Selling cars

[Bollo 0]

Hi all

 

bollo here with a few questions for you

 

when selling a car is it always better to tax it

 

i have a golf mk3 gti for sale and at the moment its not being used and kept in a private drive

 

does sorn put off buyers

 

i'am not sure as what to do either pay £97 for tax

 

or sell it with a sorn

 

 

let us now whats the best to do

 

bollo

[Dec 1]

Yeah, Sorn would deffo be a major turnoff for someone as they cant legally just buy the car and drive away!

 

If it has an MOT, maybe just offer that you can put 6 months tax on it in addition to the price?

[steve_16v 0]

Personally I wouldn't buy a sorn'd car unless it was something I was really, really interested in. Like Dec says you can't drive it away, nor can you (legally) take it for a test drive. Same goes with tax, except the buyer would have to wait even longer to legally drive it because they'll have to get the insurance docs through and mot before taxing it.

 

There are plenty of mk3 GTIs out there with t&t so you don't want to be limiting your market.

[Walesy 0]

Yep, tax it mate

[bristolbaron 10]

as a buyer id be concerned that a sorn'ed car has been neglected. id rather know a car has been used everyday then sat up on someones drive.

[Bollo 0]

Sound advice

 

thanks chaps

 

everything has been taken on board

 

bollo

[Deluk 0]

i got my car off a copper , she said it was ok but the tax had only ran out a few days not sorn'd , i got home and my ins doc's was there so i taxed it that day :D and went for a spin