Really need help selling car - please! (all similar threads go in here)

Zube

05D wrote: »

http://search.autotrader.ie/www/cars_advert?country=IE&modelexact=1&make=BMW&model=3+Series&keywords=&min_pr=&max_pr=&min_year=&max_year=&source=&currency=EUR&county=3&county_list=0&sort=20&SUBMIT.x=42&SUBMIT.y=4&id=200833189670346

Here's a similar car for €10K less, from a dealer.

fletch

Also seems overpriced when compared to other 2005 320 coupes
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=search&sortby=PriceAsc&maxrows=50&MakeID=3&Mileage_Max=55000&Year_Min=2005&Year_Max=2005&Doors=2&GroupID=738

Biro

At €35k you're too dear I'm afraid to inform you. Because of the new VRT rules diesels have become cheaper by a good margin. Also, you're selling the old model 3 series. Also, people bringing in cars from the UK are causing all Irish stock to become devalued.
They're the three main reasons. Realistically, €29,995 would give it a much better chance of moving, and even at that I think you'll have to prepare to sit on it for a while. Forget dreamers on carzone, you need to under cut ALL of them to sell.

bazz26

I think you have it priced too high.

Take a look below at similar ones for sale:
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=search&maxrows=100&MakeID=3&xMakeID=3&ModelID=20&xModelID=20&Year=2005&xYear=2005&Price_Max=&searchtext=coupe&x=38&y=18

Yours is the most expensive of them, alot of the above ones are from dealers offering warranties, some of them are very high spec and some are even the more desirable diesel models (presuming yours is petrol). Also remember there is no guarantee that any of the above will be sold at those prices.

You also need to include better/more photos and a more detailed description of the spec.

Gandalf23

The car is way overpriced OP.

I bought a 2006 320i (E92) with about 30,000 km for under 30k a few weeks ago ...

05D

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/BMW/320/CD-M/1068403/

This one is the very same only blue!!!! Mine is purple and is gorge!

L-M

There's is a few problems with that advert. There isn't enough detail. Is it petrol or diesel? Has it got leather? How many owners?
Also it's completely over priced.
Here is a similar diesel version of your car and it's €6500 cheaper and there are a few even cheaper than that with a bit higher mileage.
http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/BMW/320/CD-Sport/1157035/


Edit : Took too long to post, Zube got in before me.

Westwood

not enough pictures. not enough spec. people dont wnat to ring you for that. they want it in plain vew. and anyone who writes no time wasters? well I wouldnt waste their time

Gandalf23

The link to the car is in my sig.

I only have it advertised on adverts.ie ... nowhere else.

I've had some limited interest, but nothing solid.

So, any opinions/suggestions? I'm even willing to get it fixed if that would give me a better chance of selling.

Stevie Dakota

Zube wrote: »

Here's a similar car for €10K less, from a dealer.

From what I've heard "Dealer" is not quite the word I'd use....

L-M

05D wrote: »

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/BMW/320/CD-M/1068403/

This one is the very same only blue!!!! Mine is purple and is gorge!

That might be the case but, like yours, that will be there for a long time to come.

05D

I just noticed that now, I told the guy in the autotrader to put in.

BMW 320 CD.

Its a diesel car. Has had 2 owners, the lady who orders it had to sell it after 8 weeks as she couldn't reach the pedals!!!

fletch

Gandalf23 wrote: »

The link to the car is in my sig.

I only have it advertised on adverts.ie ... nowhere else.

I've had some limited interest, but nothing solid.

So, any opinions/suggestions? I'm even willing to get it fixed if that would give me a better chance of selling.

First off I'd give it a clean and take some new pictures. The wheels look filthy and the side sills could do with some back to black...

Put it in the buyandsell too.

Zube

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

From what I've heard "Dealer" is not quite the word I'd use....

I don't know these guys, but it's not a private sale price...

biggus

Don't bother getting it fixed, just take your losses now, and move on. If you fix it, eejits buying for 800 euro will be looking for warranty. Stick it in the paper buy and sell for the non internet people for 600 euro with a link to your online advert.

Sorry wrong thread

05D

I only bought it 3 years ago, can't believe I have lost - €19000 on it!!

€15000 is bad enough. But dropping the price again it madness!!

Rowley Birkin QC

gandalf wrote:

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My 2c is to break it. It's a buyers market at the moment and people won't want the hassle of sourcing and fitting an engine. That's not to say that there aren't people out there that would but the majority won't be bothered.

Best of luck anyway.

Biro

05D wrote: »

I only bought it 3 years ago, can't believe I have lost - €19000 on it!!

€15000 is bad enough. But dropping the price again it madness!!

The higher the price of the car, the more you loose. Not trying to be smart, but that's all part of "affording" a car at a certain price. Can you afford a 50 grand car doesn't mean can you get the means to buy it. It means buying it, running it, loosing money on it.
Look on the bright side. Anyone who bought a brand new 645i at the same time as you bought yours lost close to 60 grand on it!

Zube

05D wrote: »

I only bought it 3 years ago, can't believe I have lost - €19000 on it!!

?? Most cars lose around 50% in three years, what were you expecting?

gabgab

Biro wrote: »

The higher the price of the car, the more you loose. Not trying to be smart, but that's all part of "affording" a car at a certain price. Can you afford a 50 grand car doesn't mean can you get the means to buy it. It means buying it, running it, loosing money on it.

Quoted for truth,

People need to accept that cars loose money, some at a ferocious rate

05D

Suppose,

I just didn't think I'll be selling it so soon. Circumstances changed!

So do you reckon I'd have a better chance by dropping it to €30k ?

Biro

05D wrote: »

Suppose,

I just didn't think I'll be selling it so soon. Circumstances changed!

So do you reckon I'd have a better chance by dropping it to €30k ?

Better at 30, way better at 25!
Guaranteed sale at 10 grand - I'll buy it off ya for 10k!

L-M

05D wrote: »

Suppose,

I just didn't think I'll be selling it so soon. Circumstances changed!

So do you reckon I'd have a better chance by dropping it to €30k ?

I'd say in the buyer's market we're in, i'd say 28.5K would be a starting point. Although if ur not in a rush you could chance it at the 30K for a week or two.

05D

Limerick-man wrote: »

I'd say in the buyer's market we're in, i'd say 28.5K would be a starting point. Although if ur not in a rush you could chance it at the 30K for a week or two.

Ok, looks like I'll have to drop it so.
Really can't go lower than €30k

vibe666

i was selling my car a few months ago and came for advice on here and they were all dead right.

i'm also now reading this thread and seeing almost exactly the same comments from all different posters and it's all as true for you as it was for me.

i know you love your car and want a good price for it, but the sad fact of the matter is that a brand new car will haemorrhage money in the first 3 years or so and you'll never get close to what you think it's worth when you're selling it on.

the simple truth is that no matter how highly you value the car, it's not worth a penny more than someone is willing to give you for it.

every month you are trying to sell it and don't, it's going to drop in value. sorry, but you'd be much better to cut your losses now and just be rid of it (and the headache).

i sold my motor for about a 3rd less than I'd originally advertised it for, which was a stinger at the time, but i feel a lot better about it now than I would have if i was still trying to get shot of it now.

Mc-BigE

the VROs open market selling price is €31740 for your car in m sport spec, that how much the government/SIMI think its worth, but in todays market the buyer dictates the price i'm afraid

B00MSTICK

Someone should make a guideline ad for people to follow, mentioning lots of pictures, a price thats comparable/lower than others on carzone etc. Will save alot of time.

Not me though, I've a physics exam tomorrow and I can't decide whether it's worth the extra £70 for drilled discs or not.

05D

vibe666 wrote: »

i was selling my car a few months ago and came for advice on here and they were all dead right.

i'm also now reading this thread and seeing almost exactly the same comments from all different posters and it's all as true for you as it was for me.

i know you love your car and want a good price for it, but the sad fact of the matter is that a brand new car will haemorrhage money in the first 3 years or so and you'll never get close to what you think it's worth when you're selling it on.

the simple truth is that no matter how highly you value the car, it's not worth a penny more than someone is willing to give you for it.

every month you are trying to sell it and don't, it's going to drop in value. sorry, but you'd be much better to cut your losses now and just be rid of it (and the headache).

i sold my motor for about a 3rd less than I'd originally advertised it for, which was a stinger at the time, but i feel a lot better about it now than I would have if i was still trying to get shot of it now.

It really is a bummer!!!! Will have to drop it!!

L-M

05D wrote: »

It really is a bummer!!!! Will have to drop it!!

Do, because if you keep it at the higher end for another few weeks, then drop it, everyone else will have already droppped there's trying to sell them. In that case, your constantly at the wrong end of the scale.

Rowley Birkin QC

Do you have to sell 05D?