Which website do people use to value cars? I have been looking on Wisebuyers a lot recently, and there are either a lot of incredibly optimistic sellers out there, or it undervalues most cars. I have used Parkers in the past, and found that tends towards over-value. Is there a better one out there (preferably one that you do not need to pay to use)?
That's a sound plan provided the cars are actually selling for close to the asking price.
I've always found Glass's guide give a reasonably good picture for cars up to about 10 years old. Certainly I have got the sums they quote for trade in on the last few cars I have got rid of.
Vauxhall - Glass's Consumer Values
Don't worry about the Vauxhall name, it's just a way into the site without paying too much...
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Whatcar/valuations are normally bang on the money in my experience.
What is it you need valuing?
What is it you need valuing?
finisterre
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I spent a while at auction comparing wisebuyer guide with real values and it seems traders are happy to pay private good prices or wisebuyer is amazingly tight. And yes Parkers seem to be expensive and uncritical.
finisterre
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the glass link gives you part exchange prices, presumably traders will put a lot of cars into auction and will expect to cover the entry fee plus the valuation plus costs to deliver?
So I am thinking the glass guide price will be 10-20% low?
Thanks for the link, it is good to have another source of numbers.
So I am thinking the glass guide price will be 10-20% low?
Thanks for the link, it is good to have another source of numbers.
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kusanku
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Like most people on here, I am constantly thinking about changing my car, but have decided I will probably do so after Xmas. So the first thing is to determine how much mine might be worth, either as a trade-in or private sale, which will then partly determine my budget for what I am going to buy next. I am actually thinking of having two: a smaller engine c-class for daily run-around and an SLK more as a toy/hobby/weekend car. I was going to start with the c-class, but I am finding virtually everything advertised at the moment is priced considerably higher than I would expect on the basis of Wisebuyers valuations.
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JOB-BLACK-RAT
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That is spot on the the px quote I got last week for my vehicle.
Still shocked at how little though
duncanh
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What Car valued my 2002 c220cdi estate at Dealer £665, Private £70.
OK it has done 226,000 miles but is still looks the business. This is not an excessive mileage for a Mercedes. I expected a value of about £1500 - 2000.
Webuyanycar.com give you the best market price!!
Seriously though, i tend to check completed items on Ebay on older cars as that seems to be a fair guide of what people are willing to pay, albeit sight unseen in the majority of cases!!!
Seriously though, i tend to check completed items on Ebay on older cars as that seems to be a fair guide of what people are willing to pay, albeit sight unseen in the majority of cases!!!
This.
The autotrader etc all show the asking prices and as some of them (the cars that I have an interest in) have been for sale for months (and in some cases, many months), that shows that that particular price is too dear.
Ebay is useful in showing trends for selling prices and at the moment, a lot of the recent generation of VLM (very large Mercs!) seem to be moving very slowly (W220's, C215's etc) where they have large engines.
The W140's seem to be moving quickly and the R129's very slowly. No doubt the time of year, but query whether the rapidly lowering prices of the R230 is having a pushdown effect.
There is the "don't build them like they used to" but if you have, for example, a late R129 and an early R230, there is a certain appeal in being able to press a button and the roof folds away (or back up) unlike the 'take off the hardtop, store said hardtop' routine of the R129.
The autotrader etc all show the asking prices and as some of them (the cars that I have an interest in) have been for sale for months (and in some cases, many months), that shows that that particular price is too dear.
Ebay is useful in showing trends for selling prices and at the moment, a lot of the recent generation of VLM (very large Mercs!) seem to be moving very slowly (W220's, C215's etc) where they have large engines.
The W140's seem to be moving quickly and the R129's very slowly. No doubt the time of year, but query whether the rapidly lowering prices of the R230 is having a pushdown effect.
There is the "don't build them like they used to" but if you have, for example, a late R129 and an early R230, there is a certain appeal in being able to press a button and the roof folds away (or back up) unlike the 'take off the hardtop, store said hardtop' routine of the R129.
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Oh dear - how it has tumbled over the years:
What Car:
Dealer £3,130
Private £2,725
Part exchange £2,675
Trade £2,535
Glass's [PEx]:
Excellent condition: £3300
Average condition: £2930
Below average condition: £2550
I guess it has to stay until it dies [or the hitherto controlled rust finally takes over]
I've found a couple retailing at around £4,500 -5,000 [asking price ONO mind you]
What Car:
Dealer £3,130
Private £2,725
Part exchange £2,675
Trade £2,535
Glass's [PEx]:
Excellent condition: £3300
Average condition: £2930
Below average condition: £2550
I guess it has to stay until it dies [or the hitherto controlled rust finally takes over]
I've found a couple retailing at around £4,500 -5,000 [asking price ONO mind you]
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davidjpowell
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And yet when I was looking earlier this year there was a 2003 W210 E320 cdi diesel, up at £8,000 with McCarthy Cars. Madness if anyone paid that.
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Although if your car is not something that the dealer will sell themselves and will want to move it on they tend to use CAP instead which tends to be around 20% cheaper than Glass's as a rough guide.
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Perhaps they were waiting for the proverbial hands up Billy to walk in
Tho anyone who buys an 8k car on a whim without any homework will always get taken for more than a ride.
I think I read somewhere than from someone starting to look for a car to getting one on average takes about 2/3 months
Sparky - agree - I'm looking now, but in reality won't be buying till after snow and a lot of research done - Feb/March time. My current crappy Saxo is a snow machine with its thin tyres/fwd so really don't want to buy my first rwd until after the snow has gone.
