trade deal

franciscolunn · Post by **franciscolunn** » 09 Jan 2004, 18:37

shocked is all i can say,been looking around for another car and after a long search found a couple but shock horror all i was offered for my lovely 1996 XM 2.1 was .....£150.....and from a citroen dealer at that,and its got 12mths mot and 3 mths tax.what more can i say...

DarkendViper · Post by **DarkendViper** » 09 Jan 2004, 19:10

I know. I got offered £50 for my K reg Fiesta 1.1. It's got 12 months mot, 9 months tax and just had a new clutch. It's in nice condition.
Car's just seem to loose value. On a plus side I got offered £400 more than what I paid for my Xantia Estate even though I've put an extra 20,000 miles on it in only a couple of months.#
Ste

arry_b · Post by **arry_b** » 09 Jan 2004, 20:06

That was a good offer for the Fiesta, must have had a full tank of fuel

Stuart McB · Post by **Stuart McB** » 10 Jan 2004, 00:01

recently got offered £600 on my L reg'ZX td against an N reg'd Alfa 146 1.6. Not bad considering it cost £595. I was only having a nose though. The Alfa was 2 owners from new & had only 29k on the clock.

DarkendViper · Post by **DarkendViper** » 10 Jan 2004, 00:57

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by arry_b

That was a good offer for the Fiesta, must have had a full tank of fuel

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Think that was for the clutch

Ste

allmond · Post by **allmond** » 10 Jan 2004, 23:18

Last weekend I got offered £800 to £900 for my October 1998 facelift Xantia 2.0 petrol exclusive with 62000 on the clock, against a new Mazda 6. Am I buying the Mazda? Nooooooooooo waaaaaaaaaay! By the way, even Glass' Guide shows £2500 for my Xantia.
Jamie

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » 10 Jan 2004, 23:53

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by franciscolunn

what more can i say...
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Keep the car !
You know the ins/outs of this car now - and how are you gonna pay for a same size/comfort/extras car ?
Try compare the annual costs driving any newer car - with the costs running this XM - every detailed spendings considered - including annual write-off on the newer car !
If you think a newer car may be cheaper to maintain or more reliable - then you better think twice !
Even worse if considering a showroom car - including financing spendings.