Lloyd90 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Anyone knows the best way to get a valuation and also whether I'd be better off selling in Bristol or back in Wales ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal22lr Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Parkers car guide. Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Thank you Malcolm Lloyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Stick your reg into webuyanycar.com and it will give you a rough trade in figure. There are exceptions though. I was at our local WBAC and a guy was selling them his mint condition 3 yr old BMW X3 and was then off to pick up a new one from the BMW garage round the corner. He said WBAC were paying £2k more than the BMW offered in trade in!! Bit of a surf on autotader will give you an idea of what folk are advertising at. If you sell on autotrafer they also give a suggested selling price which is probably linked to CAP or something like that. Cheers Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustaff Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 look on auto trader pick top price and lower price for adjusted milage and condition and go some where were your happy .parkers used car valuations on line dont go to we buy any car .com bandits because you wont get on line offer they willwant car to evaluate eighty quid fee then every scratch debt scuff stain will be subtracted at an eye watering amount when final figure is offered they will embarras you to sell them it be warned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Is it better to pay to get damage fixed up before selling a car on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Is it better to pay to get damage fixed up before selling a car on ? Depends, if you have a damaged bonnet and get it fixed for £200 and then sell on privately it would have been worth it but if you have a minor bumper scuff on a car you intend to trade/px then no, it makes no real odds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Only use webuyanycar if you want to be bombarded with relentless emails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Only use webuyanycar if you want to be bombarded with relentless emails. Damn it! Have to block them now then lol They offered £4890ish for a car going for between £6-7000 on auto trader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adge Cutler Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 There must be a dealer on here surely that has access to Glasses guide and would be able to tell you. ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Sneak into W H Smith and have a peek at Parkers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) Parkers online stated good condition value private £5700. Although does not specify whether petrol or diesel, Always been under the impression diesel was worth a bit more ? Edited November 4, 2016 by Lloyd90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Stick your reg into webuyanycar.com and it will give you a rough trade in figure. There are exceptions though. I was at our local WBAC and a guy was selling them his mint condition 3 yr old BMW X3 and was then off to pick up a new one from the BMW garage round the corner. He said WBAC were paying £2k more than the BMW offered in trade in!! Bit of a surf on autotader will give you an idea of what folk are advertising at. If you sell on autotrafer they also give a suggested selling price which is probably linked to CAP or something like that. Cheers Stu Compare prices on auto trader for your area,private only obviously. Parkers ,glasses guide ect will give national averages which may be quite different in your area,they can also be widely wrong anyway. Avoid we buy any car like the plague, how they are still operating as a business Ive no idea,false advertising ,false representation and a general crooked way of doing business . They actually charge you admin to buy your car from you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Compare prices on auto trader for your area,private only obviously. Parkers ,glasses guide ect will give national averages which may be quite different in your area,they can also be widely wrong anyway. Avoid we buy any car like the plague, how they are still operating as a business Ive no idea,false advertising ,false representation and a general crooked way of doing business . They actually charge you admin to buy your car from you! Yea noticed that! Admin fee from £50-75 to buy your car 😳 Obviously just preying on the desperate in hard times who need an immediate sale. As good as pay day loan companies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) Stick your reg into webuyanycar.com and it will give you a rough trade in figure. There are exceptions though. I was at our local WBAC and a guy was selling them his mint condition 3 yr old BMW X3 and was then off to pick up a new one from the BMW garage round the corner. He said WBAC were paying £2k more than the BMW offered in trade in!! Bit of a surf on autotader will give you an idea of what folk are advertising at. If you sell on autotrafer they also give a suggested selling price which is probably linked to CAP or something like that. Cheers Stu If you do this they will want to buy it for half of what it is worth if that is ok with you go ahead I was offered £500 for a car that I sold for £2000 so much for webuyanycar. I would look on Autotrader for cars like yours and the same age and see what other people are selling them for bearing in mind that garages will be charging more. I have to say that if I was buying a car and paying over £4000 for it I would prefer to get it from a proper garage at least it would have a 3 month guaranty if you get it from a privet seller if something goes wrong its your problem you could try to get some money back but would you get it Edited November 4, 2016 by four-wheel-drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn2233 Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-valuation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 We buy any car just phoned me. I said "I'm not interested mate you didn't offer me enough!" He said fair enough he'd note it down and take me off. Guess we'll see if they phone again ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-valuation Thanks Martyn, according to that averages about £5400. With a bit of bodywork that would cost a couple hundred it would be as their definition "excellent" condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 I have known guys drive from Swansea to Bristol to save £200 on a car some much more depends on what the car is and what the local market is like. But more competition tends to drive down prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Bit of a raw nerve with WBAC!! I never suggested selling it via them, but using their valuation tool gives you the bottom line, the worst case scenario etc that you might get for your car. CAP is generally the industry standard for valuing cars whether retail, private sale or trade in valuations - http://www.cap.co.uk/car-valuation This explains what the different valuations mean - http://www.cap.co.uk/car-valuation/faq People that feel ripped off by WBAC are generally those that think their vehicle is trade in clean condition when in actual fact it is trade in below, for which there is a big difference in valuation. Hope this helps. Cheers Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 WBAC just put the cars straight through the auction (apart from a few they obvious hand pick to dealers) so its a straight forward 'moving metal' operation. There is nothing to stop you putting it in the auction yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 WBAC just put the cars straight through the auction (apart from a few they obvious hand pick to dealers) so its a straight forward 'moving metal' operation. There is nothing to stop you putting it in the auction yourself Correct , indeed they are owned by British car auctions I think, so no auction fees for them either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 WBAC just put the cars straight through the auction (apart from a few they obvious hand pick to dealers) so its a straight forward 'moving metal' operation. There is nothing to stop you putting it in the auction yourself How does that work and how do you go about it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herby Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Go to your nearest auction and put your car through it. Remember there are costs though. I would just put it in autotrader!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herby Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 http://www.british-car-auctions.co.uk/Sell/How-to-sell-with-BCA/ something similar to that group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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