Help required re. price for horsebox...no idea!

[RachelMcTimoney]

We have deiced to sell our lorry cos it costs too much and we hardly ever use it as horse doesn't travel !!!! Problem is how much to advertise at, i have NO idea!!!! it cost over £7k about 1-2 years ago. Have looked at other ads but prices vary so much i am lost and know nothing about lorries........

It is E Reg Leyland Road Runner Horsebox 2/3 horses with living. Non HGV 7.5t. PAS.188,000 Kilometres.
Taxed/plated till December 2006. Tyres very good condition, plus spare
Partitioned for 3 small or 2 large horses.
Comfortable living including a sink, gas rings, fridge, curtains, mirror, table. Sleeps 4.
Seperate lockable tack room with saddle racks plus Porta-loo.
Door from living into horses. One person ramp. Rubber matted floors.
Very reliable. Just been to have new batteries, tyre pressures checked....price.......what else would people want to know???

Sorry i know this is a boring one...
p.s. dealer we spoke to said didn't take old ones so no help there!

 

[serena2005]

check mags and website to see what simular boxes are going for. prices do vary, just compare their condition with yours aswell.

if your in no rush. put a high price on it and take offers. if you get no interest then the price is too high

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

The main thing going against your box from reading your post is the shortness of Plate & tax, mainly the plate. If you put a new MOT on it then you would get far more interest in it because as you will know it can cost alot to get a lorry through a test.

I think that, assuming the lorry is clean & tidy inside & out, tyres, paintwork etc is good & there was 12 months plate on it you could probably get still get £6k or over for it. When lorries get to a certain age they sell on condition & length of test, rather than year. If you try & sell it with only the existing 3 months plate left I think you will get considerably less. Depending what is needed doing to it to get through a test & how much it will cost it may pay you to put 12 months on it.
Good Luck

 

[dotty1]

I have just sold my lorry for the same reasons as you, and I made a big mistake of undervaluing it. It sold in 24hrs for full asking price and I am kicking myself. As said if you are in no hurry, put a higher price on it and you could be lucky. I only lost £800 over th 4 years I owned it and it could have been less if I had done more research!!!!!

 

[Rambo]

Hmmmm....your lorry falls into that band that is 'how much does someone want to pay for it' I suspect. There is a huge range of prices it seems for lorries of that age and size. I would say anywhere from about £6k upto as much as £10k+ depending on the condition and build quality. It's difficult to give a better idea without a photo.

Probably best to look on horsemart for similar vehicles and try to price accordingly

 

[dieseldog]

As someone said get it plated, but if you can hang onto it until the spring it will sell alot easier as well. It won't lose any money between now an d then as long as you put a new plate on it when you sell it. Don't worry about Tax though.

 

[RachelMcTimoney]

thanks for all your help! just put it on HH website and horsemart!