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Selling A Car

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  • 19-04-2007 11:49am
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    WUSBDesign
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    Hi, we are selling our beloved Opel Meriva and am wondering if selling (not trading) it to a car dealer would be a good choice. And if any, which car dealer....

    This sale is already listed in carzone.ie, but we are considering other alternatives such as a second-hand car dealer....

    Any opinions appreciated, cheers!


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    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,711 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    WUSBDesign wrote:
    Hi, we are selling our beloved Opel Meriva and am wondering if selling (not trading) it to a car dealer would be a good choice. And if any, which car dealer....

    This sale is already listed in carzone.ie, but we are considering other alternatives such as a second-hand car dealer....

    Any opinions appreciated, cheers!

    You could sell it to the trade, but you'll loose substantially on price I would have thought.


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,238 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    WUSBDesign wrote:
    Hi, we are selling our beloved Opel Meriva and am wondering if selling (not trading) it to a car dealer would be a good choice. And if any, which car dealer....

    This sale is already listed in carzone.ie, but we are considering other alternatives such as a second-hand car dealer....

    Any opinions appreciated, cheers!

    You will get nowhere near the market value from selling the car to a dealer. If you are prepared to take a big hit on the price and are in a hurry to shift it then selling to a dealer may be your best choice.


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    ballooba
    Registered Users Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    If you are prepared to take a hit on the price then the first thing you should look at is dropping the price on CarZone. Going to a dealer/auction should be your last resort.

    I sold my car last week via private sale. I found that once I priced it reasonably it went in a flash. I'm still getting calls from people seeing it in the print Buy&Sell.

    When I priced it first I had been factoring in to give a discount of €1000 to €1500. I was working off the assumption that people will look for a discount. They do, but that amount is ridiculous. If they are looking for more than 5% discount then tell them to fúck right off. If they are within 5% then you can negotiate.

    Eventually I put it in at a price where I would feel comfortable giving €250 off (2.5%). The guy who ended up buying it asked for €400 off. In the end I gave him €300 off. It was sold in under a week.

    Compare that to the situation where it was up for 2 months last year and I was getting feic all calls. It might be ten days or two weeks between calls and I would have to go and wash and valet it again. I got pissed off and took it down.


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