Selling - main dealer vs independent

[LooneyTunes]

Thinking about moving one of my Astons on to a new home in order to make space in the garage for another car that has unexpectedly come on the market. It’s not quite a done deal, but if it happens I’d expect the Vantage is going to see even less use than it currently gets.

Would be interested in hearing any thoughts/recommendations on whether it’s generally best to solicit offers from main dealers or go down the independent route. Having heard various SOR horror stories, I’m not drawn towards this model if it’s the only/main way a dealer operates.

There were a couple of low mileage V12VSMs listed recently, so if anyone knows if these sold/what they went for then this would be useful to know.

Any thoughts/suggestions appreciated.

[moveover]

Sacrilege I know but has anyone used one of these car buying sites for a high end car? Probably less painful than using a dealer.

[LooneyTunes]

Out of curiosity I actually put it into WBAC last night.

£70k.



Tbh, after them recently offering my wife £25k for a 2 y/o low mileage Taycan S, I was expecting a joke number. Guess neither of these really fits with what they’re wanting to buy, but they’ll take them away if it’s a zero risk price. Might occasionally be a desperate seller who hits their bid?

[XJR500bhp]

I dropped you a quick message about this

Regards

[Finding Neutral]

Expect to have your pants pulled down

[cayman-black]

I had a fair offer from works last year, they buy outright.

[SHIFTY]

AM dealer purchased my Vanquish last July value from 3 dealers I contacted varied by £8K, in 3 years of ownership hardly lost any value at all.

Vanquish was sold in January this year so on a SOR you may be waiting a long time.

[macdeb]

When I sold my V8 Vantage with thoughts of a V12 from main dealer I was offered 8k less than I sold for private just two weeks later.

[LooneyTunes]

Thanks guys. I’ll do a bit of calling round.

Looking online there only seems to be one V12VSM for sale at the moment, so hoping that may drive a decent valuation.

If I don’t feel the number is right then I’ll stick with what I’ve got and figure out if/how I can make space for this other one but don’t especially want to go back to shuffling cars to get at the one I want. MrsLT is being strangely supportive of the ‘just buy it” idea, which I suspect means she wants another horse…

[Jon39]

LooneyTunes said:

... which I suspect means she wants another horse…

Have you thought that it might also involve getting builders in to make the stables bigger, 'in order to make space in the stables for another horse'.

You would not 'especially want her to go back to shuffling horses, to get at the one she wants'.

[alscar]

I would happily get more stables built for my wife’s horses as can then argue the need for fairness in getting more garages.
Unfortunately planners don’t seem to share my view.

[cayman-black]

Jon39 said:

LooneyTunes said:

... which I suspect means she wants another horse…

Have you thought that it might also involve getting builders in to make the stables bigger, 'in order to make space in the stables for another horse'.

You would not 'especially want her to go back to shuffling horses, to get at the one she wants'.

I was thinking another horse meant a Ferrari.

[LooneyTunes]

cayman-black said:

Jon39 said:

LooneyTunes said:

... which I suspect means she wants another horse…

Have you thought that it might also involve getting builders in to make the stables bigger, 'in order to make space in the stables for another horse'.

You would not 'especially want her to go back to shuffling horses, to get at the one she wants'.

I was thinking another horse meant a Ferrari.

I almost wish that were the case. Or that space for more was a problem.

[Jon39]

alscar said:

... Unfortunately planners don’t seem to share my view.

Ah, the answer to that, is to use one of the planning adviser firms to handle your application.
They are ex-planning department employees, who have 'gone rogue' self employed, after having learnt every wheeze there is to know.

Near neighbours of mine, in a conservation area, obtained planning permission to have two holiday rental flats built in their front garden. An ugly modern monstrosity, joined to the original period house by a small glass connecting corridor, thereby making it qualify as 'an extension'.
The application was accompanied by a multitude of sub-reports about greening, sustainability, diversity, cycling, walking, insulation, net zero, carbon capture, rainwater harvesting, heat pumps, electric car charging points, solar panels, the whole works.

A so called expert needs to write a 'low carbon, sustainable transport report' to show how your family will easily be able to walk to the bus stop. If applicable, just leave out the bit about the nearest bus stop being 10 miles away.

Permission was given unanimously. All of the neighbours objections, mysteriously seemed to have been lost. How unfortunate.
Make sure the word garage on your application, is always preceded by 'zero emissions electric car'. No chance otherwise.

[alscar]

Jon39 said:

Ah, the answer to that, is to use one of the planning adviser firms to handle your application.
They are ex-planning department employees, who have 'gone rogue' self employed, after having learnt every wheeze there is to know.

You’re probably quite right although to be fair I had already got 2 extra garages built plus the stable yard itself which bearing in mind we are in a conservation area and a listed house thought I had done reasonably well.