Scrape on front of car, fix before flogging?

[morguk]

2019 Fiesta ST3, I scraped a low flat bed trailer that I didn't see, it left a 2x1" mark that has eaten into the plastic on the front bumper so it's black in colour, and a few small white scratches around it that may buff out.

I'm looking to sell the car, I don't need to extract the max value out of it but equally I don't want to be ripped off with super lowball offers because of the damage.

I don't know how much it will cost to repair, but say it was £500 I don't mind being offered say £850 less than fair value, but if it's £1000+ it's a no go and I'd rather get it repaired. Equally I want to move it reasonably quickly so not sure what's best to do..

Any advice?

 

[tom_e]

Find out how much it'll cost to fix and go from there

 

[Maundie]

Yeah get a quote and then look at your options, no good thinking it’s a £100 when in reality it could be a grand

 

[kindai]

Its probably a £100 quid job by chipsaway tbh.

 

[morguk]

Find out how much it'll cost to fix and go from there

Yeah get a quote and then look at your options, no good thinking it’s a £100 when in reality it could be a grand

Its probably a £100 quid job by chipsaway tbh.

Yeah you're all right. I'll take it over for a quote tomorrow

 

[DB_SamX]

I was in the same situation when I scraped my old car after listing it. I chose to repair it as thought it would be off-putting to sell it with scuff marks.

 

[Deleted User 298457]

, but say it was £500 I don't mind being offered say £850 less than fair value,

This math is hilarious. In what world can you "make" £350 for minimal headache?

 

[morguk]

This math is hilarious. In what world can you "make" £350 for minimal headache?

Eh? In the example I'm saying I'd be happy to lose £350 so someone else can get it fixed.

 

[Armageus]

Its probably a £100 quid job by chipsaway tbh.

Fairly sure there's no such thing as a £100 chips away job these days and hasn't been for a while.

Last time I used them (a few years ago) a tiny door ding was something like £200

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Eh? In the example I'm saying I'd be happy to lose £350 so someone else can get it fixed.

In other words you could "pay yourself" 350 to arrange it yourself.

 

[morguk]

In other words you could "pay yourself" 350 to arrange it yourself.

Correct.

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Correct.

How much do you earn an hour?