What am I doing wrong?

[bqf]

Hi folks
First post!

Bought my son a RS200 Clio, 2010, 87k miles almost a year ago now. It's red, great condition, etc etc.

Anyway, He's shuffled off to uni and now wants to sell it. It has four new Pilot Sport 5 tyres, we gave it a proper clean, pictures looked great (I thought).

Started it for almost what we paid for - £6,200. Bit optimistic I thought. no calls after 3 weeks. Dropped it to £5799, STILL no calls. It's on the Trader and Pistonheads.

I really need to shift it for space, so tried it on CarWow. They suggested a reserve of £4,250, I thought it'd be a no-hassle sale. One offer from some tinpot dealer of £3,000!!

Never had this much trouble shifting a car. Are they REALLY hard to sell? I thought maybe £5799 was a good price, someone will come and look, and we could haggle around the £5,600 mark. Am I just being daft?

 

[Cads]

Throw the pictures up here.

 

[bqf]

 

[Cookson]

Probably doesn't help that people cannot check the MOT history as the plate is off

 

[R3k1355]

Would have thought as we move into summer people will start looking to pick up a hot hatch for abit of fun, should shift if you wait a little.

 

[bqf]

Yes, I see your point! I will change the plate and do some new photos. Reckon that’ll do it??

 

[Sir_Dave]

Couple of things stand out to me, hope it helps:

1. Its clearly modified (black badges, splitter & spacers), but no mention of it in the advert. I instantly assume there are other things - both good & bad - that you arent mentioning.
2. No Recaros, Speedlines or Cup spoiler, id expect one if not all at that price point.
3. Grey bumpers instead of black always seem to be less in demand for some reason
4. You mention full service history, perhaps list it out, when was the cambelt last done? Have the swivel hubs been done?

Maybe put an advert on here/clio197.net, can put loads more info in the advert than on PIstonheads, for exmaple:
https://cliosport.net/threads/sold-clio-197-cup-with-recaros-speedlines-cup-spoiler-£3-995.844779/

I'd expect more interest sub £5k tbh.

 

[bqf]

Didn’t know black badges etc were mods! We haven’t done anything to it….

 

[hopgop1]

I'd have been doing everything possible to take it a car that nice to uni with me! At least after 1st year.
Similar sentiment to the above, date/mileage of last cambelt and where it was done is always important on these. Ditch the black badges and it'll go IMO.

 

[bqf]

Really? Black badges are the thing that stops a car selling?? Blimey

 

[hopgop1]

As above, if it looks at all modified, even if it's only the odd cosmetic bit, people will not want to pay as much for it compared to a completely standard car. Especially on somewhere like autotrader.

 

[RustyMojo]

Looks like a £5500 car to me, it should sell around that. I certainly wouldn’t waste my time with CarWow! Put the correct plate on it, detail the service history including the last belt service and get rid of the stick on bits. (Splitter and silly black badges) then take some really nice photos in a decent location and it will sell.

 

[bqf]

Splitter was a factory option! Anyway, all advice gratefully received

 

[Matt W]

Splitter was a factory option! Anyway, all advice gratefully received

100% wasn’t.

I’d be put off by you saying you’re selling it for your son. Why doesn’t he advertise it? Always makes me nervous

 

[aucky]

 

[RustyMojo]

Splitter was a factory option! Anyway, all advice gratefully received

It absolutely was not! Looks like a maxton one to me.

 

[bqf]

100% wasn’t.

I’d be put off by you saying you’re selling it for your son. Why doesn’t he advertise it? Always makes me nervous

Because he’s at college, and has never sold a car before?

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Get it advertised on the various Clio Facebook groups including ours. There’s a large target audience on there.

 

[hopgop1]

Splitter was a factory option! Anyway, all advice gratefully received

It's a TRC splitter mate, have a look.

https://www.triplercomposites.com/product-page/clio-mk3-rs200-front-splitter

 

[jenic]

Get it advertised on the various Clio Facebook groups including ours. There’s a large target audience on there.

This x a million.

In my experience, for something not ordinary, autotrader is a proper waste of money. eBay and Facebook are best.

 

[Darren S]

Couple of things stand out to me, hope it helps:

1. Its clearly modified (black badges, splitter & spacers), but no mention of it in the advert. I instantly assume there are other things - both good & bad - that you arent mentioning.
2. No Recaros, Speedlines or Cup spoiler, id expect one if not all at that price point.
3. Grey bumpers instead of black always seem to be less in demand for some reason
4. You mention full service history, perhaps list it out, when was the cambelt last done? Have the swivel hubs been done?

Maybe put an advert on here/clio197.net, can put loads more info in the advert than on PIstonheads, for exmaple:
https://cliosport.net/threads/sold-clio-197-cup-with-recaros-speedlines-cup-spoiler-£3-995.844779/

I'd expect more interest sub £5k tbh.

They clearly aren't - but they passively look like they have been sun-bleached and faded compared to black.

Similar to those god-awful rear quarter slabs that Audi stuck on their early Q2s.