How to sell a 2nd hand car ...

HAVEFAITH

Hi,

Can I get some tips on selling a 2nd hand car. I'm not sure about webuyanycar etc. Please help

ballyblack

avoid 'webuyanycar' unless your desperate

perhaps you tell us Make model year mileage etc

that way you may get better advice on here?

HAVEFAITH

webuyanycar ... as i thought. Thanks!

Hi my wife's car is on its last legs. The head gasket recently blew! .. Ironically 2 weeks before that it had been fitted with new quality Michelin tyres. It's now beyond economical repair. What's best? .. scrap it, Ebay it, or? It's currently off road with a SORN

Car: Renault Clio 1.6 RXE Auto 8V with AC Car was born in 1999

Tips & advice please

dibuzz

HAVEFAITH wrote: »

Tips & advice please

Use a smaller font?

ETA I'd either ebay it with a full description of the faults or if there are good parts maybe sell off the good bits and scrap the rest

penthouse89

Clio autos are quite sought after as they're relatively rare.

Might fetch strong money even if the head is gone.

ballyblack

Put it free on 'Gumtree' with a full honest description

http://www.gumtree.com/



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CKhalvashi

If it's going for scrap, keep the wheels and sell them separately.

I'd stick it on eBay, to see what interest it gets, especially as small cars are the 'thing' to have at the moment.

CK

Weird_Nev

Don't shout. It's off putting.

HAVEFAITH

Hi, my apologies for the large fonts. Thanks for all the tips etc so far. I have had this car since is birth so it will be sad to see it go. I would like to see it go to a good home. The only is the head gasket. Otherwise its never been a problem.

jerrynbbt

You are likely to get the best price selling privately and for this I would suggest autotrader, gumtree and pistonheads. eBay can be good but as a motor dealer myself we have stopped using in auction format as the site does seem to generate an awful lot of timewasters.

I cannot comment on webuyanycar.com but I know there has been a lot of bad press about their valuations. An alternative is a comparison site called dealerbid.co.uk which we are actually registered to that will broadcast your vehicle details only to motor dealers and car buying websites where interested buyers will contact you via the site or direct with their individual valuations.

Other than this have you tried putting a price in the window with a contact number and parking it in a safe place that gets lots of passing traffic?

Strider590

One tip I can give (as a middle finger to the DVLA), assuming you have now another car??? Don't leave this old car without insurance otherwise you'll get a nasty letter in the post.
SORN it, insure it or SORN the new one until the old one sells.