Be arsed and give it a thorough clean (get it valeted) you can then set a higher asking price/better tools for negotiating.
Good luck.
qh
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Postbut he may try have you over a barrel on price. He is going to know it needs work if you refuse to do the MOT.Originally posted by Platypus View PostI'd be surprised if having only 3 weeks left on the current MOT will make any difference to them, although they might try to bid you down
buying a 1 year old car, so hopefully that'll be enough for them not to beast me too much
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Originally posted by vwdan View Post
In my experience, depending on the dealer and the trade in, trade ins are primarily a sweetener to get you to buy the car. I traded in a £500 Fiesta on a £4000 car from a main dealer and they never even looked at it. I mean that literally - we agreed a price and shook on it without them seeing the car in person.
When went to pick up the new car, salesmen started by saying, oh I should never have gave you £750 for that, should have been more like £250. As my face started to go red..... he quickly qualified with "It's ok, I'm not trying to change it, it's out problem"
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If selling to a dealer, they will get in MOT'ed in a jiffy. I'm sure it'll pass with flying colours, courtesy of their local friendly pet MOT place
I'd be surprised if having only 3 weeks left on the current MOT will make any difference to them, although they might try to bid you down
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Originally posted by jmo21 View Post6 years old, worth ~£5500 according to Parkers for trade in, expecting some work needing done with MOT
It was more about the less than month on MOT thing "are they likely to refuse it as a trade in"?
Massively can't be arsed with that though
Traded in a lots of cars in past, they've never wanted to test drive them. Look at them yes, and start the engine. Weird.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostIt can be driven actually. Legally also.
OP: An MOT costs £30 - 40, I'd just take it and see what happens. A failure of an MOT does not invalidate the old one (though be aware of what I say above about you driving it when you know something is wrong and you don't have to tell them about the failure. They can look it up should they so wish, but ho hum.
In my experience, depending on the dealer and the trade in, trade ins are primarily a sweetener to get you to buy the car. I traded in a £500 Fiesta on a £4000 car from a main dealer and they never even looked at it. I mean that literally - we agreed a price and shook on it without them seeing the car in person.Last edited by vwdan; 6 February 2014, 13:43.
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Originally posted by jmo21 View PostTraded in a lots of cars in past, they've never wanted to test drive them. Look at them yes, and start the engine. Weird.
Fairly certain the car was worth more as scrap than as a vehicle.
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Car dealers usually sell with a new 12-month MOT anyway, so it's largely irrelevant to them if a traded in car has an MOT. If it needs repairing then they should spot that and factor it into the price, but they can get things done cheaper than you or I so it may not matter much. They only really care that you go ahead with the purchase of the newer car.
If you were selling private, then buyers would run a mile from a car with only 3 weeks of MOT left.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostKinda missing the important decision factors such as how much is the car worth, how old is it, will it pass it's MOT and how much do you want for it.
Can't answer your question on the facts you have given alone.
It was more about the less than month on MOT thing "are they likely to refuse it as a trade in"?
Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostMOT'd and sold privately. Always gets you more than part ex.
Originally posted by Ticktock View PostI traded my car in last year at a car supermarket type place, and in the past I've traded in with main dealers.
They'll want to take a look at your car, they'll want to test drive it. I've never been asked to show the MOT before exchange of paperwork when collecting my new car, and the deal was already done then, it was just making sure we both had all we needed and had signed over the registration.
Of course, you need an MOT to drive your car there to trade it in, so you'd want to get that turned around as quick as you can.
I've always been trading in tulip-heaps in the past, all at least 5-6 years old, so maybe they care more if it's a decent or newer car, I don't know. I don't care. They'll have their own mechanics so don't tend to care unless it falls to pieces as soon as you drive away.
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I traded my car in last year at a car supermarket type place, and in the past I've traded in with main dealers.
They'll want to take a look at your car, they'll want to test drive it. I've never been asked to show the MOT before exchange of paperwork when collecting my new car, and the deal was already done then, it was just making sure we both had all we needed and had signed over the registration.
Of course, you need an MOT to drive your car there to trade it in, so you'd want to get that turned around as quick as you can.
I've always been trading in tulip-heaps in the past, all at least 5-6 years old, so maybe they care more if it's a decent or newer car, I don't know. I don't care. They'll have their own mechanics so don't tend to care unless it falls to pieces as soon as you drive away.
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Originally posted by jmo21 View PostMy car only has 3 weeks left on its MOT.
I'm planning to trade it in this weekend, personal circumstance has left it this late. Would prefer to get rid before MOT.
While they will likely use this fact to minimise the trade in value, are they likely to refuse it as a trade in?
Should I just get it MOT'd, bite the repairs bullet, few hundred quid probably?
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A car with no MOT is worthless - it can't be driven.
I'd get it MOTed.
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Kinda missing the important decision factors such as how much is the car worth, how old is it, will it pass it's MOT and how much do you want for it.
Can't answer your question on the facts you have given alone.
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Selling car and MOT
My car only has 3 weeks left on its MOT.
I'm planning to trade it in this weekend, personal circumstance has left it this late. Would prefer to get rid before MOT.
While they will likely use this fact to minimise the trade in value, are they likely to refuse it as a trade in?
Should I just get it MOT'd, bite the repairs bullet, few hundred quid probably?Tags: None
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