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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Gulfstream11 on 05 February 2021, 10:45
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Morning.
It's time for an upgrade and I'm selling my car. Due to the current restrictions on unnecssary travel etc should I wait
until restrictions are lifted or go ahead now. Unless the buyer is local nobody will come to kick the tyres. What is the forum view?
Thanks
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Morning.
It's time for an upgrade and I'm selling my car. Due to the current restrictions on unnecssary travel etc should I wait
until restrictions are lifted or go ahead now. Unless the buyer is local nobody will come to kick the tyres. What is the forum view?
Thanks
Well unless someone will buy it without a test drive (you and another household in a car = fine) and even then travelling to somewhere "to look at a car" is something I've seen people get fined for in the news...
If you could persuade someone to buy the car from you "click and collect", that is allowed.
I'd wait if you want to sell it privately, or use WBAC or Motorway to sell it trade - those are fine.
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Thanks for the reply.
I am selling privately. Maybe in 5 or so weeks Boris will ease restrictions. So as you say the sensible path is to wait. I spoke to the dealer yesterday about a TCR in stock,asked about the process due to Covid. They send a video then if your happy send the documents online and for a price will deliver. It fell over when he gave me the trade in price.
Cheers
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Try Motorway.... that might give you a better number and its covid compliant.
By all accounts good prices and rapid service.
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I sold mine directly back to Listers group via a link on their website that put me in touch with their group buyer I did it this way as I have not bought another VW this time. A pre Covid change of policy at work means I lose my company vehicle in October this year so my normal budget (probably plus a little bit 🙄) will be spent on two cars. I can’t face the thought of only having a mile munching barge for commuting so bought a smaller “weekend” car with all the kit to satisfy my gadget fetish and the rest will go on a small diesel something nearer the time.
I dealt directly with the group buyer. All that was needed was a few few photos and he spoke to the salesman I normally use who vouched for the condition he knew my car was in and the offers came in. I probably found a sweet spot timing wise as I sold just after the first lockdown last year and they hadn’t got a vast amount of used stock so got more than I would have as a trade in. I didn’t even have to take it in as they arranged to pick it up from home.
Bought this 😁 I know haters are going to hate but so far I am loving it. I don’t need it as a daily so, so far so good 👍
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At first glance I thought Fred had defected to Mini with a new vanity plate! 😂
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I've already got two of the damned things here and hate them both! :laugh:
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I've already got two of the damned things here and hate them both! :laugh:
As predicted 🤣
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I'll say something positive though, that colour is lovely. Definitely my favourite mini colour.
Just don't ask me to drive it :laugh:
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Try Motorway.... that might give you a better number and its covid compliant.
By all accounts good prices and rapid service.
No harm in putting details in to find out. I sold my Mazda to them. Got more than private price. No hassle or issues. Would use again.
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I'll say something positive though, that colour is lovely. Definitely my favourite mini colour.
Just don't ask me to drive it :laugh:
Deal 🤝
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I'll say something positive though, that colour is lovely. Definitely my favourite mini colour.
Just don't ask me to drive it :laugh:
Deal 🤝
I'm pleased with the outcome :laugh:
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Same boat here, want to sell but covid stopping me advertising ours privately, had a chat and an offer from Volkswizard this week, but fell a few hundred short of the minimum we're happy to take. Motorway come up a lot on forums and have offered what were happy to take......, as ive sold to sell a car before, which was ermmm OK I guess, usual knock you down tactics after an initial high offer, i'm wary of motorway doing the same as their offer is the minimum we'd take.... even declaring any marks.
Our car is on forecourts for £24k+ at independants and £25k+ at main dealers,as it's just under 2 years old and only requiring £200-£300 of remedial work I don't think £21.5k is unreasonable.
Perhaps i'm too optimistic :smug:
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I sold mine directly back to Listers group via a link on their website that put me in touch with their group buyer I did it this way as I have not bought another VW this time. A pre Covid change of policy at work means I lose my company vehicle in October this year so my normal budget (probably plus a little bit 🙄) will be spent on two cars. I can’t face the thought of only having a mile munching barge for commuting so bought a smaller “weekend” car with all the kit to satisfy my gadget fetish and the rest will go on a small diesel something nearer the time.
I dealt directly with the group buyer. All that was needed was a few few photos and he spoke to the salesman I normally use who vouched for the condition he knew my car was in and the offers came in. I probably found a sweet spot timing wise as I sold just after the first lockdown last year and they hadn’t got a vast amount of used stock so got more than I would have as a trade in. I didn’t even have to take it in as they arranged to pick it up from home.
Bought this 😁 I know haters are going to hate but so far I am loving it. I don’t need it as a daily so, so far so good 👍
(https://i.postimg.cc/PrsW7y84/088-F1-BD6-2-C04-43-C6-8-DB1-53-E10391044-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YjRLG1RG)
(https://i.postimg.cc/qMv3SFv2/595-FE7-EB-55-D1-464-A-82-F9-CA6-D29-C080-BE.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yW2xSv9N)
(https://i.postimg.cc/kg15H4tN/21-F69091-CFBC-47-A6-A419-B2-E6-FA9-E8-E57.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fVdZtMCk)
(https://i.postimg.cc/g012YTsn/82166061-77-E9-4-F52-A516-DFCBD385-C081.png) (https://postimg.cc/QBk3mSR3)
What a cool Mini :cool:
Love it!
Ignore everything that Fred says, Minis rock!
Admittedly if I spent thousands of hours driving for business I’d want a boring old Golf too but nothing comes close to a Mini for character, quality and fun.
I hit a badger in mine doing nearly 60 and nothing broke except a bit of bumper trim (£50) and a slight bend in the bumper plastic if you really stare at it. Had it been in my Golf it would have obliterated the bumper and possibly radiator too. Hefty old lump that thing was. Dived right out of a hedge in front of me.
Back on track, I got a price from Motorway for my BMW.
The VW dealer gave me £250 more without a second glance.
I’d try them again though, I’m sure different days will produce different results depending on demand and lockdowns and microprocessor shortages and all sorts of other market conditions.
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A main dealer is probably going to want 15 to 20% mark up on what they pay for a car. 16.6666% of their 'profit' will go straight to the tax man.
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A main dealer is probably going to want 15 to 20% mark up on what they pay for a car. 16.6666% of their 'profit' will go straight to the tax man.
^^^^this
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I sold my BM on Autotrader a few weeks back. The buyer drove down I took him on a drive and he loved it. He left a deposit there and then then picked it up a week later for £20,000. The alternative was a £17000 offer from VW or a £19000 offer from Motorway.
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I'd not confess to that... You never know who's reading
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Morning all.
I stuck the details into Motorway. Quite painless and an instant quote,1k more than the dealer but still quite short of what I'm looking for. I missed a call from the dealer yesterday afternoon,probably an increase of his offer but he never rang back. ( the TCR is 28k+)
I'm not in a rush so will wait for Boris and try the private route.Sold my ED30 private and it went ok,first to see bought it. I fully understand the dealer has to profit but reckoned (naively) he'd be sweeter considering the price of the car I'm interested in. Thank you all for the replies.
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I suspect you've hit the limit of what trade is prepared to pay. They are in business after all.
Is the tcr you are looking at new?
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Is the tcr you are looking at new?
I wouldn't have thought so at that price.
I have been keeping an eye on TCR prices since they were suggested to me on the forum in my quest for a perfect GTI PP. In the right colour and spec they don't hang around for long. I know of two pure greys with the PP added that have fetched £30k in the past fortnight. One guy whos car is on AT told me he cant get enough of them and has sold 6 since November.
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Thought I'd share my experience selling at the lower end of the market. I recently sold a 2011 A3 Sportback black edition via Motorway. I'd say it was pretty painless, done within a few days and I got more for it than I expected.
The car was sound mechanically and great inside, but 85k miles and needed some cosmetic attention outside after 3 years of on street parking and Devon lanes - all alloys needed a refurb, there was a dent on one of the wings, scuffs on front and back bumpers and it needed a decent polish etc. I decided I'd try to sell it as is first, rather than fix it up (got a quote of about 900 to sort it). Autotrader guide price for a private sale was 5100 and px was 4000; the figure I got from a realistic WBAC quote, including all the damage, was about 3300.
I put it up privately for 4600 via Gumtree and Facebook, hoping to get about 4500. I had a few nibbles, but nothing beyond "Still available?". At the same time I listed it on Wizzle and Motorway. With Motorway, I went via their specialist sale which reckoned up to about £4450 was possible for good condition. I took all the photos, had a call with their team and it was decided it would go into their sales the next day with a 4000 reserve on it based on the condition.
Meanwhile, a trader who'd seen it on Wizzle was contacting me a fair bit, starting with an offer of 3300, then 3400 a few hours later, then a few calls and texts to follow up. I had a bit of other dealer interest, so figured it was worth it going through the Motorway sale to see what came back. I was surprised to get an email with a best offer of 4400, and more so for it to turn out to be from the guy who wanted it it for 3300 :grin:
He sent a pick up/drop off driver to come and get it, which because of Covid was a week after the sale. Driver was a nice guy, he had to check the condition vs the photos etc and speak to the trader. Once confirmed, the trader called me. He tried to haggle some money off for no reason, which I declined as the condition matched the description that he bid on. That shouldn't happen according to Motorway, but I wasn't really surprised with this guy based on our previous communication! The money was sent to me by bank transfer and the driver was off as soon as it landed.
The car was up for sale a few days later at 6250, so I'd guess there was a grand or so in it for the trader.
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Just a quick one from my experience buying click and collect. The car is nearly new but it stinks like a mopped kitchen floor :sick:. No idea what they have used but it smells like disinfectant. Id rather they just steamed the interior surfaces and then left it for 72 hours. Its currently ventilating in the garage with the windows down.