Thetownend.com

is a cunt !


Have to sell my car as my work's car allowance scheme will not support cars that pass a certain age.

I have chosen the car I want and am negotiating the deal etc, only to be told that my motor is worth £2500 !

FFS !

I have had it for 3 years (including a year that I didnt drive !), had it serviced and new MOT, not to mention 4 new tyres

I paid well over £12k for it three years ago and I loose £10k in two years driving

Do one and fuck off economy !

There


Rant over

what make and model is your old one? how many miles?

my car cost £260 so i'm not so concerned about depreciation. i'll probably break it before i get to sell it.

 :D

good shout

MG ZT

58000 miles

November 2004 (54 plate)

One of these?

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/images/7350-100100.jpg

They look distinctly like one of these to me:

[url width=487 height=287]http://www.m-99.co.uk/Car_Bodykits/Rover_400/rover400_zenith.jpg[/url]

And remind me of these:

[url width=698 height=574]http://imcdb.org/images/028/824.jpg[/url]

This is the exact reason I'm thinking of leasing...

The top one yes

the next two definately not !

 :D

OF, are those pics 'spot the difference'  because if so I'm struggling.


:)

the 2nd picture is the rover 400 series (414si i think) the ZT i believe was modeled on the rover 600 or rover 75 the MG ZS is the one modeled on the 400/45 series. and the ZR on the 200 series or 25

They're not just "modelled on" are they. They're pretty much the same car with different trim.

The depreciation is a bastard but it can't have been helped by the manufacturer having gone tits up.

Is it possible to part ex it? My mum's bloke got offered £2.5k for his ZR just yesterday.

Dont buy Rovers!

Webuyanycar.com will give you £2,660.

It's not just Rovers anymore, loads of cars are depreciating at a crazy rate, although Rover/MG more so since going bust, I agree there.

Saab will be the next to go bust in all likelihood so don't buy one of those.

I bought my car for 11,750 quid over 2 years ago. That webuyanycar values it at 6,300 quid.

My car cost me £5000 (used) two years ago and is now worth £1500 (list price).

Guessing something French? Pug?

Yep, Pug 307.

£1950

Fred - that's not you is it ?

Glasses trade in on my car (trade in was 9600 last May)

Toyota Avensis 1.8 petrol, 07, 22K

Part-exchange Price:
Excellent condition:
   £7240
Average condition:
   £6460
Below average condition: 
   £5750

 :cry:

Anywho, you can get your valuation free from http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/vaux/finance/valuemycar.do?method=loadPartExchange&source=C . CLICK ON THE RED "VALUE OF YOUR CAR" LINK, don't fill in the form.

God Im sure my car would be worth - roughly - Tuppence

Audi A3 quattro S Line
3.2 Petrol 3-door Hatchback
6 Speed Manual Four Wheel Drive
Year: 2004 53
Mileage: 50,000

 



 
Part-exchange Price:
Excellent condition:
 £7220
 
Average condition:
 £6510
 
Below average condition:  
 £5790
 
 

I can confirm that Saab are about to go tits up, I have been offered an 09 plate with 60 miles on the clock for less than 9k, if i hadnt just got a new car i would have snapped his hand off.  

Fred doesn't have a ZR and my mum has taste  ;)

Just as I expected:

Peugeot 307 D Turbo
2.0TD Diesel 3-door Hatchback
5 Speed Manual Front Wheel Drive
Year: 2002 02
Mileage: 94,000

 



 
Part-exchange Price:
Excellent condition:
 £2150
 
Average condition:
 £1930
 
Below average condition: 
 £1700
 
 

Peugeot 206 D Turbo
2.0TD Diesel 3-door Hatchback
5 Speed Manual Front Wheel Drive
Year: 2002 52
Mileage: 61,000

Estimated value of your car


Part-exchange Price:
Excellent condition:
   £2930
Average condition:
   £2640
Below average condition: 
   £2340

Should be worth more as it has extras such as full leather.
Quite happy with that I was going to sell it for £2k.

Remember that's part-ex, may be worth more if selling privately.

Then again, even glass's is just a guide price in a volatile market. I guess autotrader is the way to go as an idea of current SPs.

I can confirm that I have lost nothing on a car in 3 years. During this time I have spent £120 hiring cars when I actually needed them.

"webuyanycar.com will buy your car for £50* (subject to inspection)"


I think I'll keep it.

I've got a second-hand Kia. Don't need to look up on any website to tell me it ain't gonna be worth shit

Or if you do, move them back to Twerton Park :D

What on earth do they need to inspect for £50?  Are they suggesting a cracked wing mirror may knock off a further 50p or something.

57 plate bought brand new in November 07. I think it cost 7,999

We will buy your car for £5,220

'95 Astra bought in 2004 for a grand.

Now worth £200-ish and still going strong (although I do maintain it to fuck).

That's about £160 depreciation a year.

I win  :D

...or how about:

1960 Matchless G80 500cc, bought in 1978 for £500.

Now worth about £2,800.

That's been appreciating about £77 a year...

VW Golf GT TDi 99 plate 127,000 miles.

I paid £1900 3 weeks later smashed it into a wall writing it off.

Just been paid out £2550 insurance money after excess. 

Laughing my ruddy head off.

Car Deprecation

It has "car" in the tiltle, surely i get a point for that.

And the actual car was a lot smaller after i had finished with it!

I am really depressed after doing that  :cry: Bought my A4 Cabriolet new for 31k march 06 it has 52k on the clock and they value it at £13,100, I have a baloon payment next March of 8.5K at this rate the car maybe worth less than that.
When I bought it the second hand values of 3 year old A4 Cabs was 17.5k - Fucking cunting Gordon Brown and his cronies.

You bought a car off Gordon Brown and the cabinet?

You know what I mean clever cloggs 10 years of mis management of the countries finances that have left us in the current situation we are in i.e. the longest and worst predicted recession of all the G7 countries.

Yes sorry I just made a cheap gag. But to be fair, everyone knows buying cars new is a mugs game in terms of depreciation and the 2nd hand car market is notoriously volatile. While it's reasonable to check out resale value when buying to expect that to hold steady three-four years down the line is a bit optimistic. It's like these people who got stung on mortgages because they overstretched themselves and had hoped to use the property in part as an investment. It's not an investment, it's a house, you live there. Likewise, it's not an investment, it's a car. I'd be as p'ed off as you are in your shoes, but having the value fall of a cliff is always going to be the way when you buy a car new

The only softening blow is that I get £600 a month car allowance but I am seriously considering buying the car outright and keeping it for at least another 5 years . I certainly will not be buying a new car again bearly new is the way forward.

Never buy a car off a one eyed Scotsman!

Im getting a new motor this week.

Got 3k part ex for my astra that cost me 200 quid.

Now thats cashback!

Did I read somewhere (maybe facebook) that you're getting a Punto?

yeah, theres some good deals at the mo

Did Doore get his Punto in the end?

You could share modification tips :)

I didnt know he was getting one.

I wonder if he went for the sub or not.

I went for air con instead..

I bought a year old Focus last week.....must admit after a good bit of haggling got a decent price for my old motor (although still lost a lot) the in laws are thinking of getting anew car and want me to go with them to do the deal for them as I'll always get a good deal and they will just accept what the salesman tells them

That we buy your car website is the rock bottom price you should get. Don't forget  that just like a deaer they want to make a profit so it has to be worth more than they will give you. A dealer will be a bit more generous with a part ex cos he will make a profit on the new/ nearly new car that you are buying so doesn't have to show a profit on moving on your old one.
If you can by far the best way to get the best price is to sell it yourself. I've sold my daughters last two cars with great success through the adver/ wilts gazette.

Fred, my old car was worth 21k when I got it, traded it in last month for 5k, 4 years, not happy

At least they didnt drive it as they would of realised I crashed the back and fucked the wheels, ah well

Selling the Saab to pay my owed wages etc etc.

Bought for 15k in 2007 with 5k on the clock.

Now has 55k.....been offered 7k

I need to get 9 ish...