chesterse Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Anyone used any of the car buying sites on the internet? Is anyone better than the others? Anything to watch out for? I’ve got the impression they try to knock the price down over small faults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, chesterse said: Anyone used any of the car buying sites on the internet? Is anyone better than the others? Anything to watch out for? I’ve got the impression they try to knock the price down over small faults. I used We Buy Any Car on the last car I sold. They quoted a price higher that the trade in value that I had from the dealer that I was buying the new car from. I drove the car 5 miles to the WBAC assessment centre where the assessor promptly knocked the value down below the trade in value because of a few minor faults. I wished him good day and traded it in. A waste of a morning. Edited February 20, 2022 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 I use AutoTrader.com and just sell privately. For me it is worth a few hours of hassle for the £100s or £1000s of tax-free money in my hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTaylor91 Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Ive used Motorways selling service twice and got more than I asked for. They advertise to dealers all over the country. I sent Motorway pictures on a Monday it was sold by Wednesday and a dealer came and collected it on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 19 minutes ago, JTaylor91 said: Ive used Motorways selling service twice and got more than I asked for. They advertise to dealers all over the country. I sent Motorway pictures on a Monday it was sold by Wednesday and a dealer came and collected it on Friday. That sounds much better than WBAC.com though to be fair they buy cars to sell to the trade and look at what they need to declare to online buyers who will nitpick a purchase. Then the seller has to pay for the car to be transported home again at a loss or discount/refund. I'm thinking online buying is fraught with issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) Just used webuyanycar to sell my l200. They knocked me about £400 which I expected for some chips and alloy damage. I thought it was a fair price and kept the cost of the change to a van in proportion. Sold my last truck privately and too many time wasters that I can’t be doing with. if you don’t want top dollar it’s a quick and easy transaction. Having already bought the van I wanted the cash back in the bank. I also first tried a site that advertises to the trade and had no interest at a price within £100 of WBAC payment. Edited February 20, 2022 by Dave at kelton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 I recently sold a car to Cazoo. I entered the details and condition on the website and the price quoted was what I got when took it in. No checks for microscopic chips, they just checked paperwork and that spare wheel was there and paid into my bank within minutes. £1500 more than trade in quotes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterse Posted February 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 Thanks for your comments everyone that’s very useful information. Have had a quote from Webuyanycar which is substantially above other sites but already wary and confirmed by comments on here. Will give Motorway a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 55 minutes ago, chesterse said: Also note WBAC will come back with better initial offers by email pestering if they don't hear from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 37 minutes ago, Dave-G said: Also note WBAC will come back with better initial offers by email pestering if they don't hear from you. However, at the end of the day, the final price depends upon their assessor. If the assessment centre isn't too far, it may be worth a punt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgsontour Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 I tried once and was knocked down big style so walked away yet my neighbour got shot of a shoddy van recently without any knock downs, so just try them and walk away if unhappy on the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterse Posted February 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 Just as a follow up to this post I sold the car today to a buying company called Motor Dough. Contacted them yesterday and the car has gone and money in my bank today. Their offer was a bit less than Webuyanycar but more than all the others and they promised to not mess me around and they didn’t. A guy called Ash went through everything on the phone with me yesterday and two guys came and picked it up today. They were polite and friendly and not at all nitpicking. They assessed the car including a short test drive and then rang through to their office and got the payment transferred into my account. A very satisfactory experience- quick and efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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