Best way to value you my car?

wonder_lander · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:05

I'm looking to get an idea of what I can expect trade in a private. I've looked at autotrader, pistonheads and ebay and can't really find a good comparison.
WBAC came back with £4300 if I remember.

Details if anyone has access to something.
Alfa GT 1.9 JTDm (lower tax, better mpg than the JTD)
111K miles
FSH, Alfa until warranty ran out then Alfa specialist (Last serviced in Jan 2011)
2006 on an 06 plate

Options
Tan Leather
Rear Parking Sensors
18" Multispoke Alloys

There are probably pics linked to the car in my sig!

wonder_lander · 2 Feb 2011 at 06:34

Stumped you all there I guess! Sounds like I'll get a parkers subscription and do it on there. Just wondered if there was a better, more accurate way of doing it.

MrCake · 2 Feb 2011 at 07:09

Vauxhall used to give you a free Glass valuation from their website, Try building up any VX car on their website and go through the finance details etc and assuming they havent removed it, you should then hit a Glass Guide page to value your car.

monkey_boy · 2 Feb 2011 at 07:23

MrCake said:
Vauxhall used to give you a free Glass valuation from their website, Try building up any VX car on their website and go through the finance details etc and assuming they havent removed it, you should then hit a Glass Guide page to value your car.

You don't need to build a car, just go to the finance section and value my car. It will only give you PX prices though. The best way for accurate private sale prices is to go on AT and see what others are being advertised for.

wonder_lander · 2 Feb 2011 at 20:59

monkey_boy said:
You don't need to build a car, just go to the finance section and value my car. It will only give you PX prices though. The best way for accurate private sale prices is to go on AT and see what others are being advertised for.

As I said in the OP AT hasn't really helped. Anyone want to look at the results and then take a stab? http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/...rt/priceasc/maximum-mileage/over_100000_miles

wonder_lander · 2 Feb 2011 at 21:02

Glasses guide on the VX website came back with

Excellent condition: £4180
Average condition: £3810
Below average condition: £3340

MagicBoy · 2 Feb 2011 at 21:06

Going off the AT stuff, I'd have a bash at £5500.

The cars at £5000 are 2005, the car at £6000 is 2007 with higher miles.

That's for retail or a private sale, so assume a couple of hundred quid off. You'd probably get £4750 for trade-in or the like.

Biohazard · 2 Feb 2011 at 21:18

thread title hurts head

are you asking your car this, rhetorically?

wonder_lander · 2 Feb 2011 at 21:20

Biohazard said:
thread title hurts head

are you asking your car this, rhetorically?

LOL, I saw the typo this morning so didn't have chance to correct it!

Delete the word you in your mind and it should work!

monkey_boy · 2 Feb 2011 at 21:20

I'd say that £5500 is worth a go. This ad seems to be the closest to yours http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...postcode/st158fb/page/1/radius/1501?logcode=p with (imo) quite an important factor being that it's a private sale whereas the ones in your search are all traders. If you want to sell it quick, drop it to £5k.

wonder_lander · 2 Feb 2011 at 21:21

MagicBoy said:
Going off the AT stuff, I'd have a bash at £5500.

The cars at £5000 are 2005, the car at £6000 is 2007 with higher miles.

That's for retail or a private sale, so assume a couple of hundred quid off. You'd probably get £4750 for trade-in or the like.

I'd be happy to clear £5k as that's what I paid for the car back in 2006! Depreciation free motoring....won't manage that again

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