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  • 13-11-2010 12:14am
    #1
    Ima lurker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭


    I have a car for sale, electrics, leather interior, low mileage, I have advertised it on the well known sites, at a reasonable price, as I do not know about cars I did a check to see what the going rate is and reduced the price accordingly due to odd bits wrong with car, nothing major. I just want to sell the car, but no callers, I wonder is it the fact that I reduced it too much and people think that it is too reasonable so it has to be dodgy, or should I have priced it higher, thus making people think it is a perfect car, given that its 10 years old it will hardly be perfect, at a loss to think why so hard to sell


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  • #2
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    make, model, fuel, milage service history, NCT, price?


  • #3
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    over estimating your car is the problem most people have, although i presume for what your saying you have not done this, all with the very limited info you've given


  • #4
    Ima lurker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭Ima lurker


    car is Audi A3 2001, 1.6 70, 300 miles


  • #5
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    This one?

    http://m.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1637718


  • #6
    x in the city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭x in the city


    squod wrote: »
    This one?

    http://m.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1637718

    2000e.

    its (almost) 11 years old and a run of the mill 1.6 a3


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  • #7
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    If that is indeed that car then the problem is the price imo. €3,500 is very expensive for a 10 year old A3 1.6 litre. Leather seats and low mileage will make it a more attractive buy but will not add any value to the price of the car.

    Just to add, I put my car up for sale last Tuesday, it has good spec and is in great condition, I had 2 calls on Thursday and the first person to test drive it, bought it. It was priced at €9250 and I got €9k for it. I've had 2 phone call and 1 text enquiry since then so people are buying out there.

    My advice is to drop the price to €2650 and get as close to €2500 as possible.


  • #8
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    No harm in chancing your arm OP.


  • #9
    jaffa20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭jaffa20


    I sold the exact same car as you without leather seats and mileage was a lot higher (130k) about 6 months ago. I originally had it priced around 3,500 but brought it down to 3,000 and eventually sold it for 2,800. It's probably what it was worth.

    Tbh, your car is only up for a few days. I think mine was up for about a month before it sold so give it time. I think it's a fair asking price for the mileage+leather seats as long as there is some room to negotiate. Athough if you are desperate to sell then drop it to under 3k to get people interested.


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