How to get accurate valuation for your car?

AdrianC

Define "accurate valuation".

ANYTHING is just a guesstimate, with the one sole exception of somebody agreeing to actually put their money where their mouth is. The salesman taking your car in PX is, currently, that person. Mebbe it is a bit less than you could possibly get by selling it separately, but how much is the hassle value of splitting the transaction worth to you?

lisha123

I want to px from a fiat to fiesta 1.2 or 107peugeot

almillar

A Fiat what? Tell us the age, mileage and trim level (LX, Sport or whatever).

lisha123

Fiat punto grande 57 plate 42,000

topdaddy_2

A value will always be a range. How much is a trade in value comlard to a private sale? If your happy with the price then its a fair or good price. If not then dont sell but you may be stuck with it. You'll be able to compare similar but no two cars are the same.

Hoof_Hearted

Dealers are advertising these for about £2,500. You would get considerably less px unless a big mark up on the new car. You may get £2,000 privately.

almillar

I'll assume it's a 1.2 Active 3 door. According to www.parkers.co.uk part exchange value (ie what a dealer will give you if you trade it in for another car) is £1710 for one with 70,000 miles. Yours is lowe mileage, so if it's also in good condition, I would agree with Hoof Hearted above then that you'd want around, up to £2,000.
If you get transfixed on the trade in price though, they can just play around with the purchase price for the car you're buying so concentrate on the cost to change - the money YOU have to put in.

motorguy

almillar wrote: »

I'll assume it's a 1.2 Active 3 door. According to www.parkers.co.uk part exchange value (ie what a dealer will give you if you trade it in for another car) is £1710 for one with 70,000 miles. Yours is lowe mileage, so if it's also in good condition, I would agree with Hoof Hearted above then that you'd want around, up to £2,000.
If you get transfixed on the trade in price though, they can just play around with the purchase price for the car you're buying so concentrate on the cost to change - the money YOU have to put in.

You do know the O/P asked for "how" to get an "accurate" valuation - not can some bloke on the internet please look up some website and doing a finger in the air calc?

As has been said earlier, there is no such thing as an accurate price.

colino

I'm not sure how the trader will present it to you, they may well have the car you want up at retail+ and give you a flattering offer for your p/x, but the price to change is the important thing, and if you think the real unit value of your car (if it's perfect) is more than £1200, your going to be disappointed.

lisha123

well thanks all that gave the advice I can play around with what I can see!