Selling old car for max money, min hassle?

tea and coffee

I want to sell my old 2005 barely NCTd car. Obviously I want to get maximum price for it (I appreciate this is likely to be 500 to 700 max) but don't want the hassle of a private sale. I literally want to walk into a garage and get rid if it, so while I understand that I'll lose money vs a private sale, i don't want to sell to "carz 4 ca$h" and only get 100 notes or whatever.
Any recommendations or ideas on where to approach? What genre of place if specific places can't be named, or am i wasting my time...should i just sell it for scrap?

colm_mcm

It doesn't work like that. You either make the effort and get its value, or sell it cheap to someone who will.

tea and coffee

I appreciate that. What I mean is, I'm prepared to take a certain hit but want a recommendation of the types of garage, for example.
Will a "local lad" garage be interested, in general, or a slightly larger garage, maybe. Or main dealer as a trade in?

elperello

Make?
Model?
Mileage?

Johngoose

I'm guessing it's an undesirable make?

tea and coffee

Johngoose wrote: »

I'm guessing it's an undesirable make?

Yes, it is. Renault Modus. 2005. 150k. Will need brakes and timing belt probably. Unattractive banger!

elperello

Unfortunately not a great prospect.
It needs too much investment for someone to pay 500 and make a profit.
The cash for cars guys will break your heart.
If you don't want to sell for scrap you could just put up an advert.
Maybe some friend or relation with time on their hands would do the sale for you.

tea and coffee

So realistically, I need to donedeal it or else use it as a trade in? *wails*
If the latter, will I actually be losing money, as in the garage will push up the price of what I'm buying artificially high to make it look like I'm getting more for the modus when in fact its like, 50 quid or something, and i may as well sell for scrap?

Thanks a million for all the advice so far btw

Toyotafanboi

tea and coffee wrote: »

Yes, it is. Renault Modus. 2005. 150k. Will need brakes and timing belt probably. Unattractive banger!

With little to no NCT you'd do well to get someone to take that for free, never mind give you cash for it.

elperello

tea and coffee wrote: »

So realistically, I need to donedeal it or else use it as a trade in? *wails*
If the latter, will I actually be losing money, as in the garage will push up the price of what I'm buying artificially high to make it look like I'm getting more for the modus when in fact its like, 50 quid or something, and i may as well sell for scrap?

Thanks a million for all the advice so far btw

You are right not to trade in, much better to buy for cash even if you have to give the Modus away.

tea and coffee

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

With little to no NCT you'd do well to get someone to take that for free, never mind give you cash for it.

Ha ha. No it does have an nct, it's just not an attractive buy privately being honest.

elperello

How long is NCT?

tea and coffee

One year. I just got it

My comment about "little nct" was more that while it does in fact have a cert, we all know that it only tests certain things ....

elperello

Well that makes a difference.
I misread your op reference to"barely nctd" to mean it was about to run out.
With a years test someone in need of a temporary replacement might take a chance on the t belt.

kindalen

If you just want rid, and garages wont take it sell it at your local auction. No hassle, but you will get next to nothing cash wise.

How much will a scrap yard pay if you drive car into their yard for a car like this?

bidiots

kindalen wrote: »

If you just want rid, and garages wont take it sell it at your local auction. No hassle, but you will get next to nothing cash wise.

How much will a scrap yard pay if you drive car into their yard for a car like this?

Pay? Charge more like

BorneTobyWilde

With a valet inside and out with a years NCT one could ask 600 . As long as body is clean and not dented and scratched and it runs perfectly.

bazz26

Probably worth more if you use as a part exchange under one of the car manufacturer's scrappage scheme against a brand new car. Some will offer up to 3k or 4k depending on what you are buying. Of course this means you might have to spend more to get into a brand new car.

Don't even bother trading it against a second hand car as it's worthless to a dealer.

tea and coffee

bazz26 wrote: »

Probably worth more if you use as a part exchange under one of the car manufacturer's scrappage scheme against a brand new car. Some will offer up to 3k or 4k depending on what you are buying. Of course this means you might have to spend more to get into a brand new car.

Don't even bother trading it against a second hand car as it's worthless to a dealer.

I'm not in the market budget wise for a new car. But I'm interested in what you say regarding the trade in for 2nd hand. Thanks

Shauny2010

You could always try these guys but they dont offer much more than the scrap metal value

https://www.cartakeback.ie/

pablo128

Donate it to your local fire station. They will be glad of it. They can practice putting out fires with it.

acronym Chilli

You could contact a couple of traders on DoneDeal who are advertising Modus cars at the moment, describe the car and see what they'd give you. I'd not expect much. I'd an old car lately. It was a Saab, and I was looking at another Saab from a guy who specializes in those. I thought he might have some interest in the old car if only to move it on for parts, but even without looking/asking details he said no, offered 200 off the price of the used car I was looking at, and said I could keep my own machine.

Rather than dealer route, if you want to get some money: clean it up as best you can, put it on DoneDeal at a price comparable to similar ones, and see what happens. Drop the price if you're not getting action or interest.

You might manage a few hundred if well presented, especially with nice long NCT, but it will be a bit of hassle and in my experience at that end of the market you need to be ready to show the car at short notice since those buying are often folk who've had a car calve on them and need something in a hurry to tide them over. They're working down through the cheap cars in DoneDeal and if you don't pick up the phone they'll be onto the next seller.

chicorytip

tea and coffee wrote:

Ha ha. No it does have an nct, it's just not an attractive buy privately being honest.

How do you know? Advertise it and see what happens.

Cee-Jay-Cee

chicorytip wrote: »

How do you know? Advertise it and see what happens.

Exactly. Stick it on DD and see what you can get.