with a few options for 15k from a vw dealer cash with waranty and peace of mind. So anyone buying private obviously will be buying cash so it prob is woth about 13k unfortunatly. Thats not bad tho you have only lost 3.5k a year on a brand new car.
P.s im interested at 13k
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It's definately worth more than £13.5k, even if it is an import with no remaining warranty.
Just take a look on autotrader or pistonheads and show me an Ed30 with those miles for that kind of money??
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Yep I found nothing close under 15k....