i know mines only been up a week, but i'm wondering how easy these are to sell on, i know that theres the whole "people only pay what they think it's worth" arguement, but is £6k a reasonable price for a good condition VRS SE, 73k, remap and coilies, with FSH?

 

or should i adjust maybe?

 

im waiting till payday to put it on autotrader and pistonheads, and hopefully i'll have more luck

 

Cheers

Chris

That's dealer money IMO.

People expect to pay less to a private individual with no come backs.

 

Just my opinion of course.

I paid £5k for a FSH, 10 months MoT, six months Tax, with 81k on the clock SE

As BossFox says - there is no warranty or guarantee with a private sell, I think this is a big factor in the pricing of things.

If it is a really immaculate standard specimen then I think. 6k is reasonable.

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At 6K I dont think i'd even enquire about it and wait for the price to drop. 

I'd say...  sell now. The backside will fall out the market on SE's, they are still an old Diesel hatchback at the end of the day and get what you can for it. I'd be delighted with 6k... however the wider market might not want to see its been remapped or lowered. Generally you pay top dollar for standard OEM, untouched and in unbelievable condition. I would anyway, and I'd steer well clear of anything 'mapped. How do I know how you've driven it? There's opportunity for increased wear to engine/turbo/brakes and related consumables if you've been widely using the additional hp/ torque. Go back to standard, sell your suspension.

 

BMW did this "speccing" with their "Individual" signature on the E39's (Agean Blue) & E46's (Estoril Blue), which was designed to boost a "not quite the range topping car" but was suited to either the "in demand" 2 or 3 litre Sport diesel's or petrol Sport equivalents. As they've aged, they are hardly worth any more than a Montreal Blue in just as good condition.

 

Markets change quickly, seeing as they seemed to have been firm of late (still blamed on traders IMO) i'd sell asap to make the most ££££

That's dealer money IMO.

People expect to pay less to a private individual with no come backs.

 

Just my opinion of course.

When buying privately, the Consumer Protection Regulations don't apply to the purchase, so the buyer is taking on risk. When buying from a dealer you have a 6 month no cost warranty. If it goes wrong within 6 months, then it's deemed to have been defective at the time of purchase and the dealer is legally obliged to either repair it or reimburse you. Hence people expect to buy cheaper privately than from a dealer.

I got mine from a Skoda dealer 3 months or so ago with 50k miles and one owner from new. Came with a years warranty, two free services and two free mots and a few other bits.

Got it from them for peace of mind - paying a little over the odds technically saved me money.

And mine was part ex'd for a yeti so not an auction car spoke to the original owner as I found an invoice lol

When buying privately, the Consumer Protection Regulations don't apply to the purchase, so the buyer is taking on risk. When buying from a dealer you have a 6 month no cost warranty. If it goes wrong within 6 months, then it's deemed to have been defective at the time of purchase and the dealer is legally obliged to either repair it or reimburse you. Hence people expect to buy cheaper privately than from a dealer.

 

That was my point.  But I gave the shorthand version.

I don't think putting it up for 6k is that far out in all honesty. End of the day people will try to knock you down no matter what price you put it up at, so always better to go on the higher side of what you want than to drop to low right away and end up getting silly offers.

 

Would it not be an option to put the suspension back to standard? As you can get a bit of money back by selling the set up you have and it will open up the market a bit more.

That's dealer money IMO.

People expect to pay less to a private individual with no come backs.

 

Just my opinion of course.

Cough, splutter choke.

 

Really? 

When buying privately, the Consumer Protection Regulations don't apply to the purchase, so the buyer is taking on risk. When buying from a dealer you have a 6 month no cost warranty. If it goes wrong within 6 months, then it's deemed to have been defective at the time of purchase and the dealer is legally obliged to either repair it or reimburse you. Hence people expect to buy cheaper privately than from a dealer.

Hope 'HE' reads this and realisies just how BIG a puddy cat he was dealing with in me.  :sun:

 

Nowt actually wrong with my car btw,

All in his head

Never really wanted to sell it in the first place though, so no big deal or decision  for me.

His loss, my re-gain. 

When buying privately, the Consumer Protection Regulations don't apply to the purchase, so the buyer is taking on risk. When buying from a dealer you have a 6 month no cost warranty. If it goes wrong within 6 months, then it's deemed to have been defective at the time of purchase and the dealer is legally obliged to either repair it or reimburse you. Hence people expect to buy cheaper privately than from a dealer.

Not quite true, the 'warranty' period depends on the age, condition and price paid for the car. You buy a £500 ****ter from a trader and the gearbox ****s itself 5 months later, you'll struggle to get much in return

Edited 22 May, 201412 yr by matt1chelski

Warranties aren't worth the paper they are written on. Talking from working for a car dealer in the past...

Cough, splutter choke.

 

Really? 

 

For the purposes of your information it was bought by my older step-sister who is 50.

She needed a cheap diesel to run around in.

A business venture she is working on has now paid out over £10,000 so she wants/needs something bigger due to having children/grandchildren.

I think she is now looking at an Octavia having been impressed by the build quality of the Fabia.

 

As it was my sister I took the car back and gave her the money back.

Hopefully, that's acceptable to people.

For the purposes of your information it was bought by my older step-sister who is 50.

She needed a cheap diesel to run around in.

A business venture she is working on has now paid out over £10,000 so she wants/needs something bigger due to having children/grandchildren.

I think she is now looking at an Octavia having been impressed by the build quality of the Fabia.

 

As it was my sister I took the car back and gave her the money back.

Hopefully, that's acceptable to people.

Bloody faceless  internet. 

 

I REALLY wasn't having a go at you,merely being sarcastic towards my own situation that I got sucked into.

 

I quoted all this stuff chapter and verse to my 'purchaser'.

Not so much as a thank you kiss my arse off him.

 

Bit different with a close  'relly' anyway.

Edited 22 May, 201412 yr by Mr Ree

I sold a Metro for a mate of mine for £250 15 years ago.

 

Got a 'phone call 5 days later telling me the gearbox had blown up on the motorway, and could i therefore make a good will gesture.?

 

I did.................. :moon:

 

Rang up Trading Standards just to confirm I was in the clear.

 

As long as you haven't. deliberately mis-described the now faulty item as being in full and excellent working order, you are totally in the clear it seems

 

Only time this seems to also apply outside the private domain, are car auctions unless stated otherwise at the point of sale

Edited 22 May, 201412 yr by Mr Ree

As long as you haven't. deliberately mis-described the now faulty item as being in full and excellent working order, you are totally in the clear it seems

 

Well as I sold a car in good working order to my sister, who has decided to just buy something bigger I'm in the clear anyway.