Getting fed up now with car hunting

Rotty

Rotty

Rotty

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Been at it a couple of weeks but can't find much I want, when I do it is either sold or they offer me a farcical p/ex

I found one last week, good spec, good price and a just about acceptable p/ex price but it was Gatwick wasy so couldn't get till Sunday, rang Say afternoon to confirm and he had sold it that morning :mad:

Just wondering whether to list the M3 privately and hopefully that will make car hunting easier as a cash buyer

any advice ?

also what should I list the M3 at ?
 
Sorry to be of no help mate but what car are you looking at

May help if you give a basic spec of the car too ....

Sam
 
Been looking for Cayman S or Boxster S ( with Bose ) , maybe a SLK55

budget to £30k , well £15k + mine

open to other suggestions

my M3


BMW M3 Coupe SMG, 2003/52 , 49k miles , Harmon Kardon, Autochanger, Centre armrest , 19 inch CSL wheels ( 6 months old, no kerbing ) , Eibach Pro spring kit ,tyres 6mm plus, Siver with grey leather , no SatNav

recent Inspection 2 ,
9k+ to next service which is the minor one , full BMW service history ,
excellent condition
 
Been at it for weeks?!

Dude I was looking at cars for god knows how long THEN decided what I wanted and spent 3 months picking one :p

There's plenty of time ;) - It's a buyers market afterall!
 
what people on pistonheads ask for and what they get are different things. He'll be waiting a long time for 20k if he gets it at all
 
Rotty, I think you'll do well to get 15k for your car.

Similar spec, from a dealer with 31k on the clock, £14950:
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/ni...category=CARS&channel=CARS&id=200837318653354

If you want a quick sale, ask £14k and take £13.5k would be my suggestion. Only £1500 lower than you want and your head is less melted.

On a brighter note, there is this 2006 Cayman S for £27k:
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/ni...category=CARS&channel=CARS&id=200837318757987

Or this 2007 Boxster S for £28k
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/ni...category=CARS&channel=CARS&id=200834317110682
 
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The problem is as somebody else said "It's a buyers market".
So great, it means you can get some bargains and sellers are willing to negotiate a bit etc.
However it seems dealers are being extremely "stingy" with trade-ins.
We all know that you will only realise the best price for your car by selling it rather than doing a trade-in.
However it can be awkward, especially if you need the money from your old car for the new one.

It's a buyers market and the dealers don't seem to want to "buy" anything in.

Not in the same league as the buying/selling planned by the OP - but although I managed to get a good enough deal on my recent vRS purchase, I know I've been royally ******* on my trade-in.
 
stoofa said:
The problem is as somebody else said "It's a buyers market".
So great, it means you can get some bargains and sellers are willing to negotiate a bit etc.
However it seems dealers are being extremely "stingy" with trade-ins.
We all know that you will only realise the best price for your car by selling it rather than doing a trade-in.
However it can be awkward, especially if you need the money from your old car for the new one.

It's a buyers market and the dealers don't seem to want to "buy" anything in.

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very true, the good bit from my point of view is that there is nothing wrong with my current car so if they don't give a good deal I will just walk and keep the M3
 
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