Where do you look for your next used car?
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My next car will be a 3-5 year old fast estate for around 15k-20k.
Auto trader was my go to site as it had a mix of private and dealer cars and there you got an idea of the spread. Seems there are hardly any private sellers on there these days.
Apart from on here, where is your preferred source for your next car?
With all these lease, pcp, and fleet cars all supposedly being dumped into the market, where are they all being sold and where can I get one without going through auto trader?
If it's at auction, are there services who will buy one for you with a set agreed fee? Dealer warranty is irrelevant to me as it will be exported.
Auto trader was my go to site as it had a mix of private and dealer cars and there you got an idea of the spread. Seems there are hardly any private sellers on there these days.
Apart from on here, where is your preferred source for your next car?
With all these lease, pcp, and fleet cars all supposedly being dumped into the market, where are they all being sold and where can I get one without going through auto trader?
If it's at auction, are there services who will buy one for you with a set agreed fee? Dealer warranty is irrelevant to me as it will be exported.
jazzdude said:
My next car will be a 3-5 year old fast estate for around 15k-20k.
Auto trader was my go to site as it had a mix of private and dealer cars and there you got an idea of the spread. Seems there are hardly any private sellers on there these days.
There are hardly any private sellers these days, most new car purchases are PCP so there are no cars to p/x or sell on, and WeBuy any car etc take a lot of the other potential private source cars.Auto trader was my go to site as it had a mix of private and dealer cars and there you got an idea of the spread. Seems there are hardly any private sellers on there these days.
jazzdude said:
My next car will be a 3-5 year old fast estate for around 15k-20k.
Auto trader was my go to site as it had a mix of private and dealer cars and there you got an idea of the spread. Seems there are hardly any private sellers on there these days.
Apart from on here, where is your preferred source for your next car?
With all these lease, pcp, and fleet cars all supposedly being dumped into the market, where are they all being sold and where can I get one without going through auto trader?
If it's at auction, are there services who will buy one for you with a set agreed fee? Dealer warranty is irrelevant to me as it will be exported.
Facebook seems to be the new place to sell your used car. Gumtree possibly. Most fresh stuff like that will have been traded in or sold to the trade directly via car buying sites. Not too many buyers out there of that sort of stuff that doesnt need finance / have a trade in.Auto trader was my go to site as it had a mix of private and dealer cars and there you got an idea of the spread. Seems there are hardly any private sellers on there these days.
Apart from on here, where is your preferred source for your next car?
With all these lease, pcp, and fleet cars all supposedly being dumped into the market, where are they all being sold and where can I get one without going through auto trader?
If it's at auction, are there services who will buy one for you with a set agreed fee? Dealer warranty is irrelevant to me as it will be exported.
Autotrader is now expensive.
More and more cars on Pcp and lease nowadays so used cars harder to find.
Many people sell to WBAC and similar.
Lease and many Px's end up at auction as you say. Public can buy from the likes of BCA but the fees are high.
An agent may get involved for you to save on fees but beware, the indemnity you pay for will only apply to the name on the invoice from the auction.
So if you had a problem with title, or past history, afterwards you wouldn't have any redress with the auction, you'd have to go through the agent you used.
Buying privately is enormously risky unless you know what you're doing.
I'd suggest having to wait until the right car comes up at a decent dealership.
More and more cars on Pcp and lease nowadays so used cars harder to find.
Many people sell to WBAC and similar.
Lease and many Px's end up at auction as you say. Public can buy from the likes of BCA but the fees are high.
An agent may get involved for you to save on fees but beware, the indemnity you pay for will only apply to the name on the invoice from the auction.
So if you had a problem with title, or past history, afterwards you wouldn't have any redress with the auction, you'd have to go through the agent you used.
Buying privately is enormously risky unless you know what you're doing.
I'd suggest having to wait until the right car comes up at a decent dealership.
Edited by Trevor555 on Sunday 20th May 16:47
When my sister sold her micra, the newest and cheapest around, we got no response from eBay or auto trader. Sold it to a trader via Facebook now.
Also got nothing when I tried to sell my fiesta ST. Again the cheapest with lowest miles, but sold t to car shop in the end.
Pistonheads is useless, listed 2 cars on there and nothing
Also got nothing when I tried to sell my fiesta ST. Again the cheapest with lowest miles, but sold t to car shop in the end.
Pistonheads is useless, listed 2 cars on there and nothing
So the majority of people buy most of the cars new on pcp /lease on 2-4 year contracts, give them back and they go where?
WBAC takes the rest of them and then they go where?
Presumably auction, in which case there now must be more cars than ever, adding to the ex fleet cars and ex rentals that prices must be historically low for traders.
Surely a car bought through an agent at auction, warranty aside (which as I said is worthless to me, even from a franchised dealer as it's for export) must be the most cost effective to buy a used 3-4 year old car.
WBAC takes the rest of them and then they go where?
Presumably auction, in which case there now must be more cars than ever, adding to the ex fleet cars and ex rentals that prices must be historically low for traders.
Surely a car bought through an agent at auction, warranty aside (which as I said is worthless to me, even from a franchised dealer as it's for export) must be the most cost effective to buy a used 3-4 year old car.
jazzdude said:
So the majority of people buy most of the cars new on pcp /lease on 2-4 year contracts, give them back and they go where?
WBAC takes the rest of them and then they go where?
Presumably auction, in which case there now must be more cars than ever, adding to the ex fleet cars and ex rentals that prices must be historically low for traders.
Surely a car bought through an agent at auction, warranty aside (which as I said is worthless to me, even from a franchised dealer as it's for export) must be the most cost effective to buy a used 3-4 year old car.
Yes, probably. With the usual caveats of auction buying.WBAC takes the rest of them and then they go where?
Presumably auction, in which case there now must be more cars than ever, adding to the ex fleet cars and ex rentals that prices must be historically low for traders.
Surely a car bought through an agent at auction, warranty aside (which as I said is worthless to me, even from a franchised dealer as it's for export) must be the most cost effective to buy a used 3-4 year old car.
Also, if you're looking something "specific" like it sounds like the O/P is, that might be tricky.
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