step daughter showing an interest
gotta be sub £5k these days for a decent early 500?
gotta be sub £5k these days for a decent early 500?
General whats a n early 500 worth these days?
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General whats a n early 500 worth these days?
JohnGWalker
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Autotrader has 79 sub £5k 500's
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/.../onesearchad/used,nearlynew,new/price-to/5000
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/.../onesearchad/used,nearlynew,new/price-to/5000
ahmett
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yeah for a 2008-2009 cant see it being more than 5 k and if it is you can always haggle and negotiate off list price. Mind you, I would assume quite a lot of repairs would be needed for such a Fiat 500!
Yep, there might be 79 sub £5k 500s, but look how many are CAT D (even a couple of Cat C floating around in my "£4500 to £5000" search) or bog standard pops with high mileages*. £5k for a 7 year old base spec city car with some long mileages ain't that great. I think you'd struggle to find a "decent one" on that budget- try adding at least a grand.
My old 500 with 44k on was up at £7.5k, now £7k- and that wasn't exactly a loaded example (and from memory had a couple of cosmetic scuffs and was rapidly heading towards a cambelt).
I could think of many, many better second hand buys for that sort of money.
*And yes, I know some aren't, but the general trend <is>. Before someone points out the obvious. And ignore the obvious scams...
My old 500 with 44k on was up at £7.5k, now £7k- and that wasn't exactly a loaded example (and from memory had a couple of cosmetic scuffs and was rapidly heading towards a cambelt).
I could think of many, many better second hand buys for that sort of money.
*And yes, I know some aren't, but the general trend <is>. Before someone points out the obvious. And ignore the obvious scams...
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There's 84 under-£5k 500's on fleabay at the moment. Some are Pops and some are Lounges or Sports with either high miles or they've had a little shunt. 
However the car doesn't know it's a city car. Arguably a higher-mileage one is a better sign than an ultra low miler... it means it's been used regularly and for longer journies, which cars like, vs. short and/or infrequent journies, which they don't.
61,000m on a 1.4 Sport ..
41,000 on a Lounge (CatD.... but so what?)..
130,000 on a Diesel...
It's not unrealistic to go shopping with £5000 and expect to get something haf decent.. so just have a look and get step-daughter into one of these, rather than a blando-box..
Ralf S.
However the car doesn't know it's a city car. Arguably a higher-mileage one is a better sign than an ultra low miler... it means it's been used regularly and for longer journies, which cars like, vs. short and/or infrequent journies, which they don't.
61,000m on a 1.4 Sport ..
41,000 on a Lounge (CatD.... but so what?)..
130,000 on a Diesel...
It's not unrealistic to go shopping with £5000 and expect to get something haf decent.. so just have a look and get step-daughter into one of these, rather than a blando-box..
Ralf S.
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when i said decent i meant not hyper miles or CAT C/ CAT D
no diesels either
no diesels either
<Idly bets that this turns into an "Anyone who wouldn't buy a written off common car is an idiot" type of thread>
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There's 84 under-£5k 500's on fleabay at the moment. Some are Pops and some are Lounges or Sports with either high miles or they've had a little shunt.
However the car doesn't know it's a city car. Arguably a higher-mileage one is a better sign than an ultra low miler... it means it's been used regularly and for longer journies, which cars like, vs. short and/or infrequent journies, which they don't.
61,000m on a 1.4 Sport ..
41,000 on a Lounge (CatD.... but so what?)..
130,000 on a Diesel...
It's not unrealistic to go shopping with £5000 and expect to get something haf decent.. so just have a look and get step-daughter into one of these, rather than a blando-box..
Ralf S.
she is earning herself now she finished uni so if she wants it she pays
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a perfect example in the classifieds
https://www.fiatforum.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=31875
https://www.fiatforum.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=31875
IMO a very great deal less than you'll probably have to pay for it.
You could likely buy a Panda of similar age & specification for half what you'd pay for a 500.
TrevC
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Or 5.5k will get her a Dacia Sandero with less than 10000 miles and 2 year's manufacturers warranty. Thing is though, none of these is a 500, and the 500 is a car you buy with your heart more than your head.
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