Odd valuations from Glass' website

[darrellr]

As I'm considering selling my TFSi Sport I went to Glass' website to get a valuation. Turns out they have a bug at the moment which means if you select that your car has metallic paint it cannot quote. I did a valuation omitting the paint but INCLUDING Sat Nav / Bluetooth / 6xCD / Spare wheel which came out as £8,850. I sent a note to the Web people informing them that I'd suffered the metallic paint 'bug'.

I then got an email today with a free valuation attached WITHOUT the optional extras and still without metallic paint. It was also £8,850.

So (1) are Glass's suggesting all options have 0 (zero) value?
(2) You can get free valuations if you report the bug!

 

[phil3012]

As I'm considering selling my TFSi Sport I went to Glass' website to get a valuation. Turns out they have a bug at the moment which means if you select that your car has metallic paint it cannot quote. I did a valuation omitting the paint but INCLUDING Sat Nav / Bluetooth / 6xCD / Spare wheel which came out as £8,850. I sent a note to the Web people informing them that I'd suffered the metallic paint 'bug'.

I then got an email today with a free valuation attached WITHOUT the optional extras and still without metallic paint. It was also £8,850.

So (1) are Glass's suggesting all options have 0 (zero) value?
(2) You can get free valuations if you report the bug!

I'm sorry to say that optional extras add very little if any value to a used car.

They do make the car more saleable that's about it.

Sat Nav may make a very slight difference, the rest of your options nice to haves that's it. When I part exchange my Cupra they never asked if it had any of those items, to be honest most none SEAT dealers wouldn't care.

 

[SteveTDCi]

try using the one on the vauxhall website, it doen't let you add all the options but as already said they won't add anything, just make it more desirable.

 

[foxy367]

try using the one on the vauxhall website, it doen't let you add all the options but as already said they won't add anything, just make it more desirable.

http://www.virtual-showroom.co.uk/s...uxhall&laf=vauxhall&nuvvpath=b&sessionid=0url

This is only a trade in value though

Its so tempting looking at other 'cheap' looking cars until you factor in a trade in and the resultant Negative equity!!!

 

[SteveTDCi]

I use the vauxhall ones as a guide when sending some of our old cars to auction, I use the bottom value and they ain't far off, certainly enough to use as a guide. CAP is the only one to use if you want a dealer offer.

 

[leonfr170]

i've had a trade in value online for around £8.5k also. mine is a 2007 56 TDI FR on 18s, done about 45k miles. this sound about right? looking at a 320/330d m sport or possibly audi a4 but not decided yet. leon is a great car but its just not well made enough. all these little niggles its been in for have put me off keeping it, shame really as when its right it can put a big on my face

 

[warren_cox]

Dealer told me when we got out car that by not paying £2100 for SatNav I was risking a valuation fall of £3k against another similar model. Obviously I told him where to keep that idea. Turns out it was rubbish.

 

[SeanCorky]

I just had a valuation off it, through curiosity

£13,750 in excellent condition, 58 plate, 3k on the clock

 

[warren_cox]

£18.5k for 21,000 miles on an 07 (March 07) plate - 1 owner from new.

 

[RickyD1975]

SEAT Leon Cupra
2.0 Petrol 5-door Hatchback
6 Speed Manual Front Wheel Drive
Year: 2007 07
Mileage: 14,000

Part-exchange Price:

Excellent condition: £13250
Average condition: £11900
Below average condition: £10600

Excellent trade in price seems a bit on the high side. I think the trade-in value of mine would be between the Average & Below Average.

 

[Bretty]

Excellent time to buy a new car, but a real bad time to even think about trading in expect to be offered rock bottom value.

 

[phil3012]

SEAT Leon Cupra
2.0 Petrol 5-door Hatchback
6 Speed Manual Front Wheel Drive
Year: 2007 07
Mileage: 14,000

Part-exchange Price:

Excellent condition: £13250
Average condition: £11900
Below average condition: £10600

Excellent trade in price seems a bit on the high side. I think the trade-in value of mine would be between the Average & Below Average.

I got £13,550 for my car which was almost identical but in black back in October. (based on a deal done in August).

The dealer who ended up with it still hasn't sold it.

 

[SteveTDCi]

i've had a trade in value online for around £8.5k also. mine is a 2007 56 TDI FR on 18s, done about 45k miles. this sound about right? looking at a 320/330d m sport or possibly audi a4 but not decided yet. leon is a great car but its just not well made enough. all these little niggles its been in for have put me off keeping it, shame really as when its right it can put a big on my face

don't let the niggles put you off, or tubo failure on the 2.0 TD BM engine

 

[foxy367]

Excellent time to buy a new car, but a real bad time to even think about trading in expect to be offered rock bottom value.

Depends where you go, just traded my Leon in for BMW and got a half decent price nearly Excellent price from the Vauxhall website. Think it just depends on the dealer and what they have to sell.