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Best place you've found to sell your car?

3blokes3blokes
in Not Sports Related
Just wondered what Lifers have found to be the best site/ method to sell their cars?
I've got an ad on Pistonheads ( I'm selling a vx220 turbo) and apart from a weird response from someone in France, I haven't had a single enquiry, and I don't think I've got the price too high or anything.
Looking online people have suggested Autotrader ( with a mail box) or EBay. Anyone on here used either of those to sell their cars and any good/ bad experiences or bits of advice?
Thanks any help would be appreciated.

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    RedRoosterRedRooster
    What's a lifer? Sounds like jail slang
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    RedRoosterRedRooster
    Sounds like I am right at home then!
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    ken from bexleyken from bexley
    Never tried piston heads to sell, when I had performance fords it was a good source of parts besides ford main dealers. You have what they call a 'specialist motor' so auto trader may be a bit of a long shot. I have had some great results from Gumtree in selling cheaper cars, of course it is very price critical, but free. Do your research, I am about to sell a BMW 'm sport' 1 series, loads about, with high high mileage, and quite a few been 'ragged' and cat 'c'. Been offered £9,300 by one of these cash for car sites, but heard that they knock you...... so going to put it up for £9,600, as dealers are trig to get £10,000-£12,000 Do find fsh a major plus point with low mileage . Good luck, find ebay a bit of a waste of time, but just my experience, as I say dependent on car.
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    3blokes3blokes
    edited July 2015
    Thanks Ken. As you say it's a unique and pretty rare car now so it might well attract a few timewasters if I go for the wider advertising. But at the end of the day I want to sell it. Have heard good and bad about E Bay and Autotrader and just wondered what people's experiences were like from on here.
    Good luck selling yours :-)
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    MrOneLungMrOneLung
    Had to google what car it was as never heard of it. Came across this site on the listing but don't know if you can advertise on it http://www.vx220.org.uk/forums/
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    AddictedoldgitAddictedoldgit
    Sold my Chrysler grand voyager on gum tree. Had to drop the price by £500 before I found buyers, then no problems.
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    Chrispy51Chrispy51
    For my tuppence worth, I wouldn't buy a performance car privately. Would always go through a specialist dealer as the dealer will ensure everything is working properly with the car. Would rather pay the extra £1k in this case for more security in the deal. I don't know how to spot a good car as opposed to a bad one though so don't want to get mugged off by the seller.

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    ken from bexleyken from bexley
    Chrispy51 said:

    For my tuppence worth, I wouldn't buy a performance car privately. Would always go through a specialist dealer as the dealer will ensure everything is working properly with the car. Would rather pay the extra £1k in this case for more security in the deal. I don't know how to spot a good car as opposed to a bad one though so don't want to get mugged off by the seller.

    Very fair point, which is why a full service history is so Important. Your local garage may well be excellent, and I have one that I and quite a few friends use, of course it is a considerable saving, and my current car is hardly a high performance. Trouble is I find specialist dealers really have a premium on there prices. But I do agree, no point thinking you have a bargain , and then you spend a small fortune 2 months later.........
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    brogibbrogib
    Sold my CLK via Ebay a few years back, I was quite pleased with the price I got until the bill come through from Ebay, can't remember how much exactly but remember thinking that's the last time I sell a motor on there.
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    cafcfancafcfan
    Got a good deal from this bloke:

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    3blokes3blokes
    cafcfan said:

    Got a good deal from this bloke:

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    " Being a member of CL is a bit like making love to a beautiful woman... they might think they've seen big todgers before but you know you're the biggest todger of them all."
    ;-)

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    lancashire ladlancashire lad
    tried autotrader for my bmw 330d and got absolutely nothing, had to px instead
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    RossRoss
    Are you a member of Seloc? It is a Lotus/VX220 specialist forum.
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    3blokes3blokes
    Thanks Ross will have a look at that :-)
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    LincsaddickLincsaddick
    edited July 2015
    Autotrader/Gumtree .. everyone looks there .. or why not try an auction .. put a decent reserve price on and see what happens
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    3blokes3blokes
    Good point re auctions but I think the price you can get for your car tends to be a fair bit lower than other avenues of sale. I think that might be one to consider if I just can't shift it via an ad!
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    A-R-T-H-U-RA-R-T-H-U-R
    Autotrader to start with, plus advert in window of car and attend an enthusiasts rally for an afternoon.
    Get onto their forums too.

    Or break it and sell each bit on ebay - big profit but a right time-consuming pain in the butt!
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    Clem_SnideClem_Snide
    I've used We Buy Any Car Twice. As long as you are honest on the quote request they are ok in my opinion.

    On both occasions we were offered £500+ more than part-ex.

    Could probably have got a bit more via a private sale but the trade off is We Buy Any Car is hassle free - take the car in, settle on the price, get paid 2-3 days later.
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    DICKIE PLUMBDICKIE PLUMB
    Put my Astra on Autotrader on Friday and sold it today. Quite impressed to be honest.
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    creepyaddickcreepyaddick
    brogib said:

    Sold my CLK via Ebay a few years back, I was quite pleased with the price I got until the bill come through from Ebay, can't remember how much exactly but remember thinking that's the last time I sell a motor on there.

    My mate sells vehicles on ebay and uses a classified ad which i think is £15 for 28days
    No extras after the sale
    The only problem with ebay is the amount of questions you have to answer!
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    3blokes3blokes
    creepyaddick said:

    brogib said:

    Sold my CLK via Ebay a few years back, I was quite pleased with the price I got until the bill come through from Ebay, can't remember how much exactly but remember thinking that's the last time I sell a motor on there.

    My mate sells vehicles on ebay and uses a classified ad which i think is £15 for 28days
    No extras after the sale
    The only problem with ebay is the amount of questions you have to answer!
    That does not sound excessive.
    Thanks for the info and the ideas everyone. I'm going to give the piston head ad a few more days then have a rethink if still no enquiries.

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    dizzeedizzee
    RedRooster said:

    What's a lifer? Sounds like jail slang

    They're usually Charlton fans. So you're right... It is a life sentence.
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    RedRoosterRedRooster
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    CarterCarter
    I've sold all my old cars on auto trader. Ebay is good for buying stuff, not so great for selling bigger items such as motors
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