Thinking about selling the saxo??? - Saxperience

AL1900 · 3rd August 2005, 17:22

A friend of mine is selling a really nice Honda Accord that I am considering buying but would have to sell the VTR. How much do you think i'd get for it?

It's a 1998 S VTR (59k miles) with a full system Piper stainless steel exhaust (1 year old), 16" wheels, lowered 40mm on PI springs - all work undertaken at R-Tec.

I'd be after top money as the car has been very well looked after.

I thought about mayne changing the alloy wheels as that would look better (no kerb marks!) and also new tyres, both these things making the car easier to sell.

It has just passed the MOT and I will be putting a full years tax on it soon.

The bodywork is not mint but for an eight year old car I don't think you'd find much better - it really is exceptional!

Bearing all this in mind and the fact that i'll throw in a full Autoglym valeting pack and a new set of mats what would you lot pay for it if you were to buy?

I'd really appreciate your opinions.

Pictures of my VTR

AL1900 · 3rd August 2005, 17:27

This is the car i'm interested in. A Honda Accord 1.8 SE V-TEC with a full factory bodykit. A small drop on 17's or 18's would look fantastic and the insurance is the same as the Saxo!

I cleaned it of course!

stevossaxo · 3rd August 2005, 17:54

keep the sax mate

AL1900 · 3rd August 2005, 17:59

May well do matey but wondered how much i'd get for it?

pastieman · 3rd August 2005, 18:02

will be totaly different to paxo!!! you might even find the saxo would be faster!!!

But them accords are nice motors, depends what you want in a motor really!!! each to their own but then again i love my fiesta's!!!

pastieman · 3rd August 2005, 18:04

I'm not to sure maybe £2500 for the saxo...???

not much more i would think

AL1900 · 3rd August 2005, 18:05

Got so much car cleaning gear for the business though I could do with a car with a big boot.

Probably won't buy it but it's a classy lookin mota.

Chris^p · 3rd August 2005, 18:07

About £2500-£2800 I'd have thought!

Chris

AL1900 · 3rd August 2005, 18:14

not with 4 new tyres and a years tax though chris!

pastieman · 3rd August 2005, 18:19

lol @ classy motor

Chris^p · 3rd August 2005, 18:21

Yep with 4 new tyres and tax Al........ I'm not gonna get £4000 for mine I wouldn't have thought and mine has got brand new tyres on the front and will have 6 months tax and is an X reg.

Chris

AL1900 · 3rd August 2005, 18:22

Y? lol

saxx · 3rd August 2005, 18:24

ya carpet needs hoovering

where did u get ya mats from?

completely irrelevant but ya know lol

rockapot · 3rd August 2005, 18:25

the honda looks like more of a family wagon.. keep the sax man..

joey_ivy · 3rd August 2005, 18:25

what wheels are who AL1900, i no there 16"s but what make?

Chris^p · 3rd August 2005, 18:25

Just the way it is mate..... the price of brand new cars are coming down and down so the price of used cars will be coming down and down as well.

Chris

saxx · 3rd August 2005, 18:27

i dunno i reckon u could push 3k for it if its immacualate with service history etc!

AL1900 · 3rd August 2005, 19:42

Your crazy Chris mate!

That is worth 2,5k as it stands all day long.

But we'll agree to disagree.

AL1900 · 3rd August 2005, 19:44

joey_ivy - they are Masitaly VT5R - 499 from Wheelbase with 195/45/16 tyres.

Chris^p · 3rd August 2005, 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by AL1900

Your crazy Chris mate!

That is worth 2,5k as it stands all day long.

But we'll agree to disagree.

What is worth £2500?? If you mean my Saxo, it's worth more than that, plus it doesn't stand there all day long, I take it out for a spin every now and then and I have been keeping it clean it has full service history... there is no way an S reg VTR is worth as much as an Xreg VTR. You will be lucky to get much over £3000 for an S reg VTR.... if you do then fair play. Have a look in the Parker's and in Autotrader etc to get an idea of how much your will go for!

These threads get deleted on SSC because they cause arguments and now I can see why... people don't like being told that their car isn't worth as much as they think it is.

Chris