Fix before sale or not?

gazebothing

Looking for some advice, selling a car because i have no use for it, have company van so have used car very little in past year.
Car is pretty old but has 12 months test and overall running very well but has a problem that costs a couple of hundred to fix.
Car is worth about 1500 in my opinion but i dont think i will get 1700/1800 if i fix it.
How should i go about selling it without losing too much on it or without getting messers with stupid offers.
Tried to sell a car once before on done deal and it was absolute hardship.
Thanks in advance

LollipopJimmy

What the car is and what the problem is would have a huge bearing on any answer

gazebothing

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

What the car is and what the problem is would have a huge bearing on any answer

Thanks for your response.
05 VW Golf.
Water pump needs replacing so would do the belt as well.
Is it worthwhile fixing or selling as is? is my valuation crazy?

colm_mcm

€1500 seems a bit high for an 05 Golf unless it’s something special.
I certainly wouldn’t be putting any money into it.

L-M

Your valuation is off the wall unless it’s low mileage and mint but you’ll have to get the belt done to sell it as you’ll get offered pittance otherwise.

Joe Public won’t buy an expensive car with an issue.

CianRyan

I imagine this is worth more like 1200 with the belt done, you'll find it very hard to shift a golf that needs serious work when the market is already flooded.

biko

You will not recuperate the belt/pump money in sales price.
Try selling it cheap and let the new owner worry about that bit.

cpoh1

colm_mcm wrote: »

€1500 seems a bit high for an 05 Golf unless it’s something special.
I certainly wouldn’t be putting any money into it.

Funnily enough a buddy sold his wifes 06 golf for 1500 the same day he advertised for 1700. Base spec with 180k kms.

Rmgblue

What ever you do decide I'd recommend selling it on Facebook market place. Shifted a car very easy on it.

Toyotafanboi

People pay way to much for older Golfs, specially if they are any way tidy.

I would say 1500 is realistic if it isn't too shabby.

That being said, no way would i put a timing belt kit on it. Is it leaking coolant and that's why you are changing the pump? If so, that would change things IMO.

colm_mcm

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

People pay way to much for older Golfs, specially if they are any way tidy.

I would say 1500 is realistic if it isn't too shabby.

That being said, no way would i put a timing belt kit on it. Is it leaking coolant and that's why you are changing the pump? If so, that would change things IMO.

Would you get 1100 for it needing a water pump?
If not and you think you’d get €1500 with it done, then it’s worth doing.

0lddog

Would the type of engine in the car have any bearing on what OP's Golf might go for ?

9935452

gazebothing wrote: »

Thanks for your response.
05 VW Golf.
Water pump needs replacing so would do the belt as well.
Is it worthwhile fixing or selling as is? is my valuation crazy?

Petrol or diesel ?

User1998

0lddog wrote: »

Would the type of engine in the car have any bearing on what OP's Golf might go for ?

Definitely, 1.4’s make good money, larger engines not so much due to the tax and the fact new drivers cant get insured on them

0lddog

User1998 wrote: »

Definitely, 1.4’s make good money, larger engines not so much due to the tax and the fact new drivers cant get insured on them

I was hoping that OP might pick up on my post and let on what sort of Golf he has.

User1998

Plot twist its an R32

gazebothing

Update:
It was a 1.9tdi Golf.
Decided to put it up for sale at e1600, and sold it the next day for e1200.
Happy enough with that.
Cheers for the input folks.

CianRyan

Handy sale, glad it went well for you.