When I had to sell my late father's car (not LR) the dealer wasn't interested, but put me in touch with the guy they sell their trade-ins to (I thought they all went to auction, but maybe it's different in Northumberland). Anyway the guy gave us a far better price than we expected. If the dealer doesn't want to buy, ask them what they do with the cars they don't want to sell themselves.

Thanks for all the replies.

The selling / servicing dealer is interested and I am taking it over Sunday for them to look it over. The figure they have given me over the phone is a middle trade in price, so if they stick to it I may go down this track. Anyhow its polished and in the garage ready. Hope it doesn't rain in the morning.

Will let you know how it pans out.

Bryan

How did you get on with the trade in price? Unfortunately I may have to shift mine on My Labrador's arthritis has got considerably worse over the last three months so he will no longer use steps/ramp to get in the boot. We only have one car so at the moment I'm lifting him in and out (which he hates) but picking up 34Kg of wriggling Labrador is not something I want to do long-term.

I'm trying to be pragmatic about it but the trade in prices I am being quoted against an Audi estate have left me somewhat bemused. Mines an 09 HSE with 53000 miles and I was initially offered 13K which, after getting up to walk out, they increased to 14K. I appreciate they have got to sell it on but that still seems cheap to me. I was hoping for 15k but it would appear I am being unrealistic.

I'm going to have a try at selling it privately and could do with a little feedback on price. I've put it up at 15,750 which, given it still has 8 months used approved warranty, I thought was pretty fair. What do people think?

14 to 15K isn't unrealistic as a trade in..but may well depend on what you are buying. Deals on new cars often have more flex than buying secondhand cars.

Many thanks for the feedback. If I can get around the 15K mark I will be reasonably happy. Fingers crossed!