Selling to WeBuyAnyCar
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I have an appointment booked to sell to WBAC. They are offering a high valuation.
The car hasn't been washed for a month, it's pretty filthy outside.
Will this help them miss any small scratches/chips etc?
Does anyone have any tips? I've booked the last appointment of the day, hoping the chat will be impatient and just want to leave for the day.
The car is in very good condition, but I'm just trying to reduce the chances of them knocking the price down too much,
Are there set prices for deductions for things like scuffed alloys? Can anyone share this?
Thanks in advance.
The car hasn't been washed for a month, it's pretty filthy outside.
Will this help them miss any small scratches/chips etc?
Does anyone have any tips? I've booked the last appointment of the day, hoping the chat will be impatient and just want to leave for the day.
The car is in very good condition, but I'm just trying to reduce the chances of them knocking the price down too much,
Are there set prices for deductions for things like scuffed alloys? Can anyone share this?
Thanks in advance.
At the end of the day, it depends on whoever is checking it.
Last one i sold, car was filthy and they barely gave it a glance. No deductions.
Time before that, i thoroughly cleaned the car and they guy went full CSI on it. Fortunately i had declared all the marks / scratches, so there wasn't much they could find beyond what i already reported.
Last one i sold, car was filthy and they barely gave it a glance. No deductions.
Time before that, i thoroughly cleaned the car and they guy went full CSI on it. Fortunately i had declared all the marks / scratches, so there wasn't much they could find beyond what i already reported.
littlebasher said:
At the end of the day, it depends on whoever is checking it.
Last one i sold, car was filthy and they barely gave it a glance. No deductions.
Time before that, i thoroughly cleaned the car and they guy went full CSI on it. Fortunately i had declared all the marks / scratches, so there wasn't much they could find beyond what i already reported.
Very similar story here. 1st car, glanced at and had about £250 knocked off the £8k online price. Second car, different chap, spent ages and tried to knock £1k off the £7k price. In the end it was reduced by £750. This was still more than the trade in valuation. Last one i sold, car was filthy and they barely gave it a glance. No deductions.
Time before that, i thoroughly cleaned the car and they guy went full CSI on it. Fortunately i had declared all the marks / scratches, so there wasn't much they could find beyond what i already reported.
I'd go for clean, but not too clean unless your car is immaculate.
If it's filthy they may not give you top dollar if they feel they have to factor in a margin for potential damage they can't see. However, I took my car to them spotless and they took money off for a tiny bupber scratch on an otherwise pretty flawless car (5 months old) which was annoying, but they missed scratches on the passenger door mirror and the offer overall was the best I got anywhere.
When they put damage into the system, it seemed to deduct a set amount dependent on what it was for.
If it's filthy they may not give you top dollar if they feel they have to factor in a margin for potential damage they can't see. However, I took my car to them spotless and they took money off for a tiny bupber scratch on an otherwise pretty flawless car (5 months old) which was annoying, but they missed scratches on the passenger door mirror and the offer overall was the best I got anywhere.
When they put damage into the system, it seemed to deduct a set amount dependent on what it was for.
Try and find the quietest collection point you can.
I was chatting with a WBAC chap at our local B&Q recently about selling my Mrs car.
The B&Q is incredibly quiet and I'd imagine WBAC being even quieter.
He said to me not to run a quote online and take it to him direct as they have targets they have to meet and it makes it difficult if they over price it.
We changed our mind about selling the car in the end, but my take on it was that because he's quiet he'd be more likely to have to take it and he was asking me a favour rather than trying to help me out.
I was chatting with a WBAC chap at our local B&Q recently about selling my Mrs car.
The B&Q is incredibly quiet and I'd imagine WBAC being even quieter.
He said to me not to run a quote online and take it to him direct as they have targets they have to meet and it makes it difficult if they over price it.
We changed our mind about selling the car in the end, but my take on it was that because he's quiet he'd be more likely to have to take it and he was asking me a favour rather than trying to help me out.
Good experience here. I cleaned and detailed the car inside and out, declared no damage and the guy inspected in a total downpour. He didn’t even have a gazebo. It was ridiculous.
He found a small bit of curbing to one diamond cut rim which I’d cosmetically repaired but to be fair it wasn’t perfect. If I remember he said it’s a standard £150 deduction, but he had 10% leeway so he made it £135. I was happy with that given that I’d got £500 off for the same damage when I bought the car a year earlier!
Very fair and very easy in my experience. Just watch for the bit where they ask you not to do anything with the V5 because they’ll do it next day online. I wasn’t happy with that so I did it myself online when I got home. I still don’t know how they get away with that because it’s quite clearly against the instructions on the V5.
He found a small bit of curbing to one diamond cut rim which I’d cosmetically repaired but to be fair it wasn’t perfect. If I remember he said it’s a standard £150 deduction, but he had 10% leeway so he made it £135. I was happy with that given that I’d got £500 off for the same damage when I bought the car a year earlier!
Very fair and very easy in my experience. Just watch for the bit where they ask you not to do anything with the V5 because they’ll do it next day online. I wasn’t happy with that so I did it myself online when I got home. I still don’t know how they get away with that because it’s quite clearly against the instructions on the V5.
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