Best place to advertise a Fiesta?

[MJK 24]

Been asked to advertise a Fiesta for a member of the family as I'm seen as 'the car person'.

I can get a free advert here so I'll do that but where else?

eBay or Autotrader? Is Gumtree free?

[Riskins]

Auto trader has always been successful for me when selling 'normal' cars.

Just make sure you do your homework and price correctly as there are so many available.

[vanordinaire]

Depends on the value, if it's a couple of thousand or less then Gumtree is fine and free(but most people are looking for a bargain on there). Any more than that then pay for the ad . Less than that, try Facebook, lots of local 'cars for sale' Facebook pages for the lowest end stuff but tend to be some dodgy people on them , just search 'cars for sale and the area /town you live in' on your facebook page.

[sjj84]

My in-laws have sold three cars in the last couple of years just by putting a sign in the window of the car. Didn't think they'd have much luck personally but it certainly worked.

[MJK 24]

It's an 8 year old 1.2 Zetec, low miles and basically unmarked.

WBAC are offering £1,950 and the Autotrader site are saying to price it at £2,800. I'm guessing it's worth around £2,500?

[fathomfive]

Back when I was a kid, hedges were the best place to find Fiestas.

And Escorts too, for that matter.

[PositronicRay]

MJK 24 said:

Been asked to advertise a Fiesta for a member of the family as I'm seen as 'the car person'.

I can get a free advert here so I'll do that but where else?

eBay or Autotrader? Is Gumtree free?

How do you get the free PH ad?

[budfox]

I'd whack it on eBay. Great photos, good honest description, no phrases like "first to see will buy" or "fully loaded".

You've got an unlimited amount of space to use, and I think as manyhotos as you want too.

I hate eBay with a passion, except for eBay motors which I think works very well.

Chuck it on at £2750, invite offers.

[DrDoofenshmirtz]

I sold my car last week via PH (last weeks shed of the week Celica!)
I also advertised on Gumtree...but all the enquiries came from PH, which did surprise me. So I would go with the free options first. eBay costs at least £15 now.

I did get a lot of scam emails though.

Good pictures of a clean car in a nice setting will yield results. Pictures of a dirty car outside a council house will not!

[waterwonder]

Autotrader every time for me, particularly for run of the mill cars. The trick is not to be too greedy with the price. I aim to be on the first page when compared to cars the same age, spec and mileage within say 50 miles. If its something a bit more interesting you can afford to be a little bit more ambitious - IMO.

The last three cars I've sold have gone within the week. My rationale is that most people will check Autotrader but not necessarily PH or Ebay.

However if you get a free Add it can't hurt, i just missed the cut and when I've paid in the past the sale has come either from Autotrader or someone that had seen it on both.

[jcelee]

Ebay seems to have taken over as the main site for people to look at cars these days, autotrader is comparatively expensive (£50 or so vs. £15 to advertise on ebay) and in my experience solicits far fewer responses. Either way, seller beware, you will get messed around a great deal and don't assume a deal is good until you have cleared proceeds in hand.