selling youre car through car dealer

rhudson

hi guys
just wondering if anyone has tried selling their car through car dealer?
i know one person done this seemed happy enough
it takes away problem of having to deal with all hassle involved with selling private
as there so many time wasters chancers untrustworhty peolpe out there

whippet

rhudson wrote: »

hi guys
just wondering if anyone has tried selling their car through car dealer?
i know one person done this seemed happy enough
it takes away problem of having to deal with all hassle involved with selling private
as there so many time wasters chancers untrustworhty peolpe out there

while it will probably take away all the hassle of dealing with potential buyers etc ... it will also make the problem of counting all the money that they might pay for it .. as you won't have as much to count !! the dealer will be looking for a very significent cut of any proceeds.

He'll want a commission on top of what he will charge for a warranty on the car should anything happen to it.

Unless you don't really like money sell it yourself.

Henree

Lets say you're car like yours is selling for 10k on a dealer forecourt, Private sale around 9k. Well the trade will give you 7k -7.5k for it. Here is the breakdown:

7.5k cost

1k-1.5k recon costs + warranty cost

1k profit

Thats the way it works when you trade in a car.

If you were trading it in, would get 7.5k off the very best straight cash deal on the car you were buying. Its swings and roundabouts.

rhudson

have allready done scrappage deal for my own car
and i hoping to sell my dads automatic car as he not driving anymore due to ill health
otherwise im running 2 cars
so just looking at ways to sell it

Henree

What car is it?

rhudson

ford focus 1.6
2004
automatic
42,300miles

Henree

rhudson wrote: »

ford focus 1.6
2004
automatic
42,300miles

I would imgaine a dealer (or the trade) would give you €2500 for it

You could sell it private for €3500?

How does that sound? depending on condition of course

rhudson

well he s offering to put on forecourt to help me sell it
rather than offering price for it
the prices i see range from 6000 to 30000 on cbg
what about merlin car for cash prob get very little that way i suppose

Henree

I would be very wary of a garage wanting to sell it for you..Still you will probably get in or around that money for it.. Private is the only way to maximise the amount you will get for it.

EPM

rhudson wrote: »

well he s offering to put on forecourt to help me sell it
rather than offering price for it
the prices i see range from 6000 to 30000 on cbg
what about merlin car for cash prob get very little that way i suppose

Huh

Those are wrong anyway...€3 ad on done deal and sell it yourself. Will be as easy tbh.

bazz26

The OP of this thread might be interested in the car:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056287488

Compton

I agree with the donedeal suggestion..

rhudson

thanks for advice this i great site
i was just looking at differents ways of selling
prob selling pvt is way to go
just a bit wary hearing other peoples storys