Polo GTI 9n - How long to sell?

[flat6]

I've noticed a couple of members here have sold their Pogs and would like to hear some feedback..

I'm thinking about selling my beloved Pog around April this year and was wondering what the sale time is on these cars, how fast do they move on the market and what price do you usually achieve?

My car is a Red 2010 model, leather interior and in mint condition with 23,000kms on the clock, under warranty until about November, has the APR chip with 4 programs installed along with full vw service history.

Very sad to let it go but commitments mean I will have to move on from it

Cheers

[tooch]

I've had mine up for sale for a week, and not had a SINGLE enquiry. It's on Carsales (at a pretty reasonable price for the KM's and age), in near mint condition, it's advertised on forums, spammed on Facebook, and has a sign on the back and been driven around lots of places.

I wouldn't count on selling it by a specific time/date, it probably won't happen. Hence my car is being traded in tomorrow

[T Go]

It took me about 3 and a half weeks to sell mine last year.
I ended up dropping the price by $2000.
I wouldve had mayeb 6 or 7 people look at the car.
I put it up on carsales and gumtree.

[pog]

I've had mine up for sale for a week, and not had a SINGLE enquiry. It's on Carsales (at a pretty reasonable price for the KM's and age), in near mint condition, it's advertised on forums, spammed on Facebook, and has a sign on the back and been driven around lots of places.

I wouldn't count on selling it by a specific time/date, it probably won't happen. Hence my car is being traded in tomorrow

When I sold my previous car, it took 2 weeks before I had a flood of calls and messages. It was a Honda Integra Type S (Market was probably there) but then again, it did take 2 weeks.

[tooch]

When I sold my previous car, it took 2 weeks before I had a flood of calls and messages. It was a Honda Integra Type S (Market was probably there) but then again, it did take 2 weeks.

I could have sat on it for another couple of weeks, but a very good deal came up on the new car that I wanted, and didn't want to risk being stuck with mine for another month, having to take 3-4k off the price, and paying an additional 4-5k on the new one from missing out on the good deal. Selling second hand cars sucks.

[gjuu]

I traded mine and got a deal that i was happy with...and after selling some of the parts i had in the garage for it I have a bit of petrol money and ended up with close enough to what i would probably have got on carsales

the back story....
I wasn't really looking to change cars as quickly as i did. I had finally admitted that i had no time to upgrade the POLO to where i wanted it and all the parts sitting in the garage waiting to be put on were just mocking me.
So i started to look around at a replacement car that was at the point i wanted to get mine to and after hours of internet research i had narrowed the choice down to one probable and one maybe.....
I have to admit that while i loved the POLO - after the test drives i couldn't wait to change cars so i told the dealer what i wanted for a trade and he agreed.
I had a look on carsales and there were plenty for sale at what i considered a reasonable price......so living in Townsville where commodores and xr6/8 are the norm it would have taken a while to sell it.....
It would have been a month or two or three of slowly dropping the price...so more than happy trading it in and getting the new car straight away

[noone]

I think it will highly depend on how much you are asking and where its listed.

I like using carpoint, it seems to have the best search features. As your car is fairly new, people will compare the price with the new Polo, so you need to understand that someone who wants A Polo, probably won't see the value in yours if you are trying to get $22K for it. on the other hand, a 2006, stock can go for around $14K.

Hard to say, I went down that path a year ago, but for the money didn't like the alternatives. After fixing the stuff that bothered me, its been great, although I really do need to address a few little items that have been on the agenda for ages (colour coding, etc).

[MattyVW]

I've had the same thought cross my mind.

And considering the scarcity of the car and now the new version, i put that difficulty to sell in my purchase decision.

- address little cosmetics (tiny scratches and what not).
- keep log books stamped to keep up value.
- most likely, trade in for a new(er) VW.

Good luck with your sale mate

Matty

[flat6]

Thanks for the replies fellas

I was hoping to get 21k for it, not really being unreasonable since its extremely good value at that and I bought it new

Have had luck in the past with carsales.com and i use to work in the same building as them until they moved, sold my last car in less than 24hrs lol (was only a cheapie 3g daewong)

In Victoria there's currently 14 listed, when i was purchasing mine there was like 23 listed here, guess that means less choice for buyers

[MattyVW]

...guess that means less choice for buyers

Hopefully thats not because there are less buyers :O

[alch3mist]

Just Pmed you flat6

[CJHOOKR]

Thanks for the replies fellas

I was hoping to get 21k for it, not really being unreasonable since its extremely good value at that and I bought it new

Have had luck in the past with carsales.com and i use to work in the same building as them until they moved, sold my last car in less than 24hrs lol (was only a cheapie 3g daewong)

In Victoria there's currently 14 listed, when i was purchasing mine there was like 23 listed here, guess that means less choice for buyers

I've owned a stock black 2010 PoG for nearly two months now. I did spend a fair bit of time browsing the market as a buyer rather than a seller of a car which criteria had to be similar to what you want to sell so thought I'd share late to respond, been at Rainbow Serpent for the past 5 days.

Anyway, I was looking at cars in the same class as the PoG and had the broad criteria of my next car needing to have 2.4L engine or smaller, have under 30000km's and had the budget of roughly 20k. This led me to look/drive the Ford XR5, Mazda 3 MPS, some Proton, Mitsubishi Colt Rally Art Edition but the majority of those cars for sale inside of VIC had to many km's or were above my budget.
Worth your while for you to gauge their price on carsales at the time your thinking of selling, because for me the PoG while being my preferred choice due to the build quality was not set in stone to be my next car.

The PoG I now own was listed on carsales for 22k and had only been there for a half day before I saw it and registered my interest (I was checking daily). In the end I paid 21k drive away a week later and felt confident I was getting a good car as I brought from a middle aged lady whom had owned the car since new and just received a company car. She wasn't in a rush to sell and was reluctant on letting her baby go so I felt the price wasn't very negotiable but didn't want someone else to get it. Read 26000km at the time and came with RWC and 9 months reg, extended warranty and also has leather seats which made it the stand out from the crowd.

Being a late model, and with low km's I think what your expecting is reasonable as I was willing to pay it. Give yourself enough time so you don't need to sell it in a hurry and the right buyer will come along, I would suggest you list it for 22k as most people will try haggle and hopefully you get the 21k your looking for Good luck with the sale.

Cheers,
Chris.

[flat6]

Thanks Chris, I agree

I have researched all the cars you mention and the GTI is still the best value and most fun to drive, I might have to list it sooner as you said, but have found that people tend to move quick on the good quality cars, will update everyone on how i go when the time comes.

[The_Hawk]

I think half of it is blind luck. I have seen cars with the lowest price sit on carsales forever yet the most expensive last days (or even hours!). Should you ask top dollar in the hope people want to look at the "best" (read most expensive) or middle of the road where it may disappear into the mix... or cheapest in the hope it moves quickly...

Yes at that end of the market there are lots of people debating older model GTI vs brand new 77TSI.

In the end all you can do is present your car in the best way possible, cross your fingers and hope for the best.