Trade in Values vs Sale Value
Discussion
TA14 said:
BettySwollocks2 said:
TA14 said:
BettySwollocks2 said:
yeah my bad, the VRs went quite quickly, this is an A3 TDI sport 2.0.. unfortunately mileage increase meant i needed a diesel.
Why sell the A3 in less than a year? What year and mileage is it? What do WBAC offer?BettySwollocks2 said:
Its not that easy due to the untrustworthy state of britain these days, as soon as a HPI check flashes up financed, even if you tell someone you will pay it when they are standing there they are unwilling to trust you and find a car elsewhere.
Then tell them to settle the finance and pay you the balance. Simple. BettySwollocks2 said:
HTP99 said:
I hate it when customers come in and then moan that the "identical" car on the forecourt is £4k more than I am offering for their car and how dare I have a £4k margin in it.
What they aren't seeing is:
mines in re-sale grey as it has been calledWhat they aren't seeing is:
- their's isn't as desirable a colour,
- their's is a 1.6 petrol, not the diesel that is more desirable and thus commands a higher price, such as the one on the forecourt.
- their "immaculate" car needs £600 worth of bodywork and or wheel prep.
- their's needs a service and its possibly at the age that it'll need a set of pads and disks
- their's is a less desirable spec and thus may well be with us a bit longer so we have to build in a higher margin for book drops.
it is a diesel
there is no body damage on my car or wheel damage, the salesperson checked it over completely
it was serviced a month ago with no advisorys other than 2 new front tyres, that have been replaced
it is very highly specced, heated seats, part leather, climate and cruise control, rear park sensors plus more but I cba to list all of them
Or you could use the glasses online valuation to see if your expected figure is off the mark. I am not sure how this price differs to the dealers little book!
BettySwollocks2 said:
WBAC are not exactly the best people to use.. they offer 9600. but they always offer extremely low.
Not in my experience.They offer competitively, and then knock you for anything they find.
If the car's as good as you think it is, that may well be the best route for a hassle free transaction. If not, then PX is the way to go if you're worried about hassle, but obviously there's a price to pay.
BettySwollocks2 said:
As a person cuurently trying to sell my Car, I cannot understand how dealers offer 6500 to 8000 for trade in value of my car, when they are for sale at the same dealership for 13000-14500. Are they completely thick and not realise that I can see these cars up for sale? therefore I am not going to accept anything less than the 10500 to 11000 I want for it!
Frustrating is not the word, especially when I want to buy a car from the same dealership youd think they would sort it out!
Frustrating is not the word, especially when I want to buy a car from the same dealership youd think they would sort it out!
BettySwollocks2 said:
WBAC are not exactly the best people to use.. they offer 9600. but they always offer extremely low.
Hmmm. So WBAC offer 50% more than a dealer, not on a trade price but a trade in price - that's a first.Or if you like, the other way round is that a dealer is offering only 66% of the WBAC price for trade price + trade in incentive.
Either way you're suggesting that a dealer could 'phone WBAC and make an instant £3K+ profit. Never heard of WBAC being that generous.
Are you sure that there are not a lot of missing details here? If not in your position I'd jump at the WBAC offer :-)
BettySwollocks2 said:
TA14 said:
BettySwollocks2 said:
yeah my bad, the VRs went quite quickly, this is an A3 TDI sport 2.0.. unfortunately mileage increase meant i needed a diesel.
Why sell the A3 in less than a year? What year and mileage is it? What do WBAC offer?Also you need to remember the sticker price is unlikely the price they will actually sell those other vehicles at. So that isn't the true value they are worth.
And as a dealership they will have high overheads and no shortage of stock. This means they can be picky. Also many used vehicles will be p/x's against new purchases, so some profit may come from the entire deal, meaning the used car owes them more money. To maintain the profit margin they'll sell them out at higher prices (or at least try too).
e.g. they might have paid £3-4k more for them in the first place. So you don't really know what price they'd want to sell yours out at.
What are you looking to buy?
How much is it?
Is it new or used?
Will you want a discount or some incentives?
If I had three identical cars I'd probably not want a fourth on my forecourt, people are waking up to the diesel myth and your car is a dull old design Audi that's about to be replaced and is as common as horse s
t in a gypsy camp site.
How much is it?
Is it new or used?
Will you want a discount or some incentives?
If I had three identical cars I'd probably not want a fourth on my forecourt, people are waking up to the diesel myth and your car is a dull old design Audi that's about to be replaced and is as common as horse s
t in a gypsy camp site. I have sold two cars with finance. BUIYER pays the finance company himself with debit card over the phone then pays SELLER the balance. If you owe more than what the car is worth both buyer and seller can pay over the phone in the same way. Not difficult and plenty of people do it as not everyone can buy a brand new car with cash, pretty sure no one does
BettySwollocks2 said:
As a person cuurently trying to sell my Car, I cannot understand how dealers offer 6500 to 8000 for trade in value of my car, when they are for sale at the same dealership for 13000-14500. Are they completely thick and not realise that I can see these cars up for sale? therefore I am not going to accept anything less than the 10500 to 11000 I want for it!
Frustrating is not the word, especially when I want to buy a car from the same dealership youd think they would sort it out!
alot of scumbag dealers in the car salesman thread that would be able to give you some nonsense wording for the price disparity. Frustrating is not the word, especially when I want to buy a car from the same dealership youd think they would sort it out!
"how dare we make a profit"
"preperation"
"rape"
etc etc
wheedler said:
I have sold two cars with finance. BUIYER pays the finance company himself with debit card over the phone then pays SELLER the balance. If you owe more than what the car is worth both buyer and seller can pay over the phone in the same way. Not difficult and plenty of people do it as not everyone can buy a brand new car with cash, pretty sure no one does
indeed, ive done this recently and it was very straightforward. just be honest with the potential buyer upfront.Chrisw666 said:
smokey145 said:
alot of scumbag dealers in the car salesman thread that would be able to give you some nonsense wording for the price disparity.
"how dare we make a profit"
"preperation"
"rape"
etc etc
You really were touched somewhere inappropriate by a car dealer weren't you? "how dare we make a profit"
"preperation"
"rape"
etc etc
smokey145 said:
Chrisw666 said:
smokey145 said:
alot of scumbag dealers in the car salesman thread that would be able to give you some nonsense wording for the price disparity.
"how dare we make a profit"
"preperation"
"rape"
etc etc
You really were touched somewhere inappropriate by a car dealer weren't you? "how dare we make a profit"
"preperation"
"rape"
etc etc
smokey145 said:
wheedler said:
I have sold two cars with finance. BUIYER pays the finance company himself with debit card over the phone then pays SELLER the balance. If you owe more than what the car is worth both buyer and seller can pay over the phone in the same way. Not difficult and plenty of people do it as not everyone can buy a brand new car with cash, pretty sure no one does
indeed, ive done this recently and it was very straightforward. just be honest with the potential buyer upfront.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff