Advice on Part-Exchanging My 2008 Honda CR-V for a 2017 Toyo
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Hi all!
We're in the process of buying our first second-hand car and could really use some advice. We've put down a refundable deposit on a 2017 Toyota RAV4 2.5 VVT-i Excel AWD with 48,000 miles on the clock (in grey). The car is priced at £17,500.
We visited the dealer to inspect the car and found a few issues:
- There are some chips and paintwork problems, plus a bit of rust on the metal step to get into the car.
- Scratches on the rear window tint that apparently can’t be removed.
- Rips in the leather rear seats and doors (the dealer says they'll fix this before we collect).
- The front left tyre is in bad shape with ripped treads and two thick sidewall rips.
- The boot cover is missing, but the dealer promised to replace it.
The dealer hasn't agreed to lower the price but has added £500 to the part-exchange value of our Honda CR-V (2008 with 88,000 miles), making it £3,500 in total. Instead of repainting the rear bumper, they're going to polish and fix the defects.
The car comes with 2 keys, 6 months dealer warranty, 1 year AA breakdown cover, and they'll be doing the MOT and service before we collect. We haven't test-driven it yet, but will be doing that when we go back.
Any advice on what we should check for when we return to inspect the repairs? Is there anything we've missed or should be extra careful about before we finalise the deal? Appreciate any thoughts or tips! Thanks
We're in the process of buying our first second-hand car and could really use some advice. We've put down a refundable deposit on a 2017 Toyota RAV4 2.5 VVT-i Excel AWD with 48,000 miles on the clock (in grey). The car is priced at £17,500.
We visited the dealer to inspect the car and found a few issues:
- There are some chips and paintwork problems, plus a bit of rust on the metal step to get into the car.
- Scratches on the rear window tint that apparently can’t be removed.
- Rips in the leather rear seats and doors (the dealer says they'll fix this before we collect).
- The front left tyre is in bad shape with ripped treads and two thick sidewall rips.
- The boot cover is missing, but the dealer promised to replace it.
The dealer hasn't agreed to lower the price but has added £500 to the part-exchange value of our Honda CR-V (2008 with 88,000 miles), making it £3,500 in total. Instead of repainting the rear bumper, they're going to polish and fix the defects.
The car comes with 2 keys, 6 months dealer warranty, 1 year AA breakdown cover, and they'll be doing the MOT and service before we collect. We haven't test-driven it yet, but will be doing that when we go back.
Any advice on what we should check for when we return to inspect the repairs? Is there anything we've missed or should be extra careful about before we finalise the deal? Appreciate any thoughts or tips! Thanks
It’s surprising a tyre in the condition you describe was on a vehicle on display.
Unless the other tyres are nearly new, I think you can expect a new pair on that axle. You certainly don’t want three worn tyres and one brand new on a car at that price.
There was a time when AWD cars had to have tyres changed in pairs, sometimes even all four, but I don’t suppose that applies here. You should get a pair though IMHO.
Unless the other tyres are nearly new, I think you can expect a new pair on that axle. You certainly don’t want three worn tyres and one brand new on a car at that price.
There was a time when AWD cars had to have tyres changed in pairs, sometimes even all four, but I don’t suppose that applies here. You should get a pair though IMHO.
BFerman77 said:
We visited the dealer to inspect the car and found a few issues:
- There are some chips and paintwork problems, plus a bit of rust on the metal step to get into the car.
- Scratches on the rear window tint that apparently can’t be removed.
- Rips in the leather rear seats and doors (the dealer says they'll fix this before we collect).
- The front left tyre is in bad shape with ripped treads and two thick sidewall rips.
- The boot cover is missing, but the dealer promised to replace it.
Talking in a professional capacity, albeit a different type of car dealer I would say that the paintwork problems/chips would be touched up is normal for a mainstream dealer/franchise as it eats into the profit to provide a significant amount of paintwork to a car with a possibly slim margin (The Rav 4 is obviously a mainstream, high turnover car). - There are some chips and paintwork problems, plus a bit of rust on the metal step to get into the car.
- Scratches on the rear window tint that apparently can’t be removed.
- Rips in the leather rear seats and doors (the dealer says they'll fix this before we collect).
- The front left tyre is in bad shape with ripped treads and two thick sidewall rips.
- The boot cover is missing, but the dealer promised to replace it.
Rear window scratches are likely in an aftermarket window tint film, this is why it can't be repaired but you could either replace or remove when you own it if this is the case.
Rips in the leather can be repaired by a good quality trim repair person - Or in some cases the physical cover can actually be replaced for less.
The tire is an odd one, it's a safety issue if it's as bad as you suggest so I would ask for a new MOT on the car. But if the rips are in the curb protector part of the tire then that's what it is there for, but if it's in the actual sidewall that's a different point to raise. Tires wouldn't be expensive.
Boot cover - Issue sorted there.
But, ultimatley if you are not happy with the car there will always be another.
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