Am i asking too much for my car?

lauren_1

I think £900-£1100 is a very resonable price for a 10YO fiesta, newer cars are getting cheaper to buy and older cars are loosing more money than ever before.

I think you need to accept that you are over priced.

matt1987

I might make enquiries to see if the ones on Autotrade sold, and if so how much for.

Oh well, il leave it up for 1500, if i dont find a buyer i dont find a buyer, i aint in no rush!

goldspanners

please bear in mind after all no matter how good the condition of this car it is a 10 year old fiesta,2 weeks ago i sold a 13 year old very good condition ford escort diesel,ok it didnt have alloys or a cd player,but these are cheap enough to buy if you really want them,i got just under £400 for it on ebay and was happy enough with that.
if i was you i would be more than happy with £1000,have a look at how many ford fiestas there is for sale out there,you will have plenty of competition.
and if your not advertising on autotrader.co.uk then you will have an even harder struggle in my opinion.

i think your looking at how much you need for your new car rather than how much your old car is actually worth.
advertise it at £1200 or nearest offer,and expect £1000 the price you are looking for is dealer price im afraid,you wont get that.

matt1987

Well i aint too desperate to sell it. If it sells it sells, if it dont, it dont. Im happy with it. Suprisingly on Autotrader, there are only 13 Ford Fiesta simular to mine for sale within a 10 mile radius of my address.

Keith

matt1987 wrote: »

Suprisingly on Autotrader, there are only 13 Ford Fiesta simular to mine for sale within a 10 mile radius of my address.

That's because it's a 10 year old Fiesta!

cajef

matt1987 wrote: »

Iv already advertised on all of those

Im sorry but i think anything lower than that is taking the pee a bit.....,

That must tell you something, you have no enquiries, which means people think that at that price you are taking the pee a bit.

matt1987

OK, well thanks for your opinion.. I'll keep that in mind.

When I first put the car up, I did inflate the price a bit, as I expected to be haggled down. Since then, I've bought the price down by £125.

I've just this second looked at a number of sites such as ebay classifieds and autotrader, and looked at the fiestas which are up nationally. I have to admit, there is a big variation in prices.. some of which (same year/cond as mine) are £1,900 and then there's others which are around £1,000.. so at the moment, mine seems to be in the middle of this price range at £1,475. I realise though that just because someone puts it up at £1,900 doesnt mean they are going to get that.. but that's the price range of what people are asking.

My ad goes into the local bargain pages again on Tues, which is v.popular amongst car buyers.. so I'll see what happens

harveybobbles

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Manual, 56,000 miles, FORD Fiesta 1.25 Zetec 2000 56000 miles Black, w reg, Body coloured bumpers, Central locking, PAS, Drivers airbag, Folding rear seats, sun roof, MOT till December, Tax till End September, Front fog lights. Ideal 1st Car. Blackpool area £1,500 ono. £1,400. ovno

There are PLENTY of 2000/2001 Fiesta Zetecs out there with similar mileage to yours.
Regardless of condition, buywrs always prefer the newer car...

The example above is also the new shape one...

matt1987

Must be the same shape as mine, the current shape didnt come out till 2002

Just to clarify, this is the one I'm selling.. it's not the old, old shape

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c122/mattwoodfield/21032008066.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c122/mattwoodfield/21032008070.jpg

goldspanners

matt1987 wrote: »

Must be the same shape as mine, the current shape didnt come out till 2002

Just to clarify, this is the one I'm selling.. it's not the old, old shape

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c122/mattwoodfield/21032008066.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c122/mattwoodfield/21032008070.jpg

there was a face lift model that came out after yours and before 2002,with sharper headlights,grill,etc...
if youve researched your car as much as you say you have you would have noticed this.