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Autotrader.co.uk is the well respected place to advertise your car. So you might think.
Put your own reg number into the valuation tool and it will give a figure. Now go and find a similar car (age, miles etc) at a dealer's advert.
In my case, there was a £900 difference between what the tool says my car is worth and what a current dealer's advert is asking for a similar age and mileage car. Disappointing, but whatever.
Now put the that dealer's advertised car reg into the tool and it shows the same value as the sticker price.
Hmmm.
I don't mean to diss the car dealers they have margins to cover and nobody expects a "sold as seen" private sale to be the same as a dealers deal. But this pricing advice looks pretty dodgy to me.
Put your own reg number into the valuation tool and it will give a figure. Now go and find a similar car (age, miles etc) at a dealer's advert.
In my case, there was a £900 difference between what the tool says my car is worth and what a current dealer's advert is asking for a similar age and mileage car. Disappointing, but whatever.
Now put the that dealer's advertised car reg into the tool and it shows the same value as the sticker price.
Hmmm.
I don't mean to diss the car dealers they have margins to cover and nobody expects a "sold as seen" private sale to be the same as a dealers deal. But this pricing advice looks pretty dodgy to me.
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