All other things equal, how much do you knock off Parkers when pricing an ex-Police car?
I've been offered a Lexus IS300 2004 85k that is supposedly ex-CID, private sale by the 2nd owner who claims to have bought at auction then realised he couldn't afford the insurance. From the pics there's no obvious sign of mis-use or holes in bodywork.
I can look after myself as far as checking the car out goes (I've not seen it yet) so need no advice on that, but I'm flummoxed on how to price the car (Parkers gives around £5,250 good 60k, so I think about £4,500 with that mileage).
I can say "well, it's about the same as saying it's a repaired Cat D, and they are going on eBay for 2/3 of Parkers guide price" but I suspect that won't get me far with the seller. I'm having a look on eBay and can get something from that, and would appreciate some help from anyone with a good handle on this.
Cheers,
Ian
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