Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
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RRSTDV8 wrote:
When I saw this was about WBAC, I wondered if astonbuilder was making extra cash by selling on the stuff he's delivering!
Now there's a thought - anyone up for a moody Merc' S class....... or a Ford transit tipper
21st Aug 2021 6:42 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
My brother is a bricklayer and big transit fan so might take the tipper off your hands 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
22nd Aug 2021 5:00 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72786
I’ll have the S class, just change the delivery address and I’ll sign for it.
22nd Aug 2021 5:27 pm
astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
Posts: 8052
If you could ever find out when someone has a car ‘going back’ and rocked up saying “I’m here for the car” people will hand the keys over to anybody without a backwards glance
22nd Aug 2021 6:51 pm
character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
Posts: 5779
works the other way as well, guy comes to deliver a new car, how often does he ask for ID for the new owner, or "my wife's at work" so she told me to be here!!
More frightening, guy turns up to a dealership to collect a dealer transfer of a 100k car, "ive come to get "x" type of car, chassis number" - so keys are handed over without a buy or leave as to who the **** the person is!
Out the door goes the guy, sticks it on the trailer, then off it goes never to be seen of again - not bad pay day and with all the keys!!
22nd Aug 2021 7:32 pm
astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
Posts: 8052
And that’s why you take a picture of the recipient with the keys stood by the car. It’s not difficult.
The opening question “and you are?” helps too quite often
22nd Aug 2021 8:26 pm
Dondiddy
Member Since: 26 Dec 2019
Location: Hamilton
Posts: 307
Sold my D4 To WBAC a couple of weeks ago. Got £1000 more than I paid for it 20 months ago with an extra 18,000mls on it. Deal took all of 20 mins! Very happy with the outcome!
23rd Aug 2021 7:55 pm
astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
Posts: 8052
Apparently there are even more generous companies than WBAC. A lot of new copycat companies started up along with companies that ‘tout’ your car to dealer networks to get highest bids. Motorway and Wizzle are two ‘industry recommended’ companies and they can leverage country wide variances (non-ULEZ vehicles worth less in London than rest of country for example) and they’ll collect from your home and pay immediately.
It’s a sellers market. I’ve even looked at selling my Audi and investing the cash and drawing down monthly off it to do a PCH deal on a convertible. It would fund best part of six years ‘rental’. A ‘last ditch’ ICE V8 Mustang could sit on my drive for about the next four years….
23rd Aug 2021 8:53 pm
riverblanche
Member Since: 31 Aug 2010
Location: retford'ish
Posts: 2210
Hi,
I dont think you "win" if your still going to buy in the same market (outright sale anyway)
you get a good price to sell but the next car is up as well
buying new is not escalated but less discounts maybe and for some models longer waiting lists
(one of the reasons for the increased used prices)
If you can wait before replacing with something else may be next year will see the prices drop back ?
I will just check a crystal ball to see how long to wait
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
Checked Motorway (£42011), they are way lower than WBAC (£46500) but more than LRs online valuation (£39000).23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
25th Aug 2021 10:13 am
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13906
My XC90 yesterday with WBAC £48,900, Volvo £47,100.
Volvo want the car but know that they can't compete with WBAC.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
25th Aug 2021 11:22 am
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2436
J77 wrote:
Checked Motorway (£42011), they are way lower than WBAC (£46500) but more than LRs online valuation (£39000).
That's interesting.
Motorway were always higher in the past and WBAC slow to respond to the market (constantly increasing their offer). I wonder if Motorway are pricing accordingly and feel that an correction is on the way?
25th Aug 2021 1:05 pm
discott
Member Since: 24 Sep 2010
Location: Harrow
Posts: 131
WBAC v Motorway
I sold my Mazda MX5 (top condition anniversary model from 2010) a few weeks ago.
Motorway's proposed starting bid price was around £1k more than WBAC's. There was, it seems, a good response from the dealers who bid for cars via Motorway, and it eventually sold for significantly more than the start price.
The overall service was very good in my view, but I have no personal experience with WBAC so can't compare the two. The major benefits for me were the lack of hassle and the confidence that a private sale would not be jeopardised by conmen or thieves!
This thread sent me scurrying to WBAC to get a quote on the Merc. The valuation means I can settle the PCP and have a decent deposit towards something else - something I hadn't anticipated/forecast to happen for another 12 months.
Trouble is, what to get? I've been holding on for the Fisker Ocean in early 2023 and when I look at the current BEVs you have the Enyaq/ID4 - which are soulless. You have the Mach-E, which is somewhat flawed for comfort and styling, or you have the Polestar2, which is brilliant until you look at their leasing prices. Need to chat to the accountant I think.
Scratching my chin a bit at the moment, but this has certainly got me thinking!I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
26th Aug 2021 11:37 am
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
pjm-84 wrote:
J77 wrote:
Checked Motorway (£42011), they are way lower than WBAC (£46500) but more than LRs online valuation (£39000).
That's interesting.
Motorway were always higher in the past and WBAC slow to respond to the market (constantly increasing their offer). I wonder if Motorway are pricing accordingly and feel that an correction is on the way?
I was surprised by WBAC, in my experience I’ve had better from my dealer.
I’d only trade mine in for a 90HT but as you know we can’t get them.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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