Selling a cosmetically poor car?
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Hi guys,
The girlfriend is getting a new car so wants rid of her 206 which was her first car.
It's suffered cosmetically with a few bumps, dents and scratches but is mechanically perfect, low mileage and has never broken down.
She's been offered £700 px. Examples of her 206 with over 100k miles are advertised at £1500.
Do you think it's worth advertising it for £1400, being totally honest about the car or just taking the px???
Are there people out there who will look past the cosmetics???
The girlfriend is getting a new car so wants rid of her 206 which was her first car.
It's suffered cosmetically with a few bumps, dents and scratches but is mechanically perfect, low mileage and has never broken down.
She's been offered £700 px. Examples of her 206 with over 100k miles are advertised at £1500.
Do you think it's worth advertising it for £1400, being totally honest about the car or just taking the px???
Are there people out there who will look past the cosmetics???
How much would it cost to get the car back to reasonable condition with a body shop? I would knock that amount off plus a little bit more for the hassle. Sometimes with shabbier cars, part ex is the best route to take. Dealers tend not to look to hard at cars condition as they'll just chuck it in an auction anyway.
Nick3point2 said:
I struggle to see why someone is going to buy a battered car for £100 less than others because there are so many cheap 206s to choose from!
Not everyone will trek around the country to find a car- some people will just look for ads in their town and that's it. If you live somewhere where there aren't many on sale you could be in luck.We recently listed for sale a Audi A3 1999 for £1400.
Had one owner for last 9 years and no expense sparedon servicing, had new tyres, fresh service and motz.
But it had cosmetic imperfections which we were honest about in the advert. Cracked bumper, odd ding, scratch.
Its a lively high spec car with leather, Bose and heated seats orherwise.
We didn't get one call so decided to keep it as it's worth more to us as a run about than to give it away when its a good car
Had one owner for last 9 years and no expense sparedon servicing, had new tyres, fresh service and motz.
But it had cosmetic imperfections which we were honest about in the advert. Cracked bumper, odd ding, scratch.
Its a lively high spec car with leather, Bose and heated seats orherwise.
We didn't get one call so decided to keep it as it's worth more to us as a run about than to give it away when its a good car
Nick3point2 said:
I struggle to see why someone is going to buy a battered car for £100 less than others because there are so many cheap 206s to choose from!
It's a 2002 with 50k miles though. The £1500 ones have over 100k miles. It would cost A LOT to get everything tip top. It's more than a quick detail.
I just think that it would make a great first car. It does 45mpg, cheap to tax / insure and it's been ultra reliable.
A similar mileage car in mint condition would be £2500. (from the quick look I had an hour ago!)
Fact - majority of buyers judge a car purely on the cosmetics. Buy a shi**er with decent bodywork and give it a good spit and polish and it'll sell in no time.
The other way around, and it'll never sell, despite the machanicals being far more important than bodywork. You just have to wait to find the right person who can see past the visual imperfections.
The other way around, and it'll never sell, despite the machanicals being far more important than bodywork. You just have to wait to find the right person who can see past the visual imperfections.
SteveS Cup said:
It's a 2002 with 50k miles though. The £1500 ones have over 100k miles.
It would cost A LOT to get everything tip top. It's more than a quick detail.
I just think that it would make a great first car. It does 45mpg, cheap to tax / insure and it's been ultra reliable.
A similar mileage car in mint condition would be £2500. (from the quick look I had an hour ago!)
I would check that valuation, i sold my '54' plate 206 with 40k on the clock for 3.2k three and a half years agoIt would cost A LOT to get everything tip top. It's more than a quick detail.
I just think that it would make a great first car. It does 45mpg, cheap to tax / insure and it's been ultra reliable.
A similar mileage car in mint condition would be £2500. (from the quick look I had an hour ago!)
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