Advice sought on selling a car

[DimPrawn]

I prefer the private sale approach. You get a lousy trade-in price and then have to pay stupid full price on the new car "as you have a trade-in".

I don't like to grease the palms of dealers spivs.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I prefer the private sale approach. You get a lousy trade-in price and then have to pay stupid full price on the new car "as you have a trade-in".

I don't like to grease the palms of dealers spivs.

Yeah, on the other hand in my experience 90% of people who phone up and arrange to see the car don't turn up, 9% are trying to sell you another advert for it and 1% turn up waste half your day and either drive off into the ether or make the most laughable offer ever.

But then most of my cars have been rubbish.

[DimPrawn]

1% turn up waste half your day and either drive off into the ether or make the most laughable offer ever.

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Sorry, that was probably me.

[DS23]

what % of the cars value is this 1k of fix-it-up-properly money?

[BigTime]

Put it on ebay with a low reserve/starting price. You'll get what it's worth and only have to disclose what people ask. Anything they discover after driving away must be a new fault.

[scooterscot]

Please stay on topic.

Pot calling kettle black!

Regarding the car - be honest, you know it makes sense...

[Bagpuss]

Selling a car. It is due a major service and cambelt change and the aircon needs re-gassing.

Question: Do I get everything up to scratch (will cost nearly £1000) and then sell or ask top price and discount the car when questioned on these items and save time and hassle?

Please stay on topic.

Depends what the car is and how old. but...

ebay is probably the best place to sell it without fixing, as long as you point out the faults. Seems on that site people will buy any old plop.


Otherwise, why mention the service? it's up to the buyer to work that out. I'd just mention the aircon, or have that filled by a cheapo backstreet garage.
Cambelt changes are mainly a precaution, most cars will do 100k plus without a change


Agreed about trading cars in, it's a double whammy. You get a rubbish price and a rubbish discount.

[Likely]

Selling a car. It is due a major service and cambelt change and the aircon needs re-gassing.

Question: Do I get everything up to scratch (will cost nearly £1000) and then sell or ask top price and discount the car when questioned on these items and save time and hassle?

Please stay on topic.

Selling a car ? Good luck with that ! You are in for a BIG surprise.

[lilelvis2000]

Just got rid our Mazda. I disclosed only when asked. like "what's that ticking sound" etc.. I showed them the work from the last MOT and they seemed okay and bought it. I was amazed. It only had an oil change and new brake pads in three years.

Only issue has been that the new owner has got a couple of speeding tickets which were sent to us and after 8 weeks we still havent got our "non-liability" from the DVLA.

Good fun selling a car in the UK! NOT!

[NickFitz]

Just got rid our Mazda. I disclosed only when asked. like "what's that ticking sound" etc.. I showed them the work from the last MOT and they seemed okay and bought it. I was amazed. It only had an oil change and new brake pads in three years.

Only issue has been that the new owner has got a couple of speeding tickets which were sent to us and after 8 weeks we still havent got our "non-liability" from the DVLA.

Good fun selling a car in the UK! NOT!

When you sell the car, it's your responsibility to send the details of the new owner to DVLA - if you've done that, you should no longer be the registered keeper. So presumably the tickets in your name will be cancelled and re-issued in the name of the new owner.

Dunno how long it takes DVLA to update their records, though.