How much could i expect to get?

yourdeadwright

I have a 00 comfortline VW golf, its had an NCT till next July, but unfortunately its leaking oil and also may be leaking gear box oil,Its got high mileage and Iv had it 7 years and have decided to replace it and cant be bothered bring it to be fixed, How much do you think I could get rid of it for ,

ironclaw

Not trying to be funny, but sub €1000 for sure and that would be for a 'good' one. The leaks etc would seriously diminish any value.

bazz26

If you have the time and space it might be worth more if you break it for parts.

yourdeadwright

I honestly wouldn't expect more than 1000, but do u reckon it would be worth my while putting in donedeal or something for that pirce, Or you know these cash for cars sign's would that be worth it ?
I wouldn't have the first clue about breaking it myself ,

BGozIE

Cars for cash will give you very very little. Put it on done deal and be honest about possible problems you know of, people can check it out for themselves.

I would expect no more than 700 - 900 depending on condition and mileage (which you say is high)

166man

bazz26 wrote: »

If you have the time and space it might be worth more if you break it for parts.

If he isn't bothered fixing it to add value I can't see why he'd break it tbh.

OP - you'd get probably €7-800 I'd imagine. Fix it up though and give it a good clean and you'd nearly make double that. Even in the short run you might as well get quotes to see how much it would be to fix it.

bazz26

166man wrote: »

If he isn't bothered fixing it to add value I can't see why he'd break it tbh.

OP - you'd get probably €7-800 I'd imagine. Fix it up though and give it a good clean and you'd nearly make double that. Even in the short run you might as well get quotes to see how much it would be to fix it.

Just giving him/her options.

Quazzie

Any guess at prices without even knowing if it's a diesel or a petrol is pure bullshít tbh.

ironclaw

Quazzie wrote: »

Any guess at prices without even knowing if it's a diesel or a petrol is pure bullshít tbh.

No it isn't. At 13 years old (And its not a classic) its depreciated and reach a level where that isn't going to make any significant difference to the price. Even if, hypothetically, being petrol added 20% to the value, that's about €100. So any estimate is still accurate.

Quazzie

ironclaw wrote: »

No it isn't. At 13 years old (And its not a classic) its depreciated and reach a level where that isn't going to make any significant difference to the price. Even if, hypothetically, being petrol added 20% to the value, that's about €100. So any estimate is still accurate.

A decent spec TDI golf is worth significantly more than a 1.4 petrol in the Irish market.

ba_barabus

I'd be surprised if this got any more than 500 petrol or diesel.

There is potentially a lot of work involved in sorting the two oil leaks.

yourdeadwright

its a 1.4 petrol ,
I guess the best thing to do is put it up and see what i can get,
I suppose paying a few hundred to get it fixed first is an option but at this stage i just want rid of it,

ironclaw

Quazzie wrote: »

A decent spec TDI golf is worth significantly more than a 1.4 petrol in the Irish market.

In the context of a 13 year old car? Not a chance. Any difference is minimal. Around the 5 to 7 year old mark, yes I fully agree with you but not beyond the 10 year mark. Depreciation and general age will have bottomed out the market to an even playing field.

dgt

This is Ireland were talking about, a turbo daysel will command more than petril regardless of year or condition because everyone wants daysel.

Quazzie has it spot on, you see it all the time on dondella. Youll really only get a cheap diesel is if theres something wrong with it

bazz26

yourdeadwright wrote: »

its a 1.4 petrol ,
I guess the best thing to do is put it up and see what i can get,
I suppose paying a few hundred to get it fixed first is an option but at this stage i just want rid of it,

In Ireland even 13 year old petrol Golfs fetch relatively good money because of the fascination that a lot of people over have for them. A fully working 2000 1.4 Golf with a bit of NCT would fetch about €1200 or more imo.

If I were you I would go and get a quote on what it would cost to fix it, based on that then decide if you want to invest money in it to sell it on. In it's current condition it is probably worth more in breaking for parts than selling it as a whole imo.

Quazzie

ironclaw wrote: »

In the context of a 13 year old car? Not a chance. Any difference is minimal. Around the 5 to 7 year old mark, yes I fully agree with you but not beyond the 10 year mark. Depreciation and general age will have bottomed out the market to an even playing field.

First TDI result on donedeal
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/00-mk4-golf-1-9-tdi-diseal-red-i/5210415
First 1.4 result on donedeal
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/00-volkswagen-golf-1-4l-taxed-07-13/5219976

I rest my case

BGozIE

Quazzie wrote: »

First TDI result on donedeal
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/00-mk4-golf-1-9-tdi-diseal-red-i/5210415
First 1.4 result on donedeal
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/00-volkswagen-golf-1-4l-taxed-07-13/5219976

I rest my case

In fairness one has nct for a few more days. One is nct'd until next year

carzony

BGozIE wrote: »

In fairness one has nct for a few more days. One is nct'd until next year

you'd wanna be mad to pay that money for any of them. It's still a 00 lol