Will a dealer buy my car?

GunnerBlue

Hi lads,

Just a quick question. I am leaving the country soon and I have a car worth approx 18-20k (no finance owed). I’d be looking to sell it fairly quickly so I was wondering what the chances are that a dealer would buy it at a reduced price.

Would I have much chance of selling it privately?

It’s a 151 Mercedes CLA, with FSH and only 40,000 km on the clock.

Thanks for any help.

endacl

What do you mean by ‘reduced’?

A dealer will mean about half that.

kirving

Some other poster have sold cars that price privately with no issues. You could buy a third party warranty for it too for a few hundred to settle buyers concerns.

Alternatively, ask everyone you know if they plan the buy a new car in the new year - and sell them the Merc to be used as a trade in.

Dealer will offer less for sure, but will be a much better offer than you would get.

CIP4

You'll sell it privately once you price it cheap enough. I think even selling it cheap privately you will get more than a dealer will offer you for it. Have a look around to see what they are making and then price it lower than that and see how you get on.

GunnerBlue

Enda, I guess I was trying to get a handle on what reduced would mean in money terms in this situation.

Thanks a million for the feedback lads, I’ll advertise it privately.

antix80

Try posting in the motors forum saying you have a mercedes for quick sale with only 40k km on the clock... Oh wait, you just did.

Dia_Anseo

Go into all the hair dressers, beauticians etc and ask them if they want to buy a hair dressers car.

The hairdressers love the CLA

Idbatterim

no doubt what the dealers offer you will be an insult! I just re-read the first post. Definitely try and sell it privately and get it up asap, you can always use a dealer as last resort, if time runs out. Auction route could be a potential avenue too.

bazz26

Dia_Anseo wrote: »

Go into all the hair dressers, beauticians etc and ask them if they want to buy a hair dressers car.

The hairdressers love the CLA

Another quality contribution.

OP, a dealer will offer you a low figure for it, probably lower than what you could sell it for privately. However the flip side is that with a car of that value it might be quicker and easier to sell it to a dealer. On a car of that value a private individual maybe seeking finance who won't lend to buy privately and the buyer may also want warranty peace of mind.

California Dreamer

I think any quality dealer will not give you more that 15k for it! Thats also being generous.

Brexit has a lot to answer for as sales are in the toilet and that car is about to be 5 years old!!

Gonad

Out of curiosity what would be best cash offer you would take ? Also any ad I can view ?