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Cheers @Scot5 I'll stay away from Skoda in that case!! I'm looking at a major case of depression, I mean a ford S-Max or a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 🤮
So far the guys at Arnold Clark Citroen in linwood have offered me the most, unfortunately it does need a bit of work to the bumper due to a careless wife! But I reckon I can get that fixed, get my mot done and sell the car at a reasonable profit, the cars I'm looking at are abundant but I just can't seem to get them to shift enough to make it worth my while, I just worry that the octy takes some damage in the meantime!
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1 hour ago, Alex-W said:
Only thing I'd say is that quite often people won't want to buy modified ones.
Luckily the only mods I've made is seat covers, a bootliner and a full size spare wheel!
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1 minute ago, MarkyG82 said:
This is one of the reasons trade in values are lower than private sales. You're paying for the convenience of not being without a car or having to pay out before replacing.
true, the good thing negotiating with them for a car that you don't really want and trading in one you really do want gives you a strong position! (no matter how many times the wife elbows you when you are telling them to bugger off with their offers 😂)
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1 minute ago, Bugginbob said:
I have always sold my cars privately. My last Land Rover was valued at between 22-23k by the above valuation sites. I sold it for well over 2k more than this. which for 10 days of effort Approx 3 hours of dealing with viewings and £80 in autotrader fees was well worth it. Ultimately I normally pick a private value that’s approx 70% of the way between webuyanycar valuation and a dealers forecourt site. Unless there are loads of private sales on autotrader to compare against.
use the whole country to compare values as people happily travel to buy cars now if they are right. I sold my LR to someone 180 miles away.
thanks, it's the lack of other comparables that's making it tough to judge, so I've been using the ones on autotrader to put into arnold clark's site to compare, some big swings, I wonder what sort of profit they need to make on a trade in
I'll also have to buy a new wagon before I sell it too as we're down to one car which is another thing to add in the balance!
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Thanks, I've spoken to Arnold Clark already, I really want to get a handle on the private sale value - the advert prices on autotrader seem to be consistently 4-5k over what these sites tell you the car's worth for the petrol estates, so I could spend some money and get the car into showroom condition if these price are achievable and still get a good dunt extra
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Hi folks, not been on here for ages, mostly because the car has been going well! Sadly the addition of a roof bars and a box have somewhat reduced street cred!!
Anyway, is there a specific forum/section for price checking?
I'm unfortunately having to sell the octy due to additional child arriving soon so trying to figure out whether just to trade in and avoid the hassle of a private sale or not... but there's nothing comparable on the big sites (rarely a petrol estate for sale in Scotland at all)
Also take it with the classified changes that I could pay to place an ad when the time comes?
Cheers
Hope you're all well, life takes over from car forums these days for me!!
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So, my VRS is now just outside the extended warranty period and as is the rule, there's a few things started to happen!
The touchscreen regularly is unresponsive on startup, the radio stations seem to decide where they want to be stored, sometimes selecting a different station will just replace the one you want with the one you are listening to on the saved slot.
Steering wheel controls only go backwards with radio control, if you press the forward arrow it just stays on the current station, back arrow goes backward...
Now the dipped beam light is occasionally throwing up an error, seems like a loose connection as works fine most of the time, other times it flashes and other times not on at all (or is that just the way these bulbs fail?)
Are these likely to be related issues or just coincidence?
These issues pale in comparison to my wife reversing it into a roughcast wall!
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I get around 34-35 average out of each tank... And I really don't try for economy, quite a mix of roads/journeys
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Loving my vrs after 7 months or so of ownership but one issue I have is that I'm getting a few really bad chips on the bonnet - has anyone wrapped theirs?
Or is there any kind of solution to it (apart from not driving so fast)
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does the mk7 golf one fit? quite fancy the golf ball style one
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any pics of them?
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Is there such a thing?
Have been digging about for a while for some good covers but not seen any yet that look like they sit that well or are just generic covers
Any suggestions welcome!
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of course! just after my stuff arrived!
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1 hour ago, MachoGrande said:
What did you go for in the end, tyre/wheel wise, and did you get one of the tool kits from eBay?
Went with the suggestions from @flybynite got the wheel fitted when I was getting the tyre put on just to make sure it definitely cleared the brakes!
Got the kit from superskoda as was ordering some other bits
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You'll all be pleased to know I finally got this sorted!
Thanks for the help
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I've just ordered one of these (been dispatched apparently) http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/OCTAVIA-III/Octavia-III-RS-Combi-rear-bumper-protective-panel-PURE-CARBON-FIBRE
Will let you know what it's like...
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My next bit of the plan is going to be getting a bonnet lift damper kit, can't believe that it doesn't have one! Took me a while to figure out why it seemed something was wrong opening the bonnet!
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Looks good that, I went for the boot door cover but got one of the bumper protectors on order so didn't go with the flap...
My back seats already have a waterproof cover on them too!
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This thing sounds interesting, might give it a go if I can't get someone with a vcds kit to do a couple of bits and pieces for me
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4 minutes ago, MachoGrande said:
Oh by the way if you're still looking for a rubber boot liner, I can recommend Superskoda. I got a vRS logo'd one and it's really chunky and rugged. I intend to install this over my hatchbag for when I'm carrying oily/dirty/heavy stuff, which I regularly do!
That sounds pretty good, I think I'm going to stick the old dogs bed in to keep him comfy!
Rubber mat under the kid might be a better idea!
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Did you not get one of these vehicle checks done?
Always a good idea, even from a dealer.
Car looks great (2nd one) although the black grille looks better imo
Good luck with it
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New hatchbag installed, impressed with the fit of the thing, just need a few other bits and it'll be kid and dog proof!
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Caved, 170 euros lighter!
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This sale doesn't appear to be getting any closer, might have to just bite the bullet!
Looking for rough value of vrs estate
in Skoda Octavia Mk III (2013 - 2020)
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So looks like I'm going to be selling this privately, do I need to pay to be able to post a car for sale in the classifieds on here?
Cheers