Swopping Wifes Cooper

[tony wright]

Looking to change the wife's car and just wondering what I'll likely be offered. It's a one year old Cooper with Chili Pack, Multi function wheel, Visibility pack and Mini TLC and has under seven thousand miles on the clock.

[Chr1sch]

Sorry don't know much about coopers but our cooper s on an 08 plate is worth around 15k with 8.5k miles so I would imagine a cooper being around 10/11k at a guess

[Chr1sch]

Sorry being 1 yr old probably more like 13k?

[tony wright]

Would that be 13 grand from a dealer or private?

[FraserLFA]

I'd have thought being 1 year old, you're looking at a loss of £4-£5 ground on the original purchase price depending on how lucky you are with punters

[Chr1sch]

I was estimating a private sale price - based on the offers we have had from dealers, i imagine a dealer offer would bring you to tears - i would expect 12k ish

Saying that I may be way off - at the endo of the day its what someone will pay for it....

[fivesixseven8]

As per my comment in the other selling thread, I've just accepted a trade bid on my wifes car that is over £1k higher than the "Excellent" private book value. All depends on the spec IMO.

[duckson]

fivesixseven8 said:

As per my comment in the other selling thread, I've just accepted a trade bid on my wifes car that is over £1k higher than the "Excellent" private book value. All depends on the spec IMO.

Did they see your PH ad or did you go asking for prices?

[fivesixseven8]

duckson said:

fivesixseven8 said:

As per my comment in the other selling thread, I've just accepted a trade bid on my wifes car that is over £1k higher than the "Excellent" private book value. All depends on the spec IMO.

Did they see your PH ad or did you go asking for prices?

I didn't even bother advertising it privately, just px'd it in. Told them what I wanted (£11.5k) and they offered £11k. Phone round some MINI dealers to see if they are interested.

[Chr1sch]

What car do you have fivesixseven?

[fivesixseven8]

It's an R56 Cooper S, 2007 car on a 56 plate. Spec off the top of my head is: Astro black, Lounge leather, double sunroof, satnav, heated seats, chrome packs, piano black, tlc, warranty still running (everything except for the TV tuner and any JCW stuff, spec sheet is 5 pages long!)

It even had a cracked windscreen and a dent in when they gave me the price! Both are getting done on the insurance this week.

[Chr1sch]

Sounds very similar to ours, just one yr older. 11k sounds low to me in all honesty? We've been offered 14.1k by a dealer in the last week, glad you are pleased with your deal though, good luck with your sale/purchase

[fivesixseven8]

Chr1sch said:

Sounds very similar to ours, just one yr older. 11k sounds low to me in all honesty? We've been offered 14.1k by a dealer in the last week, glad you are pleased with your deal though, good luck with your sale/purchase

I only paid £14k for it from BMW so I was OK with £11k tbh.

[Chr1sch]

Sounds like you got a good deal originally then! enjoy

[fivesixseven8]

Chr1sch said:

Sounds like you got a good deal originally then! enjoy

I think it was a case of right place/right time. A few days before the end of a Qtr, car was up at 15k, the wife wanted it so I offered them 14k there and then.
Glad to see the back of it really, quite a nice car but so little space inside when you consider the external dimensions. Also the ride is just terrible and the seats not very comfortable.

[tony wright]

I've been offered twelve and half by a good dealer so have accepted.

[duckson]

tony wright said:

I've been offered twelve and half by a good dealer so have accepted.

Main dealer?