Originally Posted by greyanglia (Post 1011906)

WARNING - Do not enter your car reg into the above CAP link unless you are sitting down with a large Scotch in your hand!!!!

I have just suffered a mild anxiety attack at the loss of value should I choose to sell anytime soon. Perhaps those lease deals are not so bad after all speaking as an ex-company car man now in receipt of a car allowance instead! I thought I had got over the worst of the depreciaton by buying at 11 months old.

Originally Posted by tommyweaves (Post 1012083)

I wouldn't take much notice of those valuations for putting a value on your car. Try finding a car like yours for sale anywhere near that price and you'll draw a complete blank!

Originally Posted by revolvo (Post 1012138)

But that's not a selling price for your car, it's a dealer's trade-in value for your car.
Try extracting more than those CAP values from a dealer, I think you will draw a blank!

Originally Posted by tommyweaves (Post 1012164)

That's my point. Why would you sell it at dealer trade-in prices?

Originally Posted by revolvo (Post 1012417)

I've just looked on Autotrader for V70s up to 5 years old and out of the 573 cars advertised, only 22 are private sales.

It looks like for most people, selling privately is not an option.

Maybe some people need the 'value' in their old car to be realised at the point of exchange,
maybe some people can't keep two cars at the same time (how do you get your insurance NCB transferred if you still have your old car insured too?),
maybe you just don't want the hassle giving test drives to time wasters.

Originally Posted by Absolutevolvo (Post 963278)

If these are cars that have been used as chauffeur vehicles for Virgin Atlantic (and incidentally Emirates who use the same company at Heathrow) they are likely not to have been thrashed as most of their use will be motorway driving to and from Heathrow. They also will have been properly serviced and looked after. Used the service myself when travelling plutocrat class on flights and the cars are immaculate.

I bought an ex rental V70 a few years back and it was in excellent condition. These are strong cars and if they have a Geartronic box it is pretty difficult to over rev them. I would go for it as you will have the Volvo warranty.