TripleD
Active Member
- Joined
- Aug 13, 2016
- Messages
- 175
- Location
- Suffolk
- Car
- C300h loaner as my C250d broke after only 900 miles :(
Has everything changed?
I thought seems as I had 4 weeks before I pick up my new MB, it was worth putting my 2013 BMW up forsale privately to see if I can get more money than the trade in price.
I took the trade in price added £2k and thought that was a good start, still cheaper than the rest on autotrader.
Bearing in mind I haven't sold a car privately since 2009.
All I seem to get is emails from people asking "what's my best price" the few that have phoned all want to know the cheapest price as they are travelling 80-100 miles. Then they seem to want to talk via what's app and make stupid offers! Currently the best offer I have is £1000 below the trade in price.
Makes me sound old, but if I wanted to buy a car, I'd phone ask questions, judge the asking price to see if it's in budget, then view the car and face to face do the negotiation. If I had to travel twice to pick it up, so be it.
Is this how cars are sold now, not viewing until you negotiate the lowest price?
I thought seems as I had 4 weeks before I pick up my new MB, it was worth putting my 2013 BMW up forsale privately to see if I can get more money than the trade in price.
I took the trade in price added £2k and thought that was a good start, still cheaper than the rest on autotrader.
Bearing in mind I haven't sold a car privately since 2009.
All I seem to get is emails from people asking "what's my best price" the few that have phoned all want to know the cheapest price as they are travelling 80-100 miles. Then they seem to want to talk via what's app and make stupid offers! Currently the best offer I have is £1000 below the trade in price.
Makes me sound old, but if I wanted to buy a car, I'd phone ask questions, judge the asking price to see if it's in budget, then view the car and face to face do the negotiation. If I had to travel twice to pick it up, so be it.
Is this how cars are sold now, not viewing until you negotiate the lowest price?