Price for second hand 6R

[noone]

4 moths warranty is still warranty, its just enough to cover that the buyer may feel covered and less need to get it checked.

Whilst the DSG thing is big news here, many would not know that anything happened other than a recall. Others will be wary.

If you want to sell now, price it to sell, the closer you get to having no warranty left the less keen a buyer will be.

The DSG warranty is 5 years (for you to pass onto potential buyers).

[Aero]

For me there is only one way to fight that trend and that is to keep the car for a bit longer, and of course when buying a new one to buy it with the features that I need, so I don't feel the need to upgrade every 3-4 years. But, I also don't want to keep the car for longer than 10years or 180,000km.

Sometimes it's better to accept a bit lower trade in than struggle with private sale. (anything up to $2000 less)

I actually don't like the whole notion of selling and would prefer to keep rather than upgrade every 3 to 4 years. This Polo has actually been the nicest car I've owned and has actually spoilt me in how good it is to drive and the quality of the interior.

The only reason I've decided to part ways with it is that I really need a car that I can rely on and trust. I know I haven't had as much problems with the car as others on here have had with theirs, and for all I know the car is now in tip top shape after the last warranty work that was done on it, but I just hate driving around with that gnawing feeling that the car might suddenly go into limp mode again with some other problem. Makes me paranoid about every odd sound or odd bump/vibration I feel while driving. I know it's purely a mental thing but it's just not something I want to feel while driving, especially with the amount of time I spend on the road.

That's why I was trying to think of what possible prices I'd be able to get for the car. I was thinking if the market was good, I might be able to get up to $18k, if I get desperate and the market is bad, I was thinking I might be able to get around $15k. So if I was offered around $13k on a trade in, I was thinking I might consider it - though I'm guessing they'll offer me closer to $10k if all the things I hear about low balling trade in offers are as bad as they say.

Do those numbers sound realistic?

[Zakarados]

I would suggest buying extended warranty if you don't sell it any time soon. If the buyers have gone onto this forum, they wouldn't touch anything going out of warranty.

I think I paid $1,800 for extended warranty, not sure if it is worth while spending that much, but it might help with the sale.

[Aero]

4 moths warranty is still warranty, its just enough to cover that the buyer may feel covered and less need to get it checked.

Whilst the DSG thing is big news here, many would not know that anything happened other than a recall. Others will be wary.

If you want to sell now, price it to sell, the closer you get to having no warranty left the less keen a buyer will be.

The DSG warranty is 5 years (for you to pass onto potential buyers).

Oh, I didnt know the DSG warranty is for 5 years. Thanks for that. Cheers.

As for selling now while there's warranty left, sadly I can't be without a car (for work and general purposes) so I can't actually sell the car till I get the next car (hopefully ASAP). It's the main reason why I haven't put the car up on any of the classifieds to test the market as I dont want to waste any potential buyer's time

[Aero]

I would suggest buying extended warranty if you don't sell it any time soon. If the buyers have gone onto this forum, they wouldn't touch anything going out of warranty.

I think I paid $1,800 for extended warranty, not sure if it is worth while spending that much, but it might help with the sale.

Thanks Zakarados. That's actually an option I haven't thought of before. Is the extended warranty with VW or with a specific dealer?

[Zakarados]

Thanks Zakarados. That's actually an option I haven't thought of before. Is the extended warranty with VW or with a specific dealer?

The warranty I purchased from a dealer is backed by Allianz. Contact your dealership and see what they can do for you.

[Aero]

The warranty I purchased from a dealer is backed by Allianz. Contact your dealership and see what they can do for you.

Ahh cool, will keep that option in mind if I dont go with a trade in. Cheers

[ill0gitech]

I was thinking if the market was good, I might be able to get up to $18k, if I get desperate and the market is bad, I was thinking I might be able to get around $15k. So if I was offered around $13k on a trade in, I was thinking I might consider it - though I'm guessing they'll offer me closer to $10k if all the things I hear about low balling trade in offers are as bad as they say.

In general terms - and not talking about this specific car or it's worth - I would say that attempting to sell privately is less time/effort/cost than the $2k+ that you're guessing the gap will be between the dealer and private.

That said, if the market was $15k, you're more likely to see $10k or below from experience, in which case it's well worth selling privately.
Keep in mind the golden rules of dealing with dealers - end of the month (eg 27-31st July) is when they are most keen on making numbers, and they are more likely to be generous. Of course, End of Financial and end of Calendar years are even better.

[Aero]

In general terms - and not talking about this specific car or it's worth - I would say that attempting to sell privately is less time/effort/cost than the $2k+ that you're guessing the gap will be between the dealer and private.

That said, if the market was $15k, you're more likely to see $10k or below from experience, in which case it's well worth selling privately.
Keep in mind the golden rules of dealing with dealers - end of the month (eg 27-31st July) is when they are most keen on making numbers, and they are more likely to be generous. Of course, End of Financial and end of Calendar years are even better.

Thanks ill0gitech. That's pretty much the main thing that's stopping me from going "Yup, I'll definitely just trade it in". The price difference between what I can get for a trade in and the best price I can get on a private sale might be a lot more than $2k.

But it all depends on what the market is like, and that's pretty much why I started this thread - to see what people, who are more in the know about the VW car market than I, think and get their/your opinions.

As for dealing with the dealers, am getting the new vehicle through an old family friend, so have already secured deals there, but the trade in's are dealt by someone else at the dealership so the trade in value will be out of my friend's hands.

[ATYPIC]

At the end of the day, the car is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

Forget Redbook estimates, forget the market, this car's reputation has taken a beating of late and this is why you should sell privately.

You will get stitched privately but even moreso on trade-in.