Cleaning up a car to sell it.

[Ex-User (19928)]

Having never traded a car in before, I am just wondering whether it's worth my time and effort to put the car back to a "spotless" condition.

So far on my list to do:

Get the car dent free (it's got a few few car door openings in either side due to blind cnuts at supermarkets and anywhere else you can park 2 cars next to each other).

Get a new windscreen (I've had this one repaired a couple of times and you can see where the cracks were, there's now quite a big chip in it now though)

Respray the bonnet (Usual, covered in chips)

Refurb and new tyres on the OE alloys (One of them is pretty bad from a blowout when I first got the car)

OE Headunit (sent mine off to Renault, forgot it wasn't in warranty, and wouldn't pay £75 when they got it back).

New bumper (Someone has scraped down the OS corner which has made pretty deep scratches on the inserts and part of the actual bumper.

Anyway, when this is all done I would expect to list the car for £4500, but with the cost of doing all of that, I can't help but wonder whether the car is getting to the point where it's not worth it.

 

[Ads_172]

It's worth doing cheap repairs that improve the cosmetic looks of the car, but when you start considering resprays and replacing parts, it just won't get your money back in the resale value.

 

[Michael172]

wouldnt bother matey. they dont car too much for s**t like that. when you get your car valued make sure its not filty but unclean then they cant see what the fucker is like, mine is covered in chips and dings but i still got more than it was really worth at a dealership because it was in good nik.

 

[daydotz]

i didnt even wash mine before i traded it in

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Ok, may give it a once over with touch up paint. Will need to find a car that's worth more than mine then... I had it shortlisted to VTS/106 or a Cup.... Looking more and more like a Cup now as long as I can get a decent enough PX at a place that has a Cup to start with..