Free CAP valuation through autotrader

[Den]

Got an email off autotrader offering free CAP valuations ( usually around £4). Thought it may be of some use to others. Just follow the below link:

https://www.capconnect.co.uk/consume...mc-cars-STV106

[Bigfeet]

Lol! Those are last months numbers!

[CliveP]

At least they give us a clue though Biggie! I used to have some great free links and generally knew I could beat them with my fully detailed cars....

Regards,
Clive.

[Bigfeet]

...At least they give us a clue though Biggie!...

That's very true, but a word of warning to everybody - guide prices are just that - a guide. The numbers you may get are not set in stone and offers will vary from dealer to dealer depending on how they view your part exchange for their stock.

For example our dealership hates C2 VTR and VTS models and we will always punt they out to trade as we just can't sell them!

At the end of the day something is only worth as much as someone is prepared to pay for it and if I had a penny for every time a customer thought their car was the extra minty mint example that's worth way over book I would be a very rich man!!

[Chris_Blue]

Scuse my ignorance- and dont beat me up if its posted elsewhere
Whats CAP stand for
CBLUE

[Jimbob]

Scuse my ignorance- and dont beat me up if its posted elsewhere
Whats CAP stand for
CBLUE

It's an abbreviation for "cap in hand" where you go to a dealer and he sucks in his breath and offers you £50 for a 3 year old car and tells you 50 reasons why it's not worth any more! (even though he told you it was the best deal ever when you bought it!)

Jimbob

[Jimbob]

Sorry Biggie for the above

Jimbob

[Chris_Blue]

Ha!
CBLUE

[Bigfeet]

Sorry Biggie for the above

Jimbob

Hmmm.......

*makes mental note to let Jimbob's tyres down next meet*


CAP doesn't really stand for anything, just a name.

[cyclone]

I thought it was short for Capitalization?

[Bigfeet]

Well in theory it could be a play on one of the terms thrown around in the motor trade from years ago. Cars in part exchange would have a 'Cap value' which would the max you would pay for it so maybe that is where the name comes from.

[cyclone]

Being an expatriate I often have to look up look up all these acronyms and abbreviations you guys throw about. Had a lot of hits about capitalization values being the true value of whatever.

[CliveP]

.....a customer thought their car was the extra minty mint example that's worth way over book .......

Bigfeet - you saying my cars are not always in extra minty mint fresh dogs-whatsits condition?

Wash your mouth out (start with Citrus Wash, then Magifoam, whoops, sorry different routine, not that it plays on my OCD mind!)....

lol lol

Clive

[Bigfeet]

^ Lol!

I'm sorry Clive, I promise to offer you at least £1 over book for all you hard effort!

[Jimbob]

^ Lol!

I'm sorry Clive, I promise to offer you at least £1 over book for all you hard effort!

Can't you ignore all Clives brilliant efforts until the day before you want to sell then get claying and machining like mad?

Then you would get the extra £1

Jimbob