part exchanges

flybynight

ok mrs flybynight has a ford ka.. paid for outright. in pretty good nick on a 53 plate. she has decided ti is jinxed and a new car must be purchased befroe the warrantee runs out on "satan car". so we will be looking for a car for a similar amount as we will get for hers (give or take a bit)
i have bgeen offered an elderly ( 10 yr old ) volvo by a mate for nothing (its running poorly). is my best bet to sell her car privately and part ex the volvo for a new car, or to decline the volvo and just part ex her car?

waster_2

flybynight wrote:

ok mrs flybynight has a ford ka.. paid for outright. in pretty good nick on a 53 plate. she has decided ti is jinxed and a new car must be purchased befroe the warrantee runs out on "satan car". so we will be looking for a car for a similar amount as we will get for hers (give or take a bit)
i have bgeen offered an elderly ( 10 yr old ) volvo by a mate for nothing (its running poorly). is my best bet to sell her car privately and part ex the volvo for a new car, or to decline the volvo and just part ex her car?

Whatever you decide you are better off selling her car privately. You will get a better price than through a dealer part-ex.

I would also try and put the Volvo in part-ex and see what they offer. Then say if not part-ex how much would the deal be worth. I think you would still get at least £300 - £500 on the Volvo and maybe more if you are good at haggling. The dealer will just put it out through the Auction and will only be interested in closing a sale. If that means giving you a few bob for a clapped out Volvo then I am sure he will.

flybynight

i was thinking pretty much that.
was also consiering virgin cars as they currently have a 1500 minimum part ex going on

wazza

be careful of these offers. when i enquired years ago at vauxhall when they had min £2000 part exchange it only applied if you took out a finance package with them. Read the small print.

flybynight

hmmmm im not seeing finance as the way to go. will be careful cheers. we are going looking this weekend, does anybody know of any dealers doing the free gifts / incentives to test drive?