Hi-- 1st post
I've always driven very old cars until last year when I needed a car that wouldn't cause grief in the company car park. Now I have a 2 year old w reg GLS omega to sell with fairly low milage. Where the hell do you you go to sell privately. Surely someone must need such things. I'm hopin it's just that I'm c*** at this, or everyones on holidays, but that I'll get better. So far I've tried loot etc, but I've just had a couple of bites trying out REALLY low offers.
Any suggestions welcome
Cheers
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I suppose the painful truth is, there will always be a buyer 'if the price is right'.
Or if you can get the information to the person who wants what you've got! Is advertising on the autotrader web site still free? That might get you more exposure. Are you pricing it comparably with a similar product? (although you never know what other people sell for, only what their asking price is.)
Good Luck!
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If its an Omega, then you are going to get a very low offer compared to what you think the car is worth. What if you don't mind me asking is the miles and price you are expecting for the car? I've seen 2 year W-plate GLS 2.5 V6 with air con, alloys and just 29K on the clock for less than £7K, take a look at some of these : www.findit.co.uk/uk/cars/vauxhall/omega.htm
Certainly your best bet is private, try putting a sign in the window first and free advertising in local rags. I've seen a few on Ebay but generally low prices, though take some nice photos and polish it up you might get a good price. As for auto exchange etc, you will be buried amongst a million others so I'd go for local coverage.
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I suppose you could always try the classified section in the backroom :o)
Terry
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Try Autotrader at £15 for a six-week exposure on the internet. Works for me. You still can't be greedy with that car but at least you can be patient.
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I've sold two Omega's (16v CD & 24v Reflection) privately through Autotrader. I just look for the closest spec, age and mileage currently advertised then price it just a bit less. Sold both times to the first caller. Omega's are not the easiest cars to sell and I can't be hassled with squeezing the last penny from a sale. The chances are you get no callers if you price too high or worse, tyre kickers who are never goign to make a sensible offer. Buying at auction at the right time of year helps offset any loss I make at sale time.
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Thanks to everyone for all the replys. Lot's of common sense, and you have all steeled me to be pragmatic and take the price I can get.
Indeed, there should be a buyer for the right price and as an omega owner I guess I though it was worth more than I'll get(haow can a 20k car be only wort @8k after 2 years with a warranty?). In fact if I was going to run the same car for the next 8 years I'd stick an LPG conversion on this and I'd be happy. However, life changes are upon me, baby etc, but more importantly, I'm in IT, i.e. don't have an IT job any more, so the big mobile doen't make sense. I'm not trawling up and down the motorway every day.
So, I'll try autotrader magazine. I just need to guess the price compared to what else is in there and I'll feed back the results over the next few weeks
Thanks & best Regards
RJ
PS though? How can the logic of the car guides on cars like the Omega stand up: Pro---great car, nothing wrong with it Con-- depreciates badly I guess if I buy new or nrearly new in the future I'll have to stick with the Merc, VW, BMW sheep.... this is a vicious circle
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However, life changes are upon me, baby etc, but more importantly, I'm in IT, i.e. don't have an IT job any more>> RJ I guess if I buy new or nrearly new in the future I'll have to stick with the Merc, VW, BMW sheep.... this is a vicious circle
Sorry about your job and having to trade down.
Your Omega has suffered its major depreciation hit. That is the main cost for a low-use owner. So its makes financial sense to keep it, although the baby stuff will be difficult to cram in. Remember you will not get as good a bargain as your so called "near new" Omega if you try to buy it back. ("near new" is usually less than 6 months old, more like 1 to 3 months).
Two main reasons Omega loses its value: (1) there are thousands of ex-company cars out there that have been depreciated down in the accounts and (2) they do not have the same "luxury" or "rarity" value that cars like BMW/Merc/Mini have.
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The obvious answer is...try the "Classifieds" thread on this site. Might be worth tryin Ebay, but to a large extent it depends on how desirable the car is - emphasise any points of value, e.g. unusual extras.
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Auto Trader web advertising is no longer free. Its £10 for 2 weeks or £15 for 6.
Local papers doesn't really matter either, its whether anyone wants to buy your car that counts.
Since the twice yearly plate change came in, the 'window' for selling your car has got a lot smaller imho (if one ever existed, that is!)
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I have tried in the past to sell nearly new cars privately but I think its a waste of money and time - I ended up part-exchanging. Unless you are rich enough not to have to worry the only answer is to hang-on to what you have!
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