1995 DB7 prices
Discussion
Don't forget that the trade might not want to touch a car of that age. If Parkers says £17k, bank on CAP being well below that - £13-£15k perhaps?...best way might be to call up a friendly specialist and ask advice.
Do a search on PH and you'll find some good info - suspension, aircon problems (dash-out job!), rust, electrical issues...all come to mind immediately. My advice would be not to buy without having an inspection done by an expert.
Do a search on PH and you'll find some good info - suspension, aircon problems (dash-out job!), rust, electrical issues...all come to mind immediately. My advice would be not to buy without having an inspection done by an expert.
Good advice. Ask someone like Chiltern ( www.db7centre.co.uk ), check out the AMOC forum, and above all get it inspected ( www.rikkicann.com for instance ). Forget the Parkers price too, IMHO. The 22 to 27k is more realistic. I think the Used Car Roadshow on ITV4 next week will have a feature on early DB7s and their value 
I'm afraid I do giggle at "trade" prices. Especially from you Ruby 
Why does every buyer ask (regardless of marque) about such things?
If one is serious about buying a car, you'll know how much they go for. You'll also have a fair idea as to how much a dealer is making.
The "trade" price is an irrelevance, unless you are prepared to underwrite issues with a car and all the other things dealers must contend with (tax, warranty, etc).
Far be it for me to acknowledge dealers as holier than thou, but if you're in the market, value the car yourself according to what you might buy a car for, not for what the person selling might have paid for it. Otherwise, forever consider what you *might* have bought and end up never owning *any* of them.
Why does every buyer ask (regardless of marque) about such things?
If one is serious about buying a car, you'll know how much they go for. You'll also have a fair idea as to how much a dealer is making.
The "trade" price is an irrelevance, unless you are prepared to underwrite issues with a car and all the other things dealers must contend with (tax, warranty, etc).
Far be it for me to acknowledge dealers as holier than thou, but if you're in the market, value the car yourself according to what you might buy a car for, not for what the person selling might have paid for it. Otherwise, forever consider what you *might* have bought and end up never owning *any* of them.
Edited by Murph7355 on Friday 27th April 07:40
Murph7355 said:
but if you're in the market, value the car yourself according to what you might buy a car for, not for what the person selling might have paid for it. Otherwise, forever consider what you *might* have bought and end up never owning *any* of them.
Turn that round Andy - how many cars remain unsold because their vendors insist on pricing the car at a value too close to that which they paid for the car?
If I could be bothered, I could find out the trade price for that car and it'd be a shock to the vendor for sure.
On another thread (964RS) you'll see that I quote a recent trade bid for a 964RS. The bid was very, very strong - what does this show?....does the trader have low overheads (in this case, yes, he does) but more likely, he already has a buyer for the car. In that case, the bid is strongly influenced by the "back to back" or "give-up" nature of the deal - he takes a turn at little or no risk.
Anyway, as to the general sentiment of your comment, I cannot agree more. If I wanted a DB7 fora certain budget, I'd not rule out anything - but do get the car inspected - they can be money pits!
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