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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: crimsonfin on 07 May 2012, 09:10

Title: Selling Price - Opinions ?
Post by: crimsonfin on 07 May 2012, 09:10
After 4 years of ownership I am currently thinking about selling and am looking for opinions as to how much I should put the motor up for sale at.  From what I have seen there seems to be a huge difference in the selling price in local area (North East Scotland) for similar spec cars between trade and private sellers - anywhere up to 2k swing!

Car spec is standard '06 Golf GTI 5 door in black with following notables :

I have a figure in my head but would be interested to see what everyone else thinks and might just take the average should I decide to sell.

cheers

Title: Re: Selling Price - Opinions ?
Post by: Mr GTD on 07 May 2012, 11:00
3 or 5drs?
Title: Re: Selling Price - Opinions ?
Post by: crimsonfin on 07 May 2012, 11:21
5 door
Title: Re: Selling Price - Opinions ?
Post by: Philip James on 08 May 2012, 13:27
I'd pay maximum £8,750 for that car. Low miles and good nick. If timing belt hadn't been done I'd pay £8,500.
Title: Re: Selling Price - Opinions ?
Post by: Egbutt Wash on 08 May 2012, 15:21
£7777.77 cash
Title: Re: Selling Price - Opinions ?
Post by: R32UK on 08 May 2012, 22:11
£7- £7.5k :smiley:
Title: Re: Selling Price - Opinions ?
Post by: crimsonfin on 11 May 2012, 08:02
I'd pay maximum £8,750 for that car. Low miles and good nick. If timing belt hadn't been done I'd pay £8,500.

funnily enough that was the exact figure I had in my head  :shocked:

timing belt has been done so think if its gonna go its gonna go for around that amount.

cheers
Title: Re: Selling Price - Opinions ?
Post by: Philip James on 11 May 2012, 11:43
I'd say you'll meet buyers wanting it for silly money, but if you get someone who knows cars they'll pay for a top car, which I imagine yours is. I'd rather pay an extra grand up front than buy a ragged one which will probably cost much more than a grand in repairs.
I just bought an '07 in pristine condition with 38k miles and loads of service receipts etc (could tell the owner had really looked after the car) for £9,600. Drives like new. I could've got others cheaper, but they were high milers.

Good luck with the sale!
Title: Re: Selling Price - Opinions ?
Post by: dTEA on 10 June 2012, 07:35
So mine at 63,000 full VWSH at £6,500 is reasonable then. God damn the secondhand market is slow at the moment.
Title: Re: Selling Price - Opinions ?
Post by: Mr GTD on 10 June 2012, 08:13
Dealer price £8445
Private price £8290
P/X £8140
Trade price £7855

 :smiley:
Title: Re: Selling Price - Opinions ?
Post by: mattGTI20 on 11 June 2012, 20:43
I bought mine from London about 4 months ago with a pretty simalar spec with dsg and paid £8,700 it had been well looked after and only 1 owner from new so would say yours would be well worth this amount as long as it's been looked after