Selling back to a dealer
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mogg said:
When selling a McLaren back to a dealer, is there much difference in the amount offered from dealer to dealer, or will the dealer the car was bought from tend to offer more ?
Thanks.
Not marque-specific, but sometimes a dealer who supplied a car new may pay a few £ more because they can sell the provenance. Otherwise it tends to depend upon who has appetite. I.e. if they've already got one like yours they may not want another, or if they are fully-stocked etc etc.Thanks.
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mogg said:
When selling a McLaren back to a dealer, is there much difference in the amount offered from dealer to dealer, or will the dealer the car was bought from tend to offer more ?
Thanks.
Is it the 600lt? Stick it on car wow so all the Mac dealers can bid against each other.Thanks.
What’s the full spec?
I sold my GT to webuyanycar about 4 weeks ago.
Their price was higher than McDealer, Carwow, motorway and the dealer I bought my 720 from.
I was expecting grief due to the value but it was a very painless process, they knocked a little off for some stone chips but waaay less than it would have cost me to have them fixed properly.
They arranged a transporter to turn up at the same time as my appointment as they didn’t want it sat in Morrisons carpark overnight
Their price was higher than McDealer, Carwow, motorway and the dealer I bought my 720 from.
I was expecting grief due to the value but it was a very painless process, they knocked a little off for some stone chips but waaay less than it would have cost me to have them fixed properly.
They arranged a transporter to turn up at the same time as my appointment as they didn’t want it sat in Morrisons carpark overnight
To a large extent it depends on who owns the Franchise rather than the individual dealer.
I’ve found Sytner less enthusiastic.
In any case the dealer is looking to buy at trade and sell
at retail which is usually a £10-25k difference on different models.
They will always argue that they need to inspect and warranty it etc
Just worth enquiring I guess, although as stated some websites may offer a bit more
I’ve found Sytner less enthusiastic.
In any case the dealer is looking to buy at trade and sell
at retail which is usually a £10-25k difference on different models.
They will always argue that they need to inspect and warranty it etc
Just worth enquiring I guess, although as stated some websites may offer a bit more
ex-devonpaul said:
Paulsd said:
I sold my GT to webuyanycar about 4 weeks ago.
Their price was higher than McDealer, Carwow, motorway and the dealer I bought my 720 from.
Wow. Do you know where it ended up?Their price was higher than McDealer, Carwow, motorway and the dealer I bought my 720 from.
No - I keep checking Autotrader but it doesn’t seem to have appeared anywhere yet. It had quite a lot of stone chips from a MOC tour (my bad for not having PPF
- lesson learned!) so I wonder if it’s having those done first. The quote from Chroma Concepts was £4k and webuyanycar chipped me £1k for them. Interestingly, the guy there said that if you intend to sell to them, never get any paint repaired as it will always be ‘cheaper’.
Edited by Paulsd on Saturday 9th August 06:36
Edited by Paulsd on Saturday 9th August 06:36
Paulsd said:
I was very surprised!
No - I keep checking Autotrader but it doesn’t seem to have appeared anywhere yet. It had quite a lot of stone chips from a MOC tour (my bad for not having PPF - lesson learned!) so I wonder if it’s having those done first. The quote from Chroma Concepts was £4k and webuyanycar chipped me £1k for them.
Interestingly, the guy there said that if you intend to sell to them, never get any paint repaired as it will always be ‘cheaper’.
My experience, with webuyanycar is that if your car is mechanically compromised, but you have service records, that’s where you should go. They only do a cursory check for cosmetic defects I sold them my daughter‘s Mini, which had numerous mechanical issues that wouldn’t pass an MOT, but they never even drove the car. When I was sitting there, the transporter came in to inform the evaluator that another car he was looking to move wouldn’t shift out of 1st!No - I keep checking Autotrader but it doesn’t seem to have appeared anywhere yet. It had quite a lot of stone chips from a MOC tour (my bad for not having PPF
- lesson learned!) so I wonder if it’s having those done first. The quote from Chroma Concepts was £4k and webuyanycar chipped me £1k for them. Interestingly, the guy there said that if you intend to sell to them, never get any paint repaired as it will always be ‘cheaper’.
Edited by Paulsd on Saturday 9th August 06:36
Edited by Paulsd on Saturday 9th August 06:36
12pack said:
My experience, with webuyanycar is that if your car is mechanically compromised, but you have service records, that’s where you should go. They only do a cursory check for cosmetic defects I sold them my daughter‘s Mini, which had numerous mechanical issues that wouldn’t pass an MOT, but they never even drove the car. When I was sitting there, the transporter came in to inform the evaluator that another car he was looking to move wouldn’t shift out of 1st!
Never sold anything to them, but now I am curious. Do they not ask if the car has any faults or issues? I know they work by just shipping the cars off to auction for a quick sale, so I guess as long as it runs they may genuinely just not care.murphyaj said:
12pack said:
My experience, with webuyanycar is that if your car is mechanically compromised, but you have service records, that’s where you should go. They only do a cursory check for cosmetic defects I sold them my daughter‘s Mini, which had numerous mechanical issues that wouldn’t pass an MOT, but they never even drove the car. When I was sitting there, the transporter came in to inform the evaluator that another car he was looking to move wouldn’t shift out of 1st!
Never sold anything to them, but now I am curious. Do they not ask if the car has any faults or issues? I know they work by just shipping the cars off to auction for a quick sale, so I guess as long as it runs they may genuinely just not care.I sold my old 996.2 gt3 to wbac five or so years ago. As stated they only started it up and gave it a cursory visual check. It had a long track history including: several new body panels, some potentially quite serious engine issues, and, most obviously, four totally bald inner tyres with the cords literally hanging off them - which the guy with the clipboard didn’t even spot! It was quite an eye opening experience into how they operate. At the time no dealer would take it, not even on sor, and yet wbac cleared me just shy of £5k less than full dealer retail. Crazy.
siheb said:
I sold my old 996.2 gt3 to wbac five or so years ago. As stated they only started it up and gave it a cursory visual check. It had a long track history including: several new body panels, some potentially quite serious engine issues, and, most obviously, four totally bald inner tyres with the cords literally hanging off them - which the guy with the clipboard didn’t even spot! It was quite an eye opening experience into how they operate. At the time no dealer would take it, not even on sor, and yet wbac cleared me just shy of £5k less than full dealer retail. Crazy.
Well done lol! Remind me never to buy a car off you though! :-)With the GT, it got flagged for a secondary engine check.
Technically, they wanted a photo of the engine (impossible!) so they just took a photo of inside the boot.
They also wanted two videos of the dashboard, with the engine running up to 3k rpm for 10 seconds.
The video was submitted by the staff on site and it was reviewed by someone at HQ.
I was the one sat in the driver’s seat for this. They didn’t drive it at all before the deal was done. They were arguing about who got to drive it around the car park after I left though
The guy there told me that they had a 570s in with an engine management light. They knocked him down £5k for it, which he accepted. When they got the car back and checked it properly, the engine was completely borked so they backed out of the deal and gave him the car back. Not entirely sure how true that was or if the contract allows for that scenario.
Technically, they wanted a photo of the engine (impossible!) so they just took a photo of inside the boot.
They also wanted two videos of the dashboard, with the engine running up to 3k rpm for 10 seconds.
The video was submitted by the staff on site and it was reviewed by someone at HQ.
I was the one sat in the driver’s seat for this. They didn’t drive it at all before the deal was done. They were arguing about who got to drive it around the car park after I left though
The guy there told me that they had a 570s in with an engine management light. They knocked him down £5k for it, which he accepted. When they got the car back and checked it properly, the engine was completely borked so they backed out of the deal and gave him the car back. Not entirely sure how true that was or if the contract allows for that scenario.
Edited by Paulsd on Sunday 10th August 16:20
Edited by Paulsd on Sunday 10th August 16:21
200Plus Club said:
Well done lol! Remind me never to buy a car off you though! :-)
More importantly never, ever, ever, buy a car from BCA if its their WBAC stock - believe its all auctions marked UKCGR.Ive sold cars to them, they never drive or start them - just try to knock them down for stone chips and make sure there are no lights on the dash.
My question wasn't whether they checked for mechanical faults, as I presume they have neither the time, equipment or knowledge to do so. It was whether they formally ask. Eg, do you tick a box at some point during the process that says "the car has no mechanical or electrical faults not declared" or something similar?
AIUI they are owned by British Car Auctions, so the cars just get auctioned off with minimal prep. So as long as they can get driven into and out of the lot then, once the hammer goes down, it's the buyers problem. And people offloading junk, broken cars at auction is as old as the car trade itself, and exactly why the prices you get offered are so low. So, as I say, they may genuinely not care.
I can't see myself using them in a million years either way, so really just curious.
AIUI they are owned by British Car Auctions, so the cars just get auctioned off with minimal prep. So as long as they can get driven into and out of the lot then, once the hammer goes down, it's the buyers problem. And people offloading junk, broken cars at auction is as old as the car trade itself, and exactly why the prices you get offered are so low. So, as I say, they may genuinely not care.
I can't see myself using them in a million years either way, so really just curious.
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