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Trade in value-Passat?

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  • 07-05-2010 7:01pm
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    noaddedsugar
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    I have a '00 Passat TDi and am considering changing, Does anyone have a rough idea of trade in values against a car worth about 5k? Car has a brand new nct and is in good shape.


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    Saab Ed
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    Right , well we'll work on the car being in better than average condition, a good colour i.e silver / blue , 120,000 miles on board and in need of nothing more than a minor service and a valet.....

    €1200 Trade in value ish IMO.


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    colm_mcm
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    I would say the trade value is about 750-1250 and the discount may be another few hundred, so anywhere between 1000-1500 depending on how well priced the car you're buying is.


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    PaulKK
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    Sell it private for a minimum of €2k. I sold my 98 TDI passat in January for €1600 with no tax, NCT or service history.


    Put it on dondeal and they'll bite your arm off for it, I could have easily sold 10 when I was selling.

    You are then in a much stronger position to get a better price on the car you buy when you have no trade in.


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    bazz26
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    It will be worth more if you sell it privately and then buy the new car at a straight deal discount.


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    -Corkie-
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    bazz26 wrote: »
    It will be worth more if you sell it privately and then buy the new car at a straight deal discount.

    Their was actually a man here last night looking for one:)


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    noaddedsugar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 316 ✭✭noaddedsugar


    Thanks, was hoping it would be a bit more to be honest. My friend recently traded in a 99 corolla for €2000 off a car that was selling for €3500. Have considered selling privately but thought it would take a while these days! Might be worth a try thanks.


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    -Corkie-
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    noaddedsugar wrote: »
    Thanks, was hoping it would be a bit moer tbe honest. My friend recently traded in a 99 corolla for €2000 off a car that was selling for €3500. Have considered selling privately but thought it would take a while these days! Might be worth a try thanks.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055903203
    Here he is


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,124 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    noaddedsugar wrote: »
    Thanks, was hoping it would be a bit more to be honest. My friend recently traded in a 99 corolla for €2000 off a car that was selling for €3500. Have considered selling privately but thought it would take a while these days! Might be worth a try thanks.

    The car is only worth so much to a garage, they have to service it, valet it, offer some sort of warranty on it in and then price it to include a profit.

    Also what your friend got for a Corolla has very little relevence, for all you know the price of the car he bought was overpriced to begin with so it may have been a case of getting a higher trade in price against an overpriced car meaning no advantage.

    If trading up then the important price is the cost to change price not the trade-in value of your old car.


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    noaddedsugar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 316 ✭✭noaddedsugar


    Thanks for all your help guys


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