ball park figure for vehicle part ex

[mr Mag00]

is there such a thing, a figure, percentage, so i could estimate what i may get for a vehicle?

it is a small commercial van and secondly what would be the likelihood of part ex to a car from commercial vehicle are there added complications to this.
anybody here have the answers?

cheers!

 

[TheDoctor]

Try webuyanycar.com, or have a look in 'Parkers'.
Either of these will give you a ball-park figure.

 

[siadwell]

Parkers will give you (for free) a figure that, from experience, is wildly optimistic if you're selling or part-exing.

I believe the trade uses Glass's guide, but you have to pay to access their data.

 

[mr Mag00]

i have a figure as to the value of the vehicle i wondered if there was a % that might expect from part ex just so i could some financial juggling and looking at what might be available

 

[postman]

When you have done all that .Wait for the salesman .Well it needs two new tyres .Windscreen might need !.Mot needed soon .So my first offer .To get you here £1400.Is now going to be £1010.

Like it or lump it .

We took it ,not happy .

 

[Over The Hill]

I dont know how the recession is affecting the market- on the one hand builders and plumbers going bust but then lots of firms hanging on to their present vans longer so market may be up or down.
I found Parkers to be OK as long as you did the milage allowance.
Will they take your van for a car? I guess yes if you are adding a lot of money to it for the car but in a not-much-different PX I would expect an insulting price.
Autotrader is good and THE place to sell although their website has gone crap lately, often OK to just price it by what they have in there. Ultimately no one will buy it if another up the road is cheaper for similar.

 

[Bman]

As well as The Doctors suggestions, what about Autotrader?

 

[addictfreak]

The price they offer for your part ex will depend on:

The price of the vehicle you are buying

The amount of cash you have to throw in

The finance package you take

And somewhere in the mix will be the actual 'book price' for your current vehicle.

In my opinion you are much better off selling you van privately (if possible) then going to a garage with cash in your pocket and negotiating

 

[dudi]

Best thing in my experience, is to be honest with yourself about the condition of your car, do a bit of homework and then try to do a deal with the dealer.

Have a look on WhatCar.com they have a free valuation thing. However the value is based on the assumption that there is absolutely nothing wrong with your car. no scratches, perfect interior etc... it's called a 'clean' part-ex price.

This value would be the maximum you could expect from a garage, unless they do you a special deal.
Unless you strike a deal (like I did when I sold my Volvo, part ex for about twice it's value as they had the car I wanted to buy for a while) then you're more likely to get the sort of money you;re hoping for if you sell it privately.