If you were going to sell your Aston...

[oblio]

...how would you go about it?

Does anyone have any views on any of these?

- Advertise on PH (natch )

- Advertise in other car publications (Autotrader, Car and Classic etc)?

- Advertise in non car specific publications (i.e. Sunday Times etc)?

- Sale or return?

- Main AM dealer (if not looking to upgrade to another Aston)?

- Main AM dealer (if looking to upgrade to another Aston)?

- Independent who deals with AM's?

- 'Normal' garage?

- Trade in on another car at a non-Aston dealer(i.e. not Aston)?

I'd be interested in any responses.

Cheers

[A12DY B]

I have just put mine up for sale,

I have already put it on Pistonheads

Will also put it on auto trader and ebay if I get no response from PH

I have considered sale or return/part ex at a local sports car specialists

I would only go to Aston if I was Part ex'ing

[peterr96]

FWIW I've never had any joy advertising cars anywhere like Sunday Times or AutoCar
With the exception of the OHs fathers P reg Mondeo which I sold on ebay, every car I've ever sold has been through Autotrader.
In my opinion, Autotrader is the place to sell cars.
Obviously, if you can get a trader (whether main dealer or private) to take it for sensible money that should be the least hassle route.

[michael gould]

I have always sold my cars privately and never had a problem......PH and auto trader on line seems to work for me....be realistic with the price.....I normally go for a low price and say "no offers"

If you part X it then it will cost you something at both ends i.e. what you get for your old car and what you could have negotiated off for having no part X Dealers have to make a profit.

[George H]

I've always traded in my cars at dealers and put it towards a new one.

[yeti]

Pistonheads for me. I wouldn,t look anywhere else for such a thing, if it was a classic then that's different.

Tried the AMOC site when selling my DB7, didn't get a single call. Must have had 10-15 from PH, sadly most of them too late to stp it being sold for a song...

[oblio]

Thanks folks

So it would appear that PH and autotrader are the most popular

[Shmee]

PH first, then a week later pay for AutoTrader if it hasn't already gone

[Murph7355]

Dealer.

Or maybe PH.

[oblio]

Thanks for this folks.

I have put her on PH as advised (and also on Car and Classic). If no joy, then will try Autotrader

cheers

[90 B]

A12DY B said:

I have just put mine up for sale,

I have already put it on Pistonheads

Will also put it on auto trader and ebay if I get no response from PH

I have considered sale or return/part ex at a local sports car specialists

I would only go to Aston if I was Part ex'ing

You run a V8 Vantage Roadster, correct?

If so, my dad sent me an email yesterday saying that he loved the car and plate. My dad is also an " ANDY B "

Strange considering the car is now my desktop background! Lol.

Small world.

[A12DY B]

Yes thats mine

[Jockman]

oblio said:

Thanks for this folks.

I have put her on PH as advised (and also on Car and Classic). If no joy, then will try Autotrader

cheers

You thinking of leaving us Graham ???

I should remind you that desertion violates your T&Cs on the forum

What's going on in your head

[90 B]

A12DY B said:

Yes thats mine

Stunning car mate. House looks nice as well if you don't mind me saying

[DBPHiL]

Sold 2 of my wife’s cars on eBay over the past year. (..yes she did know!!)
Price was cheaper than Autotrader, (posted for a month in classified £15)
Sold them in less than 2 weeks with no problems.
It does help if you do a good presentation with some good photos and by going down the HTML route, then you can host as many photos as you like, on, say, Photobucket and paste them onto your listing.

[nerodino]

Funny this! i just stumbled onto this forum whilst posting on another re showing my classic tomorrow........i am currently trying to sell my DB9 volante and have given back to Grange in Brentwood from whence it came......but they have had it 6 weeks with no joy, mostly because they put it up for too much to start with!
i am now getting p""sed off with them and would like to see it gone so i can treat myself to something else.......perhaps i should try advertising on this site!
Regards, Graham........yes another one!

Edited by nerodino on Sunday 28th August 21:55

[oblio]

Jockman said:

oblio said:

Thanks for this folks.

I have put her on PH as advised (and also on Car and Classic). If no joy, then will try Autotrader

cheers

You thinking of leaving us Graham ???

but for all the right reasons

Time to move on...

[A12DY B]

90 B said:

Stunning car mate. House looks nice as well if you don't mind me saying

Thanks,

just put mine on ebay and auto trader now too. Its priced well and immaculate so should sell

[collinstkd]

I think the market is probably a bit slower at the moment - had my car advertised for a couple of weeks with little interest and personally I think its well priced.

[Petrolhead]

A link to the PH ad may help us to see if you have covered everything. I know the guys here helped me when I was selling