Selling Cat-D Car- Mini One help

Sshabir

Hi All,
I am trying to sell a Cat-D car which is in excellent condition.  Mini One with low millage 26118.  I am finding it hard to sell it.  Any help or advice will be much appreciated.  I have advertised it on Gumtree and Facebook without much sucess.  Got loads of spam calls since i advertised it on Gumtree.  (Insurance claim calls)  
Below is the summary of the add:
Asking price- £5500

Extra Low miles petrol Mini Cooper 3 door hatchback manual, white no scratches or dents, alloy wheels, start/stop function excellent condition.

 2 previous owners.

 MOT till 02/03/21

 Sorn at present.

 Only done 6000 miles in last 4 years.

 2 keys.

 No issues with the car drives perfect.

 Garaged since sorn.

 Only selling as 2 doors not practical with children’s.

Many Thanks

williamgriffin

Stick put it through a new mot and sell it with 12 months. 6000 miles in 4 years isn't a good selling point. 

Sshabir

Thanks Williamgriffin.  I was thinking is it worth doing the MOT during the lockdown or shall i do it after the lock down is over as the car is sorn and is parked in a garage?

daveyjp

Why is it Cat D?

George_Michael

As you've stated on the advert that the car was a cat-D write off, you should have given the history and stated why it was written off and what was done with the vehicle to get it back on the road.
I think that you've overpriced it.
£5500 is just above the price guide given on Autotrader for the car if it's in good condition and one of the criteria given for fair, good or excellent condition is that the vehicle has never been written off.

Sshabir

Cat- D- Front passenger door was damaged in an accident before we bought it and it was fully professionally repaired.  Since owning it we had no issue with the front passenger door.  

AdrianC

Sshabir said:

I am trying to sell a Cat-D car which is in excellent condition.  Mini One with low millage 26118.  I am finding it hard to sell it.  Any help or advice will be much appreciated.  I have advertised it on Gumtree and Facebook without much sucess.  Got loads of spam calls since i advertised it on Gumtree.  (Insurance claim calls)  
Below is the summary of the add:
Asking price- £5500

Extra Low miles petrol Mini Cooper 3 door hatchback manual, white no scratches or dents, alloy wheels, start/stop function excellent condition.

 2 previous owners.

 MOT till 02/03/21

 Sorn at present.

 Only done 6000 miles in last 4 years.

 2 keys.

 No issues with the car drives perfect.

 Garaged since sorn.

 Only selling as 2 doors not practical with children’s

George_Michael said:

As you've stated on the advert that the car was a cat-D write off, you should have given the history and stated why it was written off and what was done with the vehicle to get it back on the road.
I think that you've overpriced it.
£5500 is just above the price guide given on Autotrader for the car if it's in good condition and one of the criteria given for fair, good or excellent condition is that the vehicle has never been written off.

Am I missing something, or do we not even know how old the car actually is? Just the mileage...? I can't find a matching car on Gumtree at a quick look. 

If we don't know the age, how can we know what an un-written-off value would be?

I'm also not seeing in that precis of the ad where it actually says "Cat D"...

AdrianC

Sshabir said:

Cat- D- Front passenger door was damaged in an accident before we bought it and it was fully professionally repaired.  Since owning it we had no issue with the front passenger door.  

A Mini that's £5.5k-worth NOW would not be written off CatD 4yrs+ ago for just a door.

George_Michael

AdrianC said:

Am I missing something, or do we not even know how old the car actually is? Just the mileage...? I can't find a matching car on Gumtree at a quick look. 

If we don't know the age, how can we know what an un-written-off value would be?

I'm also not seeing in that precis of the ad where it actually says "Cat D"...

I didn't want to post the full advert on here so I've sent you a link to the car.

Sshabir

AdrianC said:

Sshabir said:

I am trying to sell a Cat-D car which is in excellent condition.  Mini One with low millage 26118.  I am finding it hard to sell it.  Any help or advice will be much appreciated.  I have advertised it on Gumtree and Facebook without much sucess.  Got loads of spam calls since i advertised it on Gumtree.  (Insurance claim calls)  
Below is the summary of the add:
Asking price- £5500

Extra Low miles petrol Mini Cooper 3 door hatchback manual, white no scratches or dents, alloy wheels, start/stop function excellent condition.

 2 previous owners.

 MOT till 02/03/21

 Sorn at present.

 Only done 6000 miles in last 4 years.

 2 keys.

 No issues with the car drives perfect.

 Garaged since sorn.

 Only selling as 2 doors not practical with children’s

George_Michael said:

As you've stated on the advert that the car was a cat-D write off, you should have given the history and stated why it was written off and what was done with the vehicle to get it back on the road.
I think that you've overpriced it.
£5500 is just above the price guide given on Autotrader for the car if it's in good condition and one of the criteria given for fair, good or excellent condition is that the vehicle has never been written off.

Am I missing something, or do we not even know how old the car actually is? Just the mileage...? I can't find a matching car on Gumtree at a quick look. 

If we don't know the age, how can we know what an un-written-off value would be?

I'm also not seeing in that precis of the ad where it actually says "Cat D"...

Sorry it's a 2013 Model 

AdrianC

Thanks, George. That explains why I couldn't find it... I was searching based on the asking price in the post, not the actual one on the ad, which is £5,250... So it's a 2013 car, 62 plate.

And, yes, the ad header does say Cat D.

Something like this should be pretty easy to figure out a value for, simply because it's so common.
There are 48 2013 Mini Ones on Autotrader.
The cheapest is £2,800 - 80k mile Cat S.
Six non-write-offs under £4k.
4 <30k miles. Cheapest is £6,600 - and the lowest mileage, just 10k.
There's a £5k Cat S with 45k miles
£5,500 will get a non-write-off with 46k - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202009234119554 - unsold since September...
£5,150 will get a non-write-off with 61k - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011035753020 - unsold since the start of November...
£5,500 will get a 2015, newer-shape CatS with 44k miles - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011045782640 - unsold since the start of November...
or a 2015, newer-shape CatN with 84k miles - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202012066821392 - unsold since the start of December...

So, yes, OP... Overpriced.

Closest clue as to right pricing for yours...?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011226371903
2012/62, 23k, Cat N, £4k, white - and still unsold since November.