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Advice on selling price

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  • 29-05-2018 12:11pm
    #1
    PGE1970
    Registered Users Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭


    Hello all,


    I'm looking for advice from fellow Boards members.


    My Dad passed away a couple of months ago and I've been asked by my mum to now sell his car. I'm giving it a wash and clean so don't have photos just yet.


    However, it is exactly the same as this one except my Dad's is white:


    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/renault-scenic-xmod-bose-1-5-dci-110-s/18884326


    He got the NCT last January up to January 2020 and the mileage is about 57000kms.


    Obviously, I'm not a dealer so I can't give a warranty but it was looked after well and the recent NCT shows that it is in good order.


    I have no idea where to price it as a private sale. I hope that there should be some demand for a family size car but perhaps you might advise as to a reasonable and fair asking price?


    Many thanks!


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    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    It'll be a slow sale privately in that price range, even if you price it competitively.

    If he bought it from a dealer I'd approach them to see would they be interested in buying it back. You won't get top dollar but you will probably get 80% of its value with very little messing as opposed to sitting on it for months privately.

    Sorry to hear about your dad!


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Sorry for your loss :(

    As said, start with dealer. It will be difficult to get someone to hand over that kind of cash privately for a car bought "as seen".


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    PGE1970
    Registered Users Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭PGE1970


    Thanks folks, I will try that.

    Any idea of how much would be a good or bad deal?

    If the dealer in the link is listing at €15k, you'd assume that they will take €14ish. Therefore, could I expect €11-€12k for my Dad's to allow them a mark-up or is that ambitious?


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,157 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Maybe try and ask the dealer it was bought from first if they would be willing to sell it on their forecourt for a fixed percentage of the selling price? If you just want a quick sale then approach them to buy it and see what they offer you for it. A good indication these days what it is worth privately is figure out how much it would be to import a similar car from the UK for, then knock the price a little to take account of the cost of travel, ferry and effort, etc.


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    bennyc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭bennyc


    No harm throwing it up on DoneDeal as one of the cheapest in the country of that model, give it a few days and see if there is any interest.


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    PGE1970
    Registered Users Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭PGE1970


    I've stuck it up on Donedeal at €11,250.00 to see if there is any interest. It's the lowest price of its type on there or elsewhere that I can see. I will have to "greenlight" it later when I get home to verify the logbook number.

    If I don't get interest, I'll call the dealers.

    Thanks for all of your replies - much appreciated!


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