Thinking of selling - used value

Are you thinking of moving away from ducati ?




Just curious

 

You didn't give the bikes age - I assume 2010? My bike sounds similar to yours but is 2011 without the extras. I asked for a valuation for when it was two years old with 18,000 on the clock. A main dealer said to expect £7000 to £8000 against a new one. Big loss as it cost me over £16000 with all the bits.

If it is two years old with a year of extended Ducati warranty you should find a buyer at £9000 to £9500 as there are people out there that would love one but cannot afford the new price. IMHO a warranty is what most buyers will want to see as its still a (relatively) expensive bike. You might get a bit more back on the 'extras' by selling them separately having put the bike back to standard.

Let us know how you get on.

Den

 

I have just part exchanged my March 2011 Multistrada 1200 S Touring against a new Triumph Speed Trip. My machine had 12500 miles on ( several dealers said this was high! ) it had panniers but no top box, a standard bike in good condition but not perfect. I took the £8500 offer from Pidcocks.
I had extended the warranty but by selling now avoided the expensive 15000 K service and by chopping it in avoided all the hassle of a private sale. With a deal done on the new price of a Speed Triple ABS it was just about a straight swop. Lost a lot of cash on the Multistrada but if you buy a bike to ride and enjoy there is not much point in complaining.
I took the view that with the updated 2013 machine arriving, any higher mileage older machines especially those out of warranty, could be difficult to shift at a decent price. If you are wondering why I would sell such a great bike; just had enough of problems and failures.

 

My mate is in the 'trade' and it seems that dealers are marking down part x prices for multi's due to all the reported issues that they have had, they are worried about moving them on unless they have a good length of Ducati warranty left. The aftermarket warranties won't cover things like head corrosion etc.

 

I paid £8500 cash in a private sale 3 weeks ago on a 22500 mile June 2010 MTS1200S, loads of extra carbon, seats and screens, boxes of the stuff.
The bike is like new...And I mean I've had dirtier new bikes. New chain/sprokets all the recalls done and the expensive 15K service (circa £800).
I'm happy and so was the seller...(i t'ink).

So about £1000 later...I'm still adding bits...:biggrin:

 

Jeez, so my bike has lost 7 grand in 2.5 years. That's about 45% !!!!!!!

Looks like it will have to be kept a few years then?

Oh and I won't be making that mistake again

 

Although it sounds bad I can't think of another bike I'd rather have so I plan on keeping it a while yet - that makes me feel better about the bad depreciation

 

I don't think it's as bad as you think. There are plenty being advertised at much higher prices, just check out ebay (don't forget completed listings).
It's a bad time of year to sell and there is very little "unallocated" cash around, so it's a buyers market. To be honest I thought the bike had a great reputation until I came on this site and by then my heart was set on it.
My two grumbles are a rough engine low down and poor headlamps, both of which are just about to get sorted (me hopes!).

At least the weekend weather looks clear, albeit cold. Heated grips...mmmmm.:biggrin:

 

Did you get the CD Paul?

 

Been done to death but Osram Night breakers, plus a bit of fiddling with the height adjustment go a long way to making the headlights acceptable (not brilliant, but acceptable).

 

Yes - thanks

Yes, thank you Bob, you're a star....let me know what I owe you?
:biggrin:

 

You don't owe me a thing mate