Paul_W
Well I’ve just sold our 2012 California Berghaus 180 BiTDi after 5 years of ownership and wanted to share my experience.
Reason for sale was mainly lack of use, nothing more than weekends away last year, previously we’d have done numerous week long road trips plus loads of weekends. Also the dirty diesel brigade are fast closing in, not to mention the price differential between petrol and diesel (23p a litre locally). In Manchester we should currently be paying £10 a day ULEZ charge but it’s been postponed and is under review but it is coming..
Anyway we made the decision to sell about three weeks ago and I decided I didn’t want to sell privately, couldn’t be doing with the hassle or potentially the time involved, once we’d decided to sell we just wanted her gone.
So I used all of the following platforms to compare prices;
Motorway
Carwow
We buy any car
We want any car
Some interesting results, this exact same time last year I ran a Motorway quote and it came back with £35,900, 12 months later the prices were very different.
Motorway - Wouldn’t quote online, had to contact to discuss.
Carwow - Wouldn’t quote online, had to contact to discuss.
We buy any car - Wouldn’t quote online, had to contact to discuss.
We want any car - Quoted £26,995 online.
Motorway were a right pain to deal with, perseverance financially secured a reserve price of £30,100 and resulted in an offer of £29,600.
Carwow were very easy to deal with but had no idea of values and agreed to list at whatever price I wanted. Listed at £33,000 didn’t get any bids at all.
We buy any car were absolutely comedy, the guy that valued the vehicle in person had absolutely no idea what it was, offered £25,600 but that was subject to deductions for scratches wheel scuffs etc. so about £25,000.
I was also trying to buy a replacement vehicle so asked a couple of garages where I test drove cars if they’d be interested, surprisingly one was and we did a deal not dependent on me buying a vehicle from him. Secured circa £30K which I was happy with. The dealer did say the camper / motor home market was depressed at the moment and we’d have secured considerably more 12 months ago.
I think privately I’d have secured £32K but that could have taken months so I’m happy with the outcome.
Hope this might help anyone thinking of selling.
It was sad to see her go but was definitely the right decision for us, already booked two weekends away in B&B’s, when you look at the running costs of the Cali that will pay for many weekends away in the lap of luxury. Each to their own but I’m happier in a fluffy king size bed and en-suite nowadays.
Happy travels everyone and thanks for the memories
Reason for sale was mainly lack of use, nothing more than weekends away last year, previously we’d have done numerous week long road trips plus loads of weekends. Also the dirty diesel brigade are fast closing in, not to mention the price differential between petrol and diesel (23p a litre locally). In Manchester we should currently be paying £10 a day ULEZ charge but it’s been postponed and is under review but it is coming..
Anyway we made the decision to sell about three weeks ago and I decided I didn’t want to sell privately, couldn’t be doing with the hassle or potentially the time involved, once we’d decided to sell we just wanted her gone.
So I used all of the following platforms to compare prices;
Motorway
Carwow
We buy any car
We want any car
Some interesting results, this exact same time last year I ran a Motorway quote and it came back with £35,900, 12 months later the prices were very different.
Motorway - Wouldn’t quote online, had to contact to discuss.
Carwow - Wouldn’t quote online, had to contact to discuss.
We buy any car - Wouldn’t quote online, had to contact to discuss.
We want any car - Quoted £26,995 online.
Motorway were a right pain to deal with, perseverance financially secured a reserve price of £30,100 and resulted in an offer of £29,600.
Carwow were very easy to deal with but had no idea of values and agreed to list at whatever price I wanted. Listed at £33,000 didn’t get any bids at all.
We buy any car were absolutely comedy, the guy that valued the vehicle in person had absolutely no idea what it was, offered £25,600 but that was subject to deductions for scratches wheel scuffs etc. so about £25,000.
I was also trying to buy a replacement vehicle so asked a couple of garages where I test drove cars if they’d be interested, surprisingly one was and we did a deal not dependent on me buying a vehicle from him. Secured circa £30K which I was happy with. The dealer did say the camper / motor home market was depressed at the moment and we’d have secured considerably more 12 months ago.
I think privately I’d have secured £32K but that could have taken months so I’m happy with the outcome.
Hope this might help anyone thinking of selling.
It was sad to see her go but was definitely the right decision for us, already booked two weekends away in B&B’s, when you look at the running costs of the Cali that will pay for many weekends away in the lap of luxury. Each to their own but I’m happier in a fluffy king size bed and en-suite nowadays.
Happy travels everyone and thanks for the memories