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Anybody used we buy any car? Needing to sell a car fairly quickly.
Yes, twice.
Sold a car to them two weeks ago, I'd not have been happy selling it privately, especially locally.
Lots of stuff playing up on it. The price was fair given the condition. £7300 Vs £6000 I was offered for trade in.
Also sold my van to them in 2022 when the post COVID van mania was in full swing and got a very good price.
Yes. I sold a van to them because it was in such a state I didn't feel comfortable doing a private sale. I've heard a few stories of them offering a decent price then dropping it when they view the car but that could also be partly the seller not being clear about condition.
Yes but my experience was the opposite to above. I had to step in when MrsRNP and MIL were selling recently deceased FIL's car. The WBAC agent was taking the piss and exploiting the situation.
As spin, van went on Thursday for £800 as it needed too much for me to sell it privately
20 mins and 5-6 signatures
Done
also looking at this - can't be arsed with a private sale so it's this or PX
Also looking at Motorway, if any comments on that.
Yes and the experience was pretty good. Even managed to destroy a tyre when driving to meet them and the amount they reduced the quote to cover it was absolutely fair
I was very honest with the online questions for our beaten up but perfectly running 17 yr old 120k miles Fabia (full service history). Got offered very little more than scrap/trade-in value. So I sold it to a friend of a friend for a bit more. They pestered me with emails claiming to offer more, though I didn't read them.
So maybe not good for bangers, and try playing hard to get with them.
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Do they test drive the car/van?did you get anywhere near the figure they offered online?
No test drive, which seems madness to me, even a spin round the car park.
Offered £8800 online, my lowest figure in mind was £7K, so quite happy with £7300.
No test drive, which seems madness to me, even a spin round the car park
I was out of there like a shot in case they changed their mind!
Just tried it with my £500 Porsche, WBAC have offered me £920 - result!!!!!
Actually I think I'll keep it.......
Yes, and it was easy and stress free. Car was in demand and in vgc though so that probably helped.
My brother used them, there was the inevitable piss-taking and beating down on price and I reckon in the end he probably got about 70% of what you'd expect to sell it for privately, but it was so hassle-free compared to selling privately that it was probably worth it.
Having spent two and a half hours with a dealer this morning, wish we'd looked at WBAC.
Eventually MrsMC wore him down and our next Octavia estate should be ready Monday.
My brother just sold his Honda Jazz through Motorway. Said it was a very simple process and he got what he’d wanted for it. He looks after his cars though so it was mint.
Audi A4 2015. Been offered £5.7k px. Online with WBAC was £5.5k and today they offered me £4.4k. No issues with the condition of the car. No thank you.
The one in Epsom offered silly money ,the one in Banstead a lot more.
Shop around .
Motorway was a better price but much slower process. Like 2 weeks instead of 2 hours.
WBAC was £5.5k and today they offered me £4.4k.
Did they not explain why?
I sold through car wow as they offered a better initial valuation for a car that was running and driving fine than we buy any car or motorway. As soon as the auction finished, we buy any car offered me 10 quid over the car wow final price, a couple of thousand over their initial valuation...
I chose to stick with car wow as I didn't like the fact they were obviously monitoring the other companies auctions..
We used Motorway to sell the late FILs car. The app gives you templates to take pics, so no surprises when they turn up. It's a reverse auction for dealers from memory and we didn't quite get their estimate but it was close. Takes a bit longer than WBAC (because of auction) but it was a painless experience overall.
Used both WBAC and Motorway, both times been pleasantly surprised at both the price I got and the lack of hassle. I did a fair bit of research to get an idea of my ballpark private sale price first, so felt like I knew what I was after going in, both times got more. This was 2021-2 though, so still some COVID related weirdness in the marketplace I think.
I sold my Cupra using WBAC. I wasn’t in a rush to sell, initial estimate was way too low. Over about two months they sent me increased valuations. In the end they were £2k over their initial estimate. The car was low mileage and in great condition, but was 4 years so did have the odd small scratch.
Booked an appointment, they offered me £500 under the online price. I thought this was fair and it was still over what I expected. Was sold within 20 minutes. Very easy experience.
WBAC was £5.5k and today they offered me £4.4k.
Did they not explain why?
Strangely, they didn't try and justify the change in price. Not a big deal, I will just go down the PX route.