New car

BunnieJ

I've had a 2002 Suzuki Alto 3 door since I passed my driving test (gifted to me by my nan who stopped driving). Although it's a great little car, it has no power steering/is 993cl/extremely basic interior. My OH will also be using my car once he's passed his driving test, so I was thinking of getting a slight upgrade. A friend from work is now selling her car (2002 Peugeot 207 1.1l 3 door) which is in pretty good condition. Her car has been valued at £225 by We buy Any Car but she thinks she can get more privately. I told her I was interested and she said I could view it/test drive it if I wanted. However, she said she's hoping to sell it for £995! :eek:

She did say that if it was being sold to a friend she would sell it for less, but I wonder how much less...

I would sell my car for hopefully £500, so I was assuming hers would be around that mark (maybe a little more, but not that much!)

WWYD?

nickcc

I'd have a look on the Autotrader web site to see what similar cars are going for, that should give you a good idea. Personally I would expect to pay a higher price for the Peugeot than the Suzuki. We buy any car, in my opinion, always offer low prices as they don't retail the vehicles and sell through car auctions.

UsernameAlreadyExists

I would laugh at her thinking she's going to be get £995 for it. Take a look on Autotrader.


EDIT: Beaten to it
EDIT2: Seems the Suzuki is actually more expensive! I guess it's cheaper to tax/insure/run and that's what a lot of people seek these days.

BunnieJ

I'd have a look on the Autotrader web site to see what similar cars are going for, that should give you a good idea. Personally I would expect to pay a higher price for the Peugeot than the Suzuki. We buy any car, in my opinion, always offer low prices as they don't retail the vehicles and sell through car auctions.

That's what I thought. I knew it would have slightly more value that mine, but not that much!

I would laugh at her thinking she's going to be get £995 for it. Take a look on Autotrader.


EDIT: Beaten to it

I'm just having a look at autotrader now. If I can haggle her down to a more reasonable price, do you think it's worth it?

UsernameAlreadyExists

BunnieJ wrote: »

... do you think it's worth it?

BunnieJ wrote: »

My OH will also be using my car once he's passed his driving test, so I was thinking of getting a slight upgrade.

Ouch ... have you looked up insurance prices on both cars? a small jump might be much more expensive.

BunnieJ

Ouch ... have you looked up insurance prices on both cars? a small jump might be much more expensive/

He's already a named driver on my current insurance policy (so I can take him out for practice) and it's an extra £21 per month (which he pays for). I would need to look up the cost of insuring us both on the new car. He's a over 25, so hopefully it won't be ridiculous money

I've seen a couple of ads for 2003 Peugeots on Gumtree, but varying in price. One's selling for £950, the other for £350!

Herzlos

Insurance for learners is much cheaper than insurance for new drivers. Because learners have to be supervised.

BunnieJ

Just did a quote online and it's roughly the same as what I'm currently paying. She told me how much tax she pays which is £10 more expensive than mine, so not a big difference.

philgr

1.1 litre 206? That's gonna be fairly gutless. See how much extra a 1400 would be to insure.

BunnieJ

I have no idea what that means...:o

ripplyuk

It means a 1.4 litre engine instead of a 1.1 litre. Bigger and a bit more power.