Seriously Overpriced Cars

[5lab]

advert said:

Below are details about the clean immaculate car

Best line in an advert in the last decade

[QBee]

Shnozz said:

trevalvole said:

This does seem to be pushing it a bit at £5k for a 146k miler, and you have to ask, why didn't you sell it in France? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355759829649

Would imagine they’ve driven it back piled up with belongings. Price wise it’s probably just priced comparatively to its French counterparts. It’s the same with Spanish cars for sale in the U.K. Pointless to compare to U.K. models for same make/model/mileage/year.

My Audi cost me £8k with 155km on the clock and 2006 MY. It would be a £1500 banger in the U.K.

Is their target market someone wanting to emigrate to La France?

[Shnozz]

QBee said:

Shnozz said:

trevalvole said:

This does seem to be pushing it a bit at £5k for a 146k miler, and you have to ask, why didn't you sell it in France? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355759829649

Would imagine they’ve driven it back piled up with belongings. Price wise it’s probably just priced comparatively to its French counterparts. It’s the same with Spanish cars for sale in the U.K. Pointless to compare to U.K. models for same make/model/mileage/year.

My Audi cost me £8k with 155km on the clock and 2006 MY. It would be a £1500 banger in the U.K.

Is their target market someone wanting to emigrate to La France?

Most likely, or own a home in France and just want to buy a car to use there - possibly benefitting from being able to load this up with possessions to take down with them.

[TORQ]

Automatic low spec 2.7 987 Boxster, £35k!!!

I just sold my much nicer manual 3.2S for peanuts, no one wants them, especially for £35k - take £30k off and it might shift.

The ad was listed 23/08/23 - Summer has come around again, second chance perhaps?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202308251...

[trickywoo]

TORQ said:

Automatic low spec 2.7 987 Boxster, £35k!!!

I just sold my much nicer manual 3.2S for peanuts, no one wants them, especially for £35k - take £30k off and it might shift.

The ad was listed 23/08/23 - Summer has come around again, second chance perhaps?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202308251...

Madness. I’d like to think it’s a typo but they repeated the £35k in the written description.

[boyse7en]

Dapster said:

Absolute comedy pricing - so much so that I can't believe it to be true. Also some proper tat parked in the yard for extra giggles

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1735544

I had a guess at how much they were asking before i clicked on the link.
Knowing it is in "seriously overpriced" territory i went wild and guessed £1500 – realistically it is scrap value plus £200 for flogging the wheels

[Downward]

ChocolateFrog said:

trevalvole said:

This Continental GT may not be, strictly-speaking, overpriced, but judge for yourself: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166781560389

I particularly like: "Company Director car so, always kept in immaculate condition" and "Purchaser must arrange collection from Essex before 31st May 2024" - so before the end of the auction then?

He's done well to get 'immaculate condition' into that advert.

Who was the company director, Del Boy ?

[MitchT]

Dapster said:

Absolute comedy pricing - so much so that I can't believe it to be true. Also some proper tat parked in the yard for extra giggles

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1735544

"This is one of a kind Mercedes Benz CLK Convertible. There is not one like it anywhere in the world."

Yeah, definitely not another with bright green moss growing on the driver's seat and in the footwell!

[LARK F1 GTR]

LARK F1 GTR said:

_Hoppers said:

CRA1G said:

uk66fastback said:

Wow! Okay, 9000 from new but come on …

Well it didn't take long to SELL.... Now showing SOLD on thier website..

https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/27637145/rare-ford-sierra-on-sale-eye-watering-sum/

I would say, massively over priced!

Two low mileage examples available the weekend just gone by Iconic Auctioneers for sub £200k each, so you could basically buy both of these for the price!

A black one on 13,985 miles for £161.000 to buy.
https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1988-ford-sierra...

A white one on 12,805 sold for £189.000 (number 433 with a matching number plate E443 COS)
https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1987-ford-sierra...

It seems that almost every week a Sierra RS500 comes up for sale. I watched an Adam Smith video last night with a Moonstone silver one on 13k, from the well known BonkeRS collection (he's sold them all and moved abroad) it's £265,000

I'd probably prefer a nice three door that I could mod and kick the crap out and keep at least £200,000

[AdeTuono]

LARK F1 GTR said:

It seems that almost every week a Sierra RS500 comes up for sale. I watched an Adam Smith video last night with a Moonstone silver one on 13k, from the well known BonkeRS collection (he's sold them all and moved abroad) it's £265,000

I'd probably prefer a nice three door that I could mod and kick the crap out and keep at least £200,000

Imagine spending >£1/4 million on that, driving it somewhere and not a single person turns their head in admiration, apart from one 40-year old who says 'My dad had one exactly like that', and then wanders off in disinterest. I remember being underwhelmed when they came out; can't say it was ever aspirational. I imagine even just a 'normal' family car would out-perform one today.

[MightyBadger]

AdeTuono said:

Imagine spending >£1/4 million on that, driving it somewhere and not a single person turns their head in admiration, apart from one 40-year old who says 'My dad had one exactly like that', and then wanders off in disinterest. I remember being underwhelmed when they came out; can't say it was ever aspirational. I imagine even just a 'normal' family car would out-perform one today.

Why would you care about what anyone thinks about your car?

Is the average normal family car 0-60 time 5.6-6 secs? If what you say is true that's good progress.

You could say that about many great performance cars from the 60/70/80s though. Fair to say that a Intercity 125 could probably waste a shire horse and cart in a cross country dash.

[AdeTuono]

MightyBadger said:

AdeTuono said:

Imagine spending >£1/4 million on that, driving it somewhere and not a single person turns their head in admiration, apart from one 40-year old who says 'My dad had one exactly like that', and then wanders off in disinterest. I remember being underwhelmed when they came out; can't say it was ever aspirational. I imagine even just a 'normal' family car would out-perform one today.

Why would you care about what anyone thinks about your car?

Is the average normal family car 0-60 time 5.6-6 secs? If what you say is true that's good progress.

You could say that about many great performance cars from the 60/70/80s though. Fair to say that a Intercity 125 could probably waste a shire horse and cart in a cross country dash.

I don't particularly care what other people think about my car, but I'm not spending over £250,000. I'm sure some do, though. Or do you think everyone who splashes out that amount wants to stay under the radar?

My family car is far from exotic, but can do 0-60 comfortably under 5 seconds, so yes, good progress. And I care little what others think of it.

And, like 99.9% of the country, I'm not contemplating buying either a horse or an Intercity 125, so it's hardly a comparison, is it?

[MightyBadger]

AdeTuono said:

I don't particularly care what other people think about my car, but I'm not spending over £250,000. I'm sure some do, though. Or do you think everyone who splashes out that amount wants to stay under the radar?

My family car is far from exotic, but can do 0-60 comfortably under 5 seconds, so yes, good progress. And I care little what others think of it.

And, like 99.9% of the country, I'm not contemplating buying either a horse or an Intercity 125, so it's hardly a comparison, is it?

Agree with all of that but have to say you don't really drive the average family car if it can do 0-60 comfortably in under 5 seconds?

[AdeTuono]

MightyBadger said:

AdeTuono said:

I don't particularly care what other people think about my car, but I'm not spending over £250,000. I'm sure some do, though. Or do you think everyone who splashes out that amount wants to stay under the radar?

My family car is far from exotic, but can do 0-60 comfortably under 5 seconds, so yes, good progress. And I care little what others think of it.

And, like 99.9% of the country, I'm not contemplating buying either a horse or an Intercity 125, so it's hardly a comparison, is it?

Agree with all of that but have to say you don't really drive the average family car if it can do 0-60 comfortably in under 5 seconds?

4-year old iPace which cost a good bit less than a new Focus.

[richhead]

AdeTuono said:

LARK F1 GTR said:

It seems that almost every week a Sierra RS500 comes up for sale. I watched an Adam Smith video last night with a Moonstone silver one on 13k, from the well known BonkeRS collection (he's sold them all and moved abroad) it's £265,000

I'd probably prefer a nice three door that I could mod and kick the crap out and keep at least £200,000

Imagine spending >£1/4 million on that, driving it somewhere and not a single person turns their head in admiration, apart from one 40-year old who says 'My dad had one exactly like that', and then wanders off in disinterest. I remember being underwhelmed when they came out; can't say it was ever aspirational. I imagine even just a 'normal' family car would out-perform one today.

never mind that , thing thats making me cry, i had not one but two, one a 500, one a normal rs, sold them for peanuts when i couldnt insure them. goes off sobbing

[trickywoo]

richhead said:

never mind that , thing thats making me cry, i had not one but two, one a 500, one a normal rs, sold them for peanuts when i couldnt insure them. goes off sobbing

Relative peanuts but I don’t remember 500 models ever being what you’d call cheap.

[Dapster]

Fantastic condition but what the hell? Am I missing something?

Some inspired manipulation in the advert to claim it's a 1 of 57 edition...



https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id...

[DodgyGeezer]

Dapster said:

Fantastic condition but what the hell? Am I missing something?

Some inspired manipulation in the advert to claim it's a 1 of 57 edition...



https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id...

140k miles

[Harry Flashman]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2023111941...

For context, see this one...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024061106...

(And you'd be mad to spend that kind of money on the second one too, the way these depreciate)

Edited by Harry Flashman on Saturday 15th June 07:49

[Its Just Adz]

20 year old Mondeo for £20k anyone?

These weren't even desirable when they were new.

https://www.sccleeds.co.uk/vehicle/ford-mondeo-30-...