If you downgrade car will a car yard pay you the cash difference especially for the more expensive vehicles? I have a q7 that is a beautiful car but is not practical and lacks room for what we need, wanting to get a van.
brapbrap8,
Mar 25, 8:54pm
You can only try and see what they say. You might be better off selling the Q7 here and paying cash for the van.
cassie24,
Mar 25, 8:57pm
Wonder how sort after they are though? Might be for sale for a while
brapbrap8,
Mar 25, 9:36pm
Anything is desireable at the right price. Pricing it for a quick sale on here would probably still get you more than a dealer would offer.
tamarillo,
Mar 25, 11:39pm
When you get valuation the trade in price is always less than private sale, though there are exceptions where dealer really wants it as is short on stock and can sell it quickly. Ex boss did well track g his suv hybrid Lexus on a big saloon v8 lexus. In theory it should have cost him but they had buyers ready for the suv and the saloon had been sitting for yonks. Still a q7 is a valuable beast and wonder if there's a big private market, or if folk prefer to pay dealer at that price level? Need some dealer help on that? Can you buy a transferable warranty for it? That might help.
cassie24,
Mar 26, 12:46am
Yeah you're right tamarillo I didnt think of that. With that sort of money you'd probably prefer buying it through a dealer. It has a year warranty left and then the option of extending it further.
cassie24,
Mar 26, 12:48am
Although when we were looking at buying one we were interested in one that was being privately sold down south so think it'd probably depend.
skull,
Mar 26, 12:52am
As Tamarillo says if the warranty transfers to the new owner consider doing that before you sell it as an added incentive. Vehicles in that price bracket are going to be a hard sell privately unless there is a reasonable discount to be had though.
brapbrap8,
Mar 26, 1:58am
What sort of van are you after? The Q7 is such a nice wagon and sounds like it is not too old so you will have just taken a big depreciation hit. You couldn't get away with putting a roof box on the Q7 or something?
cassie24,
Apr 12, 7:10am
Q7 is a few years old and looking at prices we would get same as what we paid for it. We've had it around 1.5 years. Don't think roof box would help too much it's prams and general kid stuff plus when we go away, porta cots, luggage etc and just general lack of room with 4 kids 2 of which are in big bulky car seats. We are currently Looking at the new ford transit.
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