Do People Still Purchase AutoTrader?

flashnazia

I don't.

I ask because I need to sell my car and prefer Autotrader to Ebay.

Charge is £44 for online and mag.

£35 for online only.

Is it worth spending the extra 9 quid? The mag looks quite thin these days.

forgotmyname

Try an advert in the car window unless you drive like a pillock or block me in, Peugeot driver on monday
got a shock when i called him and said he had 3 minutes or his windows going and i will release his
handbrake and move it myself.

Try the free ads or an advert on ebay. I think they are cheaper.

motorguy

forgotmyname wrote: »

Try the free ads or an advert on ebay. I think they are cheaper.

+1

most of the cars i sell go via gumtree.

Kilty_2

The mag is pretty useless these days - mag published on whatever day, say a Monday, car sold Monday morning and removed from website, it's still in the magazine when you buy it on Tuesday!

motorguy

Kilty wrote: »

The mag is pretty useless these days - mag published on whatever day, say a Monday, car sold Monday morning and removed from website, it's still in the magazine when you buy it on Tuesday!

Its worse her in Northern Ireland. Place advert online at weekend, magazine not out to Thursday. Most of the best ones sold before the mag comes out

Kilty_2

Exactly my point. I don't know what day the mag is published here, it's probably Thursday too?

flashnazia

Thanks for the replies. You've helped me decide that the mag is a waste of money.

I'm selling a 55 plate BMW. Ebay worries me because of the chancers.

forgotmyname

Chancers use auto trader and local free ads also.

Cars and money always a scam somewhere, Its keeping yourself safe thats the issue.

Silly offers, Fake money, Cons to relieve you of the keys and car before you think ive just been had.

Only having enough fuel to cover 20 miles or less means they wont get far in a rush.

FATBALLZ

When I last sold a car in autotrader I'd had about 6 (genuine) calls in response to the online advert before the magazine ad was even published.

flashnazia

FATBALLZ wrote: »

When I last sold a car in autotrader I'd had about 6 (genuine) calls in response to the online advert before the magazine ad was even published.

That's really helpful to hear. Thanks

Margey

You could try gumtree. It's free and local so people will be able to buy your car and take it away with ease. Or you could try local newspapers etc. I hav eused autotrader in the past, and they have an app nowadasy that you can download so you can put your car on there (which is possibly why the magazine is getting smaller)