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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

I can’t believe I’ve had nothing but time wasters and tyre kickers.

Had it up for 3 weeks with clear sharp photos.

My old car is only 5 years old and thoroughly maintained with full service history.

I think in this day and age time wasters seem to be a problem no matter what you are doing.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"I can’t believe I’ve had nothing but time wasters and tyre kickers.

Had it up for 3 weeks with clear sharp photos.

My old car is only 5 years old and thoroughly maintained with full service history.

I think in this day and age time wasters seem to be a problem no matter what you are doing.

"

Yuo get em. Price in right range for age/mileage etc?

Big problem is they want an unrealisticly huge bargain.

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By *2000ManMan  over a year ago

Worthing

Anyone at work interested in your car or family/friends/friends of friends?

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Patience is required- what is it if you don’t mind?

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Sold my last one to we buy any car. Ut it was. Ext day a d get a great deal on the replacement from some ody desperate.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Anyone at work interested in your car or family/friends/friends of friends?"

They aren’t interested in my estate car I’m selling.

They want something sporty or a big 4x4

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Patience is required- what is it if you don’t mind?"

A 2013 Kia Cee’d sportswagon ( estate )

It’s only done 37,500miles

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"I can’t believe I’ve had nothing but time wasters and tyre kickers.

Had it up for 3 weeks with clear sharp photos.

My old car is only 5 years old and thoroughly maintained with full service history.

I think in this day and age time wasters seem to be a problem no matter what you are doing.

Yuo get em. Price in right range for age/mileage etc?

Big problem is they want an unrealisticly huge bargain.

"

Yeap only had silly offers that are about 60 percent lower than what it’s worth.

Yeap I’ve priced it in the right age range and mileage range

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Sold my last one to we buy any car. Ut it was. Ext day a d get a great deal on the replacement from some ody desperate. "

I did that before on an old car but they only offer a trade price.

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By *SAchickWoman  over a year ago

Hillside desolate

We buy any car?

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By *xtrafun4youMan  over a year ago

Dunstable

Is it diesel

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Is it diesel"

It is but there’s plenty of people buying diesel still.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"We buy any car? "

They only offer a trade price

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"We buy any car?

They only offer a trade price "

yeah they arnt very good.

Autotrader?

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By *ady LickWoman  over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

I sold mine on Gumtree after the ad had been on there for a couple of weeks.

I should of added a couple of hundred quid on because the guys who came round had loads of cash on them. I was a bit

They were Polish, apparently they often buy cars over here, drive them home and sell them for a decent profit.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"We buy any car?

They only offer a trade price yeah they arnt very good.

Autotrader? "

It’s on auto Trader and market place on Facebook

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"I can’t believe I’ve had nothing but time wasters and tyre kickers.

Had it up for 3 weeks with clear sharp photos.

My old car is only 5 years old and thoroughly maintained with full service history.

I think in this day and age time wasters seem to be a problem no matter what you are doing.

"

3 weeks isn’t a long time in the car selling world; I do it for a living

It’s generally quiet at the moment but yours is something that should sell easy enough if priced right

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"I can’t believe I’ve had nothing but time wasters and tyre kickers.

Had it up for 3 weeks with clear sharp photos.

My old car is only 5 years old and thoroughly maintained with full service history.

I think in this day and age time wasters seem to be a problem no matter what you are doing.

3 weeks isn’t a long time in the car selling world; I do it for a living

It’s generally quiet at the moment but yours is something that should sell easy enough if priced right "

I’ve priced it competitively so I suppose it’s a waiting game.

I’ve always looked after my cars and polish and wax them too.

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By *ensualtouch15Man  over a year ago

ashby de la zouch


"We buy any car?

They only offer a trade price "

How much more than trade price do you think it's worth ?

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

I customize motorbikes and sell them on eBay.

I make sure it has loads of closeup pics and details about the bike.

No test rides or tyre kickers I always put and any viewing is at least 10 miles from shop.

So far I've been lucky and people have bought them without even viewing before hand.good feedback and reviews have helped build confidence in what I'm selling

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Bad time of year for selling cos people are starting to think about Christmas.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"We buy any car?

They only offer a trade price

How much more than trade price do you think it's worth ?"

The trade in price is 4500 on the guides.

Private is between 5900 to 6750

Depending on condition

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Bad time of year for selling cos people are starting to think about Christmas."

True I forgot about that.

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By *xtrafun4youMan  over a year ago

Dunstable

A lot of cars not selling atm because diesel/ petrol electric debate.and it’s a buyers market atm. good luck.

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By *itty9899Man  over a year ago

Craggy Island

We buy any car dot com might work the ads are fucking annoying

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

They are a cracking car, in the MOT trade we rarely see major faults on them.

Have you tried Facebook Market place? Never tried myself but someone with dogs who does long mileages would want something like that

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"We buy any car dot com might work the ads are fucking annoying"

All they do is stick them through the auctions where they’re bought up by the trade and eventually end up on a forecourt

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"A lot of cars not selling atm because diesel/ petrol electric debate.and it’s a buyers market atm. good luck. "

This. And the new regulations covering emissions etc AND the new MOT have alot of people confused

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"They are a cracking car, in the MOT trade we rarely see major faults on them.

"

Come to think of it neither have I in the 17 month I have worked at my current job. Had one one in for a brake service a while ago, but that's it.

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By *oodyshere2011Man  over a year ago

Midlands

I think it’s pretty simple to sell a car and I do quite regularly from vehicles I buy to sell.

A lot is checking your local (within 60 miles) price on autotrader, good pics, clear and basic description and you can add videos these days too.

Need a hand I would happily help

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"They are a cracking car, in the MOT trade we rarely see major faults on them.

Have you tried Facebook Market place? Never tried myself but someone with dogs who does long mileages would want something like that"

I’ve just put it on Facebook market place after a friend recommended me to.

My Kia has been nearly faultless.

Only problem I had was with the daytime running lights in the headlights.

But Kia replaced them under the warranty.

I was really surprised how Kia were really friendly to deal with.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

The world is full of time wasters full stop no matter what it is the human race has gone down a level or two in standards.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"They are a cracking car, in the MOT trade we rarely see major faults on them.

Come to think of it neither have I in the 17 month I have worked at my current job. Had one one in for a brake service a while ago, but that's it."

That’s why I bought one for work. I’ve done nearly 20,000miles this year.

Always worked like clockwork.

I’ve even followed the service book.

Renewed the old coolant as it needs replacing after 5 years.

Kept up with replacing the brake fluid every two years.

I’ve always been stringent in my car maintenance.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"The world is full of time wasters full stop "

Indeed. Back in Feb I was selling my 04 Astra H. 134k on the clock. Advertised on FB and a couple other places. Was a cheap car at £500. The amount of folk that came,kicked tyres then comlained about the mileage was unreal. It's a 14yo car ffs.

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By *alandNitaCouple  over a year ago

Scunthorpe


"We buy any car? "

Do you?

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"The world is full of time wasters full stop

Indeed. Back in Feb I was selling my 04 Astra H. 134k on the clock. Advertised on FB and a couple other places. Was a cheap car at £500. The amount of folk that came,kicked tyres then comlained about the mileage was unreal. It's a 14yo car ffs. "

I’m quite surprised people moan about it especially when it clearly says in the ad.

But my last car bmw 325Ci e46.

Had done 120,000 miles but it had everything maintained and everything accounted for in receipts.

And it showed when test driving it, it felt like a new car rather than a 15 year old high miler.

It’s more down how it’s been looked after than just pure mileage.

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By *rightonsteveMan  over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!


"Patience is required- what is it if you don’t mind?

A 2013 Kia Cee’d sportswagon ( estate )

It’s only done 37,500miles"

I’d say £6.5k

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

For starters, most buyers want a bargain

Secondly, some sellers want to capitalise on what they have on offer

If you want shut of a car quickly, you need to get your head round the idea of accepting less than you think it's worth

You are also up against people who sell a lifestyle rather than a car

Finance options are more plentiful and much easier to arrange than they have ever been

The way people buy or own a car has changed

Why spend several grand or sort out a bank loan to buy a car outright when you can have a new one every couple of years for less than the cost of a bank loan ?

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

The problem is for run of the mill cars people would rather just go get finance and pay low monthly payments.

The markets booming for classics and specialist cars, i collect/buy & sell classics and as soon as i advertise them the phones off the hook.

i took a 2016 citroen c1 in 6 month back and i had it for sale for 3 months, in the end sold it we buy any car.... why would someone give me £5k for a 18 month old 20,000 mile motor when they can go and get one on finance for £99 a month brand new

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"The world is full of time wasters full stop no matter what it is the human race has gone down a level or two in standards."

People seem to be becoming detached from hands on work, ie they expect an mot and full service done in an hour or 2 some cars yes but some take ages- especially Germans

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By *orny PTMan  over a year ago

Peterborough

What about verge side parking, with a note in the window?

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By *htcMan  over a year ago

MK

make sure the price is right, some people expect too much for stuff, any buyer will be looking at price low to high usually, if yours is to high then you will end up with it for ever. see what others have there price, keep checking prices go up and down all the time.

make sure good pics and description. list on several sites.

you might also want to see what places will buy it for, some offer good prices, webuy any car is going to be below average, so check about

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By *rumcouple2013Couple  over a year ago

Tamworth

I own a 1943 Willy’s jeep which isn’t for sale, but have had two offers in the last month. One £2500 above the market value

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By *rightonsteveMan  over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!


"I own a 1943 Willy’s jeep which isn’t for sale, but have had two offers in the last month. One £2500 above the market value "
saw some at a show at Amberley in Sussex a few weeks ago. Nice!

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"I own a 1943 Willy’s jeep which isn’t for sale, but have had two offers in the last month. One £2500 above the market value "

Very nice

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By *innamon!Woman  over a year ago

no matter


"I sold mine on Gumtree after the ad had been on there for a couple of weeks.

I should of added a couple of hundred quid on because the guys who came round had loads of cash on them. I was a bit

They were Polish, apparently they often buy cars over here, drive them home and sell them for a decent profit."

I sold my first SLK on Gumtree got 1000 more than we buy any car offered . first person to see it after 1 week

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"I sold mine on Gumtree after the ad had been on there for a couple of weeks.

I should of added a couple of hundred quid on because the guys who came round had loads of cash on them. I was a bit

They were Polish, apparently they often buy cars over here, drive them home and sell them for a decent profit.

I sold my first SLK on Gumtree got 1000 more than we buy any car offered . first person to see it after 1 week "

Looking at your photos a SLK suits you

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By *oodyshere2011Man  over a year ago

Midlands

It may be to do with the car as the older Kia and the fact it’s an estate may not be a popular choice

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"It may be to do with the car as the older Kia and the fact it’s an estate may not be a popular choice"

It was the more current shape not the old shape.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Its possibly down to the time of year its the wrong time ti try and sell a car

Its not an old car as such and its done very little mileage

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Its possibly down to the time of year its the wrong time ti try and sell a car

Its not an old car as such and its done very little mileage

"

I know but when you live at your parents place it’s hard to justify keeping your old car.

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By *r OreoMan  over a year ago

Croydon

Try Evans halshaw as their car buying prices are usually higher than we buy any car.

Issue is it's diesel and government has scared people off diesel, though if you do big miles a year it makes a lot of sense.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Try Evans halshaw as their car buying prices are usually higher than we buy any car.

Issue is it's diesel and government has scared people off diesel, though if you do big miles a year it makes a lot of sense."

True and they have caused abit of confusion.

Because electric cars can’t do lots of miles unless you buy the brand new models or you have a lot to afford a Tesla that can do the miles.

Depending what hybrid you by you could end up saving loads or spending loads on fuel.

My next door neighbour has a phev outlander and around London it’s on the electric all the time so basically uses no fuel but on the motorway he only averages 33mpg because the petrol engine is on constantly to keep charge in the batteries.

So diesels have their place for now.

The only downside to buying new is the new road tax that’s come in has confused people aswell.

But it doesn’t effect my 5 year old car as that’s on the old road tax tariff.

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By *uperchargedMan  over a year ago

Manchester

If I don't sell a motor within a couple of weeks of advertising it then I know there's something awry

I try to stick to fast moving stock, popular motors such as sports cars, 4wd & people carriers

The problem is that the market's saturated with cheap hatchbacks, I can get a traded in focus diesel for £300 for example & I'd normally expect a £1200 return on it if it's straight with a full ticket but folks give them away so it has a knock on effect

I specialise in engine/cambelt failures but my mechanic's a genius & has them fixed up usually the next day from when its dragged in

German stuff is always popular but has to be cheap unless it's really special

Puntos always sell well as do little pugs & Citroens (The electrical problems that used to dog them are largely a thing of the past) Renaults less so

Imo the problem is that many people these days have brand new cars on pcps so aren't looking for 5/6/7 year old cars anymore which drives their value down

I know it's a generalisation & there are always exceptions to the rule but kias/hyundais/nissans/Vauxhalls really aren't that popular unless they're brand new unless they're dirt cheap so it might end up being a landmark unless you're willing to take an hit on the price

Saying that, I'll travel all over the UK for the right car. There were certain happy hunting grounds where I used to be able to buy a family hatch at cheap money, drive it home, give it a service & valet then make £750-£1k a pop on them but even those seem to have dried up

Take Saabs (of which I'm a massive fan) for example. They used to be had for as little as £200-£300 but now are climbing as people find how good they are (generally)

Also to put things into perspective I've had in the last 6 months a BMW X5 with unrecorded damage I picked up for £1500, spent £1500 on bodywork then sold it on for £4250. Same with Audis with ECU problems, buy cheap, fix it up, sell for a good wedge, bargains a plenty out there

Until the beginning of last month I was smoking about in a 14 year old Mulliner edition conti GT which had minor scrapes to the front bumper. Again not recorded, got it repaired to as new condition. I really REALLY liked that car but it stood me in at just less than £20k (Yes, 20k for a Bentley continental GT!) When new it cost £120k. Sold it for £25k & the guy who bought it was turning cartwheels thinking he'd snatched my hand off. I probably could've got £27k for it but I'm not greedy, SPQR

Tomorrow I'm collecting a 20 year old Volvo v70 estate, 1 owner, fsh, immaculate (so I'm told - I bought it blind but my source is reliable & I've no reason to doubt him), the owner practically gave it to me as he's given up driving but I'll run that for a while as its huuuuuuuge inside then sell it on with ticket & a fresh service for £995

Horses for courses.

A lot of people would rather run a 10 year old Merc than a 3 year old Korean or Japanese car. Not because of reliability issues but because they look good in them. Ateotd if someone asked you in the pub or gym what you were driving these days it's a matter of one upmanship to say "I've just picked up an Audi/BMW/Mercedes/Range Rover" rather than a Kia/Hyundai/Dacia or such, no matter how much warranty they have or how reliable they are because, well, because they just ain't sexy

So you've either got to have patience - I've not traded on fleabay for 4 or 5 years now as everyone's a bloody 'dealer' or reduce it for a quick sale

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"If I don't sell a motor within a couple of weeks of advertising it then I know there's something awry

I try to stick to fast moving stock, popular motors such as sports cars, 4wd & people carriers

The problem is that the market's saturated with cheap hatchbacks, I can get a traded in focus diesel for £300 for example & I'd normally expect a £1200 return on it if it's straight with a full ticket but folks give them away so it has a knock on effect

I specialise in engine/cambelt failures but my mechanic's a genius & has them fixed up usually the next day from when its dragged in

German stuff is always popular but has to be cheap unless it's really special

Puntos always sell well as do little pugs & Citroens (The electrical problems that used to dog them are largely a thing of the past) Renaults less so

Imo the problem is that many people these days have brand new cars on pcps so aren't looking for 5/6/7 year old cars anymore which drives their value down

I know it's a generalisation & there are always exceptions to the rule but kias/hyundais/nissans/Vauxhalls really aren't that popular unless they're brand new unless they're dirt cheap so it might end up being a landmark unless you're willing to take an hit on the price

Saying that, I'll travel all over the UK for the right car. There were certain happy hunting grounds where I used to be able to buy a family hatch at cheap money, drive it home, give it a service & valet then make £750-£1k a pop on them but even those seem to have dried up

Take Saabs (of which I'm a massive fan) for example. They used to be had for as little as £200-£300 but now are climbing as people find how good they are (generally)

Also to put things into perspective I've had in the last 6 months a BMW X5 with unrecorded damage I picked up for £1500, spent £1500 on bodywork then sold it on for £4250. Same with Audis with ECU problems, buy cheap, fix it up, sell for a good wedge, bargains a plenty out there

Until the beginning of last month I was smoking about in a 14 year old Mulliner edition conti GT which had minor scrapes to the front bumper. Again not recorded, got it repaired to as new condition. I really REALLY liked that car but it stood me in at just less than £20k (Yes, 20k for a Bentley continental GT!) When new it cost £120k. Sold it for £25k & the guy who bought it was turning cartwheels thinking he'd snatched my hand off. I probably could've got £27k for it but I'm not greedy, SPQR

Tomorrow I'm collecting a 20 year old Volvo v70 estate, 1 owner, fsh, immaculate (so I'm told - I bought it blind but my source is reliable & I've no reason to doubt him), the owner practically gave it to me as he's given up driving but I'll run that for a while as its huuuuuuuge inside then sell it on with ticket & a fresh service for £995

Horses for courses.

A lot of people would rather run a 10 year old Merc than a 3 year old Korean or Japanese car. Not because of reliability issues but because they look good in them. Ateotd if someone asked you in the pub or gym what you were driving these days it's a matter of one upmanship to say "I've just picked up an Audi/BMW/Mercedes/Range Rover" rather than a Kia/Hyundai/Dacia or such, no matter how much warranty they have or how reliable they are because, well, because they just ain't sexy

So you've either got to have patience - I've not traded on fleabay for 4 or 5 years now as everyone's a bloody 'dealer' or reduce it for a quick sale

"

True.

Unfortunately I can’t just knock a lot off down too what I suppose you would call the trade in price.

Just because of my financial position with work having a quiet period. It’s made me force selling it quickly because I haven’t had an income for the last two months.

That’s the downside being self employed doing contract work in a niche industry.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

The problem I’ve got is not the interest.

Because I’ve got lots of people contacting me about it but it’s just the shear amount of basically time wasters and the others that basically want 70 percent off the asking price.

I Did have two people give me an offer on the phone then cheeky came in person with a lot less than they had offered. They were politely asked to leave.

Oh well. I’m staying patient and I’m not going to rush.

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By *innamon!Woman  over a year ago

no matter


"I sold mine on Gumtree after the ad had been on there for a couple of weeks.

I should of added a couple of hundred quid on because the guys who came round had loads of cash on them. I was a bit

They were Polish, apparently they often buy cars over here, drive them home and sell them for a decent profit.

I sold my first SLK on Gumtree got 1000 more than we buy any car offered . first person to see it after 1 week

Looking at your photos a SLK suits you "

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"I sold mine on Gumtree after the ad had been on there for a couple of weeks.

I should of added a couple of hundred quid on because the guys who came round had loads of cash on them. I was a bit

They were Polish, apparently they often buy cars over here, drive them home and sell them for a decent profit.

I sold my first SLK on Gumtree got 1000 more than we buy any car offered . first person to see it after 1 week

Looking at your photos a SLK suits you "

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"We buy any car?

They only offer a trade price

How much more than trade price do you think it's worth ?

The trade in price is 4500 on the guides.

Private is between 5900 to 6750

Depending on condition "

Nothing wrong with trade price and its gone next day.

I lost £2-3k selling that way, but had seen a much better bargain and saved £5k ish on the replacement.

You'd still be hoping for a non tyre kicker

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Only ever sold 2, both were gone within 72 hours.

Realistic price and honest descriptions is all it took

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By *mp411Man  over a year ago

chester

It’s a Kia that’s why it’s not selling end of sorry

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By *un4meanduMan  over a year ago

STOTFOLD

Unfortunately as stated time of year is not good as new reg cars now flooded the market with secondhand cars ,

I have a 1968 ford Anglia estate for sale as a project / rebuild with loads of parts including brand new old stock wings etc so far stupid offers that wouldn't even pay for the wings , just a waiting game as long as you have storage for it.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Autotrader, gumtree , pistonheads .

Christmas is the worst time of year to sell a car privately and in general so be prepared to wait weeks/months and be prepared to deal with time wasters and people trying to get the car for next to nothing

You could go to we buy any car but they will deduct money for every mark , scratch etc etc and you will get trade price if you are lucky ( they usually buy lower for more profit ) .

Selling privately takes more time , is a pain in the arse but you get more money and you can do old fashioned haggling (something you either enjoy or don’t ) .

It’s also a Kia which people don’t particularly go for in a big way .

Good luck

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By *xtrafun4youMan  over a year ago

Dunstable


"It’s a Kia that’s why it’s not selling end of sorry "
I would concur Kia Build cars to throw away , your stuck with a turd. If you don’t do trade price your going to get shit on. It’s way from a classic or a wanted car. You never know it could be recycled into a Skoda. !!!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"It’s a Kia that’s why it’s not selling end of sorry I would concur Kia Build cars to throw away , your stuck with a turd. If you don’t do trade price your going to get shit on. It’s way from a classic or a wanted car. You never know it could be recycled into a Skoda. !!!!!!!"

Well Kia has had an old Audi designer at the helm since 2011.

He designed my 2013 Kia and you can tell a German designed it.

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan  over a year ago

Kent

Are there no Kia forums you can punt it on?

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Autotrader, gumtree , pistonheads .

Christmas is the worst time of year to sell a car privately and in general so be prepared to wait weeks/months and be prepared to deal with time wasters and people trying to get the car for next to nothing

You could go to we buy any car but they will deduct money for every mark , scratch etc etc and you will get trade price if you are lucky ( they usually buy lower for more profit ) .

Selling privately takes more time , is a pain in the arse but you get more money and you can do old fashioned haggling (something you either enjoy or don’t ) .

It’s also a Kia which people don’t particularly go for in a big way .

Good luck "

People normally go for German or even jaguar these days but that’s because they go for the premium brands.

When my daytime running light failed the mot.

I rang my local Kia dealer because of the warranty and they even paid me for the failed mot which I was surprised about.

I’m more of a performance car fan and my previous car before the Kia was a bmw e46 coupe with a 2.5 6 cylinder engine.

My new car is a 2008 Ford Focus ST with a 2.5 turbo 5 cylinder engine.

I only bought the Kia for work. but it’s served me really well.

Always run like clockwork which is important as my work mileage over the last year was nearly 20 thousand miles.

It irons out the road and it’s comfortable.

I’ve decided to change my job which is why I’m selling it.

Because I’m only going to do few miles i decided to go back to a performance car.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Are there no Kia forums you can punt it on? "

I haven’t thought of that. I might do that.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Only ever sold 2, both were gone within 72 hours.

Realistic price and honest descriptions is all it took "

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Unfortunately as stated time of year is not good as new reg cars now flooded the market with secondhand cars ,

I have a 1968 ford Anglia estate for sale as a project / rebuild with loads of parts including brand new old stock wings etc so far stupid offers that wouldn't even pay for the wings , just a waiting game as long as you have storage for it."

Unfortunately live with parents and they want it gone.

Especially now that I’m using my new car.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

A dealer has just offered me £6000 for it.

Made me happy

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By *layfullsamMan  over a year ago

Solihull


"We buy any car? "

What do you do with them all, Is it a fetish ?!

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By *anana JoeMan  over a year ago

Sheffield


"A dealer has just offered me £6000 for it.

Made me happy "

If you are happy we are happy!

I might have given you 7k though

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Pity Arthur Daley isn't around anymore!

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"A dealer has just offered me £6000 for it.

Made me happy "

Well done. If it's the amount you wanted it's a good deal

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan  over a year ago

Kent

Don't forget to save a few more quid by syphoning the fuel tank before it goes.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Don't forget to save a few more quid by syphoning the fuel tank before it goes."

Already low on fuel

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"A dealer has just offered me £6000 for it.

Made me happy

If you are happy we are happy!

I might have given you 7k though "

Well they haven’t come to collect to finalise the deal yet so I could take that offer

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"I can’t believe I’ve had nothing but time wasters and tyre kickers.

Had it up for 3 weeks with clear sharp photos.

My old car is only 5 years old and thoroughly maintained with full service history.

I think in this day and age time wasters seem to be a problem no matter what you are doing.

"

advertise it as a successful swingers car you'll double its value

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

The last 3 I’ve sold i was realistic with the price and then had to be patient but they went eventually-

I could make money by selling cars but it’s labour intensive

Well done

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"I can’t believe I’ve had nothing but time wasters and tyre kickers.

Had it up for 3 weeks with clear sharp photos.

My old car is only 5 years old and thoroughly maintained with full service history.

I think in this day and age time wasters seem to be a problem no matter what you are doing.

advertise it as a successful swingers car you'll double its value "

Haha

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