Moving from one car to the next?

leaskovski · 27 Jul 2007 at 10:27

Right, i have never really gone through the process of upgrading a car so i want to clear a few things up in my head.

I have a car at the moment that i want to sell and use its proceeds on the new car. The question is, unless i can get a part exchange which is highly unlikely when buying a second hand car, which is the better way? Selling the current car first and then going possibly ages without a car, or buying first then selling the old one??? :confused:

Seen as you lot on here seems to change cars more times than i change my y-fronts, how do you lot normally do it? :confused:

Thanks

[TW]Fox · 27 Jul 2007 at 10:28

I usually save up, buy new car then... er end up with lots of cars. I've never actually sold a car. But thats becuase by the time I finish with a car its usually worth 20 pence. The Xantia, for example, was worth just 15 pence.

lordrobs · 27 Jul 2007 at 10:32

Depends on your situation. I'm buying my new one first then selling my old one... but my old one is worth less than a grand and I can easily cover the cost of what I'm buying.

If you need to release money from your current car then you have no choice.

leaskovski · 27 Jul 2007 at 10:57

Hmm the 2k (hopefully) that i might get for the current one would be nice, otherwise i think i will have to wait a while longer before i can splash the cash

commited · 27 Jul 2007 at 15:58

I currently have 4 cars on my driveway due to laziness.

Best move is to advertise your car and start looking at the same time for what you want. If what you want is very rare, then leave advertising until you've found what you want. You dont always sell a car straight away, so its a good idea to advertise early and wait for a good price.

lordrobs · 27 Jul 2007 at 16:00

Is it wrong that I'm tempted to keep my old pug as a "spare" car

iCraig · 27 Jul 2007 at 16:15

I'll be changing my car soon and the way I'll do it is to buy the new car outright and then recoup my expense somewhat by selling the old one.

If I can't afford to buy a new car without selling my old one, I simply save a few extra months. It's worth the wait, as the hassle of trying to juggle the purchase of a new car and selling of the old one, whilst still needing a car to drive to work through the whole process can be awkward.

K.C. Leblanc · 27 Jul 2007 at 17:03

I've just got rid of two xantias. One swapped for a tax disk (I did this with the dealer who sold me my new car, the post office don't offer this service) the second one I gave back to person who gave me the car in the first place.

I found the first method worked best, the second Xantia is still outside my flat.