Advice wanted on selling my Herald
Posted By : Nigel Gibbins, 08-Sep-2003, 02:17pm
Hi Debs,
(briefly just bumped into you in the Chat room),
My advice would be check the car out against its insurance value - and use this as your starting price minus a few &163;100s. (The insurance value is not intended to be the re-sale value).
Take if for an MOT and get a quote for any work that needs doing - if it passes then great. Also get a quote for the paint work. This way, whomever wants to buy the car will know how much work is required. You can adjust your price accordingly.
Put adverts in the courier and loot (it's free) and wait for the calls.
Clean it up as much as you can when someone is coming to see it - shiney cars sell better
(briefly just bumped into you in the Chat room),
My advice would be check the car out against its insurance value - and use this as your starting price minus a few &163;100s. (The insurance value is not intended to be the re-sale value).
Take if for an MOT and get a quote for any work that needs doing - if it passes then great. Also get a quote for the paint work. This way, whomever wants to buy the car will know how much work is required. You can adjust your price accordingly.
Put adverts in the courier and loot (it's free) and wait for the calls.
Clean it up as much as you can when someone is coming to see it - shiney cars sell better
Advice wanted on selling my Herald
Posted By : William Davies, 08-Sep-2003, 02:53pm
Hi Debra,
Unroadworthy cars are often difficult to sell, so if it can be done easily I would certainly see about getting an MOT.
If you can polish out any of the paintwork damage then do so, but don't go to the lengths of having professional paintwork applied - you will never recoup the investment in the increased sale price. Many people (myself included) will shy away from a car with fresh paintwork, the assumption being that the new paint has been applied to hide bodged repairs. Equally, as long as they are not sufficiently bad to warant an MOT failure, leave the wheel arch repairs to the next owner. Replace the wing mirror or otherwise completely remove it, and fit a secondhand badge. Try and make the car look as complete as possible without being obviously tarted-up.
As regards pricing, treat price guides and written valuations with deep suspicion - in my experience most owners are lucky to get 2/3 of their insurance valuations when selling. Be realistic in what you ask, and don't be tempted to ask for "offers" without any indication of a rough asking price - this really will deter potential buyers.
If you want an opinion, please feel free to give me a call or email. I'm only 30 miles or so from Bristol and I'll be happy to take a look next time I'm in the area.
Cheers,
Bill.
Unroadworthy cars are often difficult to sell, so if it can be done easily I would certainly see about getting an MOT.
If you can polish out any of the paintwork damage then do so, but don't go to the lengths of having professional paintwork applied - you will never recoup the investment in the increased sale price. Many people (myself included) will shy away from a car with fresh paintwork, the assumption being that the new paint has been applied to hide bodged repairs. Equally, as long as they are not sufficiently bad to warant an MOT failure, leave the wheel arch repairs to the next owner. Replace the wing mirror or otherwise completely remove it, and fit a secondhand badge. Try and make the car look as complete as possible without being obviously tarted-up.
As regards pricing, treat price guides and written valuations with deep suspicion - in my experience most owners are lucky to get 2/3 of their insurance valuations when selling. Be realistic in what you ask, and don't be tempted to ask for "offers" without any indication of a rough asking price - this really will deter potential buyers.
If you want an opinion, please feel free to give me a call or email. I'm only 30 miles or so from Bristol and I'll be happy to take a look next time I'm in the area.
Cheers,
Bill.
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Advice wanted on selling my Herald
Posted By : Debra Thompson, 09-Sep-2003, 08:05am
Thanks for your tips lads!
I'll see what it needs for an MOT, give it a polish up and will go from there.
Hopefully it won't be too bad!
Will let you know the outcome.
Deb