Why won't my car sell?

Triple_C

We’ve been trying to sell our 2013 Renault Megane Dynamique TomTom for about 4 months, we’ve tried Auto-Trader (which has since expired), eBay, several Facebook groups (car specific and general) and also Gumtree but no luck – in all that time the best we’ve had is someone offering a ridiculously low price (two-thirds of what it’s worth). Initially we had it priced at £6,000 – which was just slightly above average compared to similar ones on auto-trader, but ours had lower mileage. As we had no interest we lowered the price by several markers, and we now have it up for less than £5,000. It’s just been serviced with no issues, it has been cleaned, and has as many photos as we can post with each advert. By this point we just need it gone as we’ve had to renew the insurance since first advertising it. I can’t think what our advert might be missing, it seems we have more detail than many other car adverts, and nothing that I can imagine would put people off.

Herzlos

Can you link to the advert?


What are webuyanycar.com offering on it at trade?

Triple_C

Hi, it won't let me post a link as I'm new to this site, but this is the Gumtree ad ID:1349280358.

If you search that it should come up. The details and description are identical everywhere we've listed it.

oddjobbpb

Your car is worth £4500 on a good day.

The reason it won't sell is the money, it's always the money.

put it back on auto trader at £4750 you will sell it for £4500. Gumtree is rubbish in comparison.

Triple_C

Really? Cars of the same model, spec, mileage and age are going for over £6k on auto-trader?

DUTR

Triple_C wrote: »

Really? Cars of the same model, spec, mileage and age are going for over £6k on auto-trader?

They may be asking that, doesn't mean they are being sold for that amount.

CardinalWolsey

Punching your registration (excellent condition, 50k miles) in the WhatCar valuation tool gives:

Buy Private: £3,739
Buy Trade: £4,206

I think you need to rethink your expectations I'm afraid.

loskie

https://hpivaluations.com/#


another valuation tool, to try
Remember they are all only a GUIDE.

facade

What will WBAC give for it?

They offered me more for my car than I would have dared advertise it at. Sure they would have chipped some off that, but so would a private buyer, and I'd have had to advertise it for less than WBAC offered to even get people out to come and haggle over it.


I kept it in the end

oddjobbpb

Really? Cars of the same model, spec, mileage and age are going for over £6k on auto-trader?

no thy aren't. I looked and the asking price / ceiling for these cars at that age seems to be £4995. If someone can see one at a dealer for £4995, maybe pay £4600-£4700 for it, why would they pay the same money for yours which would be a private sale, as seen, no warranty or part exchange etc?

angrycrow

Get it an mot. As soon as I saw no mot I would move on to the next add.

The combination of no mot being off the road since mot expired and a seller saying it is cheaper for a quick sale screams problem car walk away.

My advice would be get an mot and re word the add.