[gIzzE]

Mate, you got out OK.

Prices are falling through the floor.

This coronavirus is killing all retail, I expect to see prices drop 30% or more over the next month or so.

[JNW1]

Originally Posted by gIzzE

Mate, you got out OK.

Prices are falling through the floor.

This coronavirus is killing all retail, I expect to see prices drop 30% or more over the next month or so.

Yes, to be honest I'm relieved my car sold the week before last. I didn't quite get the asking price - and wondered if I should have held out for a bit more - but with uncertainty building regarding coronavirus I opted to take the bird in the hand and am very glad I did!

[nickcuprar]

Interesting, what did you sell it for and what do you think they have spent on it to get it looking like that?

I'm in the market for one of these and am just wondering how much they are trying to make on each car after their costs.

[JNW1]

Originally Posted by sharepointalex

Yeah, it was a bit of a pain to be honest. Turned out it was a trade sale even though the guy lied and pretended to be a private buyer.

In a sense I didn't care as I needed to shift the car and I think realistically I was over the price bracket of what private buyers were prepared to pay.

It's more the principal, why not tell the truth!?

Anyways, they've listed it for sale on their site now - http://signaturecarspecialists.co.uk...inum-warranty/

They've put it up for £19,995. They've clearly done a good job with the paintwork but the rest is a bit bizarre, they've added exterior 'm performance' parts which I did not have (I doubt these are genuine either as think about how much that would cost!). The listing even says it has an interior Xdrive badge - eh?!

Be interesting to see if it sells...

Had to smile when I looked more closely at your post above as these are the same people who bought my car!

In fairness it was always obvious they were a trade buyer although the bloke I spoke to (Adam) tried to tell me they had a detailing department and my car was being bought for someone in that part of the business to use. That never really stacked-up to me - surely a mobile detailing service uses a van not an estate car - and sure enough my car has now appeared for sale on their website (see link below).

http://signaturecarspecialists.co.uk...inum-warranty/

As with yours, I can see they've added a black M-Performance grille along with M-Performance side skirts and rear diffuser; however, other than that the car looks exactly as I sold it (which is to say a straight, immaculate, example). And also like yours, some of the description in the advert isn't quite correct; for example, it's listed as having the Visibility Package with adaptive headlights when it doesn't, it just has xenons.

Whether they can get the advertised price remains to be seen but if they do I reckon it will be a profit of around 25% even after allowing for the bits they've added; however, it also comes with a 12 month RAC warranty and I'm not sure how much that would cost them to add. Regardless, whoever buys it will be getting a very good car though!

[brtttt]

Originally Posted by sharepointalex

Yeah, it was a bit of a pain to be honest. Turned out it was a trade sale even though the guy lied and pretended to be a private buyer.

In a sense I didn't care as I needed to shift the car and I think realistically I was over the price bracket of what private buyers were prepared to pay.

It's more the principal, why not tell the truth!?

Anyways, they've listed it for sale on their site now - http://signaturecarspecialists.co.uk...inum-warranty/

They've put it up for £19,995. They've clearly done a good job with the paintwork but the rest is a bit bizarre, they've added exterior 'm performance' parts which I did not have (I doubt these are genuine either as think about how much that would cost!). The listing even says it has an interior Xdrive badge - eh?!

Be interesting to see if it sells...

Interesting if they sell for that then.

It's more the principal, why not tell the truth!? ye strange isn't it , just be honest about it but like you say you needed it gone and at least you managed to shift it.

[norman1979]

Originally Posted by brtttt

Interesting if they sell for that then.

It's more the principal, why not tell the truth!? ye strange isn't it , just be honest about it but like you say you needed it gone and at least you managed to shift it.

They dont tell the truth because 90% of sellers end up getting upset somebody is making money on their car.

[shuzzy]

Its simple market forces, as a private seller, generally you can't sell your car for as much as a retailer can. The majority of people prefer to buy from garages due to peace of mind, part ex, finance, warranty etc, especially when we're talking more expensive cars. Sometimes private sellers need to be realistic.