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I have a Scenic 1.9 dci dynamique coming up to three years old and and am thinking of selling it shortly. Although I have not got an exact price in mind, i expect it will be around £7500ish. At this price level can I expect much interest from buyers or do people paying this amount or more head off to the dealers for peace of mind/warranty. I would be selling at least £1500 cheaper than the dealers. Anyone with recent experience?
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HJ says Cars with electric parking brakes cannot be used for the Driving Test. One reader reports that on the 2007 version the rear parking sensors buzzers are not as audible and the front door pockets are shallower, allowing things to fall out. Only 80% of cars problem free in 2006 Which? survey. 2nd bottom among MPVs. 74th in 2007 J.D. Power survey with 78.1% score (much better than Scenic hatchback).
see other threads here re renault diesels - they are not top of many people's shopping lists
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Sorry, prehaps I was not being clear. I was just interested to knowing if there would be much interest from buyers at cars privately sold at around @£7500 which would be £1500 cheaper than a identical car at the dealers. I know all about the shortcomings of this model...
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Sorry also! I am not sure that a £1500 saving by buying private with no warranty would be enough of an inducement. With something potentially this problematical people might like the comfort, real or imagined, of a full dealer back up.
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as harry hill says BobL
" only one way to find out"------------so
stick it in autotrader with good words and a good picture/s and see what bites
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Back in June I traded my Scenic 1.9 dci Dynamique with about 39k miles in and got £6700 as atrade in and is now for sale at the dealer for £7500, so will probably go for £7300.
So depending on your mileage (and my car had extras on it as well), and the fact that they have had this car since June, I would think that you would be hard pushed to get that money for it privately.
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Glass's puts your car between £5800 (Ave) and £65000 (exc) with 30K miles and
between £6000 (ave) and £6700 (exc) with 20K - you didn't state a mileage.
As BobbyG says, a model with some problems can be difficult to sell (privately) and as a private seller you offer (legally) a buyer less protection than buying at auction & certainly not the warranty/sale of goods act protection/workshop prep/valet/finance/part-ex that comes with the £7500+ at a dealer. I really can't see this at £9K at a dealer as you have suggested.
Loads of Scenics around for sale, privately - you'll be lucky to get the Glass's top trade prices (ie 65/67 depending on mileage) - IMO of course.
Jacks
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IF we take this particular model out of the equation and just say any mainstream car which is three years old and worth approx 7k privately, could I find it hard to sell privately verus a main dealer given the piece of mind /warranty afforded by the dealer. Do buyers normally part with that much cash to a private seller
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I spent £8750 on our Grand Scenic privately 6 months ago (against an advertised price of £9k). Saved about a grand on what a main dealer was asking at the time, but there was manufacturers warranty left on it, and a full Renault history, so it gave a little peace of mind. The well documented issues with the Renault dCi engines had also been addressed by Renault in time for the launch of the Scenic II.
For what it's worth, our Scenic has been faultless in the time we've had it. 7,000 miles of smooth, effortless, spacious, gadget laden and all round pleasant motoring. We love it to bits, and would recommend it to anyone.
Cheers
DP
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I>> Do buyers normally part with that much cash to a private seller
It depends upon so many variables. Clearly some buyers will spend this amount privately but this is more likely if a car is a sought after model (eg good spec. BMW coupe) or if the car is still within the 3 year manufacturers warranty period. A sensible buyer would also HPI and get an independent inspection. It also depends on the pricing versus the dealer price. It's got to be low enough to tempt a buyer to buy a car without any consumer protection whatsover.
The other factor is that although you are comparing a private sale to a "main dealer" there are other options for joe public. If it's mainstream model he can simply go to a car"supermarket" and have his choice of model/colour for a lot less than the main dealer plus although there's not much retail foreplay he still has the all important latest consumer legislation on his side (effectively giving 6 months warranty) although most of these outlets tend to stock <3 year old vehicles to minimise the exposure.
So you have to price much lower than the supermarkets (for a mainstream car) to attract a buyer and that price is probably very close to the trade in you could get if buying another car at a main dealer. Plus joe public will mess you around, offer silly money, not turn up, "buy" the car & then not be able to get the cash together, scam you, clone the plates, test drive-walk away-then return at night & steal the car/wheels etc.
Jacks
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Thanks jacks, I think you`ve answered my question
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