Trade in price?

[Kerrse]

What would you expect to get for my car on a trade in against a 20k Scirocco ?my car has 1 previous owner, 118k, full service history,just had new cam belt, brand new wheels & tyres, Pioneer system with 1000watt twin sub,stage one remapped by rtech, koni sports suspension, depo headlights with HID's although do still have the standard headlights. So has only had basic mods which are all easily reversible.

Just curious what everyone thought as waiting to hear back from a company ?

[Rhyso]

Mine was on 115K
2 previous owners
FVWSH
Everything replaced from suspension, turbo, seats etc
3 month old tyres

Audi garage last year offered me £1500 as a trade in against an A3 Sline going for approx £15K

Webuyanycar offered me £1750 

Sell privately mate as garages don't want cars more than 3 years old - they put them straight to auction

I sold for £3500 and made another £1000 in wheels and steering wheel, trim etc etc

[Kerrse]

Mine was on 115K
2 previous owners
FVWSH
Everything replaced from suspension, turbo, seats etc
3 month old tyres

Audi garage last year offered me £1500 as a trade in against an A3 Sline going for approx £15K

Webuyanycar offered me £1750 

Sell privately mate as garages don't want cars more than 3 years old - they put them straight to auction

I sold for £3500 and made another £1000 in wheels and steering wheel, trim etc etc

The problem being is it takes time to sell it privately can't really afford the car without the money from the golf.

I know i could get £3.5-4000 private though as been asked quite a fews times recently if i want to sell it, maybe worth me contacting the people see if they are still interested.

I didn't keep my standard wheels so selling the wheels seperately is not an option.

The garage haven't even come back to me to say any price yet lol

[Rhyso]

I sold mine with a week of it being on Ad Trader, Gumtree etc etc    Unless someone has cash in hand forums take an age to shift a car.  Many people commented on how they'd like to own my car yet no one wanted it come selling time 

Best tip is don't advertise your modifications or put the car back to standard as much as possible

I did swaps with members, mostly Adam to be fair    to put the car back to as standard as possible 

Depends if you'd rather the extra cash or less hassle 

[Kerrse]

I sold mine with a week of it being on Ad Trader, Gumtree etc etc    Unless someone has cash in hand forums take an age to shift a car.  Many people commented on how they'd like to own my car yet no one wanted it come selling time 

Best tip is don't advertise your modifications or put the car back to standard as much as possible

I did swaps with members, mostly Adam to be fair    to put the car back to as standard as possible 

Depends if you'd rather the extra cash or less hassle 

My car isn't too far from standard really only changes are suspension,wheels,lights & stereo. I do actually still have the standard stereo somewhere i think & the headlights.

I would be gutted if i sold mine then the car i want has gone lol if i had the money i would just buy the new one then worry about selling the old one later ! Ahh well it will either sort itself out or the car i want  will get sold & i start my search again.

[nige_s]

P/X with any dealer and you will be lucky to see 50% of what you think the car is worth privately.  Unless you view the car as a set monthly outgoing which you can right off otherwise sell it privately as a sensible price.  Dealers don't give two monkeys if it's got a fancy stereo or wheels.

Basically factor in the total cost to you for the deal, if it's within your monthly budget (I assume you'll be having finance) and you're happy with it then go for as the sale cost of the Golf then becomes irrelevant.  So if you think that extra £1500 you might by selling it privately makes a difference to your monthly outgoings that will answer your question.

I've been there with new or nearly new cars in the past and I just can't justify the cost of depreciation these days especially when you can get perfectly capable cars that are 10 years old for a 10th of the price.  Was a different story 10-12 years ago mind as you wouldn't really want to be buying a 10 year old rusty Montego.

I've got much better things to spend £300-400 on per month!

[Rhyso]

I sold mine with a week of it being on Ad Trader, Gumtree etc etc    Unless someone has cash in hand forums take an age to shift a car.  Many people commented on how they'd like to own my car yet no one wanted it come selling time 

Best tip is don't advertise your modifications or put the car back to standard as much as possible

I did swaps with members, mostly Adam to be fair    to put the car back to as standard as possible 

Depends if you'd rather the extra cash or less hassle 

My car isn't too far from standard really only changes are suspension,wheels,lights & stereo. I do actually still have the standard stereo somewhere i think & the headlights.

I would be gutted if i sold mine then the car i want has gone lol if i had the money i would just buy the new one then worry about selling the old one later ! Ahh well it will either sort itself out or the car i want  will get sold & i start my search again.

Suspension and wheels are the two most noticeable things on the car though 

I sold mine and then started looking for a car.  Don't get too focused on finding your exact perfect spec.  The Audi I ended up with wasn't my first colour choice (it was 2nd or 3rd) but the right one came along at the right price with the factory fitted extras I wanted 

[Wayne]

Put it back to standard and sell it.

Autotrader is the best bet for selling

[Kerrse]

I can't sell it first i need a vehicle to get to work as it's a 38 mile round trip lol I wouldn't spend 20 k on a car unless it was the exact spec i want ! if i got to pay for it for 5 years i want to be bloody happy with it & have no regrets like i did when i bought my golf originally!

Nige i bought this car when it was 2 years old although was 12k not 20 like the Scirocco! I don't mind spending the money & would be a loan, finance is a joke ! I could keep the golf but just feel too old for it now 

I just heard back from them £2000 was the offer.

[nige_s]

£2000! not bad for starters, wasn't far off with 50% of what you think it's worth.  I'd take it for zero hassle, swap a few of the mod's out if you have time but in the grand scheme of things what would they actually net you?  Maybe try and haggle a few dealer extra's on the Rocco too.

Assuming you sold it for £1500 more, would that bit extra make much difference to a £20k loan over 5 years?  So £18.5k v £20k that's about £25 p/m difference over 5 yr.