Selling Price - Opinions ?

[crimsonfin]

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 :

• Full black leather interior
• 45,500 miles
• Serviced and MOT until May 2013 (full VW service history)
• Taxed until Nov 2012
• Upgraded RCD500 6 disc in dash multidisc changer/mp3 compatible stereo
• IPod/MP3 ready (via 3.5mm jack installed into back of RCD500)
• Car in excellent condition in and out.  Few noticeable marks/scuffs on alloys and couple of tiny stone chips in paintwork (as you would expect for car of this age).
• Front tyres 4mm tread, rears 6mm.
• Only 2 owners from new

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

[Mr GTD]

3 or 5drs?

[crimsonfin]

5 door

[Philip James]

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.

[Egbutt Wash]

£7777.77 cash

[R32UK]

£7- £7.5k

[crimsonfin]

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 

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

cheers

[Philip James]

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!

[dTEA]

So mine at 63,000 full VWSH at £6,500 is reasonable then. God damn the secondhand market is slow at the moment.

[Mr GTD]

Dealer price £8445
Private price £8290
P/X £8140
Trade price £7855