We buy any car......don't buy.....

[User33236]

I am planning on selling my car and thought I'd put the details into WBAC and see what the worst i could get was. Punched in the reg number and clicked next to be told 'we can find your car for the registration' (or words to that effect) and was given a form to select the make and model from.

My model isnt listed therefore they should probably be called we buy nearly any car.

 

[Beebo]

I am planning on selling my car and thought I'd put the details into WBAC and see what the worst i could get was. Punched in the reg number and clicked next to be told 'we can find your car for the registration' (or words to that effect) and was given a form to select the make and model from.

My model isnt listed therefore they should probably be called we buy nearly any car.

What make and model is it? Is it on a private plate?
I have used them to sell a car once before, it wasnt a great experience but got the job done quickly and simply.

 

[HLaB]

Its not stolen, false plates

 

[User33236]

Its not stolen, false plates

Nope, well not that i know of

 

[Pale Rider]

Experiences seem to vary wildly, probably because expectations do the same.

My brother and one other person I know both accepted what they considered fair offers from webuyanycar, and doing the deal was straightforward.

On t'other hand, there are loads of stories on the internet along of the lines of 'they only offered £500 for my car which is worth at least 10 times that'.

 

[User33236]

[QUOTE 2970219, member: 45"]I wouldn't bother. The money they offer is pitiful.[/quote]
As I said i was going for worst care scenario to get an idea of what can realisticly get for it.

Personally though I got about £1.5K more from them for my last car that I got offered as a trade in and it finally got sold on for less than I got YMMV though.

 

[screenman]

[QUOTE 2970236, member: 45"]I've just traded in a car for £1300. WBAC offered £1000. That was before seeing it and knocking money of for scuffing.[/quote]
Trading in and selling only are so different.

 

[Venod]

We recently had a price from them for the wife's car that was a little low but not too bad, we decided not to take the offer and traded the car for a little more, in the next couple of weeks they upped the offer twice to very near what we traded for, so it may pay to wait for further offers if your not in a hurry, it was a Ford Fiesta Zetec, the reason they gave for upping the offer was the model is in demand.

 

[screenman]

The motor trade is fluctuating all over the place with prices and values, used stock is a bit scarce in lots of places, over allowances like Mr Paul likely got are getting less and less. Most of my customers despite March 1st are 24 to 40% low on stock, as I say to them you cannot sell empty spaces unless you are NCP.

It would be easy to say pay more but they have to have margins, the public will not pay more for a car than they have to that is for sure.

WBAC works well for many people but like most things we often only hear the bad. But do not expect top retail as they are running business and have over heads to meet and profit to make.

As for those they say a little scuff, well I had that customer on the phone today, slight tap he said in rear door about an inch across and 5mm deep ( why do people do that), I felt he was not telling the truth so told him to bring it to me, wanted an new rear door and pillar I do PDR, shopping trolley dents and the guy knows it. I would have been more than mithed if I had traveled to him.

 

[User33236]

The motor trade is fluctuating all over the place with prices and values, used stock is a bit scarce in lots of places, over allowances like Mr Paul likely got are getting less and less.

Colleague of mine got a price off them in December but waited till two weeks ago to go and see them so got another price of them that was higher than the first. When he got there two days later it had gone up again.

 

[screenman]

Mr Paul, the reason being on the mark down is because when they sell on the buyer is looking for a perfect vehicle.

Trade in well you know about over allowances so I do not need to tell you I am sure, nowadays can be up to £700 depending on what you are buying. These are purely to make you think you are getting a good deal, bit of a con really but most people fall for it. Try no trade in and you will or should be able to negotiate the over allowance off of the price.

The book, well which book would that be? Glasses, Cap, Parkers etc. often way out and are only a very basic guide, there are many cars at the moment making over book and many making under. Seldom have I known of a vehicle making bang on book price.

I hasten to add the above is not guess work, I have spent 42 or too many years in the motor trade, 39 of those working for myself.

 

[screenman]

[QUOTE 2970945, member: 45"]You seem to be disagreeing and agreeing with me at the same time.

If you want to maximise your money, sell it yourself. If you can't be bothered with the hassle use WBAC, but you'll lose more than their overheads.[/quote]
Can you lose something you do not have?

I was not disagreeing I was just pointing out a few finer points for those not in the know.

 

[screenman]

[QUOTE 2970959, member: 45"]Yes, you can lose money that's in the car if you can get more from it via another route.[/quote]
No, that is getting paid for the extra effort you will be putting in.

 

[screenman]

[QUOTE 2970988, member: 45"]Take into account the lazy premium, which has nothing to do with the effort. You're losing money that's in the car.[/quote]

It only has a value once it is sold, anything up till then is perceived.

 

[oldfatfool]

I got £500 over trade in from WBAC and the car needed a service at the time so all in all better than I could have expected private as well