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What's the best price to offer for this?

  • 12-10-2013 3:11pm
    #1
    PurvesGrundy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 532 ✭✭✭


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volvo-s40-1-8-nct-0514-03/5782905

    I had a look at the above last week. It is a trade sale from a certain dealer in Kilmainham and is pretty much sold as seen. In pretty tatty condition to be honest and with a cracked front spoiler. It also requires VVT pulley replacement going from the rattle under the cam cover, despite a timing belt/waterpump replacement tippexed as having been done about 5-6k miles ago. There is no service history since 2005 apart from a couple of telltale independent garage stickers around the doors and engine bay.

    I know these cars are easy to find and plentiful in supply, but I like the colour, spec and wheels of this one and see potential to make it the car I want. 1250 is the last price for it, but I still think it is too dear.

    What are people's thoughts?


Comments

  • #2
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Having seen and inspected the car you would seem to have a more accurate idea of the car than anyone here to be honest so I'd say you would know what to offer for it over any guesses here. It also depends on what the seller is willing to accept for it.


  • #3
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    If 1250 is their last price then I can't see them taking any less for it. It's no harm to try though but I can't see them entertaining anything under a grand.

    If it was me though Id hold out for a good one. Even if you have to pay a little extra for a better example it would be worth it Imo.


  • #4
    ION08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,525 ✭✭✭ION08


    Id be willing to bet that car came as a trade in an realistically stands them next to nothing.

    If you're dead set on it. Walk in with 900 cash and say you'll take it as it is now and theyll never hear from you again and that should be it!


  • #5
    Bum Bum
    Site Banned Posts: 10 ✭Bum Bum


    999 lids?


  • #6
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    ION08 wrote: »
    Id be willing to bet that car came as a trade in an realistically stands them next to nothing.

    If you're dead set on it. Walk in with 900 cash and say you'll take it as it is now and theyll never hear from you again and that should be it!
    somehow I doubt that.


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  • #7
    PurvesGrundy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 532 ✭✭✭PurvesGrundy


    ION08 wrote: »
    Id be willing to bet that car came as a trade in an realistically stands them next to nothing.

    It was. Traded in against a MkII S40.
    If you're dead set on it. Walk in with 900 cash and say you'll take it as it is now and theyll never hear from you again and that should be it!

    That's what I was planning to do. The fact someone else has suggested it now tells I'm not mad. Thanks.


  • #8
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    Id be looking to verify that mileage also. Its not excessively low for a 10 year old car, but its low enough that it would make me want to be sure that it is genuine...


  • #9
    ION08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,525 ✭✭✭ION08


    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    somehow I doubt that.

    Why?

    If it came as a trade in, realistically it costs them nothing so they might be just chancing their arm asking 1250 seeing how it goes. Rather than taking 1000 from a fussy customer who might be back causing headaches later, they should be more than happy to let it go for 900 knowing they'll never see it again.


  • #10
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    ION08 wrote: »
    Why?

    If it came as a trade in, realistically it costs them nothing so they might be just chancing their arm asking 1250 seeing how it goes. Rather than taking 1000 from a fussy customer who might be back causing headaches later, they should be more than happy to let it go for 900 knowing they'll never see it again.
    Just experience of having dealt with these last price dealer types in the past. I know I shouldn't tar them all with the same brush but they all seem to be singing from the same hym sheet.


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