Chat Interesting valuation check

Birchall

Birchall

Dick Chown Award 2016
HI,

Our sister is about to sell her Ford Fiesta (08) and so I offered to have a look at the price guides to see how much she should sell it for.

It is a decent spec 1.4 zetech 5 door with low miles.
The value came back at around £3,000 to sell it privately!!!

So I decided to use the same site to check the value that they recommend for an A2
I used my wife's 2004 A2 as a base and did not enter any of the extras she has on it.
The value came back at £4,000 !!!

So that is £1,000 more for a car that is 4 years older, with twice the mileage and a lower spec (at least the lower spec I entered)

Nice!!!


I kinda expected it but it is good to see just how well the A2 is holding its value and I can't see that dropping much over time.

Steve B
 
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redbull_a2 said:
Don't seem to have the app for android :( would be interested in the valuation of mine.
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The problem is that the price guide treats it as a 1.4 Sport with no leather etc. So that would not be an accurate valuation (and you might not like the result either, it is lower than I expected)

Steve B
 
I think the A2 is one of those cars that can not be valued properly by sites like these.

I wonder if they can also value a classic car correctly?
 
manhattan$ said:
I think the A2 is one of those cars that can not be valued properly by sites like these.

I wonder if they can also value a classic car correctly?
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Exactly, there are so many contributing factors, such as extras and service history and the like.

But in my case I just wanted a starting point value for a standard version of my wife's car (it looks like the fact that it is a 90 has increased the value a little.)

So in answer to your question these sites give a rough idea of the value of a standard car without really considering its rarity or classic status.

Steve B
 
Birchall said:
In that case I will tell you,
with that mileage (100K?) it would be between £1,550 and £1,880 and that is not including the leather, Votex etc.

Steve B
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Mileage is 130k. No intention on selling it, was just curious. Will be with me for a long while yet, unless I find another one ;)
 
Ive found the "we buy any car" valuations scary. They email you a first price then in time around two further offers with only slight improvements. This is why we keep my wifes "rattletrap" Mk4 Golf.
 
Special edition said:
Ive found the "we buy any car" valuations scary. They email you a first price then in time around two further offers with only slight improvements. This is why we keep my wifes "rattletrap" Mk4 Golf.
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They are basically saying that they will buy any car, "at a price so low that they KNOW that they will make money"

Steve B
 
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