Selling a 430 Spider? Advice please

[lambo_xx]

Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help advise me on what I should do. I'm looking at buying a new car and as a result my 430 spider will probably be going. I'll miss it as it's a great car and having been driving with the roof down a lot recently, It truly is just brilliant.

Anyway, I'm just wondering what I should do about advertising it, obviously I'll be sticking it on here in the coming weeks but for example the car is due a service in I think a months time, so should I pay to have the car serviced or just knock the price of a service off the car and let the new owner have it serviced at the garage of their choice? Also the car could probably benefit from a bit of paint, front bumper has stone chips (nothing major though), again is it worth doing the work or just knocking the price off the car?

Thanks

[UH-Matt]

I would get the service and the bumper done. Make the car as good as it can be for the next owner. More buyers will be looking for a perfect car, than the number of buyers willing to have to go straight out and get things taken care of at garages. Maximise your market by advertising a perfect car otherwise you are limiting your market right away.

[Try5t]

UH-Matt said:

I would get the service and the bumper done. Make the car as good as it can be for the next owner. More buyers will be looking for a perfect car, than the number of buyers willing to have to go straight out and get things taken care of at garages. Maximise your market by advertising a perfect car otherwise you are limiting your market right away.

As Mat said, its worth doing all the work - that way it will also act as a deterrent to the chancers who will COME AND SEE IT AND try to knock you down on the basis that it needs "work".

Do you have to sell now? Spider's seems to be difficult to shift at the moment judging by the classifieds - may be better waiting for the spring - judging by last year's depreciation curve - you may get more for it next spring!

[Sarnie]

UH-Matt said:

I would get the service and the bumper done. Make the car as good as it can be for the next owner. More buyers will be looking for a perfect car, than the number of buyers willing to have to go straight out and get things taken care of at garages. Maximise your market by advertising a perfect car otherwise you are limiting your market right away.

This.

A service and paint may come to circa £2k.

A buyer will probably try to get £5k+ off the price due to the inconvenience of buying a car that needs 'work'. There is also the thinking that the service may uncover something that needs replacing costing ££££££.

I would want the buyer to do the service and then I would phone the dealer for an opinion after the car has been serviced.

[UH-Matt]

If it makes you feel any better I spent over £4k getting a clutch and service done on my Gallardo 2 weeks before selling it!

[kryten22uk]

There's no way I'd buy a car like this which is due a service, because there could be a whole can of worms waiting for you. Too risky. If a service has just been completed then it gives you confidence that the car is in a decent condition.

[andy355]

above makes sense providing you do manage to sell it privately, however if you end up trading it in you probably wont see it back

that said, minor on 430 should be less than 1k - not sure about paint though depends where you go