All,

I have had to make the decision to sell my vrs se come August time. Those of you familiar with my episode a few months back with the accident will be aware that my car has been repaired after a mad accident which was not a fault of mine.

Now..my intention of selling is not because of the accident. I am moving out of the country in September time and I no longer need the car... although given the chance I wouldn't part with it as I've only had it under a year.

I don't intend to fob anyone off and not tell them what the car has endured as of late but I do hope to genuinely sell the vehicle on with the the buyer totally aware of what has happened with the vehicle in the past but at the same time importantly...to know that the car has a repair warranty of all the genuine parts that were replaced and on top of that the standard manufactures warranty which still has 2 years left.

As I've never sold a car privately... can anyone give some advice on how I should approach this? I don't think that the value of the car should be much lower than the standard market price as a result of the accident because all the damage from the report was just physical panelling work and there is nothing wrong with the the drive system whatsoever...I've even had a new standard exhaust put on to replace the old so it hasn't taken any of the previous 11k mileage. It is also hpi clear as it wasn't written off.

Admins, please note this is not an advert to to sell my car....I am just looking for sound advice on selling it on.

Thanks

If its not recorded as been accidentally damaged then i really wouldnt mention it.

I know that this might sound like a bad thing but if you buy a second hand car how do you know whats been replaced and repaired before if its not recorded?

I think that its honest of you to want to tell people but many people would be put off even though it still has the warranty with it

Wouldnt say anything either dude.

No signs and not recorded so why take a hit in price for nothing. Fair enough if its Cat C/D

1 in 3 cars now a days has been in a prang

I agree, as its not recorded dont say a thing to anybody. As soon as a potential buyer finds out about accident damage, they will either A) walk away or, want 1K or so off the price.

Probably won't want to mention this place then either.

Or do some editing.

If they ask you will have to tell them. It's buyer beware in private sales, anyone buying a car privately should be looking it over top to bottom. All you need to do is answer any questions honestly. If they don't ask, don't say.

I wouldn't advertise the fact it's been in an accident either. Like you say, it's been repaired properly. As I private buyer I would always ask if the car has ever been in an accident, or had repair work done. It's just one of those questions I have on my list. At that point you would need to mention it.

But I wouldn't worry about it affecting your resale value. As has been said, it's not really that unusual for a car to have been repaired at some point in its life. Fair enough yours was very new when it happened, and it was quite a big impact - but everything has been sorted that's been required.

Steve

I suppose I shouldnt have asked the question now because any potential vrs buyer may well come or be on briskoda...and then by chance they come and having to read all this...

I've been wondering if it will even sell given the hard times we have to endure these days to live in Britain...

Well if you struggle ill give you £5k for it

When the time comes - get as much exposure to the sale as you can, put ads where you can and see what happens. No point worrying about it now

Steve

If the buyer is competent, they'll be able to spot an accident repaired vehicle (spot welds / paint match / manufacture date stamp on plastic parts...) If they get an RAC/AA inspection done (with paint depth gauges) they most certainly will.

It's a question of whether you want to have the conversation that would follow if you had originally described the car as original.