webuycars

[Call mi Sean]

Fellow carbies,

Has anyone used webuycars to purchase their vehicle?

How was the service and how closely was your estimate matched?

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

My mom wanted to sell a car through them.
They gave her a estimate of 35k.
Then came out to do an assessment and offered her 18k...
So in our case, pretty far off.

 

[BTK]

Actually had a good experience with them.
The estimate was 33K and when they came to do the inspection they offered me exactly what the estimate is. What I have found is that if you fill in the survey as honestly as possible they can give you a more accurate estimate.

 

[mooNshader]

Had good experiences with them, bought and sold with them.

 

[ovisser1]

I've bought both a car and bike from them, bike went ok.
With the car they lied horribly about the condition of the exterior. Tried to hide a lot of scratches. I obviously went to see the car in person before I bought it, so they dropped the price as soon as I started fighting.

 

[G-spot]

Due to their business model majority of their cars tend to be.... questionable... But they do have a some diamonds in the rough you just need to do your homework.

I have sold a few cars to them before and that has been excellent. Most offers Ive gotten has been very fair and better than most other places. On the RR Evogue i sold to them they paid me 50% the day they assessed the car and the other 50% the day they collected. They also paid 15k more than the original estimate.

Same happened with my polo, originally offered R150K, But upped it to R165K after viewing.

 

[aiccc]

Stay away. The person you deal with can be a total tosser.

 

[Call mi Sean]

Okay, i've received an offer to purchase 15k below my asking price.
I'll give them a go and see what they say after the inspection.

 

[Shadow]

@ToothyColt3598

What vehicle is it if I may ask, we also purchase vehicles from time to time.

 

[D3TTOL]

I contacted them, they gave me a offer and I wasn't happy, I told the dude who phoned me and he suggested he comes to assess it.
He came, took it for a quick drive and then phoned one of his managers and gave me what I wanted. Payment and all that was done on the same day.
Overall, happy with them.

 

[TimBru14]

Majority of the times I have asked for an assessment on a vehicle to sell to them, they are a good 20 - 30% under book/trade value on the vehicle. Wouldn't sell a car to them unless you are extremely desperate for money.
As far as buying goes, I've never bought anything from them but I see their website now offers a nifty DEKRA report on all vehicles which gives details on any damage or faults that will need to be repaired to get the car through COR.

 

[D3TTOL]

Majority of the times I have asked for an assessment on a vehicle to sell to them, they are a good 20 - 30% under book/trade value on the vehicle. Wouldn't sell a car to them unless you are extremely desperate for money.
As far as buying goes, I've never bought anything from them but I see their website now offers a nifty DEKRA report on all vehicles which gives details on any damage or faults that will need to be repaired to get the car through COR.

I think there is a requirement now or something that dictates that second hand vehicles need to have a dekra report now, As long as you are financing it then they require it.

 

[Goofed]

Out of curiosity I checked with them and for my E36 M3 they offered R40k and my E60 M5 R130k. They are roughly 30% down on trade value

 

[G-spot]

Out of curiosity I checked with them and for my E36 M3 they offered R40k and my E60 M5 R130k. They are roughly 30% down on trade value

I wont pay close to R130k for a e60 M5...

 

[Goofed]

I wont pay close to R130k for a e60 M5...

Yep, if you don’t have money to maintain, stay away. Unless you do things yourself then it’s not too bad.


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[G-spot]

Yep, if you don’t have money to fix it, stay away. Unless you know how to repair that SMG box and crank bearings yourself then it’s not too bad.

Fixed that for you 😉
🤣🤣🤣

 

[Mogo]

Stravanosa said:
Yep, if you don’t have money to fix it, stay away. Unless you know how to repair that SMG box, crank bearings, Throttle Actuators, Coils and plugs yourself then it’s not too bad.

Fixed that for you 😉
🤣🤣🤣

Fixed some more 🤣

 

[Switch]

If you have the patience then selling privately gets you the most money, if in a hurry or not wanting to deal with the hassle then WBC tends to offer more than a traditional dealership (especially on a trade in situation). You wont, or very rarely, ever get book value from WBC since they need to make a profit and typically can't sell excessively much over book value as second hand buyers would just buy privately anyway, except for the inexperienced.

Buying from them should be the same as buying second hand from anywhere else, same potential risks and problems on the vehicle. Maybe the only saving grace is that you aren't likely to get robbed from WBC as opposed to a seller on fake/bait sales.

 

[Skalabala]

Iam busy doing an engine rebuilt on a car that came from them. And have fixed plenty stuff that came from them.
Some stuff is super dodgy!

Just know what to look for when you buy a car.