Likely demand and sale price of '51 plate, 28k vgc polo?

My MIL is thinking of swapping her car in the spring.
She currently has, and had from new, a VW polo, 1.2.
It’s in great condition with full service history. Garaged so the bodywork is is really good nick with just the odd little scratch.
The vw dealer offers her £200 against a new Up!, which seems pence but she wants the no hassle route.
But would a car of this age realistically sell easily?
If my daughter was older I would easily see it as worth over £500 as a first car for her, but I know the history etc.
What do you reckon the demand for such a car would be, and the likely selling price.
Just wondering if it’s worth selling it privately, but without to much hassle to do so.
Thanks

2000 miles a year? All short round town? Was it serviced by date or miles?

If you want to know the price do an auto trader search for them for a ball park. You could just list it on eBay with a 200 starting bid too.

reasonable demand but that’s 14 years (OK, 13) and so for argument 2k miles/year. So clutch wear, exhaust messed up, but yes £200 sounds like they don’t want it at all.

If priced to sell quickly, privately, without fuss then £500 easily.

£500+ all day long and I would start much higher if there’s no urgency.

The mileage is admittedly all short trips but she could go through a phase of not driving it for a couple of weeks then doing a 60 mile journey.
The last mot had cautionary alerts on the shock bushes.
It just seems mad that it’s worth even only £500.
Inside, it’s absolutely mint. I don’t think the rear seats have been sat on more than 10 times!

Where are you based? I need a first car for mrsH

Halifax.

YGM I’m Manc/Out lane.

Worth £500 all day long ime. Try ebay sold prices as reckon you’ll get more easily.

Email received hora. Are you needing something in the near future as she not like to change until spring as she doesn’t like driving in bad weather!
Thanks for the interest, I’ll certainly let her know that there is likely to be some interest in it when she comes to change.

bargain, i’d be interested too if i wasnt after a 30quid/year tax car and also wasnt about a million miles from halifax.

It’s worth more than £500 just because that’s too cheap though don’t ask me to put a price on it. It’d be worth £500 with more than double that mileage. Those that are put off by the low mileage are IMHO daft at that money.

Renton will be along in a minute to put a deposit down ….

Then dent it then chase for his deposit back..

Rockhopper she can wait

It’s a VW Polo with low mileage. They’re always in demand. You’ll clear 1500 to 2000 easily. Spend ten quid on a mini valet at the hand car wash and throw it on Gumtree at 2000 and drop the price if you don’t get any calls. But I reckon you’ll get calls at that price. Put it on at 1500 and you could sell it for asking price that day.

The market for Polos is massive. Wife need a runabout? Polo. First car? Polo. Want something small and economical that doesn’t feel like a noddy car? Polo.

500 is 100000 mile Fiesta territory. There are very few sub 500 quid runners these days, scrappage knocked out most of the supply of low end used motors and the market has never really become normal since.

In fact, I’ll give you a grand now if it’s in the Midlands.

In 2009, I paid £1495 for a 1997 Polo with around 47 k on it.

That was 12 years old at the time and was about £500 more than most other Polo’s out there.

One owner, FSH but the clutch went on it the Day after. The dealer and I came to an agreement over the cost of that.

The Polo is still going strong with 89k on it and has flown through its MOT’s, think it’s had over the years that clutch, an exhaust, battery, pads etc just usual stuff.

I had to replace the wiper motor last year as the drain holes were blocked and, with the car being parked on a slant, the wiper motor was permently in a bath of water when parked up.

We got £500 for our ’51 Polo, admittedly a couple of years back but it was knackered and advertised as such. with 90k on the clock.

You can always haggle down but never up! It won’t take any selling.

My daughters just bought her first car – a 52 plate Clio in good nick with 48k miles. £1750. Polos are more popular and reliable, forecourt price would be £2000 with 3 months warranty, private you’d get £1750 easily.

Certainly food for thought here…thanks all for your advice and interest.
When she comes to sell, I’ll let you know.

Btw, it’s silver. Looks smart and defo not noddy car looking!

I paid £800 for a rotten deathtrap of a Clio for my first car, I got about £200 in scrap from various bits and bobs and that was only because I didn’t have the time or space to break it properly.

I’d pay double what you want happily and then pay more based on whether it’s on the new or old tax system.

Last yr my mate sold his 04 Clio for £500. £1750 for a 51plate is heinous. As said above look at sold prices not for sale/advertised..

I reckon min. £700 for the Polo. It’d be popular with young drivers, stw’ers too etc.

£1750 for a 51plate is heinous

And off a forecourt with all the consumer protection that comes with.

Private sales get less for a reason.

Clio’s & VW’s are worlds apart !…every time you shut the door on a Renault summert falls off !.

Squirrellking no. http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/advice/problemswithvehicles-sum6.cfm

An older vehicle with high mileage may not be as good as a newer vehicle with low mileage, but it should still be fit for use on the road and in a condition that reflects its age and price.

It will sell easily at the right price, and I’d say that would be about £900 for quickish sale. Checkthe prices of auto trader for similar cars in your locality and go from there. Give it a good wash inside and out, describe it thoroughly and honestly and stick it on auto trader after paying your £25. DO NOT USE GUMTREE! in my experience the ‘buyers” on there aren’t serious and all want to start bargaining on price before even coming to view the car, I even had some demand I take the car to them to see.
You’ll not want to waste time and hassle with loads of cretins, but auto trader and the right price and it will go. I sold a 52_plate Mondeo, always garaged so good body, good inside, good mechanically with 87k on the clock to the first person that came and viewed it for £750 in April last year, within a day of using auto trader.

Hora yes. Full text

Private sales
When you buy a used vehicle from a private individual, you don’t have the same rights as you do when buying from a trader. The legal principle of caveat emptor, or ‘buyer beware’ operates. You do not have a legal right to expect that the vehicle is of satisfactory quality or fit for its purpose, but there is a legal requirement that it should be ‘as described’. For example, if an advertisement says ‘low mileage, one previous owner’, it must be correct. You should check the vehicle thoroughly before you buy it.

If you’re going to throw text at me at least read the whole thing first. This isn’t my first time around the block.

Sold our 2001 polo gti about a year ago, for 2300. Was mega spec and in great condition. Could have sold it 3 times over

Looks like about £2k from what I can see on AutoTrader.

I’d say about £1500.

I bought an MX5 a couple of months ago:
52 plate, 28k miles, 1 owner, FDSH – done every April along with the MOT. Top spec model – most powerful engine, bilstein shocks, LSD, heated leather seats, 6 speed box

Paid £2100

Actually trying to decide if its worth getting it serviced at the dealer to keep the service record up. I normally do my own servicing.

Squirrelking without derailing the original topic that link is contridictrary. It says you can reject the car/concentrates on rejecting the car then goes onto to say ‘even if you are not entitled at that point to reject’. It also doesn’t focus more on the condition/age/price when you buy the car.

Their line: the vehicle should be of satisfactory quality (in bold)- free from minor defects. How can say a 2001 car be 100% free from minor defects? So if a trader points out a minor defect is he off the hook/or can he be nailed later?

What is ‘a short period of time’?

Gloucester county Council have left elements vague whilst other elements are focused. Its not clear cut. You can’t expect to pay under book on a 12yr old car and expect the same condition/protection as with a 13yr old car.

rockhopper70 I’m also interested in this for my son as he’s doing his driving lessons at the moment so would probably be looking to buy in a couple of months. But I wouldn’t pay over a grand for a 14 year old car.

If she’s after hassle free quick transaction then list at £1500 on Gumtree and it’ll sell.

The vultures appear to be out above as you mentioned £200. It’s worth more than you think.

I’d Ebay it with honest advert. Even if the winner messes you about, 2nd chance offer it to the other bidders…there will be many.

Hora, yes that bit is a tad confusing but not relevant to my point – when you buy from a dealer you have consumer rights, when its private you have very little beyond the description the seller gives being accurate. Thats where some of the extra money comes from.

Sales of goods act and used cars

Oi hora and nzcol why the ribbing??

Do 15 year old Polos really sell for 2k? Small cars do sell well mind. Most people looking at 15 year old cars are looking for something cheap, and cheap to run. VW dealer wouldn’t be interested in selling it because of the potential comebacks, so they’d probably be happy to scrap it or throw it out to auction. Private sale would easily yield 1k+. 2k seems madness to me, but I haven’t looked at cars for a while.

You have to remember it’s so easy to list cars now too. Some of them that you see are listed for months. And in some cases years… Just because they have a price on them, doesn’t necessarily mean people are paying it.

As an update on this, she has her new car so this might be up for sale imminently, pending the niece having first dibs.
If anyone else is interested, and based on previous comments, I’d think to start around £1500?

It has 29,000 ish miles, metallic silver, fsh with a factory fit electric tilt and slide sunroof.

Extremely good condition with the shock bushes raised as a precautionary on the last mot.

Might still be interested in this but not at £1500 for a car of that age.