Advice sought on selling a car

[DimPrawn]

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.

[oracleslave]

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.

Have no real experience doing this but I would fork out the £1000 and then ask top price emphasising the work done on the car recently. From a sellers point of view most people want the least hassle option imo.

[DimPrawn]

Have no real experience doing this but I would fork out the £1000 and then ask top price emphasising the work done on the car recently. From a sellers point of view most people want the least hassle option imo.

Well done for sticking to the topic.

However, buyers also like the idea that the car is £1000 cheaper than others for sale, and might not even notice the imminent service and cam belt issue.

What would Jesus do?

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Faced with a similar looming bill, I traded my Scooby in.

If I was you, I'd do as you suggest - advertise it but expect to take a hit if anyone spots what is needed. Whenever I've tried the other route I never seem to get the money back.

[oracleslave]

Well done for sticking to the topic.

However, buyers also like the idea that the car is £1000 cheaper than others for sale, and might not even notice the imminent service and cam belt issue.

What would Jesus do?

If you pull the wool over a buyers eyes won't you end up with no end of hassle when they ring you up, phone watchdog etc?

Jesus would likely give the car away. However he would also make you feel so guilty about the environment at the same time you would sacrifice it at the nearest tip.

[DimPrawn]

Faced with a similar looming bill, I traded my Scooby in.

If I was you, I'd do as you suggest - advertise it but expect to take a hit if anyone spots what is needed. Whenever I've tried the other route I never seem to get the money back.

That was my suspicion. I fork out £1000 and no one wants to buy it or expects a big price cut.

In otherwords, hope someone stupid comes calling.

[rhubarb]

Well done for sticking to the topic.

What would Jesus do?

He's probably do some amazing stuff with bread and fish.

I don't think he'd get it serviced though. The prospective buyer may not even ask about the cambelt.

Rhubarb.

[DimPrawn]

If you pull the wool over a buyers eyes won't you end up with no end of hassle when they ring you up, phone watchdog etc?

Jesus would likely give the car away. However he would also make you feel so guilty about the environment at the same time you would sacrifice it at the nearest tip.

I wouldn't pull the wool. If anyone asks about the patchy service history I'd be honest, same if they pointed out the cambelt needs changing. But if they just offer me a good price, I'm not going to tell them.

Anyway it's a private sale, so "sold as seen".

[ChimpMaster]

Depending on your next move, a trade-in may be the best way forward. I plan to trade in my Mk VI Golf turbo when I need to change cars later this year. I'm not going to cry over the fact that I might get £500 less for it - the lack of hassle is is more important.

[Pondlife]

That was my suspicion. I fork out £1000 and no one wants to buy it or expects a big price cut.

Depends on the value of the car IMO. If the £1K is a noticable chunk then you'll never get the cash back. If the car is a contractor special then maybe.

In otherwords, hope someone stupid comes calling.

Well, it is Swindon