Value my car

[DarrenSV650S]

Just had a nosey on parkers to see how much I'd get for my car if I need to sell it in the next few weeks and got a bit of a shock. I know parkers can be way off with their valuations so what do you guys think it is worth
It's a 5 door 2002 vw golf 1.4E, 55000 miles.

[TazDaz]

2-3k?

[gettin2dizzy]

£2.5k. ?
I bought an 8 year old car 18 months ago, it's now worth half what I paid for it. Prices have crashed massively. :(

[Sally]

£3K - 3.5K me thinks..

[fenjer]

£2k - if that for a private sale

less for a trade in value

[DarrenSV650S]

That's pish :(

[Woz]

Similar spec on Autotrader for £2,750.

[Dave20046]

Just had a nosey on parkers to see how much I'd get for my car if I need to sell it in the next few weeks and got a bit of a shock. I know parkers can be way off with their valuations so what do you guys think it is worth
It's a 5 door 2002 vw golf 1.4E, 55000 miles.
£2800 ish?


I have a 2002 black vw golf 's' at under 40k and I paid just a bit more than that for it (with an almost full tank....the beauty of taking them by surprise with cash lol). It really was mint though.

[DarrenSV650S]

December 07 I paid 5k for that bloody car:( and that was on finance

[Dave20046]

December 07 I paid 5k for that bloody car:( and that was on finance
Cause you bought it from a dealer. Mine was private and a year later.

[gettin2dizzy]

December 07 I paid 5k for that bloody car:( and that was on finance
Same boat with me. My focus I paid £5.4 in october 07. Now it's worth £3k (maybe less :( )

When fuel prices went up massively, s/h car prices just plummeted. After that, the recession got its grasp and they never recovered.

On the bright side you could have bought new, and lost £10k in that time ;)

[Dave20046]

I know the recessions kicked in since I bought mine I've come to terms with the fact that I'm not getting any return on it lol.
probably should have listened to my boss and lease hired that lexus!

[gettin2dizzy]

Just keep it running. No point in buying anything new at all.

I wanted a 190E Merc. I wish I'd bought one in the end.

[DarrenSV650S]

I wasn't thinking of getting a new one. I'm just thinking of ways to raise some dosh for when I go on the dole again

[Sally]

What do you do for a job anyway?

[Dave20046]

What do you do for a job anyway?
doesn't matter we're all ****ed

[Dave20046]

I wasn't thinking of getting a new one. I'm just thinking of ways to raise some dosh for when I go on the dole again
I've had the same thought, when I lose my job I'm gonna be stuck with this car that's worth something to me but I won't get F all for.

[DarrenSV650S]

What do you do for a job anyway?
sparky

[gettin2dizzy]

sparky
Do you work for yourself? I know a few people who've started independently recently, and getting loads of private work. Well worth considering if other stuff is drying up.

[DarrenSV650S]

I'm self employed but I work for a company. Takes a lot of dosh to set up your own company, plus it would just be house work, which I'm not keen on

[gettin2dizzy]

I don't think they were even doing that. It was pretty much getting yourself in the yellow pages. But yeah, mostly house work. I'd almost do it for free if I was being given cups of tea all day!

[Frank]

Do you work for yourself? I know a few people who've started independently recently, and getting loads of private work. Well worth considering if other stuff is drying up.
I know loads of people that are just going week to week:(

[Jamiebridges123]

Car prices have taken a tumble, it's a buyers market so unfortunately it's best sticking with whatever car you have now till it dies.

[kwak zzr]

go to a dealer and see was glasses value it at trade prices, bit more if you haggle or abit more than that if you sell privately, my mota has lost so much i cant justify selling it.