What's the best website to check the value of a second-hand car (2003)? (with a view to trade it in in next 2 months).
I have tried autotrader (to look at what similar cars are going for -wide variations, lots of professional traders), and the Parker's guide, also Whatcar? (unfortunately the latter does not go back to 2003). Any other suggestions?
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For trade in prices, the Vauxhall site is pretty good - look for it under 'owner services' (or something similar).
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Thanks, I've just tried the Vauxhall site that you advised me to consult, but I found the figure it gave me very odd, it valued my car at £3,800 whereas Parker's values it at £5,500, so who do you think is right? (Mazda Tribute GXi 2L Manual non-mettalic paint, 2003 03 plate, 35,000 miles, A1 condition).
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Direct Link from Vauxhall site:
tinyurl.com/bhboh
Edited by Marc Four on 26/10/2007 at 19:14
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Thanks, I found the site and was wondering why there was so much difference between Parker's and Glass's (see my previous post, nearly £2,000 for a car valued at roundabout £5K is a lot!
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I presume you're looking at the trade-in value on Parkers rather than the sale price? In my experience, Parkers is often a bit on the high side - and it makes the private buyer stand out at auction!
On the other hand, I wish I could get anywhere near some of the Glass's prices - the cars I'm interested in always seem to go a bit over book value!
Edited by Marlot on 27/10/2007 at 10:24
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Glass's is by far the more accurate of the two, dealers use it and pay for that privilege, also, Glass's gives you a trade in price, Parkers gives private sale rices as well as trade in.
If I had a pound for every customer who had absolutely ludicrous ideas of their car's value thanks to Parkers I would probably have never quit car sales! :-)
Blue
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OK, I'll go by the Glass's price then if that's the one the trade uses :-(.
We paid 14.5K for the car 4 1/2 yrs ago (an excellent car that's been very reliable -but we need something smaller now- far more reliable than the Freelander we had before!), Glass's values it at less than £4K, isn't that a very steep depreciation?
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black book values your car at 5500 approx clean,ive got to be honest and never heard of your car so maybe the trade would value it less as its not too common? but a dog with your mileage still only bottoms out at £4500
so dont believe everything you read about valuations
stick it in autotrader and see what the man on the street thinks before you mug it away
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google implies that its a ford maverick. Check prices for those?
In an advert make sure you put both names - If they are the same thing - I'd never headr of it either.
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Thanks, I rechecked and Glass's values it at £4,200. I do think it is too low and should be more around £5,000. I've checked on AutoTrader (about 50 Tributes for sale), some traders are selling the same as mine for £7,000. What sort of mark-up are they looking for for a car like that valued around £4,500?
Sorry for my ignorance but what's the "black book"?
Adverse camber, you advise me to put "both names", what do you mean by that? (both names of what exactly? Do you mean the Tribute and The Maverick?)
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If I had a pound for every customer who had absolutely ludicrous ideas of their car's value thanks to Parkers I would probably have never quit car sales! :-)
..and if I had a pound of every car dealer who's price was well above the book price for a car in A1 condition with FSH for cars which were neither of those...
Edited by Pugugly {P} on 27/10/2007 at 21:41
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Blue - one for you, please.
My car is a 2001 Punto - but it was sold to me from the dealer in 2005: the V5 and tax thus says 2005. It's only got 30,000 miles on it. How can I get an accurate price from Glass's who only give me the price as if was run from 2001 - or are they pricing it as a now 6-year-old-car?
I've seen similar cars for sale at more than Glass's value - both main dealer and private. How, then, do they work out the price or is it a case of bracketing the value around everyone else's? Just keen to know as I'm interested in selling the car and want, of course, as much as I can get.
Cheers
AA
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