Cousin cant get her car sold??

PR2009

My cousin asked me to advertise her car for her as she had a baby and needs a four door, its an immaculate car and i advertised it as the cheapest but still getting no response is there nobody at all buying?

Beaucoupfish

Nice advertisement:

What is it? i'm looking for a cheap car

PR2009

Nice advertisement?

Sizzler

Its called market forces my friend. Despite how good you may think the car is theres obviously nobody who wants to buy it at the asking price.

Have you tried donedeal.ie?

smash

make/model/spec/year/price/pics?

Sizzler

steve06 wrote: »

make/model/spec/year/price/pics?

This isnt adverts.ie?

robtri

Sizzler wrote: »

This isnt adverts.ie?

nope its not, but its a forum where people share thoughts and idea's.... and to help this person that sort of detail would be needed to give advice....

PR2009

I had it on carzone for months no joy, at the minute i have it on Donedeal and adverts, its a 2007 Hyundai coupe... dont want to put up too many details incase people think im trying to promote it hear, its on adverts, if there is anything wrong with the ad please let me know? Thanks

Quandary

Have you put the ad up on www.carzone.ie &/or www.cbg.ie ?

Those two would be your best bet to get noticed i would imagine...

Edit: Sorry - just reread your last post my bad..

Sizzler

robtri wrote: »

nope its not, but its a forum where people share thoughts and idea's.... and to help this person that sort of detail would be needed to give advice....

And also promotes the selling of said car, whether intentionally or not

EPM

This it?

Looks reasonably priced to be honest

unkel

@OP - your asking price is too high. Why would someone buy your car in a private sale while they can buy it from a dealer with warranty for less?

Lower your asking price to €10,750 and you might have a chance!

Drummerboy08

unkel wrote: »

@OP - your asking price is too high. Why would someone buy your car in a private sale while they can buy it from a dealer with warranty for less?

Lower your asking price to €10,750 and you might have a chance!

I don't think so Unkel. The cheapest similar car on the net is €11,950, and it has twice the mileage on it.

I dont think €12,000 is too far off the button. Maybe out by €500, but not much more.

PR2009

Thanks unkel, i thought it was priced about right, it is the same price as the cheapest in a dealer, and it has half the miles that one has, and it has remaining manufacturers warranty...

PR2009

So maybe 11,500 drummerboy? It has a few extras on it too

Biff11

Plenty of dealers looking to buy in cars. Might not get what you want privately but will cut out all the waiting/hassle.

Drummerboy08

PR2009 wrote: »

So maybe 11,500 drummerboy? It has a few extras on it too

The only extra's that add value to a car is full leather, and metallic paint. The likes of the parking sensors and bluetooth phonekit are nice to have, but dont really make it worth anymore than a model without them.

As an afterthought, how much factory warranty is left? I'd imagine it isnt much, or is Hyundai 3 years?

Are you even getting any interest in it? I'd lower the price to €11750, and offer a full tank of gogo juice, a Valet, and a service too. At most, both should only cost around €300, but it may be the selling point that gets rid of the car.

testicle

Sizzler wrote: »

And also promotes the selling of said car, whether intentionally or not

Whed did the mods die?

PR2009

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

The only extra's that add value to a car is full leather, and metallic paint. The likes of the parking sensors and bluetooth phonekit are nice to have, but dont really make it worth anymore than a model without them.

As an afterthought, how much factory warranty is left? I'd imagine it isnt much, or is Hyundai 3 years?

Are you even getting any interest in it? I'd lower the price to €11750, and offer a full tank of gogo juice, a Valet, and a service too. At most, both should only cost around €300, but it may be the selling point that gets rid of the car.

Yea dont think there's much warranty left, it is three years i think but still not much left, it has been serviced and valeted a couple of weeks ago and hasnt hardly been drove since as she's driving husbands 4 door, yea could throw in a tank of petrol if we thought it would shift, thanks for the tips.

Alanstrainor

Sizzler wrote: »

This isnt adverts.ie?

Sizzler wrote: »

And also promotes the selling of said car, whether intentionally or not

If you have a problem with this thread use the report function and the mods can look at it. Backseat modding is against the charter.

testicle wrote: »

Whed did the mods die?

We didn't die, we were just on lunch.

Let's keep this one on topic, i see no harm in the OP looking for advice in here.

testicle

Alanstrainor wrote: »

We didn't die, we were just on lunch.

All at the same time? Good god man!

JohnThomas09

PR2009 wrote: »

Thanks unkel, i thought it was priced about right, it is the same price as the cheapest in a dealer, and it has half the miles that one has, and it has remaining manufacturers warranty...

ya but mileage doesnt matter when you selling privately.Most people assume that a private car with low mileage has been clocked.

unkel

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

I don't think so Unkel. The cheapest similar car on the net is €11,950, and it has twice the mileage on it.

I dont think €12,000 is too far off the button. Maybe out by €500, but not much more.

The cheapest on the net is from a main Hyundai dealer with warranty (probably a full year) for €11899. That is an asking price, I'm sure 11k cash would buy it. No way would OP get 11.5k for his. On a nearly 3 year old car it makes very little difference if there is 10k or 30k miles on it...

Drummerboy08

unkel wrote: »

The cheapest on the net is from a main Hyundai dealer with warranty (probably a full year) for €11899. That is an asking price, I'm sure 11k cash would buy it. No way would OP get 11.5k for his. On a nearly 3 year old car it makes very little difference if there is 10k or 30k miles on it...

Thats the older model though Unkel. The OP's car is the facelifted version, which is worth a bit more imo.

Drummerboy08

JohnThomas09 wrote: »

ya but mileage doesnt matter when you selling privately.Most people assume that a private car with low mileage has been clocked.

Thats a great statement to come out with!

PR2009

You'd know by looking at the car that the miles are right, she's hoping to go for a new megane diesel, and with the scrappage deal they are offering it works out better to sell the hyundai ourselves and trade in an old car that we have on a scrappage deal.

unkel

Ah, my bad. Googled a bit too hastily. Newer model from dealer for 11,950 here though - so my point still stands

Why do you think the OP has no interest in the car whatsoever for months at 12k and he'd sell the car no bother for 11.5k?

It might be "reasonably priced" but it has to be cheaper than reasonable to sell. Only bargains sell at the moment

PR2009

Yes id say you could be right unkel, only stuff at giveaway prices is selling, i think for a nice low mileage car its not worth much?

Drummerboy08

unkel wrote: »

Why do you think the OP has no interest in the car whatsoever for months at 12k and he'd sell the car no bother for 11.5k?

It might be "reasonably priced" but it has to be cheaper than reasonable to sell. Only bargains sell at the moment

I dont, but there's no point in dropping the price from €12,000 to €10,000 only to have some fool come and offer €9,500.

If its the cheapest one around, people who are looking for one will see it. I'd take a chance and lower it to €11450. I'm not saying it will sell at that price, but there's no point in doing yourself out of money either by lowering it too much.

Nobody here knows the figure that will sell the car, so why not take a chance?

CrinkElite

I don't know much about cars but if I were you I'd look for more places to place an ad,

have you tried the "buy and sell?"

BenDunne.com ? (haha, worth a shot though)

Ebay?

local papers,

displaying a for sale sign in the car?

I know these are all a bit weak but the more exposure you get the more likely you'll be to find someone who's interested and it will cost you little or nothing to advertise on any of the above.
it is a nice looking car, all you need is for someone to get excited enough to want it.

ShadowHearth

Alanstrainor wrote: »

If you have a problem with this thread use the report function and the mods can look at it. Backseat modding is against the charter.



We didn't die, we were just on lunch.

Let's keep this one on topic, i see no harm in the OP looking for advice in here.

./love mods who dont lock thread just of boredom

On topic, car does look good and price is reasanoble. I think the problem is, tha no one will dish out 12k in cash on a car. Alot of people looking for swaps/trade ins, its not that paynefull as 12k damage in wallet

Advise: try to get something with trade in with less value, and keep going down. It will be really hard to shift 12k worth car bud.

unkel

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

there's no point in doing yourself out of money either by lowering it too much.

Nobody here knows the figure that will sell the car

Very true. I suppose it depends on how urgently the OP needs the cash. If not that urgently, I'd indeed hold out for a bit more than what I suggested and hope someone will get interested. If it is getting urgent, it will need to be cheap to shift it...

Drummerboy08

unkel wrote: »

Very true. I suppose it depends on how urgently the OP needs the cash. If not that urgently, I'd indeed hold out for a bit more than what I suggested and hope someone will get interested. If it is getting urgent, it will need to be cheap to shift it...

Absolutely.

If the OP is looking at a new Megane, I'd see what the dealership will offer for it. They might give a decent figure for it. I think its worth around 9k to the trade. I think.

monkeypants

The price looks okay to me. I took a look on Carzone for 2007 Coupes and I had to go to the third page to see one at even close to that price.

Marlow

JohnThomas09 wrote: »

ya but mileage doesnt matter when you selling privately.Most people assume that a private car with low mileage has been clocked.

That's the most stupid statement I've ever come across. If the car is serviced and the servicebook is kept, you'll be able to see, that the milage is genuine.

You'd have a bigger chance of finding a clocked car at a dealer than at a private !!

/M

testicle

Marlow wrote: »

That's the most stupid statement I've ever come across. If the car is serviced and the servicebook is kept, you'll be able to see, that the milage is genuine.

Pssst, want to buy a service book?

PR2009

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Absolutely.

If the OP is looking at a new Megane, I'd see what the dealership will offer for it. They might give a decent figure for it. I think its worth around 9k to the trade. I think.

Yes Drummerboy, but the thing is there is 5k scrappage on a new megane diesel, maybe 4k scrappage and another offer of 1k cant remember what the dealer was saying, but alltogether there is 5k scrappage, and it just happens that we have an old 94 toyota corolla lying at the house that we could use as scrappage, so it works out better to sell the hyundai privately and trade the corolla in as scrappage doesnt it? i asked would they take the hyundai and the corolla for scrappage but they wouldnt so i think it works out better to sell hyundai privately, not under pressure to sell it but its lying there at the minute and she's not driving it so sooner the better...

Mr. Presentable

If you want it to sell, reduce the price. There's a reason no-one is interested - it's too expensive. As for the other ones for sale on CBG etc - they're for sale, in other words not sold either.

Marlow

testicle wrote: »

Pssst, want to buy a service book?

Sure you can, but you can check up with the garages, if the car has been to service, if you're suspicious. Just asuming that a private sale always means a clocked car is nuts.

/M

cascade35

nipplenuts wrote: »

If you want it to sell, reduce the price. There's a reason no-one is interested - it's too expensive. As for the other ones for sale on CBG etc - they're for sale, in other words not sold either.

+1

oxegen85

im in the same boat but have 2 cars for sale.. ahaha... not much interest about

BostonB

Have to say we had far more success with advertising cars in the paper than on websites. No reponse from web ads for a month or more, the same car sold within a week of being in the paper, at the same price. I was surprised but then if you think of all the people who don't use computers, especially older people, or people just not interested in computers, its a massive market you miss with just a web ad.

argosy2006

i doubt you would get any interest even at 9500 euro,
its a buyers market, you might get 9500,
i take it your looking for 11000 as u asked 11750,
so at 9500 its 1500 less that what you want,
advertise for 9800? sucks i know, but if u really want to sell it, it will come to that,longer you leave it less its worth anyway,, if i goes in to nexy year with no sale then 1500 will be off the value anyway,

galwaytt

....sorry, but I think you've all got it wrong: why do you NEED a 4-door ?

If it's a baby - I understand why you think you need one, but you don't. A 3-door Golf isn't any worse than a 4-door, btw.......

...I say this having reared 2 x in a series of TT's. No children/animals were hurt during the............etc etc.:D

Most of the time, there's only 2 people in the car, and rarely 3. Your car seats 4.

Entire generations of (large) Italian families were reared in a Fiat 500's (the old, small one !)........and previous to that, Vespa's!

Last time I checked, babies were coming out :eek: all around the same size.....;)

mumblin deaf ro

From putting our baby in and out of cars, i think it's the parents' backs that suffer with a three door rather than any real danger to the child. All that leaning in and twisting.

galwaytt

...yes, I agree.

That's why enfant was in the front seat, SO in the back.

...of a 911 !

BostonB

galwaytt wrote: »

........Entire generations of (large) Italian families were reared in a Fiat 500's (the old, small one !)........and previous to that, Vespa's!

Last time I checked, babies were coming out :eek: all around the same size.....;)

Actually they are bigger, and Irish babies are bigger than some other countries. Dunno about Italy. Also they didn't have big bulky car seats either. But as someone said its more about the twisting you've got to do. A 4 door its just easier. That said a 2 door works fine if thats all you have.

mumblin deaf ro

galwaytt wrote: »

...yes, I agree.

That's why enfant was in the front seat, SO in the back.

...of a 911 !

I got rid of my Veyron because it has no isofix.

Gurgle

Marlow wrote: »

Just asuming that a private sale always means a clocked car is nuts.

Its nearly 3 years old and claiming 14,000 miles.
I'd be suspicious.

eyeball kid

The time of year is probably not the best to try and sell a car. A lot of people might be waiting til the new year.

In 6 weeks time or so, the car is year older and they might be thinking they can get it cheaper?

omega man

Myself and the wife sold both of our cars within a week of each other after advertising them aprox. 1 month on carzone. Cars were a 06 BMW 3 series and a 04 Suzuki Grand Vitara. Both were very well priced in comparison to any similar cars on carzone etc. so they stood out as good deals. Anyone selling a car now has to be very realistic and fully aware of the current market.