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We buy any car v partx

meat_n2_reg
meat_n2_reg Posts: 320 Forumite
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Been offered approx £1000 more from we buy any care than dealer partx , have heard about alot of hassle with we buy any care knocking price down 
Would appreciate any feedback from anyone who has used webuyanycar
Thanks 

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  • daveyjp
    daveyjp Posts: 14,125 Forumite
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    Tell the dealer to match the offer.
  • sleepymans
    sleepymans Posts: 913 Forumite
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    I used Motorway…..excellent!
    :A Goddess :A
  • Herzlos
    Herzlos Posts: 16,377 Forumite
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    Give it a go, and expect them to knock a lot off the price once they see it, but they'll have a branch near you and you can always decline the sale.
  • Graydog7
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    expect the final offer to be around 70-80%
  • meat_n2_reg
    meat_n2_reg Posts: 320 Forumite
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    Managed  to get part-x figure up so result 
  • caprikid1
    caprikid1 Posts: 2,584 Forumite
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    Graydog7 said:
    expect the final offer to be around 70-80%
    You must work for a stealer, drops of this level will be due to lots of issues / body damage not mentioned.
  • Herzlos
    Herzlos Posts: 16,377 Forumite
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    edited 24 May 2023 at 12:06PM
    caprikid1 said:
    Graydog7 said:
    expect the final offer to be around 70-80%
    You must work for a stealer, drops of this level will be due to lots of issues / body damage not mentioned.
    I'm finding it hard to find any real figures as most search results are from competitors.

    It seems that most customer comments mention a drop of a few hundred £, in some cases about 10-15% but obviously it depends on the value of the car and how much they actually want it.

    I certainly remember selling ours to them and they'd knocked about 25% off, but it wasn't worth much to begin with.

    However, I reckon if you go to WBAC expecting to lose about 20% then you shouldn't be too disappointed.


    Edit: This is a pretty old article, but it mentions that 96% of sellers got less than the guaranteed figure (not accounting for the fees I assume), and that the buyers had a target of reducing the figure by 25%:
    https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-3341716/WeBuyAnyCar-hoped-online-auto-dealer-s-price-guarantees-deserve-scrapped.html

    Though apparently WBAC fixed those issues and doesn't do that any more. I've no idea.

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