Getting new, and selling old advice

[Bonefish Blues]

WBAC and the like have a place in the market, I don't think they really deserve the abuse that gets handed out (well, most of the time) but if you're patient then of course a private sale will be beneficial. My last sale meant I got £1600+ more than WBAC quoted - and I only sold it for £2.5K 🤭

...but then again, I am an exceedingly patient man!

 

[fossyant]

If you have time, do it yourself.

Whilst I was there, a lady arrived with a new'ish' toy Range Rover. By the time they had settled the Finance, she got £1k !

 

[T4tomo]

Just asking what others do who have changed cars before. We're getting a new to us (2020) car delivered in a couple of weeks. We want to sell our Renault privately (as we've been offered the usual pittance by WBAC etc). All I can think of doing is insuring the new one when we get it, but on a new policy, whilst keeping the old one insured else no-one will be able to test drive it. But that means our no claims etc will sit with the old car we are trying to sell, whilst our shiny new one will have to start a policy with 0 years NC.

Is that what everyone else does? Other option is to advertise the old one now and say it's not going to be available until our new delivery date? We have gone down to a 1 car family and really can't be without a car for more than a day

This is why trading your old one in / part ex-ing is a decent option, insurance just swaps over with No claims history intact. Yes you may get a few ££ more selling private, but there are most hidden costs and hassle.

 

[vickster]

I couldn't in good conscience have sold my car privately...my conscience didn't extend to WBAC

 

[OldShep]

Try selling it now before you change the insurance stipulating the day they can have it. After that no test drive. The hassle of tyre kickers for a few weeks might make you think the WBAC offer was OK.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Regarding insurance, when I sold my Fabia a couple of months ago, the buyer bought insurance for the day and showed me the online certificate. I can’t remember the provider but it only cost him a fiver for the peace of mind of being able to test drive it and it satisfied my requirements.

 

[CXRAndy]

Patience is a virtue as they say.

 

[Drago]

Regarding insurance, when I sold my Fabia a couple of months ago, the buyer bought insurance for the day and showed me the online certificate. I can’t remember the provider but it only cost him a fiver for the peace of mind of being able to test drive it and it satisfied my requirements.

The last car we actually bought for Mrs D (Volvo V70) we did just this. Took out a few days temporary insurance to get it home and so forth, then once the old one had gone swapped the cover to the new one. It wasn't terribly expensive IIRC.

 

[CXRAndy]

Im giving away our Citroen to a friends daughter.

I've got to do a couple of little tasks, new spark plugs, air, oil and filters. MOT for the year.

Had to fit new front springs last week as one had snapped(first time I've had a spring fail.)

In the last year I've done all the bits and bobs a 50k mile car has needed to bring it up to excellent running condition

 

[Dogtrousers]

I couldn't in good conscience have sold my car privately...my conscience didn't extend to WBAC

I was in a similar position.

Me: "Would you like to buy my car? It's literally falling to bits. Look! There goes another bit."

WBAC: Yeah, whatever. Here's a few quid.

It made the problem go away. It's only if your car is actually worth something that it becomes worthwhile taking on the selling/insurance challenges the OP has.

 

[T4tomo]

I was in a similar position.

Me: "Would you like to buy my car? It's literally falling to bits. Look! There goes another bit."

WBAC: Yeah, whatever. Here's a few quid.

It made the problem go away. It's only if your car is actually worth something that it becomes worthwhile taking on the selling/insurance challenges the OP has.

I didn't even get as far up the food chain as WBAC when my old Volvo died. Garage man called and told me it was farked and then referred me onto a scrap broker!

i actually keep the old one insured for while until I bought its replacement, it seemed easier to forgo about £9 refund for terminating the policy 1 month so before renewal and preserve the no claims history and discount and then just do the swap vehicle when I bought the new one. Was probably cheaper to being treated as swap of existing vehicle than a "new" addition to the policy and then have to chase up transferring the no claims discount off an expired policy.

 

[DCLane]

@T4tomo - it's not nice when they do that.

My old Mercedes 300TE estate got that comment with "please take it away and dispose of it".

 

[Jameshow]

@T4tomo - it's not nice when they do that.

My old Mercedes 300TE estate got that comment with "please take it away and dispose of it".

I doubt they would say that these days knowing the value of them now!

 

[vickster]

I was in a similar position.

Me: "Would you like to buy my car? It's literally falling to bits. Look! There goes another bit."

WBAC: Yeah, whatever. Here's a few quid.

It made the problem go away. It's only if your car is actually worth something that it becomes worthwhile taking on the selling/insurance challenges the OP has.

They gave me £4k for it. It's still on the road and passed it's MOT so whatever umm engine issue it had, didn't affect that (or it was fixed)