Just seen this car on the way home

[Milkfloat]

@Accy cyclist You have to sell privately - just think of the thread potential as you agonise over every small part of the transaction. It could be a whole sub-forum on its own (how to clean, how to advertise, dealing with companies trying to talk you into spending more money on other advertising. All that before potential buyers even turn up which can span a who new forum. You might even get a book deal out of it.

 

[All uphill]

@Accy cyclist You have to sell privately - just think of the thread potential as you agonise over every small part of the transaction. It could be a whole sub-forum on its own (how to clean, how to advertise, dealing with companies trying to talk you into spending more money on other advertising. All that before potential buyers even turn up which can span a who new forum. You might even get a book deal out of it.

At last someone identifies the important issue here!

 

[DCLane]

@Accy cyclist - you'll get more if you sell it privately, but quite a few time-wasters.

Try eBay, Facebook Marketplace / groups, Gumtree (owned by eBay), even here.

I've bought and sold cars via eBay fine and was about to buy another from there last Sunday until I had a phone call where I'd won a car just before-hand.

Is it the cabrio version or the standard? The cabrio will be worth more in a month or so when the sun comes out. That's why I bought my Saab cabrio in January just after heavy snow.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Guess it also depends in how much of a hurry is he to change - can he fund the Fiat without having the cash from the Mini or will the dealer take a deposit to hold the Mini for a while. I'd try to get the £100 from the dealer (who Accy seems to think is a good egg)

Paying for the Fiat isn't a problem. In fact I'm buying it because I have money that's burning a hole in my pocket as they say. This is why I'm not that bothered about selling my Mini on fleabay or farcebook etc and definitely not tying to sell it that sign in the car window way.To me that way means "I'm desperate for cash" and I certainly do not want the plebs around here thinking that's the case!! Having said that, for a bit of fun I'm going to take some pics of my Mini today (in the sunshine) and advertise it on yon Lancashire f/book. I'll phone the dealer this aft' and ask him to keep the car till next week while I see if I can get around £1100 for my Mini. He will do as he suggested this the other day. He knows I'm buying the Fiat as he's taken its advert off the Britannia Motors page.

 

[vickster]

Paying for the Fiat isn't a problem. In fact I'm buying it because I have money that's burning a hole in my pocket as they say. This is why I'm not that bothered about selling my Mini on fleabay or farcebook etc and definitely not tying to sell it that sign in the car window way.To me that way means "I'm desperate for cash" and I certainly do not want the plebs around here thinking that's the case!! Having said that, for a bit of fun I'm going to take some pics of my Mini today (in the sunshine) and advertise it on yon Lancashire f/book. I'll phone the dealer this aft' and ask him to keep the car till next week while I see if I can get around £1100 for my Mini. He will do as he suggested this the other day. He knows I'm buying the Fiat as he's taken its advert off Britannia Motors page.

Sounds like a plan, better not to have 2 cars that need taxing and insuring

 

[Accy cyclist]

@Accy cyclist - you'll get more if you sell it privately, but quite a few time-wasters.

Try eBay, Facebook Marketplace / groups, Gumtree (owned by eBay), even here.

I've bought and sold cars via eBay fine and was about to buy another from there last Sunday until I had a phone call where I'd won a car just before-hand.

Is it the cabrio version or the standard? The cabrio will be worth more in a month or so when the sun comes out. That's why I bought my Saab cabrio in January just after heavy snow.

Is it the cabrio version or the standard?

 

[vickster]

Is it the cabrio version or the standard?

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Think he meant the Mini?

 

[Accy cyclist]

Sounds like a plan, better not to have 2 cars that need taxing and insuring

Yes and I'm not in a hurry to get the Fiat as silly me only went and put £20 of diesel in the Mini the other day, so I want to burn it up before part exchanging it!! Being a tight wad in some ways If it was petrol I'd siphon it off and stick it in the Fiat. I bet that old git who got pissed the other year and threatened me (he gets pissed every night) will have something derogatory to say about the Fiat, like he did with my Mini when he said "ninety odd thousand miles ffs!!" when I told him how many miles it'd done, after I'd bought it. He's had his little grey box on wheels (some non descript' 'economical' boring Vauxhall) since I moved here 5 years ago. It hardly moves as he guards 'his' parking space obsessively.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Think he meant the Mini?

Think he meant the Mini?

Oh, right.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I saw the Fiat seller this aft'. I mentioned about him holding onto the car while I try and sell mine on the internet. Like others, he said it'll attract time-wasters and maybe some dodgy types. He then said that he'd give me another £100 for my Mini, making it £800. Why's he want it I wondered, so I asked him how much he'd sell it for if I let him have it. He said he'll sell it for £1495 after MOTing it, part servicing it, valeting it and putting a 3 month warranty on it. He also said I'd have to be careful if I do sell it online, making sure I only accept a direct bank transfer or cash. 🤔

 

[Gunk]

But he was talking about insurance for the new car vs. the old car...not how to sell the old car? (Unless I missed a post )

i was responding to an earlier post,I must have skipped a few pages

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Why's he want it I wondered, so I asked him how much he'd sell it for if I let him have it. He said he'll sell it for £1495 after MOTing it, part servicing it, valeting it and putting a 3 month warranty on it.

I don't believe him, £1995 at least from a dealer

He also said I'd have to be careful if I do sell it online, making sure I only accept a direct bank transfer or cash. 🤔

That is good advice though

 

[DRM]

To me, it’s not worth the hassle of dealing with the numpties who will come and kick the tyres, umm and ahh and expect you to virtually give the mini away, just take the £800 and drive off in your new Fiat,

 

[Accy cyclist]

To me, it’s not worth the hassle of dealing with the numpties who will come and kick the tyres, umm and ahh and expect you to virtually give the mini away, just take the £800 and drive off in your new Fiat,

That's what I'm thinking. I don't fancy 4 blokes turning up and acting aggressively, more or less forcing me to take not much more than £800. Then they might return in a month saying "you didn't tell us about that dodgy clutch" etc etc.🤔

 

[DRM]

That's what I'm thinking. I don't fancy 4 blokes turning up and acting aggressively, more or less forcing me to take not much more than £800. Then they might return in a month saying "you didn't tell us about that dodgy clutch" etc etc.🤔

Exactly, if the dealer sells it on, that’s his problem, a neighbour had the same, bought another car, sold his old one privately, it was back 2 days later because the head gasket failed