stevo1970

iTrader: (1)

I am trying to persuade my good lady that my car is so worthless there would be no point trading it in, if that makes sense? The money we might get could be equaled by offering a no trade in cash sale for another car. Just got to hope the scrap age scheme doesn't come back in the mean time

What I need is the trade in value for my car:

It's a standard, classic, turbo 2000 from 2001 on a Y plate. 4 door saloon with 114000 miles on it, some service history.

Please help me keep this car.

Turbotits

iTrader: (2)

Probably about £500 trade in value.

LuckyWelshchap

A very quick ferret about shows advertised prices at between £1,200 and £1,500, so I'd say it would be 3 figures for trade-in.

Tbh, I think you'd get more value out of it by running it into the ground ie until it needs major work and/or money, then perhaps break it.

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

Official figures will show between £600 - £1200 depending on condition, but you will be lucky to find a trader who wants it as all they will do is bung it to auction so I seriously doubt you will see more than £500-£600 and that would have to be someone having a good day!

Keep it, it isn't worth trading in! Use the fact you don't have a trade in to get a better price on whatever you are buying

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

As above unless they have really loaded the car your buying you'll not see £700.

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

£700 if your dam lucky, nobody wants an old car thats crap on fuel and expensive to tax and insure.


or sell it to lwc if he thinks its worth 12 to 1500 quid lol

LuckyWelshchap

Oh - and it's pre-March 06, so in the less-expensive RFT bracket.

grey_boy

Some traders might give you £1000 but only if they have lots of money in the car they are selling, why not keep it and convert to a stock car racer?

stevo1970

iTrader: (1)

Good news for me keeping it then!

dukeoffenland

3 years ago i traded by vectra gsi in for a ex demo astra, The cars were selling privately for near 2k for a good one which i thought this was ,

went to the place, showed him round it, 175 quid and it had a fresh MOT! declined said i would sell it privately..... about 2 hours later salesman rang me asked if he could buy it himself!! done deal at 1650 and he still driving about in it now

nick172sport

iTrader: (6)

same with me 2 months bk tried trading my 172 sport in got offered 500 quid for a 53 plate low mileage car lol got 1300 in the end all garages bidding for it differently tried 4 and they varied from 500 to the top price incidently there selling my old car at 2500 know

LuckyWelshchap

Yep.
There's always lots of support for people on here .

Seriously though, it does make sense to keep it, and you've got a few suggestions of what to do when it comes to the end of its shelf life.

LuckyWelshchap

Just goes to show.

Car sales are so tight these days that traders have to make more profit per sale, due to selling less.

I based my estimate as 50% of the 'going rate' for cars, and that seems about right.

Op has another reason not to trade in now - he'll get screwed over.