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Repairing damage to car

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  • 19-09-2008 4:30pm
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    fifomania
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    Wondering if it's worth having damage to a car repaired before selling?
    I've a '99 Corsa and I'm looking to update but the car has a large dent and a smaller dent and scratches and one side. I've been told if I get it repaired the car'll get more when I sell but I'm sceptical! Any advice? cheers :)


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    Volvoboy
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    No point on doing work to a car when your not going to see the benifit of it.

    My advice is sell the car as-is and spend the money you budgeted to repair the car towards your new car.

    :)


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    ART6
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    Volvoboy wrote: »
    No point on doing work to a car when your not going to see the benifit of it.

    My advice is sell the car as-is and spend the money you budgeted to repair the car towards your new car.

    :)

    As things are at the moment Volvoboy is probably right, but years ago when I was in the motor buisiness some of our mechanics made a nice sideline out of buying old cars, giving them a good cosmetic job and a spray of "new car" odourant, and then selling them on again for a hansome profit having done very little.


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    Alanstrainor
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    +1 to what's been said. Your car isn't worth much as it stands, and the repairs are likely to cost more than the cars worth.


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    Volvoboy
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    ART6 wrote: »
    As things are at the moment Volvoboy is probably right, but years ago when I was in the motor buisiness some of our mechanics made a nice sideline out of buying old cars, giving them a good cosmetic job and a spray of "new car" odourant, and then selling them on again for a hansome profit having done very little.

    I've been doing that myself for the last year or so, its fine for somone to buy a car for pennies and do ''some'' work then sell it on, it dosent add up to someone putting money into a car that the aint gonna see the return.


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    fifomania
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    I'm not gonna get any work done on the car, you are all right as there isn't any point! :) Now to my next question! :p It's the first car I've ever tried to sell and I don't know what way to go about it! :o
    What's the best way of selling my car? Is it better to go through a garage or something like Buy & Sell? Bearing in mind that it's not perfect looking would I be as well to say that in an advert? Or let the person judge for themselves? And what price do you ask for a '99 corsa!? :confused: thanks again :)


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    Volvoboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Volvoboy


    fifomania wrote: »
    I'm not gonna get any work done on the car, you are all right as there isn't any point! :) Now to my next question! :p It's the first car I've ever tried to sell and I don't know what way to go about it! :o
    What's the best way of selling my car? Is it better to go through a garage or something like Buy & Sell? Bearing in mind that it's not perfect looking would I be as well to say that in an advert? Or let the person judge for themselves? And what price do you ask for a '99 corsa!? :confused: thanks again :)

    Place the ad in the Buy and Sell, its free.

    In the ad put in all the good points (nct, tax) you'd wanna place the ad for around €1500. Let the buyer ask the questions, dont offer any info unless asked when it comes to him/her viewing the car.


    One more thing, good luck!


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