WBAC and Motorway etc
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Anybody got experience of using the above solutions to selling an Aston?
Decided to sell my Vantage as I m simply not using it anymore and it s become a white elephant.
I ve been quoted two quite different amounts by WBAC and by Motorway (£5000 difference). I ve used the former previously for mass manufactured cars but never used Motorway which seems to be more about putting your car into an auction for you and hoping it sells, so no guarantee that I will get what they have quoted?
I m looking at those methods of sale as I can t be bothered with time wasters and the worry about payment by selling privately. Thanks in advance .
Decided to sell my Vantage as I m simply not using it anymore and it s become a white elephant.
I ve been quoted two quite different amounts by WBAC and by Motorway (£5000 difference). I ve used the former previously for mass manufactured cars but never used Motorway which seems to be more about putting your car into an auction for you and hoping it sells, so no guarantee that I will get what they have quoted?
I m looking at those methods of sale as I can t be bothered with time wasters and the worry about payment by selling privately. Thanks in advance .
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WBAC don't want the VH Astons.
A couple of years ago when my DB9 developed the dreaded tick, although I didn't sell it, but just out of interest I wondered how much WBAC would pay and it was £12,500!!!
I would 100% recommend for you to contact Mcgurks, if your AM is in good condition they should be interested.
A couple of years ago when my DB9 developed the dreaded tick, although I didn't sell it, but just out of interest I wondered how much WBAC would pay and it was £12,500!!!
I would 100% recommend for you to contact Mcgurks, if your AM is in good condition they should be interested.
Hoofy said:
I would put money on whoever turns up from Motorway pushing the price down by at least £5k. "Oh, it's the wrong shade," "Oh, it's raining," "Oh my wife is a bit older today than she was yesterday."
Admittedly not an Aston, but I used Motorway in 2021 to sell my Focus ST and that wasn’t my experience at all. I did make sure to document any small imperfections when selling, guy collecting didn’t even raise the prospect of not paying the agreed price.
Could also try Carwow for pricing.
The price motorway and carwow say is not what you factually get, they auction your car to dealers if it exceeds reserve (note they’ll try to get you to accept lower reserve than their estimate) then it’s job done, if it is short you can reject offer as too low.
Could also try Facebook market place, just need to ignore the time wasters and scammers (they’ll say silly things like they’ll send driver and pay when they receive it back at theirs). But you’d likely get closer to actual value of car.
As others have said they’ll try and find any reason to knock some off the agreed price, disclose anything visible and any fault codes as they’ll plug in an OBD scanner, you have to be firm if they try and haggle, they all try it on but if they don’t make a deal they’ve wasted cash on the trip and you can report them as it’s against the terms of the sites.
The price motorway and carwow say is not what you factually get, they auction your car to dealers if it exceeds reserve (note they’ll try to get you to accept lower reserve than their estimate) then it’s job done, if it is short you can reject offer as too low.
Could also try Facebook market place, just need to ignore the time wasters and scammers (they’ll say silly things like they’ll send driver and pay when they receive it back at theirs). But you’d likely get closer to actual value of car.
As others have said they’ll try and find any reason to knock some off the agreed price, disclose anything visible and any fault codes as they’ll plug in an OBD scanner, you have to be firm if they try and haggle, they all try it on but if they don’t make a deal they’ve wasted cash on the trip and you can report them as it’s against the terms of the sites.
WBAC etc still need their margin and to an extent your car is a bit of a unicorn in that there won’t be too many original one owner cars of that age still around so you want it to go somewhere who will do it justice.
Mcgurks or Chiltern would both be good calls.
Obviously you would probably get more on SOR ( depending on commission versus higher price ) but would need to do some dd first !
Mcgurks or Chiltern would both be good calls.
Obviously you would probably get more on SOR ( depending on commission versus higher price ) but would need to do some dd first !
My brother sold his 2019 Vantage via Motorway, and got a really strong price for it (closer to retail than trade at the time). I also sold my (owned from new and huge spec) Macan GTS through them when it was 18 months or so old, and again got a strong price.
The caveat is that motorway is just a platform that allows dealers all over the country to bid for your car, so it's a little bit luck of the draw. You should hopefully get a reputable specialist or a main dealer franchise group (it was a Porsche dealer down south that bought my Macan, for around £5k more than my local dealer offered!) so they send a driver or trailer and it's all handled in the professional way you'd expect.
Unfortunately, there's a small risk you get a smaller trader that turns up and tries to haggle you down further when they turn up to collect (I do know people that this has happened to). Ultimately, it's up to you to accept or reject the offer(s), so for the sake of an hour or so taking pictures and writing a description you've really got nothing to lose. You would hope that as your car is higher value and slightly niche, you'll likely get a specialist or higher end dealer bidding through Motorway, vs a backstreet place chancing their arm.
The caveat is that motorway is just a platform that allows dealers all over the country to bid for your car, so it's a little bit luck of the draw. You should hopefully get a reputable specialist or a main dealer franchise group (it was a Porsche dealer down south that bought my Macan, for around £5k more than my local dealer offered!) so they send a driver or trailer and it's all handled in the professional way you'd expect.
Unfortunately, there's a small risk you get a smaller trader that turns up and tries to haggle you down further when they turn up to collect (I do know people that this has happened to). Ultimately, it's up to you to accept or reject the offer(s), so for the sake of an hour or so taking pictures and writing a description you've really got nothing to lose. You would hope that as your car is higher value and slightly niche, you'll likely get a specialist or higher end dealer bidding through Motorway, vs a backstreet place chancing their arm.
Used motorway three times. First just after Covid - got £15k over estimate for 911 C2S. OPC travelled down to London from Scotland - really good experience. (but then he still made further £10k assuming it sold for advertised price!) Second, got £2K over estimate for 2018 X3 - dealer turned up and wanted £500 off for tyres - politely declined and we met in the middle. You are not obliged to accept the offer. Third was a Mini in January. Never made the reserve so sold privately - I'm sure this was a timing issue.
They seem to have offshored all their agents now though so be prepared to be hassled by folks with very broken English. And hassled I was - they were actually quite rude in the end.
That said, to advertise takes 10 mins so not really too much effort - might be worth a go.
They seem to have offshored all their agents now though so be prepared to be hassled by folks with very broken English. And hassled I was - they were actually quite rude in the end.
That said, to advertise takes 10 mins so not really too much effort - might be worth a go.
For every good, there's a not so good.
I had a bad experience with McGurks. Some years ago I recall they had advertised for people to get in touch if interested in selling their cars. I recall talking to them on email and sent photographs etc. they came back with a stupidly low offer. Some months later I drove up in a convoy of other VH cars for an open day they were having and got talking to one of the guys. They liked my car, told them I had given them fair chance. Despite this, I asked them what they would give me ... suffice to say the value was much higher than previously offered but at that time I had decided to keep the car.
Suffice to say, I wasn't overly impressed with McGurks.
I had a bad experience with McGurks. Some years ago I recall they had advertised for people to get in touch if interested in selling their cars. I recall talking to them on email and sent photographs etc. they came back with a stupidly low offer. Some months later I drove up in a convoy of other VH cars for an open day they were having and got talking to one of the guys. They liked my car, told them I had given them fair chance. Despite this, I asked them what they would give me ... suffice to say the value was much higher than previously offered but at that time I had decided to keep the car.
Suffice to say, I wasn't overly impressed with McGurks.
TomTheTyke said:
Hoofy said:
I would put money on whoever turns up from Motorway pushing the price down by at least £5k. "Oh, it's the wrong shade," "Oh, it's raining," "Oh my wife is a bit older today than she was yesterday."
Admittedly not an Aston, but I used Motorway in 2021 to sell my Focus ST and that wasn t my experience at all. I did make sure to document any small imperfections when selling, guy collecting didn t even raise the prospect of not paying the agreed price.
I think there s a chance with Motorway, when the car is only a couple of years old. After that it s likely to only be smaller independent garages bidding.
And when the car is 20+ years old, depreciated and therefore not something like an air cooled Porsche, M3 CSL or fast Ford that have all skyrocketed the cars are lower value and you fall into having any old trader coming to haggle.
For something that is a bit special (to us petrol heads and Aston fans), with low mileage and presumably a good maintenance record, it s something that attracts an enthusiastic and would be good to see it continue its journey with its new custodian, as it did with you. The issue is, it s a niche market, so patience is required.
One of the named specialists would probably be the best option if you re after less hassle and are prepared to pay for the convenience.
Would be good to understand some more about the spec.
Best of luck, whichever route you take though.
And when the car is 20+ years old, depreciated and therefore not something like an air cooled Porsche, M3 CSL or fast Ford that have all skyrocketed the cars are lower value and you fall into having any old trader coming to haggle.
For something that is a bit special (to us petrol heads and Aston fans), with low mileage and presumably a good maintenance record, it s something that attracts an enthusiastic and would be good to see it continue its journey with its new custodian, as it did with you. The issue is, it s a niche market, so patience is required.
One of the named specialists would probably be the best option if you re after less hassle and are prepared to pay for the convenience.
Would be good to understand some more about the spec.
Best of luck, whichever route you take though.
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