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What's my car worth?

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  • 02-05-2008 5:03pm
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    rediguana
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    Hey. I'm selling my car soon. I want to do it privately. Here's the spec:

    1998 Starlet. Navy Blue. 147,000 KILOMETRES on the clock. One large-ish dent on the side. NCT up until Sept "08. In prefect working order, has never given an ounce of trouble. Taxed up until end of June.

    What should I be looking for for it? obviously the value isn't high, so I want to make sure I get what I should for it.


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    Timmaay
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    I'd say you should get €1500 for it without the dent. It's high enough milage compared to whats out there and its a buyer market. So how large is the dent, is it just a dent or is the paintwork or body actually damaged, might be worth getting fixed before you sell it.


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    rediguana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,312 ✭✭✭rediguana


    Timmaay wrote: »
    I'd say you should get €1500 for it without the dent. It's high enough milage compared to whats out there and its a buyer market. So how large is the dent, is it just a dent or is the paintwork or body actually damaged, might be worth getting fixed before you sell it.

    It's a respectable dent. Garage quoted me E1100 to fix it. I tried to offer the car to a different garage and they said they couldn't give me anything for it as the cost of the dent is equal to the value of the car, apparently. That's why I need to sell it privately. It's a great car, 1.4litre, good as gold.


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    E92
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    Surely it has 147,000 miles as opposed to km on the clock? Or is it an import(which would make it worth less again)? 147k miles is not a lot for a Toyota, they seem to just run and run, but 147k miles will scare a lot of people.

    How big is the dent? Could we see a photo rather than an opinion of sorts?


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    mickdw
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    Fix it in a small private garage as cheaply as possible then sell it. You are only going to have a few hundred out of it either way.


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    Timmaay
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    Well spotted the E92, thats fairly astronomical milage from a small runabout like a starlet. If you have a picture of the dent stick it up here. If its not too bad, dont bother getting it fixed, slap it on carzone.ie and in the buy&sell, but be honest about the dent. Someone could well be looking for a cheap car and seening as they're buying an old car anyway the fact it has a dent might not bother thet too much.


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    colm_mcm
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    it's worth €2,000 without the damage, and around €1750 without.


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    unkel
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    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    it's worth €2,000 without the damage, and around €1750 without.

    You're probably on the ball there. Those values seem very high, but there are buyers out there willing to pay a huge premium for an old Starlet. Bless them :)

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