Logistics of buying a new car
 

Hi all

I'm looking at changing my scooby for a new one. Obviously I'll get a better deal if I can sell mine privately rather than trading it in, but I gather they're a bit slow to sell these days. So, I'd like to start advertising as soon as the new car is ordered. (A Japanese-spec scooby, which is what I have in mind, apparently takes about 8 weeks to arrive).

That leaves me with a dilemma - how to get to work if my car takes less than 8 weeks to find a buyer. My office is in the middle of nowhere, so I can't get to work without a motor. Do I:

a) Trade the car in and sod the price difference? (Not ideal, but it may come to that),
b) Hope that my buyer doesn't mind waiting until after I've picked up the new one? Unlikely.
c) Rely on taxis? Expensive.
d) Buy an old banger for a few hundred quid and drive that for a few weeks before reselling it or pushing it off a cliff? Hassle for sure, but actually seems like the cheapest option. An old banger with a year's MOT should easily cost less than the difference between private & trade-in value on my scooby.

Anyone have any better ideas?

Ta
Andy.

i always buy the new car then sell the old one...that way it can sit clean and waxed on the drive being unused and ready for viewings while i drive the new car.

T

and also that way you don't run the risk of pranging it/it breaking down/being stolen etc. after you've agreed the sale and are waiting for the funds to clear.... which could be embarassing ;)

ditto
If needed i borrow short term (month maybe) to bridge between buying new one and selling old one.

Also makes it easier for transferring my plate accross having both- as you can go stright to new car rather than retention

I'd do the above if I had pots of cash, other than that I'd say the old banger route would be ideal!

Try a few dealerships, they usually have a few old sh*tters kicking about that they can't retail. I know this was mentioned on Top Gear but having worked in various dealerships I know it works:D Plus you have the added bonus of the scoob feeling like a rocket ship when compared to the old sh*tter:cool:

Good idea - although isn't insurance expensive in that case? I have 8 yrs on my scooby but only 2 yrs on a second car (which I sold at the weekend). My policy on the scooby is with L&V who I understand won't cover me on the new car, so I'd have some fun & games sorting that little lot out.

Also the prospect of my old car not selling seems a bit scary if I don't have trade-in as a last resort. What's the market like for classic, UK-spec scoobs in good nick? (MY00+PPP)

Bob: that's just what I was thinking. Although buying the new car first isn't a problem (flexible mortgage), I don't want to waste money that I won't get back. Insuring two scoobys seems like a recipe for early bankruptcy :D

markets crap ANdy - I'll give you a tenner to save you having to waste your time advertising it.. and I'll even give you it in cash ;)

That gets you the contents of the ashtray and the fluff from under the driver's floormat ;)

Chuck the passenger side fluff in and I'll give you £10.50:D

Andy, I sold my MY00 on here more or less straight away. I'm using a battered citroen diesel til my new car turns up.

Jason

Get down your local auction.

I bought a Volvo 240 for £50 with 3 months MoT when I was waiting for my last Scooby. MoT ran out just as the Scooby turned up. Sold the volvo to a friend of a friend for £50. This was 5 years ago, and he's still running it!!! Bizarre!

Bob: You're on, mate! £10.50 for two lots of fluff, a few chocolate wrappers and some old car park tickets. Send it to my PayPal account and I'll pop everything in the post... :D