Car valuations/prices.. where to check?

wijcc · 29 Sep 2019 at 23:52

Hi, where are the best places to get used car valuations/prices when looking to buy these days please?
I am looking to buy the likes of a Ford Focus 1.6 petrol around the £1.5 to 2.5K mark. I have seen a 1.6 Zetec Climate advertised for 57 plated with 86K miles for £1500, what is the market price for one in decent condition?
Thanks in advance guys.

scaza · 30 Sep 2019 at 06:44

Easiest thing to do is to compare it to other Ford Focus' for sale of a similar age/mileage on the likes of autotrader.

It's not a defined value your given, but it does help with the feeling of getting a good/bad deal compared to the rest of the market.

Drumroll · 30 Sep 2019 at 07:45

scaza said:
Easiest thing to do is to compare it to other Ford Focus' for sale of a similar age/mileage on the likes of autotrader.

It's not a defined value your given, but it does help with the feeling of getting a good/bad deal compared to the rest of the market.

This. Also limit the area, as nationality there's a lot of variances but within 50 miles range, not so much.

Haze · 30 Sep 2019 at 07:58

I always use websites like ebay, pistonheads, autotrader, to get an idea of what used cars are worth....

wijcc · 30 Sep 2019 at 11:54

The prices vary from £1000 to about £3000 for similar age and mileage ford focus.. on autotrader when checking a 30 mile radius of my location.. Hence I was asking if there are free valuation price check sites.

ShiWarrior · 30 Sep 2019 at 13:22

wijcc said:
The prices vary from £1000 to about £3000 for similar age and mileage ford focus.. on autotrader when checking a 30 mile radius of my location.. Hence I was asking if there are free valuation price check sites.

autotrader do price checks
also WBAC

wijcc · 30 Sep 2019 at 17:50

Cool, thank you.

Does anyone know if there is anything particular I need to check/ask when looking at a 2007 1.6 petrol ford focus.. it has 87K miles on it. I need to find out if the cam belt has been changed I guess? Is there anything common faults or issue I need to look into?

ShiWarrior · 30 Sep 2019 at 18:00

clutch / cambelt i would have thought, not really sure what else tbh

wijcc · 10 Dec 2019 at 17:03

Still looking for a replacement car, thnigs got in the way in my search previousily. I have been looking at the online price guides they vary quite a bit. Also sellers on autotrader are sometimes asking for upto £1000 more than the best valuations I am getting online. for example Ford Focus 2008 1.6 Petrol Titanium asking for £3,800 when online valuations are coming out around £2700-2800! Does anyone with glass price guide.. help with what it should be selling for roughily??