Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Please note that it is not permitted to have referral links posted in your signature. Keep these links contained in the appropriate forum. Thank you.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2055940817/signature-rules
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Selling an EV

  • 27-05-2021 2:57pm
    #1
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭


    Hey boards

    Looking to upgrade my 192 e-Niro to a Tesla M3 but I'm quite put off by the very low trade in Tesla are offering.

    I'm reluctant to sell privately and would prefer to sell to a garage/other company - where in Dublin would you recommend (or online) for these sorts of things that offer decent prices?


Comments

  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    dmcg90 wrote: »
    Hey boards

    Looking to upgrade my 192 e-Niro to a Tesla M3 but I'm quite put off by the very low trade in Tesla are offering.

    I'm reluctant to sell privately and would prefer to sell to a garage/other company - where in Dublin would you recommend (or online) for these sorts of things that offer decent prices?

    Trade in and garage and decent price can’t be placed in the same sentence.
    To get decent figures, you have to advertise privately.


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    It could to be tricky selling a car with only two years on it privately.
    People will probably go for the peace of mind spending that kind of cash with a dealer instead.

    The 7 year manufacturer's warranty will help, make sure to push this point.


  • #4
    the_amazing_raisin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,427 ✭✭✭✭the_amazing_raisin


    dmcg90 wrote: »
    Hey boards

    Looking to upgrade my 192 e-Niro to a Tesla M3 but I'm quite put off by the very low trade in Tesla are offering.

    I'm reluctant to sell privately and would prefer to sell to a garage/other company - where in Dublin would you recommend (or online) for these sorts of things that offer decent prices?

    Think of it like this, if it takes 2 hours of cumulative work to sell the car and nets you an extra €2k over what Tesla offered, then that's a grand an hour

    Find me another way to make that much money legally :)

    E-Niros have no problems selling, lots of demand for those cars

    If you have a full service history and paperwork, remaining warranty from Kia and price it well then you'll sell it in no time

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



  • #5
    grogi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,616 ✭✭✭grogi


    biko wrote: »
    It could to be tricky selling a car with only two years on it privately.
    People will probably go for the peace of mind spending that kind of cash with a dealer instead.

    The 7 year manufacturer's warranty will help, make sure to push this point.

    Still will fetch much better money than selling to a dealer.


  • #6
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,117 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    I f you do decide to go the private sale route, which I think is your best option, you could put it here for free - https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057599743&page=86


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66,132 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    dmcg90 wrote: »
    I'm quite put off by the very low trade in Tesla are offering.

    Tesla don't do trade-ins. If you insist you want to dump your old car with them, all they do is ring 3 traders and give you the best of the 3 offers they will give them. Obviously these values will be brutally low compared to even the private sale value of your car

    In other words: sell the car yourself, unless you don't mind losing out on several thousand euro

    Lotus Elan turbo for sale:

    https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/lotus-elan-turbo/38336785

    My ads on adverts.ie:

    https://www.adverts.ie/member/5856/ads



  • #8
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,639 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    unkel wrote: »
    Tesla don't do trade-ins. If you insist you want to dump your old car with them, all they do is ring 3 traders and give you the best of the 3 offers they will give them. Obviously these values will be brutally low compared to even the private sale value of your car

    In other words: sell the car yourself, unless you don't mind losing out on several thousand euro
    Or tens of thousands in some case.


Advertisement