Selling an elderly relative's car (14 plate)- issues!!

[Sony]

My uncle has given up driving at the grand old age of 87. He was one of those people who changed his cars every 2 years on the dot.

 

He bought a Fiesta 1.25 Zetec in metallic blue in June 2014 and has driven just under 20,000 miles. All is good so far except the bodywork! It's terrible. He's deaf and had poor mobility and every panel is either scuffed or scratched. It's even missing the casing for a wing mirror!

 

I have no idea on how to sell such a young car with such a lot of damage- can anyone help with suggestions!

[tlangdon12]

You might ask Chips-away if they can fix all the scuffs and scratches for you. Alternatively you could ask WeBuyAnyCar.com for their valuation and declare the condition.

[psynuk]

Maths will probably decide for you.

fix and sell or sell taking condition into account.

 

Depends on if you want to sell asap or wait to get quotes and the have it fixed.taking into account the time taken to do the latter may be the difference.

[Dr Afzal]

You could advertise it and describe it as you`ve done on your post above. That way there are no surprises.

[Orzel]

Ebay auction with honest description.

If you use minimum price you will not loose.

[geared]

Going off eBay:

 

A 2014 model with those miles in decent condition is around £6000

A smashed up car, written off as Cat-D is £4000-£4500

 

Get quotes for the work, most could probably be repaired relatively cheaply.

If you listed it for £5000 it would sell fairly swift.