Trade in Value for 52 Reg Corsa C SXi ?

Hi,

Just been to a dealer and have been offered £5400 max for my 15 month old
Black Corsa C SXI with just under 10,000 miles on the clock.

Is this a fair trade in price ? The salesman justified it by showing me a
new style Corsa
SXI brand new for £6988 what do you guys reckon ?

Cheers
JJ

 

Just been to a dealer and have been offered £5400 max for my 15 month old

Rough figures, new Corsa 1.2 SXi 3dr:

£9,583 Retail price on the road
£ 105- Road tax
£ 38- 1st registration fee
£1,406- VAT
£ 400- Delivery
£ 694- Dealer profit margin
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£6,940 Cost of brand new car to dealer from Vauxhall

If the dealer can buy a brand new one from Vauxhall for £6,940, he's
obviously going to pay somewhat less for one which is 15 months old with 10k
miles on the clock.

A 02/52 Corsa 1.2 SXi 3dr with 16k miles books at £5,550 in Glass's Guide,
and that's about what they're making at the auctions. Possibly the dealer's
a couple of hundred low, but it's not a ridiculous offer.

You'd be better off selling it privately.

 

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the reply mate.
Deal was done yesterday for a 53 pre reg'd Astra 1.6SXI 3dr in Star Silver.
Astra was £8888 but adding the metallic now £9188 what do you reckon ?

They are giving me £5400 for the corsa but guess I have a week to sell it if
I can
maybe get £5600 to 5800 if I am lucky.

Cheers
JJ

 

Deal was done yesterday for a 53 pre reg'd Astra 1.6SXI 3dr in Star
Silver.

Seems cheap to me - but the 5dr would be easier to sell later. There's
probably not a lot of profit for the dealer in the new car - hence the low
bid on your Corsa.