Selling a used car in Ireland guide

firestarter51

PrettyBoy wrote: »

In one of the pictures it looks like the reg is covered with black tape to hide the number? The picture of the tax disc was definitely taken at an awkward angle in order to conceal the reg number. I know the reg is visible in other pictures but this is something that is immediately apparent when looking through the pictures and it makes me wonder why you went to the effort of hiding it in the first place.

i was told by someone not to show the plate, i thought i had removed all the pics with the tape after reading this thread
my bad
shouldnt listen to know it alls in the pub lol

johnk123

Hi all, Going to be listing my car this week and this thread has been hugely beneficial! However, I am having trouble with the asking price, as this is my first time selling a car privately. I'm having a hard time deciding on an asking price, and was wondering if it would be appropriate to ask for people's suggestions on this thread? Or set up the advert and then ask for criticism?

astrofool

firestarter51 wrote: »

nice car astrofool if i can sell mine i will give you a shout if its still available


may as well stick a link here to mine if anyone has any interest or feedback to improve the listing that would be much appreciated

http://www.adverts.ie/car/peugeot/308/2010-peugeot-308/9738897

Sold it today, starting getting more queries about it over the weekend, January was essentially dead for any interest in the car. Got close to asking (5% discount on asking price) which was about right for the car. Had one cheeky offer of €10,000 which I was able to dismiss out of hand.

re johnk123:
I priced it based on other cars in the same category, taking into account dealers having an extra warranty (although you can get a 1 year warranty from carprotect for €400, so dealer advantage is mostly on trade in).

www.boards.ie/valuator and http://www.cbg.ie/whats-it-worth have good valuators for getting a guide price, not perfect however, silver cars would generally sell faster than more exotic colours, but it came up as lower price if silver was selected (plain black sold for more apparently), and I'm getting a Freelander 2, but the valuation on boards.ie would be mostly based on imports and commercial versions of the same car, rather than an Ireland based domestic use car.

astrofool

firestarter51 wrote: »

i was told by someone not to show the plate, i thought i had removed all the pics with the tape after reading this thread
my bad
shouldnt listen to know it alls in the pub lol

I'd usually leave the plate on so they can check it for finance etc. Most ads include the plates these days.

firestarter51

astrofool wrote: »

Sold it today, starting getting more queries about it over the weekend, January was essentially dead for any interest in the car. Got close to asking (5% discount on asking price) which was about right for the car. Had one cheeky offer of €10,000 which I was able to dismiss out of hand.

re johnk123:
I priced it based on other cars in the same category, taking into account dealers having an extra warranty (although you can get a 1 year warranty from carprotect for €400, so dealer advantage is mostly on trade in).

www.boards.ie/valuator and http://www.cbg.ie/whats-it-worth have good valuators for getting a guide price, not perfect however, silver cars would generally sell faster than more exotic colours, but it came up as lower price if silver was selected (plain black sold for more apparently), and I'm getting a Freelander 2, but the valuation on boards.ie would be mostly based on imports and commercial versions of the same car, rather than an Ireland based domestic use car.

congrats on selling your car
i rang a delaer today and he said he wpild give me approx 9k trade in value for mine against a 19k mondeo
sounds alright to me

bazz26

That depends on how well the 19k Mondeo is priced against other similar Mondeos. It's easy to give you a high trade-in price for your car when the car your buying is priced high too.

firestarter51

bazz26 wrote: »

That depends on how well the 19k Mondeo is priced against other similar Mondeos. It's easy to give you a high trade-in price for your car when the car your buying is priced high too.

It's reasonably priced with decent enough mileage
Most I'm looking at have 100k miles

firestarter51

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

No interior photos and up on Adverts.ie. Stick it on Donedeal.

It is on donedeal already

bazz26

firestarter51 wrote: »

It's reasonably priced with decent enough mileage
Most I'm looking at have 100k miles

Just make sure you do proper history checks on the car. If something looks too good to be true then usually it is.

iggy82

HI All,

Just placed my Ad here - any advice is welcome.

http://www.adverts.ie/car/bmw/other-bmw/2007-bmw/9832711?utm_source=email&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=AdCreated

iggy82

HI All,

Just placed my Ad here - any advice is welcome.

http://www.adverts.ie/car/bmw/other-bmw/2007-bmw/9832711?utm_source=email&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=AdCreated

ShadowHearth

God, how do you deal with time wasting bastard these days...

Some Polish fella came in to look at my car today. Looked at it and said it was crashed repaired! Wtf?! My car was never crashed or in accident. Never even a tip on anything.
When my friend asked him to show where he pointed at front side panel... Really?!

I am really considering at this point just buying cheap diesel and put car in to storage, until I sort out my millage situation.

johnk123

Hi guys, Some of you may be able to answer me this. Does anybody know where I could pick up one of those counterfeit money markers in Dublin City today? I see a few online but won't be here by tomorrow afternoon when I need it.

Thanks in advance!

mhackett102

johnk123 wrote: »

Hi guys, Some of you may be able to answer me this. Does anybody know where I could pick up one of those counterfeit money markers in Dublin City today? I see a few online but won't be here by tomorrow afternoon when I need it.

Thanks in advance!

As in the marker you scribble on a note and it changes colour if its fake?

Any stationary shop should have them, i'd imagine try Eason's or the likes would be your best bet.

johnk123

You were dead right! Got one in easons, as a reference for anyone else.

I would have thought it would have been a much more specialised item!

PauloMN

johnk123 wrote: »

Does anybody know where I could pick up one of those counterfeit money markers in Dublin City today?

I misread that the first time and thought it was a bit mad asking for a counterfeit money maker on a message forum!! :eek:

MarcusMaximus

Hi guys. Trying to sell my car at the moment and getting very few enquiries. I've already reduced the price considerably to €2200 but still no takers. For some reason I can't include a link to the ad because I'm a 'new user'(?!) but would really appreciate some help or feedback. It's a very clean 2005 petrol Santa Fe 2.0 with 5 yrs service history, timing belt done, nct til October and tax til May etc. I did get a towbar with full caravan electrics fitted when I bought it to tow our caravan but I'm wondering if this could be putting people off (it's visible in one of the photos and I do explain its purpose)? Don't know what to do if that's the case as I'd prefer to be up-front with people rather than remove it. Anyways, any help or tips greatly appreciated and also when do I 'qualify' to be able to include a link to the ad, or is there another way to let you guys see it?

Many thanks.

drunkmonkey

Guys any help appreciated, I've got my new car and I'm getting no bites at all, I know the tax could be a put off but the fact it's taxed until December means value wise it's probably one of the best in the country even comparing it to ordinary 2.0L, tbh I don't think it's the tax is the problem, it's because it doesn't have an MSport bodykit, don't know what to do, should I spend a few quid and put a bodykit on it, there's only so far I can drop the price, any changes I should make to the ad please let me know as I have to sell it as I'm driving the new one..

http://touch.adverts.ie/car/bmw/5-series/2007-bmw-530d-taxed-12-06/9759310

Toyotafanboi

MarcusMaximus wrote: »

Hi guys. Trying to sell my car at the moment and getting very few enquiries. I've already reduced the price considerably to €2200 but still no takers. For some reason I can't include a link to the ad because I'm a 'new user'(?!) but would really appreciate some help or feedback. It's a very clean 2005 petrol Santa Fe 2.0 with 5 yrs service history, timing belt done, nct til October and tax til May etc. I did get a towbar with full caravan electrics fitted when I bought it to tow our caravan but I'm wondering if this could be putting people off (it's visible in one of the photos and I do explain its purpose)? Don't know what to do if that's the case as I'd prefer to be up-front with people rather than remove it. Anyways, any help or tips greatly appreciated and also when do I 'qualify' to be able to include a link to the ad, or is there another way to let you guys see it?

Many thanks.

I doubt the tow bar is your problem, it's probably a bonus for most 4x4 buyers.

The problem is that the 2.0 petrol Santa Fe is 0 out of 10 desirable. If you compromised slightly and went for a 03 or 04 you'd get a clean diesel model for €2200 and 99.9% of people would rather the diesel in that car.

You have a decent bit of tax and test so this is the optimum time to move it on, but imo and I mean no inuslt to the car, i'd be advertising at €1800 and be prepared to accept offers over €1500 if you want it gone.

bazz26

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Guys any help appreciated, I've got my new car and I'm getting no bites at all, I know the tax could be a put off but the fact it's taxed until December means value wise it's probably one of the best in the country even comparing it to ordinary 2.0L, tbh I don't think it's the tax is the problem, it's because it doesn't have an MSport bodykit, don't know what to do, should I spend a few quid and put a bodykit on it, there's only so far I can drop the price, any changes I should make to the ad please let me know as I have to sell it as I'm driving the new one..

http://touch.adverts.ie/car/bmw/5-series/2007-bmw-530d-taxed-12-06/9759310

Did you advertise it on the likes of bmw-driver.net and bmwhaus.ie? A 530d is more an enthusiast's car as average joe won't look beyond the 520d.

MarcusMaximus

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

I doubt the tow bar is your problem, it's probably a bonus for most 4x4 buyers.

The problem is that the 2.0 petrol Santa Fe is 0 out of 10 desirable. If you compromised slightly and went for a 03 or 04 you'd get a clean diesel model for €2200 and 99.9% of people would rather the diesel in that car.

You have a decent bit of tax and test so this is the optimum time to move it on, but imo and I mean no inuslt to the car, i'd be advertising at €1800 and be prepared to accept offers over €1500 if you want it gone.

That's excellent advice thanks. I agree with you on all points! However I've always understood that the diesel version of those early model SF's were known to be troublesome. I've had zero problems with that car. It's always been 100% reliable and that includes towing the caravan through France and the Netherlands!

I've just bumped the ads on Adverts and Donedeal so I'll leave it at €2200 for a day or two and see what happens. I did get some interest even at €2950 and even one offer of €2000 but nobody has yet come to view it. I have also made it clear in the ads that I'm open to reasonable offers.

If there's no move in a day or two I'll reduce it to what you suggest.

Many thanks again.

hardCopy

johnk123 wrote: »

You were dead right! Got one in easons, as a reference for anyone else.

I would have thought it would have been a much more specialised item!

These will only catch the absolute lowest quality forgery by the way. Banks aren't allowed use them anymore.

Would anybody care to critique my ad? https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-mondeo-2-0-tdci-black-hatchback/11592275

Have had it on donedeal a couple of weeks, carzone and cbg since January and only had 1 call. Would appreciate any tips.

MarcusMaximus

Just to say that I have now reduced the price as advised down to €1800 (see post no. 472). No calls so far but I'll keep the fingers crossed.

I'm still not allowed to post a link to my ad here in order to get some feedback. What's with that? How many posts do you need to make before you can put up a link? I've emailed support about this but have received no reply so far. Would really like to be able to let people see it..

bazz26

hardCopy wrote: »

These will only catch the absolute lowest quality forgery by the way. Banks aren't allowed use them anymore.

Would anybody care to critique my ad? https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ford-mondeo-2-0-tdci-black-hatchback/11592275

Have had it on donedeal a couple of weeks, carzone and cbg since January and only had 1 call. Would appreciate any tips.

It's priced on the high side. There are a few similar ones from dealers for the same money on carzone and they come with warranty.

hardCopy

bazz26 wrote: »

It's priced on the high side. There are a few similar ones from dealers for the same money on carzone and they come with warranty.

Thanks, have dropped the price a bit, will hopefully get a bit more interest now.

firestarter51

thanks for the tips on here lads, traded in my 308 and i have never been happier, got a mondeo titanium 131 from kerry, he said on the phone he would give me approx 9k for mine, changed when i got there though, good tactics by him he offered 7200.
i saw the car on done deal at another dealership for 8450, i thought my pics were on the poor side but these seem worse.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/peugeot-308-tdi-se/11645704

almostover

Selling my 07 Vectra SRi. Could someone critique this ad please? https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vauxhall-vectra-sri-1-9-cdti-150bhp/11890702

rog871

Hi All,

I just put my Focus up for sale and will follow this guide. Would anyone care to give me some feedback on the ad itself?

http://www.adverts.ie/car/ford/focus/2012-ford-focus/10488110

Thanks!

colm_mcm

Pictures aren't great.
Leave emigration out

Change title to 2012 Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 TDCi

Would not be mentioning that it's 95PS, Would not include the pic of the rear seat showing windey Windows.
Is the there a service history? Apart from the one you've just done

I would suggest:

Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi diesel
Very economical car, has 6 speed gearbox and stop-start - Road tax only €
Zetec model so comes with 16 inch (?) alloys, front foglights, colour coded bumpers, mirrors and door handles.
Air conditioning and rear privacy glass.
Electric windows and mirrors.
Audio system has steering wheel controls, Bluetooth for phone and music streaming, and USB/audio inputs.
Remote central locking with deadlocks.
Front, side, and curtain airbags with passenger airbag deactivation.
Rear ISOFIX mountings.


Dunno if it has cruise control or auto lights/wipers, but if it has, mention it,

Recently had a full service by Tallaght Ford and comes with one year roadside assistance from service date. (Mention any other service history here)

Recently had 2 new tyres. Just NCT'd (include pic of sheet with name blocked out)

I am not interested in taking a trade in or swapping.


Pictures wise:
Take the pictures in a nice uncluttered location (not saying your house isn't nice) you need to take pictures where the car is not blocked out, take outside pics from 8 angles, front, front right corner, right hand side, rear right corner, rear, rear left corner, left hand side, front left corner, working clockwise.
Take a pic from outside with the drivers door open showing dash/seats
Fold back the front seats and take a pic of the dash from the rear seats.
Pic of nct and service history showing 2 keys if you have them.

Lastly, if you really want to sell, put the car on donedeal and Carzone as well.

bazz26

14500 is way too high. Here is one being sold by a dealer asking €13950.
http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/Ford/Focus/1.6TDCI-5DR/201214505388232840/

Probably buy it for €13k straight with no trade in and get a decent warranty. Granted it has a little bit more mileage on it but still very low for a 4 year old diesel Focus and I cannot see someone paying more for no comeback on a private sale just because it has a bit less mileage on it.

There are a lot of similar Focus models for sale so the price needs to be very aggressive for it to sell. I'm thinking more around the €12kish mark.

lifianmis

I will be selling my daughters car as she has gone abroad. If someone comes to the house and buys it I will send off the reg. cert. but if they take the car away what happens if something happens between them leaving my house and the change in ownership on the new reg. cert?

1. Should I get them to show me proof of insurance and how do they do that?

2. Should I get them to sign something saying they bought it?

Atlantic Dawn

lifianmis wrote: »

I will be selling my daughters car as she has gone abroad. If someone comes to the house and buys it I will send off the reg. cert. but if they take the car away what happens if something happens between them leaving my house and the change in ownership on the new reg. cert?

1. Should I get them to show me proof of insurance and how do they do that?

2. Should I get them to sign something saying they bought it?

1 - No you just make sure you post the reg cert off that day with the correct date of sale and make sure there's no insurance disc left on it. If they crash in to a brand new Ferrari with the car and have no insurance it's of no concern to you once sale is complete. You should check for proof of insurance for the test drive of her car, this will be listed on their insurance cert.

2 - I usually write out a receipt stating date of sale, no harm so they have something with them should they be stopped confirming sale. You should also take a photo of the reg cert filled in and perhaps let them take a photo of it too, then you send it off.

lifianmis

So the "sale is complete" when the reg cert is signed, the money handed over and the buyer drives off with the car! Just want to be sure I'm doing it right! Thanks.

Atlantic Dawn

lifianmis wrote: »

So the "sale is complete" when the reg cert is signed, the money handed over and the buyer drives off with the car! Just want to be sure I'm doing it right! Thanks.

Exactly, just make sure you post the reg cert away immediately.

bazz26

Always good to take a photocopy of the log book once the change of ownership has been filled in with the new owner's name and address.

forumdedum

Limerick man wrote: »

To me the only way to deal is cash, and at that make sure the cash is real. That or completely the deal outside your bank where you can lodge a bank draft straight away.
Once the cash has been handed over and the logbook has been signed, bring it to the post office and send it.

Thank you for this and your very good post. Is there anyway of checking the cash is real? I've seen machines in bookies I think, are these accessible?

forumdedum

dogbert27 wrote: »

Selling a car tomorrow for cash. My plan is:
Meet at bank to lodge money. I'll have the keys and logbook for signing.

Lodge money. When cleared, sign log book with buyer and hand over keys.

I should probably know this but how long does it take bank to lodge cash? is it immediate? Thank you

dubdev

Hi everyone

Meeting someone today to look at my car for sale here http://www.adverts.ie/car/honda/other-honda/2009-honda-fit/11082586
I'm selling it as I recently moved job and live within walking distance of work, and my partner has a car as well.
I live in an apartment complex so I have to rent a car parking space. Between that, insurance and loan repayments, it adds up to quite a lot for something I only use to go to Lidl.

I'm meeting this person and showing them the car in our apartment's underground car park as this proves I live here as I have to swipe in, and there is CCTV. I'm going to give the car a hoover and car wash before they come. I have the logbook and the receipt from the dealer.
The car has just been serviced a few weeks ago and there is a sticker from the garage. on the visor above the driver seat stating as much.

Anything else I need to do or do differently?

Thanks

granty1987

Hi everyone,

I am selling a car privately and a prospective buyer wants me to send a photo of both inside pages of the car logbook with my name on it. He said he just wants to make sure there is no lease/finance company on the certificate and that I can cover my address if I want.

Now I havn't looked at the log book since I bought the car so I am not sure what is in it. Is this normal? Do the details in it provide this information? (It was under finance as of last month but is now fully paid off)

Thanks

colm_mcm

The serial number of the logbook (in the corner) would allow a buyer to access your name/email address/phone number/address.

Finance company wouldn't be written on the logbook either way. He can do a history check for that.

I wouldn't be inclined to send this stuff to someone who presumably hasn't even seen the car yet?

bazz26

As Colm says a finance company will not be named on the logbook.

If a buyer wants to find out if there is outstanding finance on the car then let them do a history check on it or let them view your on the logbook in person when they come to look at the car. There is no way I would be sending some randomer a photocopy of the logbook.

j4vier

Let's say I meet a buyer in the evening and they decide to buy my car then paying cash. I understand I need to check that they are insured to drive the car if they want to take it away.

I'd assume also that I should notify my insurance straight away but what if they are closed? Do people just notify them in the morning?

bazz26

Whether the buyer is insured to drive the car away after they buy it, is not your concern. As soon as money changes hands, documents signed and keys handed over, etc then it becomes their property. Straight away contact your insurance company to inform them you are no longer the owner of the car and you want to either cancel/freeze the policy or transfer it to another car. If it is at a weekend then try and prearrange a time when you know the buyer will be picking it up.

buzzwell

I'm going to be selling my car soon but there's no insurance on it as I transferred it to the new one.

Any advice for meeting potential sellers I don't want around the house?

Would the best thing be to meet them at the top of the lane?

Do I ask for ID and their insurance if they want to test drive it?

Thanks G

cfeeneyinterior

Hello,
Some advise please. Selling my car privately and the buyer asked that if he comes to view it (from Dublin to Galway) if he buys it would I drive it up to Dublin for him after (I'm not sure if that would be straight away or what) as he is a learner driver and not allowed on motorway.. sound weird?
Just thinking that he could maybe use the old Galway-Dublin road though...? Any thoughts?

PrettyBoy

cfeeneyinterior wrote: »

Hello,
Some advise please. Selling my car privately and the buyer asked that if he comes to view it (from Dublin to Galway) if he buys it would I drive it up to Dublin for him after (I'm not sure if that would be straight away or what) as he is a learner driver and not allowed on motorway.. sound weird?
Just thinking that he could maybe use the old Galway-Dublin road though...? Any thoughts?

Don't do it. If he wants the car he can make his own arrangements to get it back to where he lives. Is he proposing that you get public transport back to Galway once you've delivered the car?

cfeeneyinterior

PrettyBoy wrote: »

Don't do it. If he wants the car he can make his own arrangements to get it back to where he lives. Is he proposing that you get public transport back to Galway once you've delivered the car?

Thanks PrettyBoy. Thinking the same thing, Not going to do it. He can bring someone with him that has a full license. It would be a long way outside of my comfort zone and then to top it off having to get a bus..... nah:)

bazz26

Bit of a brass neck expecting you to do that.

colm_mcm

Meet him at the bus station?

cfeeneyinterior

colm_mcm wrote: »

Meet him at the bus station?

Yea, no worries. Problem was if he bought the car we would have an awkward silence for 2 hours back up to Dublin with him....and then I have to get a bus back to Galway....