How easy is it to sell on motorway.co.uk?
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Sold on there around 18 months ago a Porsche Boxster. Mine made bang on estimate and the dealer came from Wales to purchase and paid me by bank transfer and left.
A couple of things:
The app is a bit of a pain to use and requires you to take pictures directly into the app, so you can't take your own and then upload them.
Once the auction is completed you are still at the mercy of the winning bidder (dealer) so it is down to the quality and reliability of the buyer, and of course you listing the car and any faults accurately, the winning dealer may try and barter you down when they collect.
A couple of things:
The app is a bit of a pain to use and requires you to take pictures directly into the app, so you can't take your own and then upload them.
Once the auction is completed you are still at the mercy of the winning bidder (dealer) so it is down to the quality and reliability of the buyer, and of course you listing the car and any faults accurately, the winning dealer may try and barter you down when they collect.
Just tried to use them. To be fair 3 days before Christmas wasn't the greatest timing.
Personally I wasn't particularly impressed. The initial offer was about where I expected but the app you have to use to take photo's was a bit of a pain. You then have to go through a phone call of which the sole objective seems to be to lower your expectations. Auction went ahead and it came in at 15% below the already on the slightly low side of what I thought it was worth. But it was just before Christmas.
In the end I rang We Want Any Car. Initial offer was same as Motorway. Had a good chat with a guy on phone about condition of car and a price was agreed just shy of the initial offer as in fairness the wheels need a refurb. The only pain bit was trying to arrange the collection, telephone tag both ways, but it was over the break. Nice chap turns up, quick test drive round the block and a once over to confirm as described and money in my account 10 mins later whilst they waited out side.
Could I have got more with better timing, yes. But it was an OK process. I'd use them again.
If I had some dry storage I wouldn't have sold it in the first place but as it was it would have sat on the drive and rotted. So had to go.
Personally I wasn't particularly impressed. The initial offer was about where I expected but the app you have to use to take photo's was a bit of a pain. You then have to go through a phone call of which the sole objective seems to be to lower your expectations. Auction went ahead and it came in at 15% below the already on the slightly low side of what I thought it was worth. But it was just before Christmas.
In the end I rang We Want Any Car. Initial offer was same as Motorway. Had a good chat with a guy on phone about condition of car and a price was agreed just shy of the initial offer as in fairness the wheels need a refurb. The only pain bit was trying to arrange the collection, telephone tag both ways, but it was over the break. Nice chap turns up, quick test drive round the block and a once over to confirm as described and money in my account 10 mins later whilst they waited out side.
Could I have got more with better timing, yes. But it was an OK process. I'd use them again.
If I had some dry storage I wouldn't have sold it in the first place but as it was it would have sat on the drive and rotted. So had to go.
My experience was mixed but mostly positive.
Got a high initial quote on the website of 15K which I thought was as much as I would get for a private sale if I was lucky. 2K more than WBAC. Once I took the photos and had a call with Motorway this dropped to 14.5K and they advised a reserve of 14.2. The car was in good condition with a full service history, the drop in price was unjustified in my opinion but since the initial quote felt high I proceeded. I get the feeling the initial quotes are high to lure you into the process.
I only had 2 dealers bid and got an offer of 14K which I agreed to. The car has now been for sale at the dealer for nearly 3 months and the price has slowly dropped to 16K so I feel like my 14K was very reasonable in hindsight.
The bloke that collected was very friendly and I had no haggling. To be honest I was fully prepared to let him walk if they tried to reduce the price further and I think anyone using Motorway needs to be prepared to do the same.
What I don't like is how Motorway state you are supposed to include all damage in photos including all stone chips. On older cars this just doesn't seem realistic and leaves less scrupulous dealers a door to negotiate on collection. There needs to be some pragmatism in the process and ultimately you are going to be at the mercy of the collecting dealer.
Also worth noting that you can get extra cashback via Quidco and topcashback if you initiate the process via their websites.
Got a high initial quote on the website of 15K which I thought was as much as I would get for a private sale if I was lucky. 2K more than WBAC. Once I took the photos and had a call with Motorway this dropped to 14.5K and they advised a reserve of 14.2. The car was in good condition with a full service history, the drop in price was unjustified in my opinion but since the initial quote felt high I proceeded. I get the feeling the initial quotes are high to lure you into the process.
I only had 2 dealers bid and got an offer of 14K which I agreed to. The car has now been for sale at the dealer for nearly 3 months and the price has slowly dropped to 16K so I feel like my 14K was very reasonable in hindsight.
The bloke that collected was very friendly and I had no haggling. To be honest I was fully prepared to let him walk if they tried to reduce the price further and I think anyone using Motorway needs to be prepared to do the same.
What I don't like is how Motorway state you are supposed to include all damage in photos including all stone chips. On older cars this just doesn't seem realistic and leaves less scrupulous dealers a door to negotiate on collection. There needs to be some pragmatism in the process and ultimately you are going to be at the mercy of the collecting dealer.
Also worth noting that you can get extra cashback via Quidco and topcashback if you initiate the process via their websites.
I sold my Tesla via Motorway a couple of month ago. Pretty painless.
They did however advertise my 6 year old Tesla as having no service history because it didn't have a cabin filter change at 4 year old. The invoices I had for every service and brake fluid change I'd had done, and invoices from Tesla for repairs (control arms, wiring looms etc) didn't count as service history apparently.
They did however advertise my 6 year old Tesla as having no service history because it didn't have a cabin filter change at 4 year old. The invoices I had for every service and brake fluid change I'd had done, and invoices from Tesla for repairs (control arms, wiring looms etc) didn't count as service history apparently.
Sold my stepdad's Focus using them. As a previous poster said, it's a laborious process listing via their app - which you must use.
Stepdad had stopped driving in his 80s
Listed car - they estimated car at £2500 - this was after a very long phone call going over everything I had already entered into the app. They then listed the car with a "reserve" of £2400 - don't know where the £100 went, and neither did they.
"Sold" for £2400.
Grim reaper arrived and offered £1700 - on the basis it was overdue a cambelt (true but I had to photograph and itemise all the service history so this was already clear), had some condensation in one headlight (also true but very clearly visible in the photo so already clear), a tiny chip in the paint in the tailgate (true and visible in pics), and that "it was difficult to select reverse gear" (not true at all).
I was short of time so accepted.
The car was listed on the dealer's website the next day for £4700.
I knwo these are not large sums but it was an unpleasant experience and I didn't feel they were very honest - it was also very time-consuming.
I wouldn't use them again.
Stepdad had stopped driving in his 80s
Listed car - they estimated car at £2500 - this was after a very long phone call going over everything I had already entered into the app. They then listed the car with a "reserve" of £2400 - don't know where the £100 went, and neither did they.
"Sold" for £2400.
Grim reaper arrived and offered £1700 - on the basis it was overdue a cambelt (true but I had to photograph and itemise all the service history so this was already clear), had some condensation in one headlight (also true but very clearly visible in the photo so already clear), a tiny chip in the paint in the tailgate (true and visible in pics), and that "it was difficult to select reverse gear" (not true at all).
I was short of time so accepted.
The car was listed on the dealer's website the next day for £4700.
I knwo these are not large sums but it was an unpleasant experience and I didn't feel they were very honest - it was also very time-consuming.
I wouldn't use them again.
V8forweekends said:
Sold my stepdad's Focus using them. As a previous poster said, it's a laborious process listing via their app - which you must use.
Stepdad had stopped driving in his 80s
Listed car - they estimated car at £2500 - this was after a very long phone call going over everything I had already entered into the app. They then listed the car with a "reserve" of £2400 - don't know where the £100 went, and neither did they.
"Sold" for £2400.
Grim reaper arrived and offered £1700 - on the basis it was overdue a cambelt (true but I had to photograph and itemise all the service history so this was already clear), had some condensation in one headlight (also true but very clearly visible in the photo so already clear), a tiny chip in the paint in the tailgate (true and visible in pics), and that "it was difficult to select reverse gear" (not true at all).
I was short of time so accepted.
The car was listed on the dealer's website the next day for £4700.
I knwo these are not large sums but it was an unpleasant experience and I didn't feel they were very honest - it was also very time-consuming.
I wouldn't use them again.
When I sold mine, I feared they'd try and knock the price down they turned up, but no, checked the car over, bank transferred the agreed amount and that was it.Stepdad had stopped driving in his 80s
Listed car - they estimated car at £2500 - this was after a very long phone call going over everything I had already entered into the app. They then listed the car with a "reserve" of £2400 - don't know where the £100 went, and neither did they.
"Sold" for £2400.
Grim reaper arrived and offered £1700 - on the basis it was overdue a cambelt (true but I had to photograph and itemise all the service history so this was already clear), had some condensation in one headlight (also true but very clearly visible in the photo so already clear), a tiny chip in the paint in the tailgate (true and visible in pics), and that "it was difficult to select reverse gear" (not true at all).
I was short of time so accepted.
The car was listed on the dealer's website the next day for £4700.
I knwo these are not large sums but it was an unpleasant experience and I didn't feel they were very honest - it was also very time-consuming.
I wouldn't use them again.
I think it really does depend on who's buying the car, some will genuinly haggle, others will try and rip your eyes out if they think they can get away with it.
TheBinarySheep said:
V8forweekends said:
Sold my stepdad's Focus using them. As a previous poster said, it's a laborious process listing via their app - which you must use.
Stepdad had stopped driving in his 80s
Listed car - they estimated car at £2500 - this was after a very long phone call going over everything I had already entered into the app. They then listed the car with a "reserve" of £2400 - don't know where the £100 went, and neither did they.
"Sold" for £2400.
Grim reaper arrived and offered £1700 - on the basis it was overdue a cambelt (true but I had to photograph and itemise all the service history so this was already clear), had some condensation in one headlight (also true but very clearly visible in the photo so already clear), a tiny chip in the paint in the tailgate (true and visible in pics), and that "it was difficult to select reverse gear" (not true at all).
I was short of time so accepted.
The car was listed on the dealer's website the next day for £4700.
I knwo these are not large sums but it was an unpleasant experience and I didn't feel they were very honest - it was also very time-consuming.
I wouldn't use them again.
When I sold mine, I feared they'd try and knock the price down they turned up, but no, checked the car over, bank transferred the agreed amount and that was it.Stepdad had stopped driving in his 80s
Listed car - they estimated car at £2500 - this was after a very long phone call going over everything I had already entered into the app. They then listed the car with a "reserve" of £2400 - don't know where the £100 went, and neither did they.
"Sold" for £2400.
Grim reaper arrived and offered £1700 - on the basis it was overdue a cambelt (true but I had to photograph and itemise all the service history so this was already clear), had some condensation in one headlight (also true but very clearly visible in the photo so already clear), a tiny chip in the paint in the tailgate (true and visible in pics), and that "it was difficult to select reverse gear" (not true at all).
I was short of time so accepted.
The car was listed on the dealer's website the next day for £4700.
I knwo these are not large sums but it was an unpleasant experience and I didn't feel they were very honest - it was also very time-consuming.
I wouldn't use them again.
I think it really does depend on who's buying the car, some will genuinly haggle, others will try and rip your eyes out if they think they can get away with it.
Its individual dealers using it, some good. Some bad, some chancers.
The chancers know if it is on there. You want out of it quickly and easily, and will take less to get it gone sometimes, its a numbers game, some they win, some they lose.
Been doing the same for years, calling private sellers, say for a 10k car. Will you take 9k asked over the phone.
If you say yes, then when they view the starting price for negotiation is 9k. Not the advertised 10k.
Not much difference between the two.
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