Anyone use the "we buy cars" online sites?

rgodard80a

Anyone use those we buy cars online sites here?
Won't link to them but any of the search results for "we buy cars ireland".

I got a very low ball trade-in value for my car and was not sure if they'd be any better. Have submitted a couple of quote requests.

I always thought those illegal "we buy any car" stickers flyposted to every junction were dodgy, so not sure if a web page lends any of these crowds much more credibility ?

Not sure I want the hassle of a private sale.

Atlantic Dawn

Whatever price you would get on the open market private deduct 50%, that's around the best they would give.

punisher5112

rgodard80a wrote: »

Anyone use those we buy cars online sites here?
Won't link to them but any of the search results for "we buy cars ireland".

I got a very low ball trade-in value for my car and was not sure if they'd be any better. Have submitted a couple of quote requests.

I always thought those illegal "we buy any car" stickers flyposted to every junction were dodgy, so not sure if a web page lends any of these crowds much more credibility ?

Not sure I want the hassle of a private sale.

Travelling community is very much into those stickers.

rex-x

What was the car and what was the offer you got?

rgodard80a

punisher5112 wrote: »

Travelling community is very much into those stickers.

Yeah, although I imagine they're the ones where they say they'll buy anything, NCT failures etc.

rgodard80a

rex-x wrote: »

What was the car and what was the offer you got?

2007 Honda Civic 1.8L VTEC EX, 215,000km on the clock.
The executive version has built in sat nav, hands-free kit, voice control on audio & heating system, alloys, immobolizer, etc.
NCT until June.

Trading it in for a prius (I know, I need a testosterone patch asap!)
The dealer rang another dealer for a trade-in price.
Got a trade-in of €1750, but I think he said his dealer was only offering €1000 and he dropped €750 off the price on his side.

Still a solid, reliable and fast car with plenty of gadgets.
But the car tax is probably the biggest thing against it at €636.

Gutted to think some racing bicycles might cost more than it !

Henry Ford III

It's worth very little. Sad but true

Atlantic Dawn

I think €1750 is fair enough, sadly that's the way things have gone, the 'high tax' on it, over 10 years old, makes it not friendly on the pocket, lovely spec car though but that won't matter.

colm_mcm

You’ll get €1500 all day long for an EX.

theoneeyedman

rgodard80a wrote: »

2007 Honda Civic 1.8L VTEC EX, 215,000km on the clock.
The executive version has built in sat nav, hands-free kit, voice control on audio & heating system, alloys, immobolizer, etc.
NCT until June.

Trading it in for a prius (I know, I need a testosterone patch asap!)
The dealer rang another dealer for a trade-in price.
Got a trade-in of €1750, but I think he said his dealer was only offering €1000 and he dropped €750 off the price on his side.

Still a solid, reliable and fast car with plenty of gadgets.
But the car tax is probably the biggest thing against it at €636.

Gutted to think some racing bicycles might cost more than it !

At the risk of getting you upset, how much were you expecting?

What was the car worth when new, 12 years ago? 30k? Assuming a rule of thumb of halving in value every 3 years, then 1750 isn't too far off, especially when you are at the tail end of the cc tax system, and hence competing with 08 cars on the new system.
I'm not running down what's surely a fine vehicle, but the reality is its worth Fvck all in todays market. I think you may be taking it too personally.

rex-x

Cost to change is whats really important but on the face of it that is a fair offer. You wont get close to that from a we buy any car crowd

JoeA3

Problem is, he’s not getting €1750 for it, is he? The dealer is offering him that as a trade in price against the new car, but a good chunk of that is the discount on the new car.

You’d do much better if you put it on DoneDeal, if you have the patience and wherewithal to deal with a private sale.

rgodard80a

theoneeyedman wrote: »

At the risk of getting you upset, how much were you expecting?

I see a similar executive spec on Carzone for €3000
Thought I might get €1500 - 2000.

Anyways, thanks for all replies.

Question has been effectively been answered that I'm not likely to get any better from those "we buy cars" websites. Filled out a couple of online forms, will see if any get back today out of curiosity, most said they'd only reply if interested.

I typically don't change cars, especially if it's going well and reliable, but age and tax rates are against the Civic.

Trade-in is least hassle.

FYI: Liberty Insurance said they cover Jap Imports.

JoeA3

Carzone is full of dreamers and main dealers with inflated prices. At this end of the market, carzone is not where you need to be looking. It's DoneDeal.

A friend of mine sold a 04 (I think) Accord last year fairly handily on DD. He got less than 1k for it, but it went no problem. Some small indie dealer who specialised in old jap stuff was delighted to get it off him.

Basically, if you get more than 700 for it (and you will), then you'll be up on the overall deal.

Toyotafanboi

rgodard80a wrote: »

2007 Honda Civic 1.8L VTEC EX, 215,000km on the clock.
The executive version has built in sat nav, hands-free kit, voice control on audio & heating system, alloys, immobolizer, etc.
NCT until June.

Trading it in for a prius (I know, I need a testosterone patch asap!)
The dealer rang another dealer for a trade-in price.
Got a trade-in of €1750, but I think he said his dealer was only offering €1000 and he dropped €750 off the price on his side.

Still a solid, reliable and fast car with plenty of gadgets.
But the car tax is probably the biggest thing against it at €636.

Gutted to think some racing bicycles might cost more than it !

I sold my 2007 Civic 1.8 ES for €2600 two months ago. It was advertised for 2 days. 135k kms, a years NCT and 2 months tax on it.

I think buyers are aware that these are a good used purchase and the spec adds a bit to yours too. If the bodywork is tidy and it has a service history, i'd advertise on donedeal for €2499 and take offers over €2000 and you'll probably shift it pretty fast.

The salesman has said he's dropping €750 discount off the car, so you can tell him leave that €750 discount in place and you now have €2k cash extra to go into the deal with, ideally.

Lord Nikon

There's a lad on Donedeal selling a 2011 Auto Insignia for 4500, I asked why the low price, he just wants it gone. I asked about the motor tax, €800. He'll be a while trying to sell it unfortunately.

rex-x

Lord Nikon wrote: »

There's a lad on Donedeal selling a 2011 Auto Insignia for 4500, I asked why the low price, he just wants it gone. I asked about the motor tax, €800. He'll be a while trying to sell it unfortunately.

Even non auto that is over priced, they are a pile of dirt

punisher5112

Lord Nikon wrote: »

There's a lad on Donedeal selling a 2011 Auto Insignia for 4500, I asked why the low price, he just wants it gone. I asked about the motor tax, €800. He'll be a while trying to sell it unfortunately.

Engine is just ticking to go boom boom boom.....

eurokev

Put it on Donedeal and point it out on the bangernomics thread here

Edit - think you did already, it looks nice. Should sell no prob

corks finest

rgodard80a wrote: »

Anyone use those we buy cars online sites here?
Won't link to them but any of the search results for "we buy cars ireland".

I got a very low ball trade-in value for my car and was not sure if they'd be any better. Have submitted a couple of quote requests.

I always thought those illegal "we buy any car" stickers flyposted to every junction were dodgy, so not sure if a web page lends any of these crowds much more credibility ?

Not sure I want the hassle of a private sale.

Stay away prepare to lose 40/ 50 per cent

rgodard80a

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

I sold my 2007 Civic 1.8 ES for €2600 two months ago. It was advertised for 2 days. 135k kms, a years NCT and 2 months tax on it.

I think buyers are aware that these are a good used purchase and the spec adds a bit to yours too. If the bodywork is tidy and it has a service history, i'd advertise on donedeal for €2499 and take offers over €2000 and you'll probably shift it pretty fast.

The salesman has said he's dropping €750 discount off the car, so you can tell him leave that €750 discount in place and you now have €2k cash extra to go into the deal with, ideally.

Hi Toyotafanboi,

I just want to personally thank you for that very informative post.
I advertised my car up on DoneDeal on Thursday and sold this morning.
Very honest ad, priced lower than all other EX versions, happy with outcome.

thanks again!

Tommyboy40

rgodard80a wrote: »

Hi Toyotafanboi,

I just want to personally thank you for that very informative post.
I advertised my car up on DoneDeal on Thursday and sold this morning.
Very honest ad, priced lower than all other EX versions, happy with outcome.

thanks again!

Well done with the feedback. It's always nice when someone comes back and says thanks!

Toyotafanboi

That's a result! Give us the juicey bits though, what were you asking and how much did you take :pac:

rgodard80a

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

That's a result! Give us the juicey bits though, what were you asking and how much did you take :pac:

Asked €2200, took €1900, priced competitively against others and full disclosure of minor flaws.