Well I'm selling a 1.6 GLS astra (95 with 79K miles decent nick) in the local paper for £550, hoping for £450. Does this sound right or too much? Its up again next week so we could just drop the price. Had lots of calls and a couple of visits but they were after just an old runner, not expecting something of its condition for the age.

One guy came round, offered me £250 and got really sh!tty when I politley said it was not enough whinging that it was too old for that and that the power steering felt heavy compared to his mate's new Audi which was finger touch.

Thinking back, with 11 months MOT and 5 months tax I could cash in the tax (say £70), take out the new CD Player (£60), drain the fuel (£25 left) and drive it to the breakers (£100?) and still get near what he offered. Even the disks,pads shoes, slaves and windscreen are less that a year old, so I could contemplate breaking it myself.

You should get £450 for that - you just need the right buyer.

I dont know why exactly but everything I have succesfully sold has had 'must sell hence' in the advert. Also '£450 no offers' can keep the crap away. 'Not the usual rubbish' bolsters the cars profile.

Freeads is cheap enough for several adverts as long as the tax doesn't get eaten away.

Thanks. Yep its a case of holding out or cutting the losses really.

Go back 10 to 15 years and a 10 year old car was generally a bit of a shed, these days a 10 year old car still has a good solid body work and drive train and several years left in it.

Its the attitude people take that its not up the same condition as a new car that annoys me. They seem to want a £5K car for £500.

My BIL is selling his for £200. It's N reg 1.4 but it is a shed usually full of fishing tackle and dog hair and the engine cuts out occasionally and needs a rest before it will restart.