Category: Car sales and vehicle evaluation forum

Hello, my girlfriend and I were involved in a car crash on Monday – now my girlfriend’s car has a total damage, now it’s like that. To secure a few Euros we were advised to check with local car recyclers, which one still gets for the “scrap leaves”. The car is a ca. 16 years old KIA, 3 Türig, about 130,000 KM, was bought for 8K 6 years ago – damage is exclusively at the front, the engine smoked, yet it still drove. 400 – 500 Euro offered us by the first car dealer, with the reason (“the damage is higher than you think”, now I am not a car dealer or mechanic – in good German I have said no clue: Do you find this offer justifiable, justified or outrageous? I am active in the trade myself and know that one likes to start with shopping at the very bottom. Would be grateful for every experience report power good and drive attentively . Greeting

I want to sell my car, now a Spanish person has registered to buy the car. He wants to transfer the money to me including shipping and I should pay for it to the shipping. The car is then picked up by those I have no idea whether it is serious or not. I’m pretty divided to do that or to let it. ps. the shipping is made by MRW.

Hello all, my Caddy Maxi 3 from 2012 has a motor damage (parts of the belt have come into the control belts and have moved or ruined the whole control, cause was a ride in a meadow with very high dried grasses, at higher speed!) Who can tell me a serious company that buys this Caddy. The company Motorshad Helden offers 4000.- and requires that I send you a copy of my ID card. Also was in the classifieds Amb After I wanted a contract, the company is suddenly in Wuppertal. Something is wrong! But what?

Hello, I returned my Audi R8 today. I would have asked you a few questions about individual items in the minutes. I would not pay your opinion on points 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 In particular the two rear lights (thermal dents due to the hot engine or exhaust exhaust exhaust gases) I will not pay. A normal person does not see this at all and for supposedly cosmetic “damage”, which only one expert sees with the magnifying glass, I will not be interested. I have already sent the “tool bag” as well as the documents by post. Had forgotten this at home. Data of the vehicle: R8 Coupe 5.2 FSI quattro performance Model Current mileage: 25,089 km EZ: 10.07.2020 You can see the protocol in the appendix. Thank you very much! LG Patrick

Moin, we have a pleasant “problem”. My mother-in-law is 80 and can no longer drive a car, and now gives us her car, a golf. So we have now: Golf Plus, MC: DAXA, 122 hp, 110 Tkm, BJ 2011 (inside cared for, outside unfortunately a small dent and small grinding tracks driver side) Mazda 2 (white), 84 hp, 57 Tkm, Bj 2014 (two years ago bought, for 9700 euros from dealer with 25 Tkm, that was probably too much, Fzg looked like new, engine compartment was like new, probably dry ice Opel Corsa C (grey metalic), 80 HP, 55 Tkm (former retired vehicle), 2005 Bj, our previous two-car/purchase car and my “bastel car”. All 4-doors. The golf has more PS, but does not drive as well (“like a tank” says my wife), the Mazda has us too little PS. Despite everything: the golf should stay, we just need the PS for the holiday trip fully packed, that was last time a torture with the Mazda to Italy. Should we now sell the Mazda or the Corsa ? The Corsa is almost “nix” worth more, but also with the Mazda we make “fat” loss.Isn’t now a good selling time with even less than 60 Tkm ? What would we get for it ? rough house number estimate enough. I would rather sell for Mazda. The Corsa is ideal as a second vehicle for shopping, and is not worth much more.With the Mazda we can still “save money” before it becomes even less worth. Or what do you mean ? I can now repair a lot of myself (I would also be confident of the tax chain).

Hello together, my good old gulf GTI is now retired after seven years and after many “exchange request for carpet” someone in Italy has opened up who would like to buy the car. After some reading into the topic and reading many threads on MotorTalk, the ADAC page on export marks etc. now asks me a question, which I can not answer completely and to which I have read various different answers: Who buys the export k Do I take a risk here if the car crashes on the overpass? Can someone with an Italian residence even organize the export mark? I would be very grateful about a little information about the situation 🙂 Best greeting Schempi

I want to sell my old car and a car dealership offered me to mediate the car. Even if the car dealership makes a serious impression, I would like to inform myself in advance about possible pitfalls. The conditions are as follows: they put the car on the yard with them, prepare it and have a comprehensive during this time. There is no commission, that they make apparently pure about the higher selling price. Only if they are not successful, keep s Is it a cancellation, which would mean a flat-rate cost (which I think is fair). Sounds pretty good and I can’t see a catch at first glance. Am I looking at something, or are there other things to consider? Thank you in advance!

Hello together, After I have now taken a car over the company, I want to sell my E class coupé. Car is EZ 9/19, bought as a demonstrator and now 78k km. Service was last made in July incl. new set of summer tires. The question is now what I have to do and how I sell it. My plan would be to have the car cleaned up once and to prefer the HU due in October. Then try to sell via mobile and if that is not possible, WKDA. WKDA price is 28k, ADAC dealer VK 32k. – Does that make sense, or would you do otherwise? – would you extend the MB-100 for up to September 25 for 600? To my knowledge, this is only transferable to private buyers. Thanks & VG

Hello, I have inherited a small car, Skoda Fabia 2, EZ 2009. The car has a good 90,000 KM down, drives also quite normal and went through the TÜV only in June. However, the car has really many optical and functional defects. – two clearly visible bumps/delles at the front side and at the rear wing – in the interior a lot was smoked, corresponding strong yellowing in the sky and everywhere – exterior mirror at the passenger side can no longer be properly adjusted – Zentr alverlockung sometimes does not work, electric window lifter on the passenger side is defective, at the driver side it sometimes stops and also the trunk can be opened and sometimes not. There will probably be something with the electronics, no idea. – Inspections/maintenance or something has never been done. Only Tüv, oil change and air conditioning has been produced, nothing else. – Tires still have a profile but I think I’m already over 10 years old. I would have these defects corrected, would it cost me more than the car is still worth, wouldn’t it? So I wanted to ask what to do with such a car? Since the car “first” ran 90,000 kilometers, one could drive it theoretically still a few years, even with these described defects. Has it only just come through the TÜV without complaints. Would you just scrap such a car directly if you didn’t need it yourself? Or is there a handle r, who still buy such cars for little money and can start anything with it?

Well-kept 435i, German first registration 07/2014 Black/Black 174.000 km automatic with M-package 1st hand BMW 2nd hand 72 year old woman 3 hand BMW Autohaus employee, purchased in original condition 2.5 years ago with 128.000km. Changed: Lowering springs (entered) M Performance rear silencer Eventuri Carbon suction (entered) M4 M641 wheel set (entered) Performance increase to 340 hp Removable trailer coupling M steering wheel with 12 o’clock Marking Original Facelift rear lights L ED vehicle has standard: Professional Navi Headup Display Automatic air conditioning LED headlights with fade-out function etc. Vehicle is check booklet maintained by BMW The transmission was renewed at 80000km (Kulanz BMW) due to leaking. The control chains and bearing shells of the crankshafts were renewed as maintenance by me at BMW. These were perfectly in order when exchanged. (Precautionary measure) The repair is now almost 7,000km here (December 2023) Oil change at the latest every 10,000km The big maintenance including candles etc. were carried out in December 23. Tires: Continental 255/35/19 Please tell me if the basic facts fit and what price to expect, or if something speaks against the purchase.