I Don't Feel Hard Done To Anymore

WylieCoyote · November 1, 2008

As most of you will know, I traded my 05 IS200 S in recently and only got £5100 as a part ex for it. I did feel monumentally ripped off but similarly glad to have been able to get rid of it as not many garages would accept it as part ex. I have found out today that the dealer had my car advertised for £5995 and sold it for less - I haven't been able to find out how much it was sold for though. At the time I thought £5100 was a very poor offer, but then for it to be sold for only a few hundred pounds more from a dealer, I don't feel so bad now.

It is a testament to used car values. 2005 Lexus for a smidgen under £6000. Shocking. Good luck to everyone trying to sell their cars!

doog442 · November 1, 2008

As most of you will know, I traded my 05 IS200 S in recently and only got £5100 as a part ex for it. I did feel monumentally ripped off but similarly glad to have been able to get rid of it as not many garages would accept it as part ex. I have found out today that the dealer had my car advertised for £5995 and sold it for less - I haven't been able to find out how much it was sold for though. At the time I thought £5100 was a very poor offer, but then for it to be sold for only a few hundred pounds more from a dealer, I don't feel so bad now.
It is a testament to used car values. 2005 Lexus for a smidgen under £6000. Shocking. Good luck to everyone trying to sell their cars!

Its all incidental, Glass's guide for my 53 plate IS200 last month was £6400. I was offered £5500 by 2 dealers over the phone on a new IS250 as well as £4k off the new price. I was also offered the same from a skoda dealer without even negotiating on a 3 yr old octavia Vrs. I was offered £4500 on a 2 year old GS300,this was upped a grand within a day and again over the phone.

It doesnt mean anything however as others have said its the cost to change and your volvo may have been under book..if it wasnt then you were had over ...joke

If someone got yours at the price given they have indeed got a bargain........

Incidently someone has recently posted that late plate is200's are now in demand at Lexus dealers

WylieCoyote · November 2, 2008

As most of you will know, I traded my 05 IS200 S in recently and only got £5100 as a part ex for it. I did feel monumentally ripped off but similarly glad to have been able to get rid of it as not many garages would accept it as part ex. I have found out today that the dealer had my car advertised for £5995 and sold it for less - I haven't been able to find out how much it was sold for though. At the time I thought £5100 was a very poor offer, but then for it to be sold for only a few hundred pounds more from a dealer, I don't feel so bad now.
It is a testament to used car values. 2005 Lexus for a smidgen under £6000. Shocking. Good luck to everyone trying to sell their cars!

Its all incidental, Glass's guide for my 53 plate IS200 last month was £6400. I was offered £5500 by 2 dealers over the phone on a new IS250 as well as £4k off the new price. I was also offered the same from a skoda dealer without even negotiating on a 3 yr old octavia Vrs. I was offered £4500 on a 2 year old GS300,this was upped a grand within a day and again over the phone.

It doesnt mean anything however as others have said its the cost to change and your volvo may have been under book..if it wasnt then you were had over ...joke

If someone got yours at the price given they have indeed got a bargain........

Incidently someone has recently posted that late plate is200's are now in demand at Lexus dealers

Volvo was nearly £2000 below book so it was cool.

To find a garage willing to take it as part ex was novel enough. So many just said they wouyldn't touch them with a barge pole. Had it for sale for over 12 months privately with not a single serious phone call, and only a handful of half interested phonecalls.

A car is only worth what someone will pay for it. What counted against mine is that it was base 'S' spec, missed out on leather, sat nav, heated seats and so on, it had a bumper scuff and had 4 previous owners.