Best website for selling (newer) cars

missfire · 23-02-17, 10:03 AM

In your experience, in terms of results, costs, clientele, where have you all had the best results?

I've only ever used ebay although it can be easy, or a complete fekn nightmare!

Have found, ebay, gumtree (noo..) autotrader, motors, car and classic, facebook etc. But where is best?

Car being sold - new - korean - family target audience - vastly safer but vastly more boring and expensive than a classic audi.

Thanks.

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!

vagdream · 23-02-17, 11:18 AM

I think Autotrader is the place to attract the serious buyer but also be aware of the scammers. I sold an Audi A4 SE Tdi quattro Avant for £9k (£400 off asking price) after only being advertised on the site for 2 days about 3 years ago. However we also had a couple of 'remote' no viewing bids offering 'bank transfers' and the the ad was also 'adopted' by a scammer based in the Netherlands, fortunately only after I had sold the car.

missfire · 23-02-17, 12:08 PM

Thanks, autotrader was my suspicion too, great detailed answers.

Funnily enough I found this ad. the other day, then found the same ad. in the netherlands, same photos, for about 1300 euros!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-80-2-...MAAOSwYIxYA0Iq

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!

23-02-17, 11:18 AM	#3
vagdream Grown up member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Llandudno Junction Posts: 166	I think Autotrader is the place to attract the serious buyer but also be aware of the scammers. I sold an Audi A4 SE Tdi quattro Avant for £9k (£400 off asking price) after only being advertised on the site for 2 days about 3 years ago. However we also had a couple of 'remote' no viewing bids offering 'bank transfers' and the the ad was also 'adopted' by a scammer based in the Netherlands, fortunately only after I had sold the car.

23-02-17, 12:08 PM	#4
missfire making wooden things Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: cow land Posts: 8,156	Thanks, autotrader was my suspicion too, great detailed answers. Funnily enough I found this ad. the other day, then found the same ad. in the netherlands, same photos, for about 1300 euros! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-80-2-...MAAOSwYIxYA0Iq