Not happy with the new purchase

SoupyNorman

Bought a nearly new Xtrail. Cant fault it really but just not for me.

Main thinking was the size will be great for family life but as it happens I just dont need the space.

Anyway, I paid in cash so what would you do in my situation? Sell it back to the dealership or sell it privately?

bazz26

You will struggle to sell a high value car privately and a dealer will offer you well below it's market value. Is just keeping it an option?

SoupyNorman

Yeah I know I wont get the full market value, it’s how much below that I’ll get.

Yeah keeping it is of course an option, probably will have to.

bazz26

Nissan have just launched a facelifted X-Trail plus a lot of the summer rental cars will be coming back into dealers now that the tourist season is finishing so I'd say bring a jar of lube with you around what they will offer you for it.

jimmycrackcorm

Try look to trade in for a brand new more suitable car with other dealers. That way you might get closer to what you paid.

Otherwise learn to love it (like you have to do with a nagging wife).

grogi

SoupyNorman wrote: »

Bought a nearly new Xtrail. Cant fault it really but just not for me.

Main thinking was the size will be great for family life but as it happens I just dont need the space.

Anyway, I paid in cash so what would you do in my situation? Sell it back to the dealership or sell it privately?

Do you really dislike it, or is it classic buyers remorse?

There must have been something in that car they appealed to you enough to buy it...

Cee-Jay-Cee

SoupyNorman wrote: »

Bought a nearly new Xtrail. Cant fault it really but just not for me.

Main thinking was the size will be great for family life but as it happens I just dont need the space.

Anyway, I paid in cash so what would you do in my situation? Sell it back to the dealership or sell it privately?

How long have you had it? It seems you only have it a short time so there may be many future occasions that you might need the space. If it drives good and give good fuel economy then I wouldn't let too much space put me off keeping it.

SoupyNorman

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Otherwise learn to love it (like you have to do with a nagging wife).

How did you know I have one of them.

grogi wrote: »

Do you really dislike it, or is it classic buyers remorse?

There must have been something in that car they appealed to you enough to buy it...

I had an A6 beforehand, so the size and space of the xtrail appealed right away. 7 seats has come in handy but I would say it's not essential.

Other then that, power 2.0 A6 versus 1.6 Xtrail...feels anemic in comparison and also the build quality of the Nissan cant compare to the Audi. In the Nissans favor, service and repair is far far cheaper. The air blower went in the Audi and it cost €460 to repair (I tried a non audi garage but they couldnt fix it)

I guess I'm talking first world problems here so not looking for sympathy just advice on how not to get rode.

SoupyNorman

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Otherwise learn to love it (like you have to do with a nagging wife).

How did you know I have one of them.

grogi wrote: »

Do you really dislike it, or is it classic buyers remorse?

There must have been something in that car they appealed to you enough to buy it...

I had an A6 beforehand, so the size and space of the xtrail appealed right away. 7 seats has come in handy but I would say it's not essential.

Other then that, power 2.0 A6 versus 1.6 Xtrail...feels anemic in comparison and also the build quality of the Nissan cant compare to the Audi. In the Nissans favor, service and repair is far far cheaper. The air blower went in the Audi and it cost €460 to repair (I tried a non audi garage but they couldnt fix it)

I guess I'm talking first world problems here so not looking for sympathy just advice on how not to get rode.

JoeA3

You will struggle to sell it privately, in fact I wouldn't bother trying. The pool of potential genuine buyers out there willing to part with more than 15-20k on a private sale is minuscule and you'd be looking for a lot more than 15-20k.

What I'd do in your situation is ask the dealer to advertise it for you. Depending on your relationship with them they should be happy to do that and they'd sell it "on behalf of owner". How much they'll take out of it for themselves will depend again on your relations with them.

But no matter what, you're looking at taking a fair hit. It will need to be significantly cheaper than a brand new one to make any buyer choose it over a brand new one which probably would have better finance rates, etc. And is the XTrail even that big a seller? I'd say its a relatively slow seller compared to the Quasqai?

SoupyNorman

JoeA3 wrote: »

You will struggle to sell it privately, in fact I wouldn't bother trying. The pool of potential genuine buyers out there willing to part with more than 15-20k on a private sale is minuscule and you'd be looking for a lot more than 15-20k.

What I'd do in your situation is ask the dealer to advertise it for you. Depending on your relationship with them they should be happy to do that and they'd sell it "on behalf of owner". How much they'll take out of it for themselves will depend again on your relations with them.

But no matter what, you're looking at taking a fair hit. It will need to be significantly cheaper than a brand new one to make any buyer choose it over a brand new one which probably would have better finance rates, etc. And is the XTrail even that big a seller? I'd say its a relatively slow seller compared to the Quasqai?

Sound for the advice, I'll probably hang on to it and just look to trade it in after a year or so.

Blazer

Its very hard to go from something like a BMW/Audi down a class and not regret doing it.
I did the same to a Santa Fe and I hated that biatch.
Even the wife noticed when I was just parking it beside the trolleys etc so she knew I didn't give a toss about it.
Maybe go back to an avant or something? You'll be much happier as she's going to be listening to you bitch about it for the next year or so.

Lantus

Keep for 2 years and then you'll be fine trading in...should be.

Next time consider longer test drive periods. Might help get a good feel for you next purchase

CeilingFly

If the same dealer has something you like that will be best course of action.

Had similar a few years ago, 5 series saloon didn't suit, changed to touring and got good deal

SBPhoto

I am not surprised that you are not happy with your new purchase, going from an A6 to an XTrail says it all

bazz26

To be fair an X-Trail is aimed at a different market to an A6 so you need to look at this with a bit of perspective. People would feel the same downgrading from a Range Rover to an A6 too.

SBPhoto

Ive been in a Range Rover many times and i would prefer to be in an A6 anyday,

bazz26

Well an a6 owner is naturally going to have a subjective view.

SoupyNorman

SBPhoto wrote: »

I am not surprised that you are not happy with your new purchase, going from an A6 to an XTrail says it all

Well, lots of logic went into the decision as in size, extra seats as I have a young family, Nissan were giving way more trade in on my old A6 and the warranty was far superior.

The head ruled the heart and now the heart is broken :rolleyes:

Look, I'll survive.

SmithySeller

bazz26 wrote: »

Well an a6 owner is naturally going to have a subjective view.

That's correct, but I was happy to get back into a Peugeot 5008 after having a top spec X-Trail for two weeks. The A6 is a bigger car, never mind build quality. The only thing you are getting is seat 6 and 7, and as I pointed out before in another thread, leaning back there to buckle a seat belt for a child is extremely difficult. This car flatters to deceive big time.
I'm not helping OP, but I bought the 5008, coming from an M-Sport 5 Series, I said I'd keep it for 3 years, it made sense from a practicality perspective and my wife loved it. Bear with it, time will pass quick (especially with kids), next time give it a bit more time and get the balance right.