Sub £4K cars, how picky are you?
Discussion
Evening all,
Ive got a mileage muncher 62 plate 2.0tdi scirocco to sell. Currently on 160k of moon mileage, but with solid history and a doorstop of a folder to back it up.
I bought it last year based on mechanical condition over cosmetic condition, but it is a bit tatty… all alloys could do with a refurb, there’s a ding on the front wing and a scuff on the bumper. The rear bumper has a scuff and has popped out of alignment slightly - you can see where the previous owner has reversed into a bollard.
Apart from that the cars lovely. Interior is immaculate too.
My question is, when the car is only worth £3k - £3.5k on a good day, is it worth spending £500 to tidy it up? I just can’t decide if the effort and outlay is worth the reward!
Ive got a mileage muncher 62 plate 2.0tdi scirocco to sell. Currently on 160k of moon mileage, but with solid history and a doorstop of a folder to back it up.
I bought it last year based on mechanical condition over cosmetic condition, but it is a bit tatty… all alloys could do with a refurb, there’s a ding on the front wing and a scuff on the bumper. The rear bumper has a scuff and has popped out of alignment slightly - you can see where the previous owner has reversed into a bollard.
Apart from that the cars lovely. Interior is immaculate too.
My question is, when the car is only worth £3k - £3.5k on a good day, is it worth spending £500 to tidy it up? I just can’t decide if the effort and outlay is worth the reward!
) I'll let you know how I get on. Feel like it'll be an expensive lesson 
It all depends on how much you paid for it and how much you want/expect to get back from it.
If the wheels are really tatty, then I’d do them, refurbished wheels can really lift an otherwise tatty car, same as the rear bumper, try and re clip it in so as it helps the presentation.
The scuffs if they can be improved with a touch up stick then it’s time well spent.
I’m a firm believer in first impressions count, if a car looks like a dog then the chances of me considering it unless it’s significantly cheaper than a comparable nicer presented equivalent are slim.
If the wheels are really tatty, then I’d do them, refurbished wheels can really lift an otherwise tatty car, same as the rear bumper, try and re clip it in so as it helps the presentation.
The scuffs if they can be improved with a touch up stick then it’s time well spent.
I’m a firm believer in first impressions count, if a car looks like a dog then the chances of me considering it unless it’s significantly cheaper than a comparable nicer presented equivalent are slim.
I think it depends on the type of car and its price in the market. I sold a 205 recently for not a lot more than £4K and people wanted to know if the engine had been blessed by Enzo Ferrari before his death, it was ridiculous!
Saying that, I think a high mileage scirocco is a workhorse and a few marks will be fine and are not worth dealing with as people inevitably want money off etc.
Saying that, I think a high mileage scirocco is a workhorse and a few marks will be fine and are not worth dealing with as people inevitably want money off etc.
I'd rather buy a loved cherished car, failing that a good but cosmetically challenged 'honest' car. I'd rather not buy a tarted up car.
Sell it as as is. Unless you can do the work yourself, unlikely it'll make enough extra to be worthwhile. Clean it to within an inch of its life, maybe rattle can the wheels, decent set of photos, honest disruption and get it gone.
Sell it as as is. Unless you can do the work yourself, unlikely it'll make enough extra to be worthwhile. Clean it to within an inch of its life, maybe rattle can the wheels, decent set of photos, honest disruption and get it gone.
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