FFS: WHAT car salesmen do to sell cars and make a living ! ? LOL. Dancing around and making fools of themselves on video. PLEADING us to join and like on YT ..... UNBELIEVABLE. 2:20 - "You will age quicker" ........ says a man with a bald head who can't be older than 35-40. LOL. SO NICE and thoughtful for friends (Car salesmen) to TELL their other car friends HOW to manage their fleet of cars and be better off !!! LOL.
Great video showing the real world of selling cars privately! I've sold a couple of cars privately recently and one thing I did do, which might be worth a try, was I put the prices up rather than down and for whatever reason (poss algorithms) I actually got fresh enquires at the higher price. When I had genuine enquiries at the higher price it gave me some room to 'offer a deal' and they both sold for more than the original lower price and the buyers felt like they'd had a good deal. Win win!
Yeah I put it up for what I think is a fair price! It’s the lowest mile, lowest owner 7 seater on AT and it’s the cheapest! Think I might have stitched myself up trying to be fair 🤷♂️
I agree, i sold my fiest st mountune during the first lock down before car prices went crazy. Listed it at 6,500 which was the cheapest for a mountune 220 on the internet. I still had people trying to offer 3k. Ended up selling for 6k. But still
@ you are welcome. Happy to help. Some people may find it annoying the same as sponsored section but you couldn’t do what you do without it. The channel is great and hoping you hit at 100k soon as it’s definitely deserved.
Give this man a sub! I bought a Dodge Charger last year here in EU. I had som back thoughts if i done good as a father of one. But then i found this man and all my doubts went away. Life is too short to drive a boring dad MPV. Love your content.
I have sold 2 cars this year. Tried both Motorway and Carwow. Carwow was over £1k more for both cars. Both sales with Carwow completed with the the agreed auction price. Great service. All I would say is, whoever wins the auction will determine the speed of collection. First time it was more local and completed in 2 days. 2nd time, the buyer was in Scotland and was nearly a week. Not the end of the world but it does mean you need to flexible when lining up the collection of your next car.
Oh Ben, I feel for you mate (although I do wonder if you were aiming at me when you said about grumpy commenters 😉) can I just say how great it is to see your honesty and that this wasn't a TH-cam set up, keep up the great work, the subscribers will come and we are all preaching to our Dad friends who like their cars to follow along with you. The only time one of those sites came good was when I offloaded my 987 Boxster in about 2018 - it was a site called Sell My Car To Jack or something. I just lost nearly half the money I paid for my Jaguar F Type R this summer, but I had bought at peak crazy pricing in 2022 which means I only have myself to blame.
If anything the ending was better being this genuine. If that phone call had been a genuine buyer who wanted to come immediately and give you 10500, the comments would be full of people moaning it’s set up
I've owned an E60 M5, rod bearings actuators and clutch. I've owned a 2008 RS6, had a misfire and ended up needing a £9k fix. Currently own an E63 with the 5.5l V8 for over a year, been totally reliable
It’s very much a buyers market, especially this close to Christmas some families maybe caught short and easiest way to release some equity is trade down on the car, but that floods the market with cars and ends up bringing prices down even more 😢 Good luck Ben, hope you get the price the car deserves 🤞
Good video Ben,I used carwow to sell my Saab 95 Aero Wagon, got what I wanted for it and the car was picked up within a couple of days..plus didn't have to pay any selling fees... was impressed. Good luck with the sale. Now have an Audi S4 B7 4.2 V8 as my daily! When you get down to the sub £6k daily mark give me a shout..
Man thank you for being real and showing just how things are In the real world. And any of the fools that leave negative comments and kiss my A as the vids you do are amazing and I always look forward to them. Keep up the wonderful work and I’m looking forward to the next. I’m sure it will all come good. Thanks for the hard work man. Keep pushing ❤👍👍🙌
It's a real world video Ben - that's what made it so interesting. I did sell a CRV using one of those methods, but it was before Covid so things were a little different in the car market. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the particular one I used but they're no longer trading. It went out to the trade and as soon as it was live, offers flooded in via text message from dealers, and I did sell it the same day to a local dealer. Good luck with the X5 shouldn't take long, looks really nice. I'd think long and hard before jumping in a Continental GT or any Bentley really, the repair bills are jaw dropping.
Ripping your trousers (as you did for real) is better than having them pulled down (metaphorically) by lowball offers. Fingers crossed for the coming week! 🤞
I sold a 2010 X5 a year ago in great condition and low mileage. Very difficult. I sold it via Autotrader in the end by pricing it low and uploading a very detailed video including all the paperwork, any blemishes, driving it etc. It was also a 7 seater and higher spec than yours but the previous shape. I got £7k for it
Love your content man! Keep your head up and don’t stress about the suvs. People appreciate real life and it’s what it is. Tell the real stories and those who aren’t keyboard warriors will love it 🙌🙌
'Slap on the tush' 😂 love it. Have you tried finding the car you want to buy at a dealership and doing a trade in deal with them? Of course you wont get the best deal on your new car, but maybe could meet in the middle sale price vs buy price? Keep going for the dads out here living vicarously through your car videos! 🚘
The key is when using online car buyers, be honest. The condition of a 1 year old car can vary dramatically so I don’t get the argument of it’s a 10 year old car it’s bound to have wear and tear. I see comments and have spoken to people saying they had a bad experience with motorway, car wow etc and being on the other side of the fence it tends to be exactly this, sellers are not honest about stone chips, dents, previous damage, 2 keys, service history etc so they take the best bid from the motorway dealer and the dealer then turns up to find the car not as described and then either cancel the sale or reduce the price. At the end of day it’s up to the seller if they accept the price.
Can relate completely, couldn't give away a very, standard eco focus last year...thought these were popular cars for people. Ended up selling to a dealer via autotrader and lost money. Looking forward to the replacement when it happens!
The closer to the road, the better the driving experience. I had a new Range Rover parked behind me at a motorway service station, and the top of my car was just barely higher than the bonnet of it.
I feel your pain, Ben. I've had my car advertised for the last 2 months. All I've had is people offering half what it's advertised for. It's a bad time to sell anything. Keep up the good work 👍
You didn’t get a sale but still great content, even more so as it’s shows what happens in real life. Don’t be downhearted, it’ll go soon and you’ll thank yourself for not taking a low offer 👍
My father has a 2012 Flying Spur Mulliner Spec. Black on Ivory. Possibly the nicest example of that particular shape. With only 12,500 miles on the clock. In Surrey.
Recently sold my R53, great spec, full history, nicely modified in a great color combo, took 5months as it was up for more than you can buy a cheap one, the first person to view and drive it saw its value and couldn't leave without it. Hateful process and I didn't get what I wanted in the end but also didn't get shafted
I honestly love your videos. Honestly, the quality isn't as good as STG, or the driving commentary isn't as focused as JM, but the effort and time is admirable.
This is heartfelt content. Which i enjoy much more than just car reviews which are much easier to arrange and diversify. This is the life of a petrolhead in the real world. I'm certain this content will stick in a way where this really can blow up to another level. Wish you all the best man.
Not long sold my Veloce. Be prepared for so many numpties who want an Alfa Giulia but know very little about them and why they are worth more than what autotrader is valuing them at.
Sorry about the experience. Selling something is a flipping annoyance regardless of what you sell. About the cold calling companies, remember that the UK still subscribes to European GDPR. You have the power to ask them 1) to erase your data from all databases, and 2) so they tell you which service send them your details. So you can go on and confront the broker that’s sold your data and if you escalate it enough, they can get in BIG trouble
Feel for you Ben, I hate selling cars too, the time wasters !! I recently sold my beautiful alfa 159 ti easily a £2000 car, we buyanycar offered a measly £650 !! An alfa specialist £450 for scrap !! I I stuck it on ebay for £1800 & got every penny ! patience is all you need & so glad it went to a car enthusiast that absolutely loved the car & not someone that just saw it as a something to make a quick buck, patience Ben.
Great content still mate, the market is very slow at the moment (as someone in the industry). Motorway is the better shout, you want to try and get in on a weekday action to maximise eyes on your prize.
I know just what you on about,just spent 5 months trying to sell are motorhome,it did sell but not at the price I wanted,but it did enable me to buy a very nice BMW 640d gran coupe,I love it,but the offer for my 2010 mx5 2.0 tec on trade in was a joke,so ended up keeping the mx5 for them sunny days,yes I live in the UK so not a lot of them,good luck
Chin up Ben! Haven’t sold anything myself but sister has tried selling a couple of cars at both ends of the spectrum, £40k and £3k and nothing… just tumbleweed.
Another great video be, To be honest I'd do a deal with Calvin and get the massirati because I love them cars but they are a real brave pill. What ever you do I'm sure it will be awesome and I for one will still be subscribed and watching what you do. Lots of love from Scotland 🙂
my recent experience......... that would take some telling! i owned a very very high spec Fpace portfolio since new (2019) only the 180hp auto turbo diesel and decided that now was the time to change it. If i would hold onto it for a few more years, likely i would lose a lot of the value it still has. I tried a few online companies but was not happy with their ideas of making me part with my pride and joy (which cost approx £57k new) - it had only done just about 37,000 miles and had original Jaguar warranty (extended and transferable) plus Jaguar service plan etc.... eventually what tipped the scales was looking for an I Pace, I got one from a main JLR dealer and used my car as p/x. There were good and bad parts to this story, but basically, by using my old car as p/x i did not have to pay too much on top to upgrade it to a 23 reg i pace, which is substanstially less well equipped than my old car even if is has double the BHP and is more comfortable in town. The insurance change however was double which i noticed straight away, road tax is still free on it (till next year when evs will be subject to £190)
Subscribed from when i watched your first video, really enjoying the content mate 👍 Curve ball, what about an E60 550i ? Also for selling, not sure they will be able to put enough across it to have a good enough margin but you could try Joe at Shifting Metal / Berrow Motors. Big Motoring World / EAG / SCC in Leeds
@ still an interesting watch! Just make sure you round the video off with a part 2 of how you sell it and then the purchase of the new car, these vids definitely need a conclusion 👌🏼
Carwow will give you a high initial price then try and push it down to get their sale / commission. Their dealers will overbid too, knowing full well that they can also bat down the price if they find something which does not meet their expectations. One place that worked for me for a particular car was Arnold Clark.
It's definitely a buyer's market at the moment. I would do a bit of research on the Bentleys at that price. You need to factor in astronomical repair costs. I think the e60 is a good choice but it will be expensive!
When you finally sell your X5, can I recommend a seriously left field car for you to have look at? There is exactly one of these for sale in the UK at the moment. An Alfa 166 ti with the 3.2 Busso engine for sale on classic cars for £7,995.
Mate I’ve just sold my Range Rover sport L494 2014 autobiography fully loaded with full Land Rover history cam belt done at Landrover and had it serviced last month and put two new tyres Pirelli p zero so they all match, absolutely mint all it needs is a wheel refurb,I sold it on motorway two weeks ago today and still awaiting collection I got £13500 for it and it’s broken my heart I’ve probably spent like £6k this year on repairs and servicing but no one wants them anymore
Great video dadcars. I recently tried to sell my mini via the companies you used and same as you they offer higher figures then the reality price is much lower. Hope you sell it soon and look forward to see your new ride when you get it.
I’d adjust the price on autotrader. I had a car up for 17k, wanted 15k. Sat on it for ages then dropped it down to what I wanted and sold it on 24hrs to a trader. Traders get early views on cars before they go live and it worked for me!
@ yep! The traders will know the CAP on it etc, and decent ones won’t haggle you down. Worth trying if you’ve already paid for the advert! If you’ve got it up at 12k, try it at 10.5k 👍
I used eBay classified to sell my Passat in June this year. Yeah, it attracts the most time wasters, but imo it reaches the biggest audience. Plus selling privately means you’ll get a better price. WBAC are just a total waste of time. You’ve gotta be in big financial trouble to use those types.
Went through selling a car privately in September. Faced all the issues you’ve had and more! Was so frustrating. My car was a beautiful Alfa Giulia Veloce in Misano Blue. It had numerous upgrades including QV wheels. But wow, private buyers wanted it with a huge discount off the asking price, motorways auction price was 2k under what it was worth. It was a 19 plate with FSH, but as just reached 70k miles, autotrader and such like valued it at £14k! Mental! To someone who knows Alfas, was a £17k car all day long. In the end I took £15.8 for it and that was a steal for the buyer! Just be prepared for a good month or two to sell it at that price to get that extra £1k you know it’s worth. And not forgetting the rudest and pickiest people you will ever meet.
Create new email address aliases when dealing with these companies….so you can see who’s selling your data. You can then delete the aliases when you’ve finished dealing with them.
No, he 'moaned' about ppl (probably dealers) calling and saying 'what's your lowest price?' They should just make an offer, then Ben can either refuse, accept, or suggest a compromise price. It's a difficult time to sell these over £10k cars privately as most ppl don't have that much cash ready to buy a car, so it ends up being dealers calling.
Keep your chin up Ben. Trying to sell a car in the current climate isn't fun. Be patient though, someone will come along! Looking forward to the next dad car though... so that someone needs to hurry up 👍
Oh wow thank you Daniel! 🙌 very kind 😊 I’ll be extremely surprised if it’s not gone next week, I’m going to appreciate my next Dadcars so much though after the delay 🥲
@@dadcarsI bet it'll be worth the wait. A big engined BMW touring would always be a good shout. But of course I'd say that being the bmw aficionado that I am 😂
All you need is patience Ben, I've had my Z4 for sale for 2 months had loads of low offers .... but it just takes one serious buyer and it's all cushty.... if your desperate to sell you will sell for a low price, if you can afford to sit back , the worlds your oyster...... Just think of the outcome ... more money = better Dad car.... patience my friend!
This is the way. Was selling a watch recently, had about 15 watchers on eBay and say 10 likes on Depop. All sorts of £100 offers, some guy sending messages like "can u send me a video", highest offer was £125. Then one day a legend comes along and just buys it for the £150 asking price, didn't even send an offer. Lack of patience and fear of selling yourself is why dealers exist lol.
According to Autotrader your car books at £10730. However, you can't offer finance, deal with part ex, offer a warranty. So you are hoping to find a private buyer who wants a low spec (no offence) diesel (N57 timing chain) X5 with 100k on the clock for 10k. Take that carwow offer, you know it makes sense
I think a facelift 1st gen Cayenne Turbo would make a perfect dad car for around 10 thousand pounds, they’re actually fairly reliable, you should have no problem fitting the multimac car seat, the M5 and Flying Spur are great choices if you want to be really brave
@ in that case, I think the Flying Spur is your best option, it has a lot of road presence and will by far be the most comfortable out of all your choices
You’ll sell it, just need to be patient as you say. The E60 ///M5 is a great car….. when it’s working, had one, loved it but almost bankrupt me. Fine for Taylor who has a workshop etc but if give it pass if I were you - unless all the usual issues have been taken care of. Looking forward to seeing what you get next!
Great video actually. Enjoyed it. Selling cars right now is awful. Have 2 “toys” that I really want to move on to get something better as my daily (currently have an X5 too!), but even if I could sell them, prices are in the toilet 😢 On a more positive note, I used CarWow a couple of years ago to sell and they not only got the best price by far, but like you I was really impressed with their service on the phone and how they dealt with everything.
Used Carwow to sell my BMW Touring hybrid, from 2022 with 28k miles. Carwow valued the car at £30k, actual best offer was £28k. Had to get rid of car due to redundancy so took the offer. Worth it to save on the finance payments but felt mislead by the Carwow valuation and think all these companies over value to get you in.
Unfortunately I have never had that level of budget for a Dadcar (mine maxed out at £3k), so I went the V8 route too and got a W211 MB E500, it's pre facelift so I have to make do with 306bhp but the tax is £415 p/y - which high is a damn sight better than £700+ for the facelift version. Mine is a sedan in met blue with blue interior (rarer combo), it makes for a very calming environment, although it does make the interior look more dated (reminiscent of 80/90's spec ones). Aside from the pitfalls of all the potential things to go wrong with it (and the high cost attached), I can't recommend enough a V8 Mercedes. Ben..please get either a W211 AMG 5.4 or the 6.2, there'll be no regrets ! Only criticism, I have is that Isofix anchors were on the option list...a Wapping £240 addition on a car that was worth £44k+ when new in 2003/04
Bought the Mrs a Fiat 500x for 10k at the peak of the market and sold my FORD Ranger. Needless to say the Fiat is worth about 4k today but it doesn't matter as it's stil a car woth no payments and it's starts every day without fail. It's about financial sense not showing off.
Great video ❤ I've been through the pain of Motorway / WBAC / Carwow and they're terrible with their valuation. Subscribed! Why not look at Berrow Motors / Shifting Metal? Joe might have offer you a decent amount for your X5. Sad thing is, the SE model that you have isn't as desirable as M Sport trim hence lower markups. Hope you can sell it soon 😊
Yeah I genuinely went for this one because it’s subtle… it’s also cheaper than any M sport X5 on the market right now 😅 all the others have higher miles, more owners for more money
Mate don't listen to the haters. You have a great channel, I'm selling my golf to my mate, to get a more fuel economic car that's more dad car. BMW estate. But chin up Ben.
@dadcars it's a buyers market. Easy to get into something but hard to exit. The economics are simple. Cheap to buy, cheap to sell. It's fine and I'm not bothered as my next car will be cheap to get into.
Loved the real, honest video, even though the stress is real. Have you contacted Joe at Shifting Metal? As he has 'Cars Brought For More' . Plus if his offer was good and it would give you what is needed for your next purchase, it would be great content for the next video 😊. Good luck with resolving the sale of the X5.
Out of the options you have, I would say the most interesting options IMO are the Mercedes and the Maserati, although I have to say that this Maserati has a reputation of suffering from a subpar assembly dor some odd reason... The Bentley sounds quite excessive, and if the Audi has a bad gear, I shrudder to think what this Bentley has in store (the gear is different though), not to mentions servicing costs...
Car selling is a jungle. Ive sold 4 cars in the last three years. 1 I sold to my mum. 1 I sold to my dad (both at trade, I’m not a monster!) 1 I sold through an enthusiast group (mx5) and one I had no interest in so I did a px with someone who had the car I wanted next (XF sportbrake) All of them were advertised on FB and auto trader but didn’t sell.
Another good vid Ben. Stuff the haters this is real life. Scroll past and don’t got them the time of day. Can’t wait to see what comes next. You’re actually inspiring me to change my car for something a bit more exciting.
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FFS: WHAT car salesmen do to sell cars and make a living ! ? LOL. Dancing around and making fools of themselves on video. PLEADING us to join and like on YT ..... UNBELIEVABLE.
2:20 - "You will age quicker" ........ says a man with a bald head who can't be older than 35-40. LOL.
SO NICE and thoughtful for friends (Car salesmen) to TELL their other car friends HOW to manage their fleet of cars and be better off !!! LOL.
If your bottom line was £10k, take the £9500 from Carwow. It’s not worth the heartache & stress for £500. Subscribed btw 👍
Thanks for being real and showing us the reality of selling cars. Indeed the key is to be patient to get the best value!
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Great video showing the real world of selling cars privately! I've sold a couple of cars privately recently and one thing I did do, which might be worth a try, was I put the prices up rather than down and for whatever reason (poss algorithms) I actually got fresh enquires at the higher price. When I had genuine enquiries at the higher price it gave me some room to 'offer a deal' and they both sold for more than the original lower price and the buyers felt like they'd had a good deal. Win win!
Yeah I put it up for what I think is a fair price! It’s the lowest mile, lowest owner 7 seater on AT and it’s the cheapest! Think I might have stitched myself up trying to be fair 🤷♂️
@@dadcars I think that sometimes being the cheapest sometimes attracts the wrong crowd who want every last drop of blood out of the deal!
I agree, i sold my fiest st mountune during the first lock down before car prices went crazy. Listed it at 6,500 which was the cheapest for a mountune 220 on the internet. I still had people trying to offer 3k. Ended up selling for 6k. But still
Good work Ben. You saved many of us wasted time and high blood pressure giving those money grabbing big businesses a chance. 👍
Asking people to subscribe definitely works! I’ve watched every one of your videos for a few months now and thought I was subscribed when I wasn’t.
Ah thanks man! I don’t like saying it often as it can be annoying but it really does mean a lot to the channel so thank you 😊
@ you are welcome. Happy to help. Some people may find it annoying the same as sponsored section but you couldn’t do what you do without it. The channel is great and hoping you hit at 100k soon as it’s definitely deserved.
Give this man a sub! I bought a Dodge Charger last year here in EU. I had som back thoughts if i done good as a father of one. But then i found this man and all my doubts went away. Life is too short to drive a boring dad MPV. Love your content.
👏👏 dodge chargers are extremely rare here in the UK, I’d love to drive one :)
I have sold 2 cars this year. Tried both Motorway and Carwow. Carwow was over £1k more for both cars. Both sales with Carwow completed with the the agreed auction price. Great service. All I would say is, whoever wins the auction will determine the speed of collection. First time it was more local and completed in 2 days. 2nd time, the buyer was in Scotland and was nearly a week. Not the end of the world but it does mean you need to flexible when lining up the collection of your next car.
Good to know thanks :) had there been a few other dealers in the day keen the story could have easily been different. The customer service was fab
Oh Ben, I feel for you mate (although I do wonder if you were aiming at me when you said about grumpy commenters 😉) can I just say how great it is to see your honesty and that this wasn't a TH-cam set up, keep up the great work, the subscribers will come and we are all preaching to our Dad friends who like their cars to follow along with you.
The only time one of those sites came good was when I offloaded my 987 Boxster in about 2018 - it was a site called Sell My Car To Jack or something. I just lost nearly half the money I paid for my Jaguar F Type R this summer, but I had bought at peak crazy pricing in 2022 which means I only have myself to blame.
If anything the ending was better being this genuine. If that phone call had been a genuine buyer who wanted to come immediately and give you 10500, the comments would be full of people moaning it’s set up
lol 😂 life ain’t like the movies sadly
I've owned an E60 M5, rod bearings actuators and clutch. I've owned a 2008 RS6, had a misfire and ended up needing a £9k fix. Currently own an E63 with the 5.5l V8 for over a year, been totally reliable
Oh boy yeah this sounds like a familiar experience… I really enjoyed the E63 I drove but it’s unlikely for my budget
German cars are sadly generally money-pits.
@@EvoraGT430 Not always, my 335i hasn't cost me anything... Because I simply haven't fixed all the issues :)
Another good video, just shows how difficult it is to shift metal at the moment. Keep up the good work👍
I thought good ULEZ compliant everyday cars were selling strong still 🤷♂️
It’s very much a buyers market, especially this close to Christmas some families maybe caught short and easiest way to release some equity is trade down on the car, but that floods the market with cars and ends up bringing prices down even more 😢 Good luck Ben, hope you get the price the car deserves 🤞
Thank you Albert! 🙌😊
Good video Ben,I used carwow to sell my Saab 95 Aero Wagon, got what I wanted for it and the car was picked up within a couple of days..plus didn't have to pay any selling fees... was impressed. Good luck with the sale. Now have an Audi S4 B7 4.2 V8 as my daily! When you get down to the sub £6k daily mark give me a shout..
😊 drop me an email when I’m getting ready to trade down again 🙌
My brother had a bad experience with Motorway, totally wasted his time! Keeping it real Ben, respect for that 👏.
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It won’t flop!! You’re a great dad!! Keep up the great work
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Man thank you for being real and showing just how things are In the real world. And any of the fools that leave negative comments and kiss my A as the vids you do are amazing and I always look forward to them. Keep up the wonderful work and I’m looking forward to the next. I’m sure it will all come good.
Thanks for the hard work man. Keep pushing ❤👍👍🙌
Ah thanks man really appreciate this comment 🙌
It's a real world video Ben - that's what made it so interesting. I did sell a CRV using one of those methods, but it was before Covid so things were a little different in the car market. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the particular one I used but they're no longer trading. It went out to the trade and as soon as it was live, offers flooded in via text message from dealers, and I did sell it the same day to a local dealer. Good luck with the X5 shouldn't take long, looks really nice. I'd think long and hard before jumping in a Continental GT or any Bentley really, the repair bills are jaw dropping.
Yeah not much space to work on those W12s 🫣
Great video… reassuring to see it’s not just me who has all the hassle when trying to sell cars.
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Ripping your trousers (as you did for real) is better than having them pulled down (metaphorically) by lowball offers. Fingers crossed for the coming week! 🤞
😂👏 thanks Ant
I sold a 2010 X5 a year ago in great condition and low mileage. Very difficult. I sold it via Autotrader in the end by pricing it low and uploading a very detailed video including all the paperwork, any blemishes, driving it etc. It was also a 7 seater and higher spec than yours but the previous shape. I got £7k for it
How do you cope having all of those options, pros, cons and specs going round in your head, plus the time pressure 💥
Love your content man! Keep your head up and don’t stress about the suvs. People appreciate real life and it’s what it is. Tell the real stories and those who aren’t keyboard warriors will love it 🙌🙌
Thanks James :)
'Slap on the tush' 😂 love it. Have you tried finding the car you want to buy at a dealership and doing a trade in deal with them? Of course you wont get the best deal on your new car, but maybe could meet in the middle sale price vs buy price?
Keep going for the dads out here living vicarously through your car videos! 🚘
lol 😂 yeah I had that thought
The key is when using online car buyers, be honest. The condition of a 1 year old car can vary dramatically so I don’t get the argument of it’s a 10 year old car it’s bound to have wear and tear. I see comments and have spoken to people saying they had a bad experience with motorway, car wow etc and being on the other side of the fence it tends to be exactly this, sellers are not honest about stone chips, dents, previous damage, 2 keys, service history etc so they take the best bid from the motorway dealer and the dealer then turns up to find the car not as described and then either cancel the sale or reduce the price. At the end of day it’s up to the seller if they accept the price.
Can relate completely, couldn't give away a very, standard eco focus last year...thought these were popular cars for people. Ended up selling to a dealer via autotrader and lost money.
Looking forward to the replacement when it happens!
Frustrating but I’ll make up for it with my next car 🙌
Genuine real life content, even if it ends up with what some may think of as an anti-climax, beats a contrived set up any day. 👍
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The closer to the road, the better the driving experience. I had a new Range Rover parked behind me at a motorway service station, and the top of my car was just barely higher than the bonnet of it.
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Especially when there's a big V8 engine up front.
I feel your pain, Ben. I've had my car advertised for the last 2 months. All I've had is people offering half what it's advertised for. It's a bad time to sell anything. Keep up the good work 👍
It’s frustrating as hell isn’t it!
You're a dreamer pal. You've been offered what it's worth and then looking at cars 2-5k more than you're budget 😂
Rare for a hater to get all their apostrophes in the right place. Oh wait…
You didn’t get a sale but still great content, even more so as it’s shows what happens in real life. Don’t be downhearted, it’ll go soon and you’ll thank yourself for not taking a low offer 👍
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My father has a 2012 Flying Spur Mulliner Spec. Black on Ivory.
Possibly the nicest example of that particular shape. With only 12,500 miles on the clock.
In Surrey.
Sounds stunning! 👏 Out of my price range sadly 😅
Recently sold my R53, great spec, full history, nicely modified in a great color combo, took 5months as it was up for more than you can buy a cheap one, the first person to view and drive it saw its value and couldn't leave without it. Hateful process and I didn't get what I wanted in the end but also didn't get shafted
I honestly love your videos. Honestly, the quality isn't as good as STG, or the driving commentary isn't as focused as JM, but the effort and time is admirable.
James is the TH-cam road testing GOAT 🙌
This is heartfelt content. Which i enjoy much more than just car reviews which are much easier to arrange and diversify. This is the life of a petrolhead in the real world. I'm certain this content will stick in a way where this really can blow up to another level. Wish you all the best man.
@@dhananjayringethanks man 🤞
I’ve just subscribed this is a refreshing channel
Great content
Thanks Mark! 🙌😊
I always watch to see which part of Pompey/Waterlooville you are driving around. Interesting to see you in Asda Fareham, wasn't there a WBAC closer?
This was really useful for someone (me) who's currently weighing up my options to sell my Giulia Quadrifoglio.
What a car! 🫶 wish I had the budget for it 😊
@dadcars it's been fantastic but sadly, my bungalow is falling apart 😅
Not long sold my Veloce. Be prepared for so many numpties who want an Alfa Giulia but know very little about them and why they are worth more than what autotrader is valuing them at.
Sorry about the experience. Selling something is a flipping annoyance regardless of what you sell. About the cold calling companies, remember that the UK still subscribes to European GDPR. You have the power to ask them 1) to erase your data from all databases, and 2) so they tell you which service send them your details. So you can go on and confront the broker that’s sold your data and if you escalate it enough, they can get in BIG trouble
Hi Ben how are you?
Don't worry you'll sell that BMW in no time. Dadcars can do and sell anything.
Stay safe and take care.
I enjoyed the honest of the video!
Have a look at E55 AMG cars as well!
Back in the day I ran 2 E60 M5, they were glorious cars. bUT I wouldn’t even consider running one without a BMW AUC warranty.
Love this channel. But you're a genuine guy so I am sure someone has something for you for 10k!!
I’m surprised I’ve not had anyone reach out
Surely some of your loyal subscribers would pay what you want.
My subscribers don’t want SUVs 😅
It's about the journey! It'll only make the experience of getting the new car all the sweeter.
This is 💯 true 👏
Noted and subscribed! Love the content and always topical for me 👍
Thanks man! 🙌😊
You need to come and drive my s80 v8 dude and see if you like it. Very fun car, absolute unicorn. Would be under budget too
If you fancy a filming day down here let me know and we will book it in 🙌
Feel for you Ben, I hate selling cars too, the time wasters !! I recently sold my beautiful alfa 159 ti easily a £2000 car, we buyanycar offered a measly £650 !! An alfa specialist £450 for scrap !! I I stuck it on ebay for £1800 & got every penny ! patience is all you need & so glad it went to a car enthusiast that absolutely loved the car & not someone that just saw it as a something to make a quick buck, patience Ben.
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Great content still mate, the market is very slow at the moment (as someone in the industry). Motorway is the better shout, you want to try and get in on a weekday action to maximise eyes on your prize.
Yeah I thought as I’ve done all the work I may as well give it another try this time motorway early next week
I know just what you on about,just spent 5 months trying to sell are motorhome,it did sell but not at the price I wanted,but it did enable me to buy a very nice BMW 640d gran coupe,I love it,but the offer for my 2010 mx5 2.0 tec on trade in was a joke,so ended up keeping the mx5 for them sunny days,yes I live in the UK so not a lot of them,good luck
Chin up Ben!
Haven’t sold anything myself but sister has tried selling a couple of cars at both ends of the spectrum, £40k and £3k and nothing… just tumbleweed.
Strange times,
Another great video be, To be honest I'd do a deal with Calvin and get the massirati because I love them cars but they are a real brave pill. What ever you do I'm sure it will be awesome and I for one will still be subscribed and watching what you do.
Lots of love from Scotland 🙂
Yeah I really like Calvin, I’d love to do a deal and Collab with him at some point for sure
@dadcars that would be great to see at some point. Have you considered the audio s8 v10?
my recent experience......... that would take some telling! i owned a very very high spec Fpace portfolio since new (2019) only the 180hp auto turbo diesel and decided that now was the time to change it. If i would hold onto it for a few more years, likely i would lose a lot of the value it still has. I tried a few online companies but was not happy with their ideas of making me part with my pride and joy (which cost approx £57k new) - it had only done just about 37,000 miles and had original Jaguar warranty (extended and transferable) plus Jaguar service plan etc.... eventually what tipped the scales was looking for an I Pace, I got one from a main JLR dealer and used my car as p/x. There were good and bad parts to this story, but basically, by using my old car as p/x i did not have to pay too much on top to upgrade it to a 23 reg i pace, which is substanstially less well equipped than my old car even if is has double the BHP and is more comfortable in town. The insurance change however was double which i noticed straight away, road tax is still free on it (till next year when evs will be subject to £190)
Loved this video. Just be patient 😇 - someone will buy the car when the time is right. Keep up the great work!
Thanks man :)
Subscribed from when i watched your first video, really enjoying the content mate 👍
Curve ball, what about an E60 550i ?
Also for selling, not sure they will be able to put enough across it to have a good enough margin but you could try Joe at Shifting Metal / Berrow Motors. Big Motoring World / EAG / SCC in Leeds
OG subscriber! 🙌 thanks man
FYI we buy any car staff make their commission on difference between internet price & in person appraisal price
I’m going with “no” 😂
Hope this video proves me incorrect 😊
…oh dear…
Terrible outcome but great content ❤ Thanks 😊
@@infidelcastro5129you called it 😭
Much prefer an honest video than a staged one, people want to see genuine scenarios. great content 👍🏻
This is good to hear from people I was stressing about this one! Thought everyone would be moaning 😅
@ still an interesting watch! Just make sure you round the video off with a part 2 of how you sell it and then the purchase of the new car, these vids definitely need a conclusion 👌🏼
On the WBAC website, you can add any marks / damage, and it adjusts the price.
I've always found them very fair.
Carwow will give you a high initial price then try and push it down to get their sale / commission. Their dealers will overbid too, knowing full well that they can also bat down the price if they find something which does not meet their expectations. One place that worked for me for a particular car was Arnold Clark.
It's definitely a buyer's market at the moment. I would do a bit of research on the Bentleys at that price. You need to factor in astronomical repair costs. I think the e60 is a good choice but it will be expensive!
It’ll be a brave pill I’m sure
When you finally sell your X5, can I recommend a seriously left field car for you to have look at? There is exactly one of these for sale in the UK at the moment. An Alfa 166 ti with the 3.2 Busso engine for sale on classic cars for £7,995.
Great shout, honestly a busso alfa is top of my list for the £5k step 🫶
Absolutely loved your haggling work with Taylor! Well played, sir!
Mate I’ve just sold my Range Rover sport L494 2014 autobiography fully loaded with full Land Rover history cam belt done at Landrover and had it serviced last month and put two new tyres Pirelli p zero so they all match, absolutely mint all it needs is a wheel refurb,I sold it on motorway two weeks ago today and still awaiting collection I got £13500 for it and it’s broken my heart I’ve probably spent like £6k this year on repairs and servicing but no one wants them anymore
Yeah it’s heartbreaking for RR at the moment isn’t it
Actually, i enjoyed this video. Shows really life and not youtube magic as you say. Looking forward to the update.
Great honest chanel. Keep it up😊
Thanks man :)
I hate selling anything and when someone asked me straightaway what's my lowest price i know he will offer me something much lower
Really good content. WBAC seem to be a bit of a lottery, I've sold a couple of cars with them with no adjustments at all other than the admin fee
If they’d given me 10k I’d have taken it and the rest of this video would have been me calling up cars to buy!!
Great video dadcars. I recently tried to sell my mini via the companies you used and same as you they offer higher figures then the reality price is much lower. Hope you sell it soon and look forward to see your new ride when you get it.
Good video showing the reality of the car market at the moment. Also get the Bentley.
😅 what could possibly go wrong 👏
I’d adjust the price on autotrader. I had a car up for 17k, wanted 15k. Sat on it for ages then dropped it down to what I wanted and sold it on 24hrs to a trader. Traders get early views on cars before they go live and it worked for me!
Did you say “NO OFFERS” in the ad?
@ yep! The traders will know the CAP on it etc, and decent ones won’t haggle you down. Worth trying if you’ve already paid for the advert! If you’ve got it up at 12k, try it at 10.5k 👍
@@dadcars and my 10p for the next Dad car… Audi S6 Avant. 5.2l 430bhp! There’s a nice one in the trader, 08, 65k miles, 11.5k 👍
I used eBay classified to sell my Passat in June this year. Yeah, it attracts the most time wasters, but imo it reaches the biggest audience. Plus selling privately means you’ll get a better price. WBAC are just a total waste of time. You’ve gotta be in big financial trouble to use those types.
I subscribed as soon as i heard you say you dont phone people up and mess them around if you dont intend to buy.
Unless I’ve got the money ready to go I don’t even email people 🤷♂️
Went through selling a car privately in September. Faced all the issues you’ve had and more! Was so frustrating. My car was a beautiful Alfa Giulia Veloce in Misano Blue. It had numerous upgrades including QV wheels. But wow, private buyers wanted it with a huge discount off the asking price, motorways auction price was 2k under what it was worth. It was a 19 plate with FSH, but as just reached 70k miles, autotrader and such like valued it at £14k! Mental! To someone who knows Alfas, was a £17k car all day long. In the end I took £15.8 for it and that was a steal for the buyer! Just be prepared for a good month or two to sell it at that price to get that extra £1k you know it’s worth. And not forgetting the rudest and pickiest people you will ever meet.
Create new email address aliases when dealing with these companies….so you can see who’s selling your data. You can then delete the aliases when you’ve finished dealing with them.
Moaning about not getting a decent price for your car, but happy to low ball someone else. Have a word.
No, he 'moaned' about ppl (probably dealers) calling and saying 'what's your lowest price?' They should just make an offer, then Ben can either refuse, accept, or suggest a compromise price. It's a difficult time to sell these over £10k cars privately as most ppl don't have that much cash ready to buy a car, so it ends up being dealers calling.
and his self pity sob story.....
Where in the video was that bit? I didnt see anything like that?@jayeezy7410
Keep your chin up Ben. Trying to sell a car in the current climate isn't fun. Be patient though, someone will come along!
Looking forward to the next dad car though...
so that someone needs to hurry up 👍
Oh wow thank you Daniel! 🙌 very kind 😊 I’ll be extremely surprised if it’s not gone next week, I’m going to appreciate my next Dadcars so much though after the delay 🥲
@@dadcarsI bet it'll be worth the wait. A big engined BMW touring would always be a good shout. But of course I'd say that being the bmw aficionado that I am 😂
All you need is patience Ben, I've had my Z4 for sale for 2 months had loads of low offers .... but it just takes one serious buyer and it's all cushty.... if your desperate to sell you will sell for a low price, if you can afford to sit back , the worlds your oyster...... Just think of the outcome ... more money = better Dad car.... patience my friend!
This is the way. Was selling a watch recently, had about 15 watchers on eBay and say 10 likes on Depop. All sorts of £100 offers, some guy sending messages like "can u send me a video", highest offer was £125. Then one day a legend comes along and just buys it for the £150 asking price, didn't even send an offer. Lack of patience and fear of selling yourself is why dealers exist lol.
According to Autotrader your car books at £10730. However, you can't offer finance, deal with part ex, offer a warranty.
So you are hoping to find a private buyer who wants a low spec (no offence) diesel (N57 timing chain) X5 with 100k on the clock for 10k. Take that carwow offer, you know it makes sense
I think a facelift 1st gen Cayenne Turbo would make a perfect dad car for around 10 thousand pounds, they’re actually fairly reliable, you should have no problem fitting the multimac car seat, the M5 and Flying Spur are great choices if you want to be really brave
I reviewed one early on the channel and liked it but honestly I’ll never own a SUV myself. They are a brave pill as well by all accounts
@ in that case, I think the Flying Spur is your best option, it has a lot of road presence and will by far be the most comfortable out of all your choices
I think a first gen facelift Cayenne S is also a great shout, especially in silver!
You’ll sell it, just need to be patient as you say.
The E60 ///M5 is a great car….. when it’s working, had one, loved it but almost bankrupt me. Fine for Taylor who has a workshop etc but if give it pass if I were you - unless all the usual issues have been taken care of.
Looking forward to seeing what you get next!
Sold my Audi earlier this year via carwow found it to be a great experience start to finish.
Great video actually. Enjoyed it. Selling cars right now is awful. Have 2 “toys” that I really want to move on to get something better as my daily (currently have an X5 too!), but even if I could sell them, prices are in the toilet 😢 On a more positive note, I used CarWow a couple of years ago to sell and they not only got the best price by far, but like you I was really impressed with their service on the phone and how they dealt with everything.
Yeah it comes down to dealers on the day, had a few more been interested and it went for over 10k id have been impressed
Used Carwow to sell my BMW Touring hybrid, from 2022 with 28k miles. Carwow valued the car at £30k, actual best offer was £28k. Had to get rid of car due to redundancy so took the offer. Worth it to save on the finance payments but felt mislead by the Carwow valuation and think all these companies over value to get you in.
Unfortunately I have never had that level of budget for a Dadcar (mine maxed out at £3k), so I went the V8 route too and got a W211 MB E500, it's pre facelift so I have to make do with 306bhp but the tax is £415 p/y - which high is a damn sight better than £700+ for the facelift version. Mine is a sedan in met blue with blue interior (rarer combo), it makes for a very calming environment, although it does make the interior look more dated (reminiscent of 80/90's spec ones). Aside from the pitfalls of all the potential things to go wrong with it (and the high cost attached), I can't recommend enough a V8 Mercedes.
Ben..please get either a W211 AMG 5.4 or the 6.2, there'll be no regrets !
Only criticism, I have is that Isofix anchors were on the option list...a Wapping £240 addition on a car that was worth £44k+ when new in 2003/04
Goes to show though budget isn’t a barrier for a cool dadcar 👏👏 well done man sounds like a fab car
Bought the Mrs a Fiat 500x for 10k at the peak of the market and sold my FORD Ranger. Needless to say the Fiat is worth about 4k today but it doesn't matter as it's stil a car woth no payments and it's starts every day without fail. It's about financial sense not showing off.
Your SPOT ON love DADSCARS 😊
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Great video ❤ I've been through the pain of Motorway / WBAC / Carwow and they're terrible with their valuation. Subscribed! Why not look at Berrow Motors / Shifting Metal? Joe might have offer you a decent amount for your X5. Sad thing is, the SE model that you have isn't as desirable as M Sport trim hence lower markups. Hope you can sell it soon 😊
Yeah I genuinely went for this one because it’s subtle… it’s also cheaper than any M sport X5 on the market right now 😅 all the others have higher miles, more owners for more money
Imm toyiing with selling a vehicle but honestly cant be bothered with the hassle
A neighbour has one of those mercedes the sound of it passing the house is amazing
Mate don't listen to the haters. You have a great channel, I'm selling my golf to my mate, to get a more fuel economic car that's more dad car. BMW estate.
But chin up Ben.
Thanks man :)
Wait 3/4 month you'll be able to but a taycan for 10K.
I’ll buy a Taycan when they are mega low and only as part of a Dadcars fleet 😅
Oh my, a Kansas fan! Also, you should buy my '10 335i convertible as a dad car £8000 :)
I had the same situation with a Volvo V40. I ended up selling it for £250 over the trade price. Someone got a real bargain.
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@dadcars it's a buyers market. Easy to get into something but hard to exit. The economics are simple. Cheap to buy, cheap to sell. It's fine and I'm not bothered as my next car will be cheap to get into.
Loved the real, honest video, even though the stress is real.
Have you contacted Joe at Shifting Metal? As he has 'Cars Brought For More' . Plus if his offer was good and it would give you what is needed for your next purchase, it would be great content for the next video 😊. Good luck with resolving the sale of the X5.
Out of the options you have, I would say the most interesting options IMO are the Mercedes and the Maserati, although I have to say that this Maserati has a reputation of suffering from a subpar assembly dor some odd reason...
The Bentley sounds quite excessive, and if the Audi has a bad gear, I shrudder to think what this Bentley has in store (the gear is different though), not to mentions servicing costs...
What about Joe from Shifting Metal? He seems to offer strong money for the right vehicles
Lots of people suggesting shifting metal, I’ve not met him yet so that’s why I didn’t think to contact him :)
Car selling is a jungle. Ive sold 4 cars in the last three years. 1 I sold to my mum. 1 I sold to my dad (both at trade, I’m not a monster!) 1 I sold through an enthusiast group (mx5) and one I had no interest in so I did a px with someone who had the car I wanted next (XF sportbrake) All of them were advertised on FB and auto trader but didn’t sell.
I was shocked Taylor would actually consider selling the 540i it actually looks cooler as a touring. The e60 m5 would be a cool car to drive
Enjoyed it. Great video. Don’t be disheartened
Thanks man :)
Another good vid Ben. Stuff the haters this is real life. Scroll past and don’t got them the time of day. Can’t wait to see what comes next. You’re actually inspiring me to change my car for something a bit more exciting.
Thanks man! 🙌 what you going for?
@ not sure but it need to be a beast. Love RS5/6/7, AMG 63’s or Quattro Porte