Time to sell my TVR

[AndyTiv]

Due to a new job that I've just started, I need to sell my 4.5 R reg Chimaera and buy something a bit more comfy (new job means 30-40000 miles per year). Does anyone have any advice on where the best place is to sell my particular TVR. The obvious places are the autotrader and the Exchange and Mart ????? Will it be harder to sell a Chimaera now the summers over ??? Any advice appreciated. Thanks Andy AndyTiv AndyTiv

[PetrolTed]

Advertise it on pistonHeads and don't cross post!

[Jezer]

In my recent experience you will find it difficult to sell any vehicle at the moment, unless you are trading it into a dealer. Above all, my advice is to avoid like the plague any canvasser who may telephone after seeing your advert. When I was selling recently (not a TVR), I was contacted by a representative from a firm called cardata and persuaded to place a website advert on a claim of there being 'many buyers registered with them who were looking for my type of vehicle'. This turned out to be complete rubbish and not a single enquiry resulted. In the end I sold the vehicle by telephoning dealers and offering it to them directly.

[PetrolTed]

I monitor the numbers of enquiries to adverts on here now and it's surprised me how many people are still in the market for cars. It's very price dependent though. Cerberas have been shifting particularly well which wasn't what I expected at all.

[andymadmak]

Dont sell the Chim! You Will regret it. I ran my Chimera 4.3 up to 50k miles in 2 years and, niggles aside (mostly dealer related) it ran like clockwork, but I also decided to sell and get something "sensible". I ended up buying another TVR 18 months later when the withdrawal symptoms got too much for me. Andy

[Stroudster]

Hi andy, I have sold my chimp and cerbera in the pistonheads directory, has to be priced right. Be frank about the car, I also made sure everyone know thta each of my cars is my baby and didn't want to see them go, which i didn't! People then realise that you would have looked after it.

[leehodges]

Don't price it tooooo low though, I can't believe that I have lost around £4,000 on my car in 12 months because people are letting them go for silly prices! Come on buyers - if you want it - pay for it! (mutter mutter rant rant)

[holbrooknr]

£4000 is not much to lose in 12 months. You can lose that on a ford mundano

[MikeE]

how about £10,000 in 10 months

[leehodges]

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£4000 is not much to lose in 12 months. You can lose that on a ford mundano

Maybe on a new car not a 1994! That would mean that it would be worth £0.00 in 4 years time! Ok, generalising slightly there but you must see my point. Besides this is what I am suggesting - maybe its our fault for selling too low. It is maybe more understandable on 'normal' cars that have a more structured second hand scale such as Fords etc but on cars such as TVR which never appear in second hand guides due to the almost subjective nature of there value, who or what dictates the resale values?

Edited by leehodges on Tuesday 9th October 14:58

[quadcat1]

Anyone have any ideas what a Tuscan S, W reg 2000, 1500 on clock with 16inch wheels air con full leather should go up for? you advice would be greatfully received

[holbrooknr]

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£4000 is not much to lose in 12 months. You can lose that on a ford mundano
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Maybe on a new car not a 1994! That would mean that it would be worth £0.00 in 4 years time! Ok, generalising slightly there but you must see my point. Besides this is what I am suggesting - maybe its our fault for selling too low. It is maybe more understandable on 'normal' cars that have a more structured second hand scale such as Fords etc but on cars such as TVR which never appear in second hand guides due to the almost subjective nature of there value, who or what dictates the resale values?

Edited by leehodges on Tuesday 9th October 14:58

Still depends on what you paid for it

[MikeE]

quote:
Anyone have any ideas what a Tuscan S, W reg 2000, 1500 on clock with 16inch wheels air con full leather should go up for? you advice would be greatfully received

The Tuscan S has only just been released (within the last 3 months). I guess this car was one of the early customer cars (non-RR if it's got the 16" wheels). You're probably looking at somewhere between £27-£29K

Now if it's one of the original demo cars then it's probably worth <£26K

Not very nice I know, but thats the state of the tuscan market I'm afraid.

Mike.

[quadcat1]

king hell. Any think higher than 29k?? please.

[dougie]

Are you selling already ? I thought you had only just bought it !!

[jpritchard]

I don't want to be biased but advertise in sprint and on pistonheads - my experience -

1. Sold Griff 500 on pheads
2. Found cerby 4.5 on pheads
3. Found child seat on pheads!!

Lots of tiv owners and aspiring owners know about the site now. (probebly due to the early advertising on the screen of my road going tuscan ted???)

JP
ps: it also cost nothing to advertise!!

[Neil Menzies]

quote:
...who or what dictates the resale values?

The buyer. If you price it too high compared with others on the market, you won't sell. It's still a buyers market out there in that there are more cars for sale than there are buyers...

I thought about selling a year ago, but I'd rather enjoy driving it than taking the hit.

Neil

[YellowCerbera]

JPritchard - was it a TVR child seat, if not what was it? Thanks DY