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This is a discussion on Service before selling car? within the The Roadside Hotel forums, part of the Members Area category; Could anyone advise whether it's better to have car serviced (MOT due in about 4 months) or try to sell ...
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20-07-2008, 14:47
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| Briskodian  | Service before selling car? Could anyone advise whether it's better to have car serviced (MOT due in about 4 months) or try to sell as is? Not being a salesman, I'm assuming I'll get bottom dollar, but if garage serviced, it would then be bottom dollar minus at least a couple of hundred...  Ta for any advice. Mo
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20-07-2008, 15:05
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Watford
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| Re: Service before selling car? If I was buying and it's due for a service I would want money off to have it done  If the mot was due and that needed doing I would also want that done too  Swings and roundabouts really you could advertise a few hundred pounds more and ask for ono and drop the price as a bargaining tool against a service?
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20-07-2008, 15:43
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| Re: Service before selling car? It depends. Selling privately, a new service stamp & fresh MOT is going to help bigtime. Part-exing, probably less so- most traders will shove a brand new MOT on at sale time.
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20-07-2008, 15:48
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| Re: Service before selling car? if you just do an oil and filter change (£50), you could say "it's just been serviced" which isn't exactly true but if you're selling privately it's buyer beware
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20-07-2008, 16:19
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| Re: Service before selling car? if selling to a garage dont worry about it as they will just stamp the book and say serviced. |
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21-07-2008, 14:35
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| Briskodian | Re: Service before selling car? Thank you for replies  Mo
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