Selling Vettes privately

[GW65]

Hi all,

I'm looking to replace my '08 C6 convertible (owned from new) with a new Mustang convertible, which means selling the Vette. If I go down the part-ex route it's easy...but of course I'll get much less for the car than if I sell privately. I just have visions of selling a Vette privately being a world of pain with time-wasters and tyre-kickers and of course no certainty over how long it'll take to actually sell it.

Any pearls of wisdom from people who've sold (or tried to sell!) a similar age/value Vette privately would be gratefully received! Is it as painful as I'm envisaging?

[GW65]

Thanks all for your replies, which have pretty much confirmed what I was afraid of!

Had to laugh when one Ford dealer said they wouldn't take it as a part-ex as it's "too specialised", although another has said they'd take it in part-ex but at much less than I could theoretically get for it privately if I could find a buyer...

[GW65]

scs1 said:

Try Adrian Dromey.
He is a dealer based in Lincs.
He bought my C6 from me and is a good guy to deal with as long as you are realistic on the price.

Thanks - I've spoken to Adrian since my original post and he does indeed seem like a good guy.