Autotrader.......

[Neil clark]

A little story, 

I haven't used autotrader for years, I like ebay. Some right twat accepted an offer then dissappeared straight after which removes the listing meaning id have to pay again!

Having listed my SLK on autotrader about 4-5 days ago it sold tonight, really nice bloke that asked normal sensible questions, got a little more than I thought I might which pays for the advert

Overall I nice experience and ill deffo use it again

Obviously gumtree and Facebook were just the dregs....

Cheers all!

[95 quid Peugeot]

Cool, well done,I think I'll have a punt with mine on there,   how much was ad ?

[Neil clark]

I think £46 for 3 weeks. Had 2 inquiries and second had it. People seem alot more normal....

[AnnoyingPentium]

I bought my car off of Autotrader, definitely seems more civilised than eBay in most cases.

[sierraman]

I’ve said it before but cheap arse places to advertise attract cheap arse people. Gumtree, Facebook etc is free but it’s the stomping ground of the penniless.

[Ghosty]

Auto Trader private sellers are generally good eggs. 

[Barry Cade]

I bought my SLK on Autotrader, it was just like it used to be.. phone seller, arrange to view, test drive, agree a price, cup of coffee, sort V5, shake hands and leave with car. 

I think its free to advertise under a grand?

[Neil clark]

Just now, Barry Cade said:

I bought my SLK on Autotrader, it was just like it used to be.. phone seller, arrange to view, test drive, agree a price, cup of coffee, sort V5, shake hands and leave with car. 

I think its free to advertise under a grand?

Quite possibly yes

[New POD]

50 minutes ago, Barry Cade said:

I bought my SLK on Autotrader, it was just like it used to be.. phone seller, arrange to view, test drive, agree a price, cup of coffee, sort V5, shake hands and leave with car. 

I think its free to advertise under a grand?

My only irritation is that a number of car dealers put the price per month in, so if you search with a filter up to £7000, it will show you cars that are actually £32000, but only £700 a month. 

[Datsuncog]

+1 for AutoTrader - my latest heap came from there too.

Definitely less mouth-breathery than Gumtree or Facebook Marketplace. The seller could string a sentence together and answer questions in a non-evasive way.

The 'free below £1k' ad option probably explains the price point of £975 asked for the 'Rolla.

[stripped fred]

That does look nice.

I agree that autotrader does usually have a better chance of finding a private owner who has looked after their car and who speaks proper English. Price may be a bit more though.

[RoverFolkUs]

Anybody know if the free under £1k thing is something recent? 

I seem to remember private sellers getting a basic 1 week advert with 5 photos for free, one ad at a time with no mention about price point? 

Granted I haven't actually sold a car for more than £1000, erm, ever I don't think! Not until prices have shot up, and so will mine accordingly when my Focus hits the market soon. 

That'll be annoying because I wanted to use Autotrader, but I won't be paying almost £50 because I'm asking ~£200 over the threshold. I loathe using Gumtree or eBay, and certainly won't be touching FB (unless I want to reel in some messages for a laugh and the stupid messages thread )

I'll have to brave Gumtree I guess, and just stick it on Autotrader for an extra £100 or so if it doesn't sell elsewhere 🤷‍♂️

[New POD]

In the 90s it was a thing that it was cheaper below a price point. 

[New POD]

4 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Anybody know if the free under £1k thing is something recent? 

I seem to remember private sellers getting a basic 1 week advert with 5 photos for free, one ad at a time with no mention about price point? 

Granted I haven't actually sold a car for more than £1000, erm, ever I don't think! Not until prices have shot up, and so will mine accordingly when my Focus hits the market soon. 

That'll be annoying because I wanted to use Autotrader, but I won't be paying almost £50 because I'm asking ~£200 over the threshold. I loathe using Gumtree or eBay, and certainly won't be touching FB (unless I want to reel in some messages for a laugh and the stupid messages thread )

I'll have to brave Gumtree I guess, and just stick it on Autotrader for an extra £100 or so if it doesn't sell elsewhere 🤷‍♂️

Price it at £999, and charge £200 admin fee. 

[cort16]

Auto trader is the place normal people go to buy normal cars.  Not a great place to sell a Matra Rancho but the best place for modern ish stuff if you can stomach their fees.

[artdjones]

13 hours ago, Neil clark said:

Having listed my SLK on autotrader about 4-5 days ago it sold tonight, really nice bloke that asked normal sensible questions, got a little more than I thought I might which pays for the advert

Overall I nice experience and ill deffo use it again

£46 seems like a good price to pay to have that kind of experience instead of a bunch of semi-literate chancers texting you and trying to rip you off morning, noon and night.

To put it another way , one rarely gets something for nothing.

[sierraman]

2 hours ago, New POD said:

In the 90s it was a thing that it was cheaper below a price point. 

£500 I believe but no photos. 

[Datsuncog]

'Bargain Buys' section, I think the sub-£500 bit was titled - aka Shite Corner...

[Eyersey1234]

My old Focus was advertised on Autotrader when I bought it, would certainly use again. 

[Scruffy Bodger]

I bought my 405 SRDT off the trader a few years back, the search functions are great compared to a lot of sites.

[sierraman]

There seems fewer ‘just cuts out over 2000rpm but never bothered me’ cunts on there.

[I_am_Diesel]

I have sold two vehicles quickly and easily on Auto Trader.  E Bay on the other hand ☹️

[St.Jude]

Holy mighty thread resurrection, but only because it involves the “Reserve” function on AutoTrader which @Kiltox was on about in another thread - and I can’t for the life of me remember what recent thread it was. But here we are.

Anyway.

I have been looking on AutoTrader for a Berlingo and I find one that is pretty much what I need and not in the other end of the country. Done my due diligence as much as I can and the MOT history isn’t horrific. Car itself looks fine and in quite good knick. I’m on paternity leave this coming week so thought fuck it, buy it and swap in the Subaru and just have the job jobbed. So I reserve the car, paid the £99, and said I’ll be round Monday.

I’ve been busy today but look at the phone and see emails from AutoTrader and the dealer has cancelled/declined the reservation and has messaged “Pls call to confirm appointment or reserve”.

My £99 is still with AutoTrader as they want me to confirm if I’ve bought the car or not.

I understand from what @Kiltox said about nothing stopping someone from reserving a dealers stock, but this just feels a wee bit off?

Shame too as the car seems alright. I’ve rang the fucker twice with no answer so I don’t think the car is a goer.

[sierraman]

I can’t imagine buying a car for proper actual money but not going and seeing it or the garage. The times over the years I’ve looked at cars and they’ve sounded the bollocks then you get there and it’s a heap of shit or I didn’t like the garage. 

[Kiltox]

45 minutes ago, St.Jude said:

Holy mighty thread resurrection, but only because it involves the “Reserve” function on AutoTrader which @Kiltox was on about in another thread - and I can’t for the life of me remember what recent thread it was. But here we are.

Anyway.

I have been looking on AutoTrader for a Berlingo and I find one that is pretty much what I need and not in the other end of the country. Done my due diligence as much as I can and the MOT history isn’t horrific. Car itself looks fine and in quite good knick. I’m on paternity leave this coming week so thought fuck it, buy it and swap in the Subaru and just have the job jobbed. So I reserve the car, paid the £99, and said I’ll be round Monday.

I’ve been busy today but look at the phone and see emails from AutoTrader and the dealer has cancelled/declined the reservation and has messaged “Pls call to confirm appointment or reserve”.

My £99 is still with AutoTrader as they want me to confirm if I’ve bought the car or not.

I understand from what @Kiltox said about nothing stopping someone from reserving a dealers stock, but this just feels a wee bit off?

Shame too as the car seems alright. I’ve rang the fucker twice with no answer so I don’t think the car is a goer.

This is the problem with it. Dealers are fighting against it by doing this kind of thing and it’s just pissing the customer off. 

[St.Jude]

27 minutes ago, sierraman said:

I can’t imagine buying a car for proper actual money but not going and seeing it or the garage. The times over the years I’ve looked at cars and they’ve sounded the bollocks then you get there and it’s a heap of shit or I didn’t like the garage. 

It doesn’t feel so bad if you know the deposit can be returned, and the car is only an hour away so it doesn’t feel that much of a step in to the unknown.

[sierraman]

35 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

This is the problem with it. Dealers are fighting against it by doing this kind of thing and it’s just pissing the customer off. 

What if someone reserved it then nothing happens? 

[DVee8]

Have a look on Youtube, for THE LOGBOOK, Highpeak autos and Shifting metal. They have all discussed it. THE LOGBOOK had a sit-down Q&A with Autotrader.

[hairnet]

actually speak to the dealer and reserve it?

shoulda swerved the autotrader

[colino]

Autotrader will have to bin their roll out of world domination. The trader doesn't have your reservation fee, Autotrader does and as has already been discussed, there are now more downsides to the plans that the traders, paying their fat fees, are now actively looking for alternatives.