I bought a noddy car for £20.00 for my grandson last christmas but now he has outgrown it I want to sell it but I have seen them going for as little as £10.00 on ebay Didn't think it could lose so much money so fast.

How much did you expect it to lose?

Very few cars in the world that don't lose value as soon as they leave the showroom.


Like these.
£70K brand new now at 6 months old.
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/ms...&photo=1&sort=3&ukcarsearch_full=FIND+IT+NOW!


Or the Pug 607 losing around 71% in it's first 3 years.

Or the famous Alfa 166 losing 76% after 3 years.

Fiat residuals look alright compared to those.

The Beast said:

How much did you expect it to lose?

Very few cars in the world that don't lose value as soon as they leave the showroom.


Like these.
£70K brand new now at 6 months old.
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/ms...&photo=1&sort=3&ukcarsearch_full=FIND+IT+NOW!


Or the Pug 607 losing around 71% in it's first 3 years.

Or the famous Alfa 166 losing 76% after 3 years.

Fiat residuals look alright compared to those.

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danielb2103 said:

I can't believe how much value my car has lost since i bought it in february this year pre reg 2006 car. 1.4 active sport
I bought it for £8000 which included 17 inch alloy wheels.
I think now with 8000 miles on it ill be lucky to get £6500 for it.
just wondered if other people are losing
this much I want to sell it because I want a bigger car.

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hey there mate

to be fair its known that any car loses 1 grand as soon as it leaves the forcourt. so i fink relaly uve only lost 500 quid.becase as soon as u leave the dealer you have lost 1 thousand pounds on it already.i used 2 work at a garage and that was the word everyone used to say there. my sales manager said to me "thats a nice car but shame shes lost 1 grand already on it now". not mentioning names...cough peugeot cough

To be honest, the market for Noddy cars has been hit hard lately. Legislation means safety in these vehicles (plastics doors, lack of roof, comedy horn) has come into question and you may struggle to even recoup 50% of the amount you paid, even so soon.

What colour is it? I know a bloke with rather large ears who may be interested.

have th goblins vandalised it in any way

tessy bear and noddy havent made a mess of the interior have they

Who wants a noddy car? Old news.



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i would like the panda one please

I bet their steering rack didn't need replacing after 10,000 miles

....and here is me worried about a leaking tailgate.

sledge said:

....and here is me worried about a leaking tailgate.

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I'd love a leaking tailgate, in exchange for squeeky shocks and grinding noises?

take it you are having lots of problems then puntokris

Joshua Frost-Lunn said:

take it you are having lots of problems then puntokris

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Try owning a GP

puntokris said:

Try owning a GP

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Mines fine.

Depreciation? What's that?

I paid £46 for my Uno with 62K on the clock in 2003. I've now taken the mileage up to 102K, the car is 21 years old and similar mk1's on Ebay have been going for over £200!

I must have the only Fiat that's gone up 4 x in value since it was bought!

pah! i paid 3150 for mine, got quoted 2,950 off one of those companies that buy your car so must be worth more.

bought with 5.5k.

now 19k 18 month later

silly boys, you're meant to make money on cars, even fiats.

paid £365 for my first bravo, sold it for £950
paid £750 for my second bravo, sold it for £1500

my favorite was my GF's first car, a saxo, bought it for £800 sold it for £1900. :slayer:

i've only ever lost money on one car, my AX GT, and thats only because i left it offroad sat in mud for 2 years.

1986Uno45S said:

Depreciation? What's that?

I paid £46 for my Uno with 62K on the clock in 2003. I've now taken the mileage up to 102K, the car is 21 years old and similar mk1's on Ebay have been going for over £200!

I must have the only Fiat that's gone up 4 x in value since it was bought!

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When you're at rock bottom the only way is up

fiatdrivingfan said:

When you're at rock bottom the only way is up

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can i ask why you felt the need to edit your 1st post?