Valuation and Advert....can someone help?

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Hi Guys,

Am selling my Lexus to get something more economical for a new job with a longer commute. Firstly, I'm getting very different ideas of value from different sources - could someone with access to trade prices let me know what to expect for a 2005 (05) Lexus IS200 Sportcross with 116k miles in above average condition?

I wanted to get as close to 3k out of it as possible, and the valuations I've looked at suggest I'm in the right ballpark. Had an offer of 2750 which I accepted but the guy didnt even turn up. Another guy was interested, but claims to have since bought one the same age with 79k miles for 2150! When I enquired about a trade in with one dealer, I was told he would only put it on the forecourt at 2200 (although this was probably BS) - so I'm unsure if my 3k target is realistic.

It's only on ebay for now, had good results in the past... here's the ad http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261126553236

Anything bad/off putting about it? Its not even been 2 weeks yet so I know it might be a waiting game, but if I can speed up the process then all the better.
 
If its worth that little for a 2005 Lexus then there is simply no point in getting rid of it. Selling it for a pittance and buying something older and less reliable to 'save money' is just pointless false economy, IMHO.

It seems like its firmly entered the point where its worth far much more to you than anyone else.

Though one thing confuses me about the advert..

a new company car forces the sale of this excellent car.
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:confused:

Why do you need to buy a used older diesel if you have a new company car?
 
There is merit in that thinking but I dont necessarily think a replacement will inherently be any less reliable and fuel alone should be a saving of about 200 a month so it's worth doing if I can get the right offer.

Being the sort of car it is, I appreciate its going to be hard to find someone who wants one, hence my question really - how to find those people
 
[TW]Fox;23199714 said:
It is going to be older and not a Lexus. This in itself is enough to make it inherently less reliable...
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Good point - to what extent though is a different matter.

"New company car" just seemed easier - I didn't want to put fuel consumption in a potential buyers mind'
 
iaind said:
"New company car" just seemed easier - I didn't want to put fuel consumption in a potential buyers mind'
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It's a lie though? I'd definately be on my guard if I went to view a car like that with the 'Company car forces sale...' line only to get to the sellers house and find no sign of a company car. It'd be enough to get me to ask about it.

Just put 'new job forces sale' which is completely true and avoids having to form some sort of story if somebody asks you about it for no real reason.
 
Good point. I'd never lie about anything to do with the car but that seemed pretty irrelevant.

Anyway, it's a tricky decision to make because it is a superb car. However if my maths adds up then about half of my increase in take home salary could be swallowed up by fuel... That would suck. I'm not putting as much value on cars as I used to, so it really does just need to be a tool to get me to and from work in comfort
 
joesmith said:
Think you are blabbering on a bit in the ad imho, might put people off, keep to the facts. That's just my opinion though...
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Possibly, I wrote the sort of avert that I like to read - with relevant details and clealy written by someone enthusiastic about the car. Might try and trim it down a bit though
 
paradigm said:
Why does the advert start off calling it an IS100?
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Lol, good catch, no idea how I missed that!

Making some revisions now. A few potential buyers have raised concerns about the "high" mileage - is it worth counteracting that in the ad? "Condition belies the mileage" sort of thing?
 
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