Caterham Seven Sprint

[AG8]

Evening All,

Some advice please.

I have one of these (No 31 of 60) and would like to sell.

It’s obviously a niche car in a relative niche brand.

Where would you suggest I can advertise privately to get best exposure and achieve best price fairly quickly ?

Couple on here at £27k and would accept less though do not really wish to put into a dealer who clearly will offer a lot less.

Thanks

[Tupwood]

Pistonheads is probably the place to sell a niche car, Caterham or otherwise, so you already in the best location . After that, I would suggest listing on BlatChat - the Caterham owners Club site - and then Classic & Sports car etc.

Demand for modern Caterhams is still quite high in Europe, so if your model has an EU compliance certificate/ engine you could explore that market too - many of the UK dealers will be doing so anyway.

Collecting Cars.com would also be worth a look if you don’t mind the auction format.

[Emily's dad]

I see that you’re not keen on going to a dealer but it may be worth speaking to Sevens and Classics https://sevensandclassics.com/ or similar Caterham
specialist.

When I was looking to sell mine, they sold it on commission for me, got £1500 more than I was anticipating through a private sale.

Gives the buyer some peace of mind as Sevens and Classics prep, service and sell it with a warranty.

For me it was no hassle with prospective purchasers and a better price than I could achieve as a private seller, wasn’t a car as unique as yours, just a 140 Roadsport.

Worth a phone call, even if it confirms your initial reservations.

Edited by Emily's dad on Friday 15th October 09:07

[carphotographer]

Seven and Classics or Collecting Cars ( auction )

I popped into my local Lotus Dealer and they had one for sale, had it up for sale at £26,995, virtually brand new. 232 miles. They've had it for sale since Spring and there's been very little interest. They advertise the car on PH and Autotrader and I can't work out why it's never sold.

Guess most people want a 4 cylinder car.

[BertBert]

It's a bit left field but I tried wizzle for my Evora and got a very good trade purchase

[Simon_A]

I recently purchased my first Caterham from GPSevens who said that they would sell it for me on a commission if i ever wanted to. They also showed me invoices for the two previous sales of my car that they had acted as agents for the sellers so must be doing something right.