I part exchanged my old '97 Proton Compact 1.6 auto' when i was buying my Celica GT a few weeks ago.
I checked out used prices before getting rid, and it looked like the most i would get would be about £350 via private sale.
The car had several problems,
On a positive note, it still drove ok, handling seemed alright, and got me from Leeds to Sheffield at a very noisy 80mph 3 times a week for a year. Never broke down when i had it. And maybe it's saving grace was the fact that it only had 43,000 on the clock.
Anyway, the idea of trying to sell an old Proton privately didn't sound too appealing. After all, who wants an old Proton? Especially one with so many problems?
As i wanted to get rid quickly and get my Celica GT, i took it to the dealer who offered me £240 for it part exchange. I accepted as it saved me the hassle and time that would be wasted 'trying' to sell it myself.
So, i thought he might possibly try and sell the car for £500 tops? Or possibly scrap it, or break it and sell the parts.
I checked the dealers website today and he's got it up for sale at £1000 !!??
I really dunno how he expects to sell such a car for so much more than it's worth. Even a mint version of the car would struggle to fetch that, especially in todays market.
I'm just a bit baffled really, so fancied writing it all down and having a mini rant. Because my gf doesn't listen to me when i rant about cars
I checked out used prices before getting rid, and it looked like the most i would get would be about £350 via private sale.
The car had several problems,
- It used to belong to my Grandad who had banged it into various walls and bollards, which is why we took it off him (he was getting too old to drive). This was all at very low speeds so it'd had minor body work repair and a very poor left side panel respray at some point. Parts of the front body had been slightly bent out of place, and there were several area's of deep rust where damage had earlier taken place. Also there was some heavy lacquer peel on the rear of the car.
- The car had really bad knocking on full steering lock and produced a horrible crunching/scraping noise at the back when going over bumps. Every time the car was started it made a horrible squeeling noise from the engine, one of the belts i presume.
- Breaks made an awful racket, especially in reverse. And as the cold weather came in the car failed to start first time around on several occasions.
- The front wipers didn't clear the rain at speeds above 60mph, because the wiper arms were slightly corroded meaning they would flex out of position at high speeds.
- The electric mirrors no longer worked, and the cig lighter was broken. The electric windows were half broken. The left window took about a minute to go all the way up, and the drivers window stopped half way and you had to push it back up to the top.
- And finally, the dash rattled like crazy and the parcel shelf hinges were broken which produced a horrible rattle all the time.
- It drank petrol like nothing i have ever seen. Seriously poor mpg, something up with the engine because it was terrible?
On a positive note, it still drove ok, handling seemed alright, and got me from Leeds to Sheffield at a very noisy 80mph 3 times a week for a year. Never broke down when i had it. And maybe it's saving grace was the fact that it only had 43,000 on the clock.
Anyway, the idea of trying to sell an old Proton privately didn't sound too appealing. After all, who wants an old Proton? Especially one with so many problems?
As i wanted to get rid quickly and get my Celica GT, i took it to the dealer who offered me £240 for it part exchange. I accepted as it saved me the hassle and time that would be wasted 'trying' to sell it myself.
So, i thought he might possibly try and sell the car for £500 tops? Or possibly scrap it, or break it and sell the parts.
I checked the dealers website today and he's got it up for sale at £1000 !!??
I really dunno how he expects to sell such a car for so much more than it's worth. Even a mint version of the car would struggle to fetch that, especially in todays market.
I'm just a bit baffled really, so fancied writing it all down and having a mini rant. Because my gf doesn't listen to me when i rant about cars
