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[davkd]

I would be surprised if your profit on resale would be close to the new prices! I think Ford are pricing based on zero stock and a long lead time.

I think, given the waiting times, there are quite a lot of people willing to pay a premium for these cars. Especially with low mileages.

Think I would ask about £60k for my RWD ER and would be confident of getting it.

Am I going to? No because;

1. I absolutely love this car;
2. Quite like the exclusivity of it at the moment;
3. There is nothing out there that comes close at present;
4. It’s almost totally powered by my solar panels. This has saved me a fortune! ??

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[coolshades]

I got this done from my dealer right now. Requirement C.

 

[SteveUk]

I think, given the waiting times, there are quite a lot of people willing to pay a premium for these cars. Especially with low mileages.

Think I would ask about £60k for my RWD ER and would be confident of getting it.

Am I going to? No because;

1. I absolutely love this car;
2. Quite like the exclusivity of it at the moment;
3. There is nothing out there that comes close at present;
4. It’s almost totally powered by my solar panels. This has saved me a fortune! ??

It depends also on your mileage? Have you done below average? I have! Just around 9000

 

[manchestermike]

It depends also on your mileage? Have you done below average? I have! Just around 9000

1600 since January here ?

 

[davkd]

It depends also on your mileage? Have you done below average? I have! Just around 9000

I have Steve. Just under 6,000. ??

 

[david1956]

Yeah the price increases keep stacking up! The car on my drive is now worth £60k (sort of!)

I too, thought that the market was buoyant when you look at what dealers are asking on Autotrader, Cinch, Cazoo etc. I was in a self imposed position, of owning a AWD ER Rapid Red, which took 6 months from build to dealer, registered on 1st March. The GT, which I ordered 6 weeks after the AWD, which was anticipated to be ready for delivery late 2022, arrived in the UK, in record time. I therefore had to dispose of my AWD at 3 months old and 500 miles, thinking, happy days and a healthy profit. Being a private seller on Autotrader, who didn’t offer all the dealer facilities, like Part Ex and Low Rate Finance, I had very little interest. 3 weeks later, I got a valuation from webuyanycar.com, updating it every 4 days until the bid exceeded my original purchase price by £200. I then sold it to them but I don’t think, the advertised prices of several thousand pounds over list, are consistently achievable from my experience.. I agree that supply and demand indicates that we should be in that position, but reality says different and acts as a cautionary tale to me, at least.

 

[richeze]

Finally took the mach e on a drive longer than 20 minutes. South Manchester to Essex then to central London and back.

No issues at all except for large screen crashing and needing a restart, but my phone my have caused that. Started at 85%, charged once on the m40 from 40% to 80% in about 30 mins, another charge in Epping on a instavolt rapid charged back from 40 to 80% , and final charge at newport pagnal to 70%. Home with 35 miles left.

Everywhere i went people staring at the car, bit worried leaving at Stratford Westfield carpark over night. only thing that i found was mme very big negotiating some narrow London streets and keeping to 20mph so hard.

 

[coolshades]

I too, thought that the market was buoyant when you look at what dealers are asking on Autotrader, Cinch, Cazoo etc. I was in a self imposed position, of owning a AWD ER Rapid Red, which took 6 months from build to dealer, registered on 1st March. The GT, which I ordered 6 weeks after the AWD, which was anticipated to be ready for delivery late 2022, arrived in the UK, in record time. I therefore had to dispose of my AWD at 3 months old and 500 miles, thinking, happy days and a healthy profit. Being a private seller on Autotrader, who didn’t offer all the dealer facilities, like Part Ex and Low Rate Finance, I had very little interest. 3 weeks later, I got a valuation from webuyanycar.com, updating it every 4 days until the bid exceeded my original purchase price by £200. I then sold it to them but I don’t think, the advertised prices of several thousand pounds over list, are consistently achievable from my experience.. I agree that supply and demand indicates that we should be in that position, but reality says different and acts as a cautionary tale to me, at least.

Yes, this. Which is why I said this profit is on paper unless we get lucky with a buyer who is ready to pay cash.

 

[Smuddell]

I too, thought that the market was buoyant when you look at what dealers are asking on Autotrader, Cinch, Cazoo etc. I was in a self imposed position, of owning a AWD ER Rapid Red, which took 6 months from build to dealer, registered on 1st March. The GT, which I ordered 6 weeks after the AWD, which was anticipated to be ready for delivery late 2022, arrived in the UK, in record time. I therefore had to dispose of my AWD at 3 months old and 500 miles, thinking, happy days and a healthy profit. Being a private seller on Autotrader, who didn’t offer all the dealer facilities, like Part Ex and Low Rate Finance, I had very little interest. 3 weeks later, I got a valuation from webuyanycar.com, updating it every 4 days until the bid exceeded my original purchase price by £200. I then sold it to them but I don’t think, the advertised prices of several thousand pounds over list, are consistently achievable from my experience.. I agree that supply and demand indicates that we should be in that position, but reality says different and acts as a cautionary tale to me, at least.

Did you have any trouble with webuyanycar trying to knock you down on the online valuation? The list price of my SR RWD when I ordered it March 21 was £41300 so I paid £38300 with the EV grant. Wbac currently suggesting £40450 and going up, I may be looking to sell towards the end of the year so hoping values hold up!!!

 

[richeze]

Yes, this. Which is why I said this profit is on paper unless we get lucky with a buyer who is ready to pay cash.

Think the inflated used price market may burst soon anyway.

I sold two cars last week to cazoo and found their pricing and service superb. No knockdowns and had money within 5 minutes

Actually really like the car and not going to sell yet, but asking myself would I actually spend 65k on it to buy another. Thought about the taycon, but just built one to the spec I wanted and nearly hit 100k. Think fords pricing though on the entire mustang range is starting to make the cars poor value

 

[SteveUk]

Did you have any trouble with webuyanycar trying to knock you down on the online valuation? The list price of my SR RWD when I ordered it March 21 was £41300 so I paid £38300 with the EV grant. Wbac currently suggesting £40450 and going up, I may be looking to sell towards the end of the year so hoping values hold up!!!

When I took my focus in years ago they keyed into the computer every scratch/blemish which reduced their offer by £100s !

The also said if I turn up rather than via putting my details in and booking via the web, they offer more.

 

[david1956]

Did you have any trouble with webuyanycar trying to knock you down on the online valuation? The list price of my SR RWD when I ordered it March 21 was £41300 so I paid £38300 with the EV grant. Wbac currently suggesting £40450 and going up, I may be looking to sell towards the end of the year so hoping values hold up!!!

The car was better than the day I collected it, although it was raining when the girl inspected it. She started to use the cuff of her anorak to wipe the bonnet until I rugby tackled her telling her that until she signed the agreement to purchase the car, it was still mine. However the process was quick and easy, although I had to jump though a series of hoops before they agreed the purchase, because it was only 3 months old. I started to loose the will to live when they wanted the purchase invoice with the address matching the reg doc & my ID’s AND the transaction on my bank statement?. The up side was that prior to taking the car in to do the deal, the valuation was £580 shy of my original purchase price. The girl proceeded, without my consent, to do another valuation. Happy days it had increased by £790, hence making a small profit of £200. I have subsequently looked on various websites to see what price it was being offered for, to no avail. I think the bubble may not be as good as it was because I have done several revaluations since, all some £3-4k below my original purchase price. I think the latest price hike will undoubtedly give the resale prices, once the uncontracted Mach E’s at the old price, have been sold. My gut feeling, based upon over 40 years in the franchised dealer business, is that tail end of this year, will show a significant upturn in Mach E values.

 

[Wonky_Donkey]

My experience with WeBuyAnyCar when selling my 1 yr old Mach-E was really good. They were honest and fair with me - and paid significantly more than my local Ford stealer would.

I was ready to get knocked down a bit, but got exactly what they quoted (£47,235) I was told that was due to there being absolutely no cosmetic damage and it was also spotlessly clean inside and out (like full valet clean) Would be interesting to know if that price has actually increased now based on market conditions.

They always quote the "Forecourt Ready" top graded condition price, so if you turn up with dents and scratches or even a dirty interior - be prepared for a lower grading. Just a couple of scratches will push you down quite a bit in the grading system - and thus the price will drop.

WBAC is part of BCA (British Car Auctions) - and the BCA website has a really informative section on how vehicles are graded....

https://www.bca.co.uk/buy/vehicle-condition-grading/car-condition-grading

 

[coolshades]

None of these sites take cars with outstanding finance do they?

 

[david1956]

None of these sites take cars with outstanding finance do they?

I would imagine that they would simply settle the finance direct with the finance company and pay you the balance, as any motor dealer would do. It may be worth you asking your finance company for a settlement figure, so you are armed with all the figures

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