Is 4k a good price for this car?

Have a nice day · 04-12-2014 10:46pm #1

Is 4k a good price for this car?

2006 Toyota Avensis, Black
150,000km
Manual
Has toebar
Some slight body damage

colm_mcm · 04-12-2014 10:49pm

Elaborate on the body damage?

Doesn't sound like a bargain so far

YbFocus · 04-12-2014 10:50pm

Petrol or diesel?
What's the damage exactly?
Has it got any services due soon?
Nct?

colm_mcm · 04-12-2014 10:51pm

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/car-for-sale-relocating/7757629

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-avensis-1-6-strata-4dr-saloon-n/8189315

Simonigs1.0 · 04-12-2014 10:52pm

There are decent looking examples on donedeal for that and less.

Have a nice day · 04-12-2014 10:57pm

Petrol.

Damaged bumpers. Cracks and scrapes.

Taxed, not sure about NCT but I expect so.

Haxelrm · 04-12-2014 10:58pm

run away not good deal

Have a nice day · 04-12-2014 10:59pm

Does a tow bar reduce the value?

Have a nice day · 04-12-2014 10:59pm

Would 3k be a good offer?

colm_mcm · 04-12-2014 11:02pm

Does the damage bother you? are you under pressure to get this particular car?

Have a nice day · 04-12-2014 11:04pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Does the damage bother you? are you under pressure to get this particular car?

Not really on both accounts.

colm_mcm · 04-12-2014 11:06pm

My thoughts on it would be, I'd sooner have a really well minded 04 than a ratty 06.
€4000 is far too much by the sounds of it.

If you're serious about the car, then nct, condition of tyres, service history are important.
Not all cars with cosmetic damage are neglected, but mostly they go hand in hand

dav32cs · 04-12-2014 11:10pm

Far too much. There's loads of them around in decent condition for under the 3k mark and you could try knock a bit off them if you get the right seller to bargain with. From your description I'd say anyone who pays more than 2k for it would be mad but hard to say how mad without knowing the full extent of the damage. Plus if you're looking to keep the car long term,even for say 2 years, I'd expect a large depreciation on it with petrol,pre 08 tax etc

Have a nice day · 04-12-2014 11:16pm

Thanks all, appreciate it!

bazz26 · 05-12-2014 12:54am

Car sounds like it's had a hard life. Plenty of these cars out there for sale so you can afford to be a bit fussy and patient.

05-12-2014 1:08am

bazz26 wrote: »

Car sounds like it's had a hard life. Plenty of these cars out there for sale so you can afford to be a bit fussy and patient.

If the damage is on the back bumper at the edges, it could just be a case of whoever was towing with it, reverse-turning and not being diligent enough.

That said, a tow bar always turns me off a car (it wouldn't be make or break, but it isn't an attractive quality in a car, to me, personally). Also, any damage would wreck my head until I got it fixed (so best avoided in the first place).

That's just me though. Didn't realise the Avensis fetched so much in the first place to be honest, though.

Is 4k a good price for this car?

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