selling a car - what price to sell at?

[suicra05]

Looking at selling a Ford Mondeo lx 01 at present. There seems to be a massive variation in selling prices for similar cars. Looked at & www.carzone.ie and similar cars are around 9,000 euro. Book value is over 9,000. In buy and sell magazine they are between 6,000 and 8,500. What price is a fair price to sell this car?

 

[southsideboy]

Would depend on a number of factors...what is the mileage? what colour is it? Which engine? Is it saloon, hatchback, estate? etc. And what about overall condition?

 

[RS2K]

Yes. Narrow down competing cars based on mileage, service history.......

You'll need to be 10%+ cheaper than any dealer however to attract a buyer.

 

[DOBBER22]

Looking at selling a Ford Mondeo lx 01 at present. There seems to be a massive variation in selling prices for similar cars. Looked at & www.carzone.ie and similar cars are around 9,000 euro. Book value is over 9,000. In buy and sell magazine they are between 6,000 and 8,500. What price is a fair price to sell this car?

Did you use the "whats my car worth" feature on the CBG website?



Result: Average Price for 2001 Ford Mondeo in Ireland: €11,597

Good Luck

 

[mc-BigE]

https://www.ros.ie:/VRTEnquiryServlet/showCarCalculator

this is what the VRT office think its worth on the open market.
Its hard to know exactly how they come up with that number, but i would imagine its above trade-in and below dealer price.


VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX (VRT) ENQUIRY
DATE: 14 June 2006 TIME: 13:08

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STATISTICAL CODE: 40186258
MAKE: FORD
MODEL: MONDEO 1.8 (From Oct. 2000)
VERSION: LX 04DR / SALOON / MANUAL / PETROL ONLY /
MILEAGE: 70000 MILES

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The information requested in respect of the vehicle shown is indicated below.
DATE OF FIRST REGISTRATION(MM/YY): JANUARY 2001
OPEN MARKET SELLING PRICE:
(applicable on enquiry date) €8471
RATE OF TAX: 25.0%
VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX:
(payable on enquiry date) €2117

 

[Guest108]

https://www.ros.ie:/VRTEnquiryServlet/showCarCalculator

this is what the VRT office think its worth on the open market.
Its hard to know exactly how they come up with that number, but i would imagine its above trade-in and below dealer price.


VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX (VRT) ENQUIRY
DATE: 14 June 2006 TIME: 13:08

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STATISTICAL CODE: 40186258
MAKE: FORD
MODEL: MONDEO 1.8 (From Oct. 2000)
VERSION: LX 04DR / SALOON / MANUAL / PETROL ONLY /
MILEAGE: 70000 MILES

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The information requested in respect of the vehicle shown is indicated below.
DATE OF FIRST REGISTRATION(MM/YY): JANUARY 2001
OPEN MARKET SELLING PRICE:
(applicable on enquiry date) €8471
RATE OF TAX: 25.0%
VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX:
(payable on enquiry date) €2117

Dont know who the revenue get there stats from but they're way off the mark.

 

[beaky]

Why do you say way over the mark? Book value has been stated as about 9K and on sale privatly for up to 8.5K. Would seem to be a reasonable compromise value for a car that no-one has even seen let alone driven.