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Anyone had any luck with private swaps/part exchanges?

  • 28-01-2010 10:11PM
    #1
    Tragedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭


    Having gone from doing 8k miles in two months to doing 2k miles in two months, and having entered the 25+ insurance bracket - I'm considering swapping/trading the diesel privately to get something petrol and more fun.

    Anyone had any luck with swaps, or taking a part exchange+cash?

    Not going to sell, as I wont get enough to not feel like I've been gouged and I love the car too much to live with that!


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  • #2
    Quandary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,506 ✭✭✭Quandary


    I've considered swapping my sporty car for a diesel funnily enough seeing as my mileage has started to increase! :)

    EDIT - but havent actually made any efforts to do it yet!


  • #3
    Tragedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭Tragedy


    I've seen people advertising cars on adverts and listing what they might take in p.ex, but never actually seen it happen.

    Tis why I'm asking!


  • #4
    dirtydiesel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭dirtydiesel


    Your username might hold the answer:D.
    I have taken part exchanges a few times with no trouble.I Fully inspect the part ex before the exchange.
    Never did a straight swap.


  • #5
    eniale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭eniale


    No!
    I've a car on sale on adverts and have stated an interest in another car I'd be willing to trade for. I'm going to look at a car on sunday and the seller is looking for the same car as mine, there's a bit of a price difference and he can't afford it:rolleyes:


  • #6
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,766 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Yes!

    Did a straight swap on adverts.ie last year.

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



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  • #7
    daithi09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭daithi09


    Hmmm, I'm looking to get rid of my van.. This sort of thing sounds perfect but TBH I think it might look a bit dodgy..Especially with a transit.... Is Adverts.ie expensive.. Was gonna advertise with autotrader and the likes but I cant justify spending the type of money they're asking and probably not getting any calls with the way the market is...


  • #8
    Tragedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭Tragedy


    unkel wrote: »
    Yes!

    Did a straight swap on adverts.ie last year.
    Your 735?


  • #9
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,766 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Tragedy wrote: »
    Your 735?

    Yep. My '96 735 for a '99 520

    "Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997



  • #10
    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,944 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    daithi09 wrote: »
    Hmmm, I'm looking to get rid of my van.. This sort of thing sounds perfect but TBH I think it might look a bit dodgy..Especially with a transit.... Is Adverts.ie expensive.. Was gonna advertise with autotrader and the likes but I cant justify spending the type of money they're asking and probably not getting any calls with the way the market is...

    Adverts is free :D


  • #11
    daithi09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭daithi09


    FREE... Brilliant, will have to get on that tomorrow.. I just saw a few posts that people got given out to on for trying to sell stuff so I presumed that one would have to pay for adverts.ie.. Now I can see why they got given out to.. Thanks


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