Realistic valuation

[Ian_Mac]

Evening all

Just mulling a few things over at the moment, one of which is changing the Rocco.

So with that in mind what do you estimate a sensible price for a private sale?

Details of the car:

170 GT diesel DSG box on a 59 plate - Candy white
MY 10 so white DIS, flat bottom wheel etc
Pretty much every option inc
Xenons
19" Luganos
Winter Pack, heated seats etc
RNS510 Sat Nav
Electric folding mirrors with passenger down on reverse
Cruise
Electric lumbar adjustment
Bluetooth

Other niceties such as alloy pedals, boot liner, summer & winter mats.

Currently has darker tinted R rear lights. Not quite 3 years old yet, tad over 35k on the clock with 3 VW services in the book (last done in May).

Condition wise well it's fair to say its been totally pampered. No car park dents, last detailed by Project Karma before GTI International. Regularly given full day cleaning sessions by myself.

Alloys are unmarked with Pirelli rubber all round (approx 5mm).

Pretty much all you could ask for really spec wise and condition.

So, if you were in the market what would you pay?

Plenty of photos of the car on the forum.

Cheers

Ian

[skippy]

I would say Ian between £16-£17k for a private sale, sounds like a very nice example.

[mickwillow]

More like £15500 from the Dealers

[davids]

That doesnt sound a bad offer to me. Best offer I could get for my TDi 170 manual was £11,500. Mine had 60k on the clock though and had no extras.

I have now just took delivery of a new TDi 170, but in rising blue this time

I dont think you ever get much of a return on extras unless it's leather seats or satnav.

[davids]

Oh, and mine was a 59 plate, 2010 build

[Tallguy]

You come back to the on-going problem that there are not many people about out there who can finance a reasonably expensive car without a part exchange. Also, a lot of people will pay more to get a dealer supplied car which will have been checked over and normally have at least 12 months warranty. Also a dealer has finance and part exchange facilities.
I think some people see forecourt prices (which are probably inflated anyway) and think that is what their car is worth.
A good plan for a very clean vehicle is to get at least 3 part exchange prices from dealers and almost certainly they will vary quite a bit especially if you haggle. The trade wants clean low mileage cars especially.

[Gary_Monkey]

Two questions Ian:

(1) Why you selling (the car and spec sound mint btw)?
(2) Just out of interest what you thinking of changing to next?

Gaz

[Dimbit]

I just did a quick search on the VW used website. You probably shouldn't - you might not like what you see :-/

[AgaZaKa]

I wrote before that I was offered 12.5K for my Viper Green 2009. That was offer from Mercedes dealer as part exchange. Best quote I've got was from Skoda dealer - 13.2K but I didn't buy Skoda ... I sold the car to the trader who sold it to another one and now it's for sale at 15,450! 3K difference. Whether someone is going to pay it or not, that's another thing.

Another Mercedes dealer told me it would be worth 12K in September because I was enquiring about the car which would be available then.

[Tallguy]

I would have thought any dealer would want at least £1.5k profit out of such a car after expenses (preparation, warranty etc) which means a car costing the dealer £12.5k would go on the front at around £15k.
Also, you come back to peace of mind. If someone has just taken out finance to buy a nice used car (eg a Scirocco) the last thing they want is an unexpected repair bill which is possible (albeit hopefully unlikely) when you buy privately.

[Ian_Mac]

Two questions Ian:

(1) Why you selling (the car and spec sound mint btw)?
(2) Just out of interest what you thinking of changing to next?

Gaz

Hi Gaz

To cut a long story short we got married back in March, we're in the process of selling our 2 individual places to get a family home together.

I've got quite a few ££'s tied up in the car which will all help with deposits etc.

As for a replacement it'll probably just be a cheap runabout for now, most likely an estate as well to carry the dog in. Once the house is sorted and bank account healthier I've got my eye on a Merc C350 estate though I'll hold on till they've dropped in value a bit more.

[Gary_Monkey]

Hi Gaz

To cut a long story short we got married back in March, we're in the process of selling our 2 individual places to get a family home together.

I've got quite a few ££'s tied up in the car which will all help with deposits etc.

As for a replacement it'll probably just be a cheap runabout for now, most likely an estate as well to carry the dog in. Once the house is sorted and bank account healthier I've got my eye on a Merc C350 estate though I'll hold on till they've dropped in value a bit more.

Hi Ian

Be tough to go from the Scirocco to a cheap runabout. Well, I'd find it tough. Good luck with the house and future Merc motoring
Gaz