I sold my 2017 Icon hybrid today for £16,000
Private seller wanted to haggle so I asked him:
How many cars would have just 31k on them?
How many would have a brand new MOT that runs until 28 Feb next year?
How many would have been paint corrected and sealed, plus glass sealant?
How many would have a new dealer service (done Thursday)?
How many would have wind deflectors and mudflaps all round?
How many would have red painted calipers?
How many would have 4 tyres with 5mm of tread?*
How many of the others were road tax exempt?
I said I'd drop to £15,800 but would remove the flaps, boot rubber mat and wind deflectors
He left a £1000 deposit and collects next weekend with his wife to drive back their other car
* I took my Michy CrossClimate+ that I've had fitted for 2.5yrs off that were all at 6mm, only because they'll also fit my Peug 2008 and refitted the Primacy 3's that were supplied with my C-HR when new.
Sad that the Govt in their wisdom increased the road tax in April 2017 on hybrids, or I may have been tempted, but have the following on my 2016 Peug 2008 1.2THP:
Heated seats (I appreciate that some C-HR's have these
Satnav that is streets ahead of the Toyota one
A Pan roof - no C-HR has one of these and it is a major oversight IMO
400l of luggage space/1400 with the seats folded 6/17% larger than the original C-HR and much larger than the new one plus it's flat loading!
0-62 of 9.3 seconds from a 1.2 Turbo
Has grip control and all season tyres (Goodyear Vector 4 seasons)
Heated mirrors/self folding mirrors
Autolock at 10mph (which I can disable or use a button to lock all doors and boot
Auto closure/opening of windows on lock/unlock
Plus I have £5k in the bank after buying the Peug!
Am not worried about 'street credit' as my other cars have this in abundance the Peug (as the C-HR before it) will be a workhorse for commuting, M'way work and tip runs.
Best of luck to everyone!