Why wont my car sell?

forgotmyname

Slick the tyres, ( a pet hate). But pictures on a sunny day will probably help more than you realise compared to an identical car with pictures on a gloomy day.

EdGasket

I hate tyre slick; don't do it; makes the car look tacky and touched up.

photome

EdGasket wrote: »

I hate tyre slick; don't do it; makes the car look tacky and touched up.

Me too

I always think dodgy back street dealer...even though main dealers do it

ballyblack

car is worth more without the Gas conversion.

Would it cost much to remove it?

harveybobbles

1.6 are crap on fuel - hence the lpg.

But Technical Grey is nice when clean and its a sunny day.

3 door SXi will apeal to quite a few people, mainly kids.

jimjames

stator wrote: »

Also, it's on eBay. Not the most popular place to buy cars.

I would have agreed a year or so ago. Now I've found Ebay to be better than Autotrader with more buyers and lower ad prices.

Herzlos

ballyblack wrote: »

car is worth more without the Gas conversion.

Are you sure? Yes it'll mean there's no spare wheel, but it cuts the fuel cost by about half and you can always just not use it.

facade

There is a spare wheel in the ad, a spacesaver that fits over that dirty ring in the boot carpet.

Probably a combination of price and the time of year means fewer buyers.

forgotmyname

Never had any problems buying or selling cars on ebay.

I would always go and see the vehicle before bidding though and i wouldnt pay a deposit up front. I would bid or buy it and give the seller a date usually a day or 2 or the weekend at most. If the seller was not happy with no deposit then i wouldnt buy from them.

If your feeling brave you could always reduce the price considerably and see what it sells for. But thats risky.

I bought something for about £80? and didnt use it, it sat there for many months then i sold it starting at 99p with just one bid.
And as the buyer lived close to where i was going to be delivering a few days later i even delivered it for them.

EdGasket

Another thing that would put me off (apart from the short MoT and LPG) is the daft price £2899 ?? are you a wannabe back street trader? If you want £2900 then put that in the ad; it looks far more honest. I avoid all private adds that have a price ending in xx95 and especailly xx99 !! Looks like the seller is a dodgy bloke on the make.