Vauxhall Nova Merit 4 door saloon (G-reg): what to do next!?
Vauxhall Nova Merit 4 door saloon (G-reg): what to do next!?
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countertenor

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5 posts

144 months

Friday 18th January 2019
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Hi PH'ers. Forgive me if this is the wrong forum but I'm looking for some advice: I know it's not the most exciting car by any means but I am wondering the best way to sell a G-reg Vauxhall Nova Merit 4 door saloon that is part of a deceased estate. The car was bought from new and has been garaged and currently has 47K miles on the clock. The MOT ran out in 2013 and as far as I'm aware it hasn't moved since then (but it's still in the garage). I'm not aware of the condition but the previous MOT history lists no advisories dating back to 2006 and all the service documentation is available.
The car is located in London but I am just wondering whether there is a Nova car club or the best way of selling the car? I have had a search online for this sort of thing and see that there's quite a strong presence of modified Novas rather than bog-standard ones so any advice would be welcomed!
Thanks.

Mexman

2,442 posts

113 months

Friday 18th January 2019
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Unusual find, but I wouldn't get too excited, it's still pretty damn worthless to be honest.
It has no redeeming features going for it at all, particularly being a saloon....urgh.

InitialDave

15,072 posts

148 months

Friday 18th January 2019
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You could be well served by Ebay, with a good description and large, clear photos. Large audience to get plenty of eyes on it, BUT you may well end up having to deal with an awful lot of complete idiots.

I think you need to have a look at it and see what it's like before deciding if it's worth putting effort into selling.

Pericoloso

44,044 posts

192 months

Friday 18th January 2019
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The "scene" might like it for being a bit different.

caley64

127 posts

251 months

Saturday 19th January 2019
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Funnily enough, last night saw a garage which has recently sold a Nova and an Astra (Merit)
Doesn't look like there's much money in them though.

http://www.carcavescotland.co.uk/classic-cars-sale...

caley64

127 posts

251 months

Saturday 19th January 2019
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Funnily enough, last night saw a garage which has recently sold a Nova and an Astra (Merit)
Doesn't look like there's much money in them though.

http://www.carcavescotland.co.uk/classic-cars-sale...

spreadsheet monkey

4,744 posts

256 months

Monday 21st January 2019
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eBay is a good suggestion, as others have mentioned.

For a low-hassle sale, try KGF classics, who regularly deal in "ordinary" modern classics. I've seen plenty of low mileage Metros and Fiestas for £2.5k-£5k on their website recently(although obviously there's a good chunk of profit in those prices).