cash for my car? where?

septembergal

HI, I have a 02 VW polo,70k on clock ,due nct and looking to sell for cash to a garage..what would i get?anyone any advice..looking to sell fast that's why looking to sell to garage. If sell privately, woul dhave to get nct'd etc..Also, anyone recommend any garages??tks

starbelgrade

Go onto cbg.ie or one of the other Irish car sites. Do a search of cars for sale for the same make, model & year as your car and you will see what price other people are asking.

You will be hard pushed to find a garage to sell it to unless you are doing a trade in & even then, they won't offer you a whole lot.

I'd say you'd be lucky to get €4 -€5k in a private sale. I got a 05 Golf the other day - 28,000 on the clock for €7k. Prices have gone down seriously in recent months.

Tipsy Mac

I'd get the NCT done on it as if you are trying to sell it privately it will put a lot of potential buyers off.

Preset No.3

starbelgrade wrote: »

I got a 05 Golf the other day - 28,000 on the clock for €7k.

Private or in the trade?

septembergal

oh i would def get nct if selling privately, dont want hassle of having to do all that to sell privately that's why thinking of selling to garage..I've seen it advertised recently but cant remember where and just asking does anyone know what kind of money they give..thanks a mill

bazz26

septembergal wrote: »

oh i would def get nct if selling privately, dont want hassle of having to do all that to sell privately that's why thinking of selling to garage..I've seen it advertised recently but cant remember where and just asking does anyone know what kind of money they give..thanks a mill

The NCT only costs €50 and an hour of your time unless you feel there are major things wrong with the car. In these times no garage will buy a used car from you for cash, they are finding it difficult to sell their own stock. If a garage was interested they would offer you almost nothing for it as they would have to NCT it, clean it, service it and offer warranty on it before reselling it.

Your best bet is to NCT it and try selling it privately, the Polo still has a following especially among young ladies who like the looks and low running costs so priced realistically it should eventually sell.

skyhighflyer

If you really want cash for it quick, my advice is as follows

1. put it through the NCT
2. have it cleaned inside and out (try the friendly chaps at your local Polish hand car wash)
3. stick it in the Buy and Sell and adverts.ie (don't waste your money on carzone)
4. park it somewhere with a 'for sale' sign in the window where a lot of people will see it - once heard of a lad parking his car near the RDS for the Ideal Homes exhibition
5. Sign reads - For Sale: 'VW Polo, NCT 05/11, careful lady owner, €(very competive price)' - everyone loves these kind of cars, should be gone by the weekend

Jimbo

skyhighflyer wrote: »

If you really want cash for it quick, my advice is as follows

1. put it through the NCT
2. have it cleaned inside and out (try the friendly chaps at your local Polish hand car wash)
3. stick it in the Buy and Sell and adverts.ie (don't waste your money on carzone)
4. park it somewhere with a 'for sale' sign in the window where a lot of people will see it - once heard of a lad parking his car near the RDS for the Ideal Homes exhibition
5. Sign reads - For Sale: 'VW Polo, NCT 05/11, careful lady owner, €(very competive price)' - everyone loves these kind of cars, should be gone by the weekend

That used to be a good way of selling a car until it became illegal.
I've seen the council clamp down on this big time near me. It's probably the same throughout the country.

starbelgrade

Preset No.3 wrote: »

Private or in the trade?

Private sale.

kazul

If you really need the cash and are under time pressure then sell it at auction

EPM

NCT it, give it a good clean inside and out-maybe a proper valet-, if you have a service history or any receipts put them together and stick it for sale in the local rag and carzone at a price significantly cheaper than anything else. You should sell it easily like that and the price you get will be much higher than what a dealer will offer if they even want it. Otherwise auction with a decent reserve on it

drver1

Is it 5DR? PM me What you want for it, i will buy it of you at the right price,

I have the money