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Allyc85
15th January 2008, 20:22
First of all this isnt a for sale ad, just gauging opinion :)

At the moment im trying to sell my Escort that once was a CAT C damaged car, It has been fully VIC checked, has a new MOT, looks great and drives very well. But despite it looking n driving great people are saying its worth £500 at most, which is around £200 under my valuation.

Would you say this is fair and how put off would you be by the history?

All opinions welcome :)
MrJan
17th January 2008, 13:51
Depends on age, mileage, engine size, gadgets etc. Auto Trader is the best place for comparison. Also remember that 12 months tax is worth getting on for £200 (for me anyway) so if isn't taxed you lose quite a bit of bargaining power. Finally, the people are generally right, they are the ones that'll end up paying for it :)
J4MIE
17th January 2008, 15:56
What year and spec is it?
Allyc85
17th January 2008, 17:29
Its a white Escort Si, 5 door hatch, 1995 (n reg), 112,000 miles.

Ive got someone interested in it now offering me a p/x with a beemer 318 which would be great :D
J4MIE
17th January 2008, 18:37
In all honesty then I think you are lucky if someone offers you £500 for it. It's not a new car :)
MrJan
17th January 2008, 19:06
£500 sounds about right, or more to the point £700 sounds really steep. Have a look through the Trader website and see what else you could pick up for £700 and you'll get a rough idea.
GridGirl
17th January 2008, 23:17
When I was a poor old student I had an '95 M reg Escort Si and part exed it in March 2002 for a grand. I dont know much about car prices but I would be extremely happy with £500 quid.
Mark
18th January 2008, 11:24
£500 is asking a bit much IMO. We sold my Dads corsa for that and it was 2 years newer with only 70k.
MrJan
18th January 2008, 13:12
Would have thought you could have got a bit more for it Mark, Corsa's are decent little cars.
Allyc85
18th January 2008, 19:05
Yea but Corsa's are well..... well I wont go into it!

But I guess if I take my rose tinted glasses off £500 is about right, but im gonna try and find someone out there thatl pay a bit more if I can. If it dosnt go in the next week or so il lower the price a bit :)
Mark
19th January 2008, 10:15
Well as the saying goes it is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. If you think you can get more it's worth trying if you have the time.