Part-Ex Vauxhall Zafira

amc1

Hi, I've just been quoted approx. £500 for a new clutch for my 2003 Vauxhall Zafira 1.6. It has 55,000 miles on the clock.

I don't know much about cars but wanted some advice as I am thinking about trading it in :-

- approx. how much am I likely to get
- do I need to declare the faulty clutch
- do I get better deals paying with cash or am I better looking for 0% finance
- any other tips on part-ex

Thanks.

davetrousers

Who quoted £500? Have you tried shopping around?

amc1

Not yet but I do trust this guy. Why how much would you expect ?

motorguy

amc1 wrote: »

Not yet but I do trust this guy. Why how much would you expect ?

Not £500.

Wayyy less than that.

I'd have thought £300.

Personally, i would definitely get the work done before you sell it. Any dealer worth his salt will spot it and devalue your car because of it - most likely by more than the cost of the repair.

Chippy_Minton_2

pgilc1 wrote: »

Personally, i would definitely get the work done before you sell it. Any dealer worth his salt will spot it and devalue your car because of it - most likely by more than the cost of the repair.

I've never had a dealer even drive a car before offering a part-ex price. If you want to get shot then don't waste any money on the car.

amc1

No, the one and only time I did part-ex, they did not drive the car.

penrhyn

Try Googling What Car used car valuations, just had a quick go and your Zaphira came out at around £2,500 px.

Gers

The Vauxhall dealer I'm using for my new car just asked the plate and mileage and then gave me the book price. 54 and 85,000 miles - dealer about 300 miles away for complicated/family reasons, so no viewing before deal done and no viewing afterwards as I'm going to a different branch of same company.

harveybobbles

Our invoices say "The car is in a roadworthy condition" as one of the points in the px bit which the customer signs. So if the car wasn't roadworthy - ie needing a clutch then we can lower the px amount on the invoice or take it further if needed.

Would you be miffed if you bought a car and it needed a clutch? I think so...

[Deleted User]

do you want a new car?
If you fix the clutch the car could be fine for another few years & would be cheaper than getting a new car.
It's easy to panic when something goes wrong and think you need a new car, repairs after 55k miles aren't unusual and zafira's are good cars- the clutch is most likely not due to the car anyway...

amc1

Its not particularly economical so we thought about part-exing even before this especially as the in theory the deals we should get now should be decent.

I would probably want to get rid after around 80,000 miles so was thinking I may get another three years out of it.