A rather confused seller...
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I'm currently in the process of selling my 2019 SEAT Arona, and am looking for a bit of advice.
I originally was going to sell to WBAC, but their offer has dropped from £14,000 to £12,000 in the past 2 weeks. Motorway has also floated £14,000, but actual offers are only coming in at £12,100.
The car 3 years old, FSH, 50100 miles, service & MOT within the past 3 weeks. 115bhp FR Sport Manual. Very good condition for the millage and age.
I spoke to 2 SEAT dealers today. One said I'd be lucky getting anything more than £12,500. The other dealer said they've reached their buying quota for this period, but would expect me to get at least £13,500-£14,000 and to hold-out.
I realise my millage is rather high, but is anyone able to offer a bit of advice? I'm at a bit of a loss as to what value seems reasonable. I don't want to under-price myself, but at the same time don't want to price myself out of any buyers. Ideally, I'm looking for £13,750, but I don't know if car prices are still high enough for this to be reasonable.
I originally was going to sell to WBAC, but their offer has dropped from £14,000 to £12,000 in the past 2 weeks. Motorway has also floated £14,000, but actual offers are only coming in at £12,100.
The car 3 years old, FSH, 50100 miles, service & MOT within the past 3 weeks. 115bhp FR Sport Manual. Very good condition for the millage and age.
I spoke to 2 SEAT dealers today. One said I'd be lucky getting anything more than £12,500. The other dealer said they've reached their buying quota for this period, but would expect me to get at least £13,500-£14,000 and to hold-out.
I realise my millage is rather high, but is anyone able to offer a bit of advice? I'm at a bit of a loss as to what value seems reasonable. I don't want to under-price myself, but at the same time don't want to price myself out of any buyers. Ideally, I'm looking for £13,750, but I don't know if car prices are still high enough for this to be reasonable.
My two mates in the trade tell me that things have definitely quietened off in the last few weeks, and prior to that there was a lot of buying going on by the trade. That seems to tally to what you’re reporting here.
Where it goes from here is of course anyones guess, although I would say your car is extremely saleable and the sort of thing that is a highly liquid proposition at any time. Could you put it on autotrader for what you want for it and see what happens?
Where it goes from here is of course anyones guess, although I would say your car is extremely saleable and the sort of thing that is a highly liquid proposition at any time. Could you put it on autotrader for what you want for it and see what happens?
Julian Thompson said:
My two mates in the trade tell me that things have definitely quietened off in the last few weeks, and prior to that there was a lot of buying going on by the trade. That seems to tally to what you’re reporting here.
Where it goes from here is of course anyones guess, although I would say your car is extremely saleable and the sort of thing that is a highly liquid proposition at any time. Could you put it on autotrader for what you want for it and see what happens?
Yeah, that's what dealers are saying to me too. A lot of the delayed new car shipments are starting to come through. I think I'll try autotrader next. I've also given Wizzle a go, and am waiting to hear back from dealers. Where it goes from here is of course anyones guess, although I would say your car is extremely saleable and the sort of thing that is a highly liquid proposition at any time. Could you put it on autotrader for what you want for it and see what happens?
Sheepshanks said:
People rave about Cazoo - try them. Although the mileage is probably hurting it, especially when there must be many cars with unusually low mileage due to Covid.
Cazoo offering me £12600, so a bit better than WBAC/Motorway. Yeah, my millage was pretty high due to me being a key worker driving from Southampton to London through all of lockdown. I would have normally got the train...
Edited by VWW on Saturday 5th March 21:18
Definitely sell privately if you want a better price.
A quick check on AT shows that 2019 Arona FR sport's start at £16500. Admittedly they only have 20-30k miles on them and are mostly franchised approved. There doesn't seem to be any with higher miles but 50k is certainly no bug deal if its 1 owner and full history. Put it up at £13995 and it'll be sold in less than a week.
A quick check on AT shows that 2019 Arona FR sport's start at £16500. Admittedly they only have 20-30k miles on them and are mostly franchised approved. There doesn't seem to be any with higher miles but 50k is certainly no bug deal if its 1 owner and full history. Put it up at £13995 and it'll be sold in less than a week.
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