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How to sell old car and buy something else?

I want to sell my Renault Laguna (Reg: 51; 106000 miles) and buy a car that is only 1or 2 years old. What's the best thing to do? Shall I go to the dealer or sell this one myself? Please help me!!!

Public Comments

1. You could see what price the dealer will give you on a trade in, it may be easier to do this as not many people are buying second hand cars on the private market right now due to the credit crisis.
2. Hi, Dealer is the best option, as your going to loose either way no one is buying used cars, so trade in values are rock bottom You might win with extra money off a 1 year old car Its a case of shopping around
3. auto trader.
4. almost anytime you trade in,you lose. possible exception is if it was free. you are better off selling to an individual.you want to get all the money,and so does the dealer,so they tack the difference on your payment
5. Your car is relatively old and has high mileage so selling it privately for a decent price might be difficult. I have just been through all of this and it took weeks! I had an Audi A4 2 ltr petrol - my employer moved to an out of town office and suddently my petrol costs absolutely rocketed so I wanted to downsize. My car was a 53 plate with low mileage of around 75k (for an Audi that is low!). I was offered just £4,000 part exchange by Vauxhall! - The car is worth aboutn £6k however, it was due for a big service that would have cost £500 so in the end, I dropped the price to £5k and it sold overnight. I then bought a Vaxhalll Corsa 1.2 petrol- 18 months old for £6,500. I can tell you that Vauxhall give you £1,000 part exchange for ANY car - even one that is worth £50! however, that is only if you are buying a brand new car - which is a rip off anyway. I was also surprised that so many dealers are completely unwilling to negotiate on a deal - I found this amazing given there is a credit crunch. On my travels looking for a new car I also discovered that the "car supermarkets" are a complete rip off. Firstly, as well as the cost of the car, they charge you £50 for an HPI (even though they already did one when they bought the car! and, an HPI actually only costs £20!), they charge you for the tax that is already on the car and to put petrol in the car! But more worrying is that a large proportion of the cars were registered overseas. They never advertise this but you should ask what country the car was registered in - for example, if a car is registered in France, whilst the car may look the same, the parts are often slightly different and the DVLA need to go through a lengthy process to register the car in your name - this could then affect the resale cost when you come to sell it on. My advice is get a PX price and then if there is room in the price, pop your car on Ebay or Autotrader for a real bargain price - I sold my car on Ebay. Anothe problem with selling privately is that you do get messers - people not turning up or making silly offers etc. . Good luck!
6. I'd sell yours privately. Retox's post (sorry, no offence) is a catalogue of what not to do. Your car is not exactly ancient, there are still plenty of cars twice or three times that age driving around, perfectly reliably. Her problem was trying to selling a 2 litre Audi to a Vauxhall dealer. Petrol Audis have always been dirt cheap & difficult to sell, hers was also 25k above average mileage for it's age, making it even tougher. If it were diesel, even with more miles, it would have sold no problem. She should also have assumed that a Vauxhall dealer wouldn't be interested, they're selling a budget product & their customers probably won't have the sense to want a used Audi. If I were you, I'd put yours on Autotrader. Have a look first for similar age, spec & mileage cars to work out how much to ask. You'll then be in a much stronger position when buying, the market is depressed at the moment, and dealers don't want your old car - money talks. If it was me, I'd also be buying privately - you'll still get the balance of warranty to cover any problems, and there are plenty of people hit by the credit crunch that will take a lower price for their pride & joy. To value your own car, text PRICE-space-(REG.NO)-space-(MILEAGE) to 80806 for an accurate price.
7. I would try a dealer first and see what they offer if not happy with price try an auction and put a reserve on it.
8. apart from ebay; http://www.sellit-right.com http://www.autotrader.co.uk http://www.amazon.co.uk Offline: flyers word of mouth Local FREE newspapers and affordable ones.