We Buy Any Car .com - What do they do with them.....
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confused_buyer said:
Lost soul said:
Dan_1981 said:
They're disposed of in a few ways, as far as i'm aware.....
Auction - either under the UK Car Group Banner, or CC trade banner.
Out of curiosity i filed in the we buy any car website form for my car , 2005 525d they offered 6,600 Auction - either under the UK Car Group Banner, or CC trade banner.
I was at an auction yesterday and an almost identical car to mine made 7,800 simples innit
any way i have a made with a site who would retail it for me if and when i decide to sell the old girl
Dick_Phallus said:
Nolar Dog said:
War Pig said:
I understand they try and knock more off the price when they collect it though..
Not if you described it accurately they don't. The onus is on you. But you wouldn't mislead them initially would you. 
t about a company and process they have no experience of. Nolar Dog said:
Dick_Phallus said:
Nolar Dog said:
War Pig said:
I understand they try and knock more off the price when they collect it though..
Not if you described it accurately they don't. The onus is on you. But you wouldn't mislead them initially would you. t about a company and process they have no experience of. Everywhere I look people are moaning about them been a bunch of f
king cowboys who offer a good price on the website then when you get to their industry estate "offices" haggle you down on price for minor things, with the aim been to pay as little money as possible. They very clearly are out there to exploit people who do not understand their cars true value.1 satisfied person aint gonna swing it, when there are a whole bunch of people who are very angry at them and lots of news articles confirming they are just out to rip people off.
Kevin VRs said:
Got to laugh, put in my 2006 (06) Skoda Octavia Elegance estate, 1.9 TDi, MoT etc. Valuation (online) £4,105!!! Dealer offered me nearly £2K more than that (it is 105K miles). Presumably if I went there they would knock at least £500 off that. Jokers!
See this is exactly what I mean about muppets and the WBAC "thing".Your car is not stock they want and/or can retail easily. So why woud they offer you good money for it?
Why if you are not happy with the initial offer would you even contemplate going there and them "maybe knocking £500 off"?
There's only one idiot there and it isn't the very successful car dealer
Edited by Nolar Dog on Monday 17th May 11:46
Kevin VRs said:
Got to laugh, put in my 2006 (06) Skoda Octavia Elegance estate, 1.9 TDi, MoT etc. Valuation (online) £4,105!!! Dealer offered me nearly £2K more than that (it is 105K miles). Presumably if I went there they would knock at least £500 off that. Jokers!
The CAP Price for your car is 4900 Clean, 4500 average. To be honest, in a CC Trade section it would probably get about 4600. Deduct transport, auction costs etc. and overheads and to be fair WBAC wouldn't be making a fortue on it.If a dealer offered £6000 as a straight purchase bite their arm off. If it is as a PX they are offering a £1200 over allowance so the car you are buying is overpriced.
Edited by confused_buyer on Monday 17th May 11:44
Nolar Dog said:
But there are several satisfied customers on this thread alone.
The only "unsatisfied" ones are idiots who put non-retail cars into the WBAC system expecting to get top dollar.
As I say, most of the naysayers come from that "camp".
+1, if you put in a really old car of a car with lots of miles expect a silly offer. i put my focus st 56 reg in and got £12k after advertising it for that for 3 months with no interest.The only "unsatisfied" ones are idiots who put non-retail cars into the WBAC system expecting to get top dollar.
As I say, most of the naysayers come from that "camp".
easy way of selling a car like that. and no knock down as i listed every little fault they had nothing to knock down.
There's a lot of ignorance regarding WBAC and a lot of unreasonable criticism.
1. If you have a Porsche or an old classic or a specialist car, they don't want it. They can't stock it, move it on or make money on it easily. Therefore don't expect a good price on it. It's simple - WBAC is not for you. They're not 'w*nkers', 'jokers' or con-merchants. They're running a business. If you don't like their offer, don't accept it.
2. If on the other hand you have a retailable mass market car like a low mileage 3 year old Focus for example, you may be surprised. These values are more in keeping with what you'd expect if you sold the car yourself.
3. The 'We Buy Any Car' tag seems to lull some people into thinking this means "We'll pay Top Dollar for any car". This simply isn't the case like any business.
4. Whether they're exploiting people or not is a matter of opinion. You could argue that if someone accepts a low offer on a car that WBAC don't want then they're foolish enough to take a low offer from anyone.
FWIW, my brother sold them his Wife's Mini Cooper. Good spec, good condition, good price.
They took it over to them and they knocked £30 off for an alloy that had damage not as described.
1. If you have a Porsche or an old classic or a specialist car, they don't want it. They can't stock it, move it on or make money on it easily. Therefore don't expect a good price on it. It's simple - WBAC is not for you. They're not 'w*nkers', 'jokers' or con-merchants. They're running a business. If you don't like their offer, don't accept it.
2. If on the other hand you have a retailable mass market car like a low mileage 3 year old Focus for example, you may be surprised. These values are more in keeping with what you'd expect if you sold the car yourself.
3. The 'We Buy Any Car' tag seems to lull some people into thinking this means "We'll pay Top Dollar for any car". This simply isn't the case like any business.
4. Whether they're exploiting people or not is a matter of opinion. You could argue that if someone accepts a low offer on a car that WBAC don't want then they're foolish enough to take a low offer from anyone.
FWIW, my brother sold them his Wife's Mini Cooper. Good spec, good condition, good price.
They took it over to them and they knocked £30 off for an alloy that had damage not as described.
confused_buyer said:
Kevin VRs said:
Got to laugh, put in my 2006 (06) Skoda Octavia Elegance estate, 1.9 TDi, MoT etc. Valuation (online) £4,105!!! Dealer offered me nearly £2K more than that (it is 105K miles). Presumably if I went there they would knock at least £500 off that. Jokers!
The CAP Price for your car is 4900 Clean, 4500 average. To be honest, in a CC Trade section it would probably get about 4600. Deduct transport, auction costs etc. and overheads and to be fair WBAC wouldn't be making a fortue on it.If a dealer offered £6000 as a straight purchase bite their arm off. If it is as a PX they are offering a £1200 over allowance so the car you are buying is overpriced.
rb5230 said:
+1, if you put in a really old car of a car with lots of miles expect a silly offer.
Its an 06 
Nolar Dog said:
Dick_Phallus said:
Nolar Dog said:
War Pig said:
I understand they try and knock more off the price when they collect it though..
Not if you described it accurately they don't. The onus is on you. But you wouldn't mislead them initially would you. t about a company and process they have no experience of. t like my car because there is a ready market for it at car supermarkets. Specialist cars, old cars, rare cars or damaged cars are not worth a bean to them.Muzzer said:
1. If you have a Porsche or an old classic or a specialist car, they don't want it.
2. If on the other hand you have a retailable mass market car .
Yep. I got a quote on my 911 and it was very low indeed. However a few weeks later they came up with a price on the wife's old X5 that was better than any part ex offer I'd had on it. They knocked it down a bit when I got there but I was still better off than if I'd part exed and no need to advertise and deal with tyre kickers. I'd use them again. 2. If on the other hand you have a retailable mass market car .
Kevin VRs said:
Got to laugh, put in my 2006 (06) Skoda Octavia Elegance estate, 1.9 TDi, MoT etc. Valuation (online) £4,105!!! Dealer offered me nearly £2K more than that (it is 105K miles). Presumably if I went there they would knock at least £500 off that. Jokers!
Thats a good eal-how much do YOU think it worth?Im quite tempted to see how much they'll offer for my car. Its a 2003 1.2 clio with 62k on the clock, a few scratches etc though.
Seems like it could go either way with valuation, with the current fuel prices etc, smaller cheap to run cars are sought after but clios are very common so they might not want more etc.
edit - it went the wrong way. £810.
Seems like it could go either way with valuation, with the current fuel prices etc, smaller cheap to run cars are sought after but clios are very common so they might not want more etc.
edit - it went the wrong way. £810.
Edited by stormrider2 on Monday 17th May 19:37
Muzzer said:
There's a lot of ignorance regarding WBAC and a lot of unreasonable criticism.
1. If you have a Porsche or an old classic or a specialist car, they don't want it. They can't stock it, move it on or make money on it easily. Therefore don't expect a good price on it. It's simple - WBAC is not for you. They're not 'w*nkers', 'jokers' or con-merchants. They're running a business. If you don't like their offer, don't accept it.
2. If on the other hand you have a retailable mass market car like a low mileage 3 year old Focus for example, you may be surprised. These values are more in keeping with what you'd expect if you sold the car yourself.
3. The 'We Buy Any Car' tag seems to lull some people into thinking this means "We'll pay Top Dollar for any car". This simply isn't the case like any business.
4. Whether they're exploiting people or not is a matter of opinion. You could argue that if someone accepts a low offer on a car that WBAC don't want then they're foolish enough to take a low offer from anyone.
FWIW, my brother sold them his Wife's Mini Cooper. Good spec, good condition, good price.
They took it over to them and they knocked £30 off for an alloy that had damage not as described.
You must work for them too. 1. If you have a Porsche or an old classic or a specialist car, they don't want it. They can't stock it, move it on or make money on it easily. Therefore don't expect a good price on it. It's simple - WBAC is not for you. They're not 'w*nkers', 'jokers' or con-merchants. They're running a business. If you don't like their offer, don't accept it.
2. If on the other hand you have a retailable mass market car like a low mileage 3 year old Focus for example, you may be surprised. These values are more in keeping with what you'd expect if you sold the car yourself.
3. The 'We Buy Any Car' tag seems to lull some people into thinking this means "We'll pay Top Dollar for any car". This simply isn't the case like any business.
4. Whether they're exploiting people or not is a matter of opinion. You could argue that if someone accepts a low offer on a car that WBAC don't want then they're foolish enough to take a low offer from anyone.
FWIW, my brother sold them his Wife's Mini Cooper. Good spec, good condition, good price.
They took it over to them and they knocked £30 off for an alloy that had damage not as described.
Any second hand car dealer that gets rave reviews from those that sold to them must be getting something horribly wrong or be incredibly talented in the talking department
I got silly quotes for both my cars from WBAC - one of which is mainstream family fodder and the other one isn't. But I can't see why people get upset. It's a business that has a new kind of plan that targets ease of disposal as opposed to best price. If you want best price - don't use them, if you want ease of disposal - do.
Whilst some of the rave supporters here raise, for me, a quizzical eyebrow - surely it's up to us to choose the buyer that rubs our particular itch? Winging about someone who offers an easy solution but doesn't then pay top dollar as well isn't entirely reflecting badly on the buyer.
I got silly quotes for both my cars from WBAC - one of which is mainstream family fodder and the other one isn't. But I can't see why people get upset. It's a business that has a new kind of plan that targets ease of disposal as opposed to best price. If you want best price - don't use them, if you want ease of disposal - do.
Whilst some of the rave supporters here raise, for me, a quizzical eyebrow - surely it's up to us to choose the buyer that rubs our particular itch? Winging about someone who offers an easy solution but doesn't then pay top dollar as well isn't entirely reflecting badly on the buyer.
Kevin VRs said:
Got to laugh, put in my 2006 (06) Skoda Octavia Elegance estate, 1.9 TDi, MoT etc. Valuation (online) £4,105!!! Dealer offered me nearly £2K more than that (it is 105K miles). Presumably if I went there they would knock at least £500 off that. Jokers!
Was that a trade in price, ie, did you buy another car of the dealer?stormrider2 said:
Im quite tempted to see how much they'll offer for my car. Its a 2003 1.2 clio with 62k on the clock, a few scratches etc though.
Seems like it could go either way with valuation, with the current fuel prices etc, smaller cheap to run cars are sought after but clios are very common so they might not want more etc.
edit - it went the wrong way. £810.
what would you expect it to be worth? surely privately with all the hassle you would be struggling to get much more than £1000 for it? a friend of mine picked up an 02 reg focus for £1200 the other day with 50k miles.Seems like it could go either way with valuation, with the current fuel prices etc, smaller cheap to run cars are sought after but clios are very common so they might not want more etc.
edit - it went the wrong way. £810.
Edited by stormrider2 on Monday 17th May 19:37
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