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You get some great value cheapies these days but the precautions and time you have to take qualifying punters to comply with CR 15 legislation makes it not worth the bother selling them.Also the expectations and maintenance skills of the majority of today’s cheapy punters are different from bygone days.Why is it often the case with punters who live 300 miles away and desparetly want to buy something under a grand that they get annoyed when you advise them to buy something on their doorstep.

Its not worth half retailing something screamers are almost always worse on the cheaper end. Considered putting them on the trade 2 trade facebook group at cost + Drink ? Will get you some proper bids and get them sold without come backs.

It's a genuine question Errr that's not how you delete or deactivate your account...

Trade 2 Trade Facebook is also great for that sort of thing

How do you deactivate or delete your own account anyway?

We trade them sort of things to a face book warrior , i Hit the PX hard on price then stick £2/400 on top , he buys them off me and sells via facebook . no hits back to me and his warranty ends 10 secs down the road . Win win

My approach with cheapies that are still reasonably ok, is advertise them clearly stating part ex to clear, no warranty given. They read that first. Then when they come to look you tell them there are almost certainly a few issues with the car, but having driven it and given it a look over its still got some life left. Tell them if you were to go through it with a fine toothcomb you will almost certainly find issues that outweigh the value of the car. Keep their expectations low and realistic. Also do a basic pdi report on them first, like a mini visual MOT and if you are not sure, note down things such as "brake pads may need changing" etc to cover yourself. Ideally MOT them but if a £495 car comes in with 8 months MOT you probably aren't going to bother. I always state that the car has not been mechanically checked in the workshop and clearly write on the PDi that you advise them to have the car inspected before use. Also put it down as spares or repairs and get them to sign 2 copies, one for you and one for them. Beyond this, there isn't a lot more you can do. Of course its all a bit of a risk, but as Rory says, not everyone is out to screw you.

Easy as that lol

Brutal advert. Sell it as an unchecked px / trailer away etc etc write in advert suit a trader to buy who can safety check mint up for profit etc. Sell electively. 30 people to choose who to sell to. Sell to an eastern european, mechanic type bloke. Don't sell to a guy in company car turning up for his sons first car or a woman with young kids who just wants a cheap car you know as long as it lasts a year or 2 without spending any money on it will be fine type.

I tend to stay well away from 500's, stupid new deals from franchised dealers always meant the odd one I stocked hung around too long for my liking. I dont tend to aim for any particular profile of stock just try to stay away from what the local franchise dealers are stocking, find that anything too new (under 3 years for me) and punters seem to want to buy them from a main dealer - just my experience, I know it works for many others but not me. Small and mid range stuff, Golfs, A3, Yaris, Focus, Fiesta, Corsa, Quashqai, midsize SUV's etc nothing too flash or heavy around £5k-£15k max, every dealer around me wants to stock big German diesels so I leave it to them, would prefer to be busy getting £600-£800 per bonnet and selling every 20 days than sitting on something for 50 days and make a grand. I do have the luxury o four service/mot and bodyshop and try and tie all local sales into service plans so get more revenue out of every sale hence maybe lower margin on the actual bonnet

Sold an R53 Cooper S via FB and felt the same. In the end I binned the last price brigade and went with the buyer who seemed clued up and sensible (driving instructor) In some ways the faults helped, declared at time of sale and clear the car wasn’t a normal retail car. However....can’t pretend I didn’t worry about a call for the first few weeks after it sold.