Why wont my car sell?

s100000 · 14 Mar 2016 at 21:57

Had it up on autotrader for nearly 2 weeks and not had one phone call. Put it up on gumtree but had low offers. Any critical feedback would be appreciated as Im doing a lot of motorway miles and its costing a lot!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201603041643682

Thanks.

Hxc · 14 Mar 2016 at 21:59

Too expensive.

xs2man · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:00

Hxc said:
Too expensive.

Yep. Would sell if it was cheaper.

Adam · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:02

Advertising it on OcUK should help though!

LeMaltor · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:03

Can you drive somewhere more scenic to retake the pics too?

s100000 · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:08

Hxc said:
Too expensive.

autotrader quote 7k I would have thought with the optional extras I priced it right. Also I have said im willing to offers.. I might just keep her if I dont get the right price

s100000 · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:09

Adam said:
Advertising it on OcUK should help though!

I never knew you could

Havent really been using this forum for long but I am definitely here to stay, really helpful.

danza · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:11

Better location for photos, replace missing rear towing eye cover and (without wishing to offend) one tyre having a chunk missing, 'lady owner' and 'refurbished' will be summed as 'driven into numerous kerbs, tracking buggered'.

Also overpriced based on other similar private sales on AT.

Kenai · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:12

That's almost R32 money isn't it? (for the year anyway)

paradigm · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:12

The gigantic chunk of missing tyre sidewall doesn't exactly scream "careful owner" either.

Although it does tie in nicely with "lady owner", which really isn't a selling point.

Finally, don't assume optional extras add much (if anything) to the value.

LiE · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:14

I'd say drop it under 7 to 6995. There are a lot of golf GTIs within 40 miles of you which means you need to stand out more.

s100000 · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:15

paradigm said:
The gigantic chunk of missing tyre sidewall doesn't exactly scream "careful owner" either.

Although it does tie in nicely with "lady owner", which really isn't a selling point.

Finally, don't assume optional extras add much (if anything) to the value.

Been serviced more than the book but yeh do agree that cosmetically its not perfect.

paradigm · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:16

Serviced more than the book? What does that even mean? :confused:

It's clearly not been looked after properly, otherwise why would a huge chunk of tyre be missing, and the wheels have needed a refurb?

You can't go expecting top end money for a car that by your own reckoning isn't cosmetically (the first thing a buyer will care about) perfect.

It's overpriced, potentially by quite an amount.

s100000 · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:20

paradigm said:
Serviced more than the book? What does that even mean?

It's clearly not been looked after properly, otherwise why would a huge chunk of tyre be missing, and the wheels have needed a refurb?

You can't go expecting top end money for a car that by your own reckoning isn't cosmetically (the first thing a buyer will care about) perfect.

It's overpriced, potentially by quite an amount.

By that I mean serviced every 6 months. Garage said its got no rust underneath as its been garaged. No offence but I know my car and although your right in that it did have a refurbed alloys and there is a chunk out of the tyre, that tyre has never been punctured. Also its been warmed up and cooled down properly and washed regularly, no one is perfect.

Yes I agree, what price do you think is right then?

Rroff · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:22

LiE said:
I'd say drop it under 7 to 6995. There are a lot of golf GTIs within 40 miles of you which means you need to stand out more.

Problem is the general buying public can pickup a reasonable spec 2008 Golf with that kind of mileage for around £2K less - those that would pay that kind of money for the specific spec are going to be fewer and further between and from a quick look around generally similar spec/mileage sold at around 5.9-6.2K.

Firestar_3x · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:23

Needs to be sub 7k for sure, the MK5 is starting to look really dated now imho, are the performance stats correct on AT?

s100000 · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:24

Rroff said:
Problem is the general buying public can pickup a reasonable spec 2008 Golf with that kind of mileage for around £2K less - those that would pay that kind of money for the specific spec are going to be fewer and further between and from a quick look around generally similar spec/mileage sold at around 5.9-6.2K.

No one interested in a candy white one? 3 door?

In all honesty I might just keep it, I love her to bits but cant justify her with the mileage being done.

geekman · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:26

I agree it's overpriced, but you can't say a car hasn't been looked after because the wheels have been refurbed, if anything it shows the car has been looked after because they care about the appearance enough to spend money on it.

Surely pretty much any car more than a few years old is going to have had wheel damage at some point - even if you're the best driver in the world, there's still potholes/people pulling out and forcing you into kerbs etc.

Janesy B · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:26

When people say it's too much, do they actually look at the prices of similar cars? 8k is about the going rate for an 08 plate GTI with lower mileage privately so 7k isn't unreasonable, dealers asking 8.5k and if it's an ED30 you're looking at 10k.

BinnsY · 14 Mar 2016 at 22:27

Yep as others have said too expensive and there are tons of similar models for sub 7k in your area.

At minimum drop it to 6995 so you show up in searches where people specify a max price of 7k. Though realistically you'd probably get more interest at the 6500 mark.