Part ex value of import GTI

[Wayne]

stick it on ebay & PS - would think you will get easy £13k perhaps a little more

I'd hope to get at least 13,500 private.  I even bought an extra years warranty with VW so that should make it a bit of a safer buy.
I've not sold anything on ebay so I wouldn't want my first item to be my car 

I would not bother with Ebay, I have found Auto trader loads better for shifting a car to be honest, Ebay is a complete waste of time now.

[andrewparker]

I'm in a similar position. My wife and I have a 11-month old baby and evening going away for 1 night necessitates that the rear seat is used for luggage. This perhaps says as much about my wife's packing as it does the size of the car. Either way though, when we have a second child the car just won't hack it.

My car is also an import from the Netherlands. It's an 06 with just under 30,000 miles on it. We've been looking into buying a new 3.0 V6 Touareg next year, which will hopefully satisfy the needs of the family until the children are grown up, however my first impressions of how much my GTI is worth doesn't make it worth trading it in, not for me anyway. Someone even suggested it might be worth as little as £8K when I want to trade it in, and considering the car is all paid for, it is worth more to me than that £8K.

[waddler]

I've been to a few dealers as was considering changing my Ed 30 and if the car is indeed full UK spec, in good condition and with a full service history they claim there is about £500-£1000 between a UK sourced 2-3 year old car that is an EU parallel import of the same condition.  This gap grows significantly if it is not full UK spec because there is no point of reference to value it against.

The gap is also smaller once the 2 vs 3 year warranty doesnt come into play.

If you have a GTI in good nick my advice would be to sell privately anyway.  It's a car that will always be in strong demand and is within reach of the masses with a standard bank loan.  This means an extra grand or 2 in your pocket vs chopping it in.

Also looking at the sky high prices for the Mark 6 good examples of used MKV must continue to attract good prices.

£8K for an 06 with 30k is way to low in my opinion.   

[orca]

I guess the best way to get best deal would be to sell it private.

£8k seem very low for an 06 plate.

[andrewparker]

Yeah, I took it with a pinch of salt. That was it's projected value this time next year, but I only do 6K a year in it. I can't see me wanting to sell it anyway, regardless of how much I might get for it.

[qureshia]

I would not bother with Ebay, I have found Auto trader loads better for shifting a car to be honest, Ebay is a complete waste of time now.

sold my volvo last week on ebay within 24 hours - cash to first man to view

in the last 6 years sold via ebay with no probs

s60 d5
xc90
993 4S
r32
GTI
landrover pickup
merc SEC
05 plate 997 S
A8
Boxster s
Chesil speedster
54 plate 997 s
a4 avant
NSX


- must start keeping my cars for longer 

[Wayne]

I would not bother with Ebay, I have found Auto trader loads better for shifting a car to be honest, Ebay is a complete waste of time now.

sold my volvo last week on ebay within 24 hours - cash to first man to view

in the last 6 years sold via ebay with no probs

s60 d5
xc90
993 4S
r32
GTI
landrover pickup
merc SEC
05 plate 997 S
A8
Boxster s
Chesil speedster
54 plate 997 s
a4 avant
NSX


- must start keeping my cars for longer 

You have had more luck than most people I know, all I ever get is daft emails and silly offers, a few of my friends also say it is a waste of time now.