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chalkyh · 23-02-17, 10:44 AM

I've used a few sites - I tend to keep my everday car between 6 - 18 months.

Ebay: lots of offer (silly offer) mails and finally a sale after 2 weeks with £1500 off the asking price of a 5k car. Clean 58 plate Octavia TDi CR VRS. People play a waiting game and know they'll get a bargain. It's a tenner for the ad for 2 weeks.

Pistonheads: Sale within 24 hours, £400 off a 5k car, Golf GT TDi 150 mk4. Tried another £1800 car on there - 53 plate A4 2.0 FSi sport in that lovely metallic blue and no response whatsoever. It was £25 for 2 weeks last time I used it.

Autotrader: £200 off a £2500 car, Golf VR6 - sold at around 4 days. Again a 2 week deal that was around £25.

Forums - never really managed a sale through a forum recently - my last forum sales were an Escort Mk2 Harrier, a 2 door Mk2 GL with 13k on it, and a Mk2 Mexico. The GL was the only easy sale - lots of no shows, etc for the others.

Traditionally Autotrader is the site - I tend to buy off there, but have bought off Ebay, here and Car and Classic site. Ebay nets a far wider audience though!

23-02-17, 10:44 AM	#2
chalkyh Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 116	I've used a few sites - I tend to keep my everday car between 6 - 18 months. Ebay: lots of offer (silly offer) mails and finally a sale after 2 weeks with £1500 off the asking price of a 5k car. Clean 58 plate Octavia TDi CR VRS. People play a waiting game and know they'll get a bargain. It's a tenner for the ad for 2 weeks. Pistonheads: Sale within 24 hours, £400 off a 5k car, Golf GT TDi 150 mk4. Tried another £1800 car on there - 53 plate A4 2.0 FSi sport in that lovely metallic blue and no response whatsoever. It was £25 for 2 weeks last time I used it. Autotrader: £200 off a £2500 car, Golf VR6 - sold at around 4 days. Again a 2 week deal that was around £25. Forums - never really managed a sale through a forum recently - my last forum sales were an Escort Mk2 Harrier, a 2 door Mk2 GL with 13k on it, and a Mk2 Mexico. The GL was the only easy sale - lots of no shows, etc for the others. Traditionally Autotrader is the site - I tend to buy off there, but have bought off Ebay, here and Car and Classic site. Ebay nets a far wider audience though!