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| Range of ads | 6.6/10   |
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| Reviewer Rating | 6/10 |
| Overall Rating | 3.1/10 |
Autotrader had long been the car website of choice for people looking for car ads. The website www.autotrader.com runs in conjunction with their Auto Trader classifieds magazine and offers consumers one of the biggest listings of new and used car ads available.
Full review by
stephenburke
on 25th Jul 2008
User Rating : 5
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Good Points: Good range of vehicles.
Bad Points: Too expensive.
General comments: I was using Autotrader to sell my fleet of vans and trucks however I found the site was too costly for the limited response I recieved. I found sites like www.vansandtrucks.co.uk a lot more useful as it is free to place an ad and is a niche site specialising in in what I was selling.
stephenburke's review and ratings | 64 words
Review by
Guest.
on 8th Jul 2008
User Rating : 8
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Auto Trader is an overall good website. Quick and easy to use, laid out well.
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Review by
asiablue
on 6th Jun 2008
User Rating : 1
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It took ages to load the photos. The next day the ad appeared on the web but without the photos - and have not yet been updated (the 6th June). Even worse I opted of the telesafe number but the web displays my mobile and home number.
I have told them about this and e-mailed them but nothing has changed.
Other than junk texts and calls have had no serious calls.
Something has gone very wrong - at least over the last week.
asiablue's full review | 102 words
Review by
wouldilie
on 12th Mar 2008
User Rating : 8
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This is a great place to trade in vehicles but a word of warning:
When I advertised my email address I got a couple of replies which were obviously (to a trained person like myself) attempts at fraud. Don't believe those guys who want to buy your car and "send shipper" without even having seen the car.
wouldilie's full review | 57 words
Review by
Jimmy Junk Yard
on 11th Mar 2008
User Rating : 10
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I like Autotrader. they're a brilliant site to buy and sell cars. I sold my old Audi on Auto Trader a while back and have nothing but praise for them. The website layout is good and design is nice too. I often log onto www.autotrader.co.uk just for a look around even though I'm not after a new car at the moment. The do car reviews too which is always good.
I'm a regular site user and can't say anything bad about Autotrader.
Jimmy Junk Yard's full review | 98 words
Review by
qonline
on 1st Nov 2007
User Rating : 9
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Overall - Autotrader UK is one of the best auto search website on the net
qonline's full review | 39 words
Review by
Big Dave Midlands
on 16th Apr 2007
User Rating : 8
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Autotrader is beyond doubt THE number one website in the UK for buying or selling vehicles of all types, you can purchase anything from a digger to a Ducati.
Exchange and Mart used to be almost level pegging with Auto Trader but it lost its way a few years ago, with an over complicated website. I also used eBay for a while but got fed up with time wasters phoning me with stupid low offers when selling, and dishonest sellers posting a description of the car which was a work of fiction.
Autotrad ...
Big Dave Midlands's full review | 147 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
Bunnie
on 9th Jan 2007
User Rating : 9
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I've bought several vehicles through the Autotrader with no problems whatsoever. In fact it's the first stop for me when looking for an exchange or new vehicle, even car parts.
Bunnie's full review | 82 words
Review by
stecornes
on 12th Nov 2006
User Rating : 4
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Not very user friendly and very expensive. It seems the web only option for cars is no longer available.
Autotrader messed up my removal when the car sold, which meant I kept getting calls.
Paid for 2 weeks in the magazine, and although it was only in for one week they refused to make any refund.
stecornes's full review | 60 words
Review by
JamesO
on 9th Aug 2006
User Rating : 9
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I have sold 2 cars on the Auto trader UK site. I have noticed that the price had gone up quite a bit in the interim period, now 15.99 for 2 weeks. However, the site has worked very well for me, selling both cars within a few days of advertising, although they were the sort of cars that go quite quickly (Alfa GTV & Accord Type-R). I have also bought my last 2 cars on the site (the Honda & a Boxster S) and it has all worked out very well.
The site is well set out and easy to use; registerin ...
JamesO's full review | 159 words
Review by
katieangel06
on 18th Jul 2006
User Rating : 7
Respect :
-1
Overall; Autotrader UK is a very useful site
katieangel06's full review | 45 words
Review by
tinimark
on 16th Jun 2006
User Rating : 1
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My car went in the wrong section. Ad was a double spacer with 1 week and cost nearly 50.00.
When I phoned Autotrader UK they told me it was my mistake and wouldn't even offer an extra week in the right section at a discount. The staff were unhelpful and RUDE!
I will only use local advertising from now on. OR ebay!
tinimark's full review | 90 words
Review by
mister z
on 2nd Jun 2006
User Rating : 3
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I have already written a report at the beginning of the year on Auto Trader UK, however during the last 3 weeks my work mate and I have both been trying to sell cars, myself a Mazda MX5 and my mate a Audi A4.
We have both had the same problem and that is the continual email's from people who want to purchase the car but want to have a shipper involved in the payment. This is a scam to leave you with your car and at the same time to extract monies from you.
The site itself is a great way to purch ...
mister z's full review | 336 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
dizzyfizzy1
on 23rd May 2006
User Rating : 8
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I have been using Autotrader for the last 11 years to both buy and sell cars and bikes as I get very bored of my vehicle's very fast and need a change.
The last car I sold using Autotrader was a 1997 BMW 520i SE at the beginning of May 2006. It had done 207,000 miles but I still managed to sell it to a car dealer for 1300 (he was the 2nd guy to respond to the add on the Thursday the Trader came out). This was the 5th car I had sold using Autotrader and apart from the odd time waster it gets m ...
dizzyfizzy1's full review | 497 words
Review by
skippy7098
on 2nd May 2006
User Rating : 8
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Good experience, a bit expensive but Autotrader UK works. Web site as well as magazine, found the web site really easy to navigate.
skippy7098's full review | 23 words
Review by
ahaji
on 28th Apr 2006
User Rating : 7
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Fairly quick and easy to use, not too much hassle at all... Autotrader UK takes all kinds of payment. Allows you to amend the advert which is helpful. Overall, very good site.
ahaji's full review | 53 words
Review by
javabb
on 22nd Apr 2006
User Rating : 0
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I've paid three times of (15.99 for two weeks) to Autotrader which is total period of 6 weeks (absolute rip-off), and I still did not sell my girlfriend's car, finally somebody have seen it on one free classified web site and the person just come and bought it.
javabb's full review | 46 words
Review by
mister z
on 28th Feb 2006
User Rating : 6
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I am in charge of a small fleet of cars which has diminished in size since the emission rulings and charges have been in force. I was asked to sell a small Nissan Micra (auto) owned by our owners ageing mother that can no longer drive due to her health. I decided to sell it on Auto Trader on line. The process of setting the car up on this website could not have been more simple than it was, The step by step guidance was excellent and the overall experiance of doing this gave me great confidence ...
mister z's full review | 408 words
Review by
ukwarwickdood
on 18th Aug 2005
User Rating : 3
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Autotrader is a full car magazine aimed at selling your car. It's supposed to be easy to create an advert, easy to sell your car, and distribute to loads of people.
This may well be true, but in my experience trying 2 cars and a van through this magazine, I have found that they can be very hit and miss. Adverts sometimes go in wrong, or pictures get mixed up and the company seems to have a confused customer services centre that takes ages to call you back.
They are not over-willing to admit to ...
ukwarwickdood's full review | 207 words | 2 comments added.
Review by
MCi Automotive
on 28th May 2005
User Rating : 3
Respect :
+2
Hundreds of people see your advert in Autotrader, but it comes at a price. There are many rates, but it generally costs around 40 per week.
MCi Automotive's full review | 39 words
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