Is the used car market fecked?

Over a year without selling it?? Either your not bothered about selling it, your advert or pictures are terrible or you have an unrealistic asking price.

I would always take the hit with a car sale rather than messing about, better to asked a couple of hundred less than other examples and get it sold within a week or two.

the great purveyor of mediocrity wrote: »

The reason I ask is because I have had my "07 VW Passat" on sale on the various used car websites for over one full year now. In that time I have a mere one enquiry and that was a fraudulent one.
Is anyone else struggling to sell their car?

If your car is advertised with decent description (mentioned NCT, tax, last service, etc.), presented with plenty of good, clear photos (interior, exterior, boot, etc.) and is priced accordingly to the market value and its condition, it will sell within a month, no problem.
If you are asking too much for your car or your ad is not up to scratch, the ad will be sitting there for ages.
As suggested, please post a link to the ad, so it can be discussed.

CBG's not the place to be selling your car, I don't know anyone who actually uses it. Try the likes of DoneDeal, Adverts, (Gumtree's picking up in popularity these days), or even Carzone as a paid last resort.

You need a lot more photos than just the side. Particularly the interior, no one seems to take interior photos anymore.

Lastly leave out things like 'abs, power steering, electric windows'. You might as well say things like Carpet, Steering Wheel. Every car has them. Instead focus on the condition of the car, how it's been maintained, give a narrative that shows you cared for the car. Saying 'high performance' would say that you drove it like you stole it everywhere.

bren2002 wrote: »

Very high milage and no tax paid. No buyer is going to pay a years tax retrospectively.

They won't have to, they only pay for Tax from the date of purchase.

Two things:

As said, distinct lack of inside photos, and photos of different sides. Was the other side crashed? Dented? Scratched? Why no pictures?

Secondly, the price. It's not too high, but it is a bit high when you consider there's no garage warranty with it.

James. wrote: »

why did you only post 1 picture ?

did you really think that was the best idea ?

OP's looking for help, not grief.

MidlandsM wrote: »

I have to disagree, I find the market quite boyant.:D

Really depends what you are buying or selling . There seems to be a major dislike to anything with tax bracket over 1600 cc. Great value to be had in that area but slow to sell , that's my experience

It might well not be worth even 7 considering the high miles, old tax system issue, being 1.9 rather than 2.0, it doesnt have much going for it including the fact that it is black and therefore only a limited number of people would be interested anyway.
I got a late 08 passat 2l 140bhp common rail with 75000 miles for 10k in early Jan, it will be sold next Jan with 85000 on the clock for around 8 hopefully and thats in silver which appeals widely.

Why are some people here going on about high mileage, typical Irish attitude where the mind set is that anything with 100k miles or more is a ticking timebomb. Condition and service history is more important than what the odometer reads. It's a 5 year old diesel car which has covered just over 20k miles a year. The laughable thing here is that if the mileage was shaved on that car, the same few people here would probably say it is a great buy. Mileage is not an accurate indication of wear or use.

Now back on topic. OP, as others have said, the site you have it on is terrible with little or no traffic. The one photo is not enough to grap a buyer's attention, one photo gives the impression the seller has no interest. Take better photos (great opportunity with the good weather at the moment). Half the battle is getting someone to come view the car and a well presented advert needs to stand out from many others. Lastly the price is high for it's age, you will need to adjust it accordingly.