Advice on selling

[marks]

Well with performance cars they should show a genuine interest in the car and ask questions like why are you selling it, has it been serviced, are there any mods, when can I view the car (if they offer an amount without wanting to see the car then alarm bells should ring) etc. You can then usually start a conversation and sense their interest/knowledge in the car (say it's a great car, have they test drove one yet etc etc.) - you don't want it to turn it into an interview as such, keep it natural!

When I buy a car I always prefer cars which have been photographed on a drive (assumed outside their house) rather than in a random car park etc. But that's just me

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[Kristian87]

I wont tell you when I'm going to Mike now ;)!

You? Not telling everyone exactly when & where your mods are happening? Will believe that when I see it :lol:

maybe we can work something out.

 

[Manders Mustang]

You? Not telling everyone exactly when & where your mods are happening? Will believe that when I see it :lol:

maybe we can work something out.

That's true, I can't keep my gob shut

 

[goldengooner]

Well with performance cars they should show a genuine interest in the car and ask questions like why are you selling it, has it been serviced, are there any mods, when can I view the car (if they offer an amount without wanting to see the car then alarm bells should ring) etc. You can then usually start a conversation and sense their interest/knowledge in the car (say it's a great car, have they test drove one yet etc etc.) - you don't want it to turn it into an interview as such, keep it natural!

When I buy a car I always prefer cars which have been photographed on a drive (assumed outside their house) rather than in a random car park etc. But that's just me

all i got was
like like your Mustang, am very interested, when can i see it, and go for a test drive that was on the Wed
Thursday test drive with his gf who the car was for, him in the passenger seat her in the back, 10mins drive, went up to 50mph, agreed a price
Friday had the money from the bank
Sat was in my account and car sold

 

[twiggy]

Yep he does. Good point - I will ping him an email to let him know! Already offered £25k part exchange value but I know it's worth more than that.

This gives me an excuse to ask if there is any movement on the order too

What dealer you buying with? Think Ford just offered me £29000 which i'm going to have to take.

 

[SteveS]

I hate, HATE selling cars privately but have done so in the past to avoid getting reamed by a dealer in part-ex.
Agree with others, get it on as many forums/groups as possible, plenty pics and if possible back to near stock (I don't know if i'd remove the rear light tints - it would be one way of determining if you were talking to an enthusiast or a tyre kicker - plus you can point out they come off easily with applied heat.
On the plus side you don't look like the sort of guy who'd turf it right outside a dealership in the Highlands so i'm sure you'll find a buyer and get your price sooner or later ;)
Best of luck!

 

[Centurion07]

What dealer you buying with? Think Ford just offered me £29000 which i'm going to have to take.

You're being mugged with the mileage yours has (or rather, doesn't have!).

 

[Kristian87]

I hate, HATE selling cars privately but have done so in the past to avoid getting reamed by a dealer in part-ex.
Agree with others, get it on as many forums/groups as possible, plenty pics and if possible back to near stock (I don't know if i'd remove the rear light tints - it would be one way of determining if you were talking to an enthusiast or a tyre kicker - plus you can point out they come off easily with applied heat.
On the plus side you don't look like the sort of guy who'd turf it right outside a dealership in the Highlands so i'm sure you'll find a buyer and get your price sooner or later ;)
Best of luck!

Haha nope not this guy!

Twiggy - actually got that price from a couple of places back in feb, Hastings and one in Essex i was talking to (they had one going but not quite the spec i wanted). I got the impression it was just their automated value system. Think i got a similar price from we buy any car.

Tony makes a good point - with how little mileage yours had, its worth a lot more. I'd probably say another 10% on that price. Pricately of course

 

[twiggy]

Yeah i know i'm going to get hit hard, even the sales guy told me to sell private but I don't have the time as the tax etc is up soon. :(

 

[croyde]

You're being mugged with the mileage yours has (or rather, doesn't have!).

Don't know. In my case it's been on here, MCOGB, PH and eBay for about 3 weeks and all I have had is a dodgy email, a trader offering £30k and I took it to the Ford dealer that sold it to me who offered £28k.

He claimed that he had a GT sitting on his lot for a while before it sold for £31k.

Beginning to think I should have taken the first trader's offer.

 

[croyde]

Right, dealer is a knut,

This is straight from Parkers, I even joined for 6 months free for ya :lol: This is for a 65 plate 2.3 EB Fastback.

Selling

Franchised dealer - £29,200
Ind Dealer - £28,635
Private good cond - £28,635
Private poor cond - £25,590
Part Exchange - £26,670
Original price - £32,240 (I'm assuming you got it cheaper)

So that was me, an aged technologically challenged idiot, spending two minutes on the interweb for a true guide.

Take the mods off, I know it will possibly cost a few quid, but mods scream, to some, RAGGED! You'll sell them on no probs but probably use the Spacers on the new one, but probably not the springs.

My last car, I traded in, took all the mods off and sold them separately, I ended up with MORE than I was asking for privately, a considerable amount even taking into account the cost of mod removal.

Aim the price to sell, don't get caught up emotionally, the car may be worth what your asking to you, but it certainly won't be worth that to a buyer. Potential buyers will do their research and come in with less than you want, it's up to where your minerals sit, whether you hold out or not, but one things for sure, time will go fast toward the new one arriving.

Good luck mate, I hope you get everything you want for it, but once you sit in your V8 (yeah agree, wrong colour :lol, you won't give a f#ck ;)

What does your guide say about the GT?

Ta.

 

[Lone Survivor]

16/65 plate 10k miles:

Top to bottom

33,600
33,125
32,650
30,115
31,385
36,690

Caveat, can be affected by up to 30% dependent on mileage/condition

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