Suzuki Swift pricing question
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Hi all,
I am looking to sell my 2009 Suzuki Swift and I have no idea how much I should be asking for it. I paid £5000 for it in May 2015. My issue and reason for selling is that it needs a gearbox replacing and I can't afford to do that sadly. How much do you think I can ask for it considering this? There are a few minor dings to the body work but side from the gearbox issue is is mechanically very sound. (As have had no other issues since I have owned it except for things like needs new brakepads/tyres/a new battery last year). There are 73000 on the clock. Someone I know who also had a new gearbox changed recently has questioned whether the car will require a new clutch as well. When I took it to the garage they just said it was the gearbox but they didn't take it apart at all.
Any advice very greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I am looking to sell my 2009 Suzuki Swift and I have no idea how much I should be asking for it. I paid £5000 for it in May 2015. My issue and reason for selling is that it needs a gearbox replacing and I can't afford to do that sadly. How much do you think I can ask for it considering this? There are a few minor dings to the body work but side from the gearbox issue is is mechanically very sound. (As have had no other issues since I have owned it except for things like needs new brakepads/tyres/a new battery last year). There are 73000 on the clock. Someone I know who also had a new gearbox changed recently has questioned whether the car will require a new clutch as well. When I took it to the garage they just said it was the gearbox but they didn't take it apart at all.
Any advice very greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
It's a difficult one, you may have to sell it as "spares or repairs" as it's unlikely someone will be willing to pay too much for a non working car, if it was something like bodywork but the rest of the car was mechanically sound then it'd be different but I guess they are unable to drive it? Maybe have a look on ebay at completed listings for one as a spares or repair with a similar kind of problem and see what it fetched.
I recently got offered £350 p/x on a sound 2005 5 door 1.5 with 92k.
Ended up selling privately for £1,100.
Mended yours would be worth maybe £1,800 if its a 5 door 1.5. Less for 3 door and 1.3.
I'd get a second opinion on the gearbox as it may just be a clutch issue which would be £300 ish to fix.
Were there any symptoms leading up to the problem?
Ended up selling privately for £1,100.
Mended yours would be worth maybe £1,800 if its a 5 door 1.5. Less for 3 door and 1.3.
I'd get a second opinion on the gearbox as it may just be a clutch issue which would be £300 ish to fix.
Were there any symptoms leading up to the problem?
Eek that is not a lot of money for fully functioning with low miles! Mine is the 5 door 1.3 version. The engine was a lot louder for about 6 months before hand but I didn't worry because there were no issues when I put it through the MOT in November. The first indication I had that something was wrong was when I was trying to reverse into my friend's driveway and it just wouldn't fit the gear at all. Typically it was the day I was going on holiday and I still drove to London and then back to Exeter after my holiday with no issues apart from no reverse.
£1800 is a touch on the low side I think, although £2500 looks to be the max if the gearbox is repaired. If I was in your position, I would stick it on Ebay with a low starting price and no reserve, mark it clearly as spares/repairs and somebody who can source a cheap used gearbox and fix it themselves will buy it.
In my opinion you will fetch around £1000 or maybe more doing this.
In my opinion you will fetch around £1000 or maybe more doing this.
Nickp82 said:
£1800 is a touch on the low side I think, although £2500 looks to be the max if the gearbox is repaired. If I was in your position, I would stick it on Ebay with a low starting price and no reserve, mark it clearly as spares/repairs and somebody who can source a cheap used gearbox and fix it themselves will buy it.
In my opinion you will fetch around £1000 or maybe more doing this.
£2,500 is dealer money not private.In my opinion you will fetch around £1000 or maybe more doing this.
He'll not get £1k for it with an unknown gearbox fault.
All IMO of course but I have just sold a 1.5 5 door albeit 2005 and 92k so know what people are willing to pay.
trickywoo said:
£2,500 is dealer money not private.
He'll not get £1k for it with an unknown gearbox fault.
All IMO of course but I have just sold a 1.5 5 door albeit 2005 and 92k so know what people are willing to pay.
Yeah fair enough, £2500 would be a bit optimistic. I still think it will make a bag on Ebay though, OP please can you get it listed so we can settle this?! He'll not get £1k for it with an unknown gearbox fault.
All IMO of course but I have just sold a 1.5 5 door albeit 2005 and 92k so know what people are willing to pay.
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