Seriously Overpriced Cars

[Jim the Sunderer]

B.J.W said:

My mate is a trader.....

He is selling a Freelander and had someone come to look at it yesterday. The customers' swapper was a 96' Volvo 850 2.5 GLT Saloon with 100,000 on the clock and a good history. CAP valued the car around the £250-500 as a part exchange. When given this information the bloke got all angry and said that his car was worth at least £4000 because he had seen them for sale at this price on the internet.

Replacing an old Volvo with an old Freelander, that old boy must like walking.

[SDB660]

Mercedes SLS

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

[krisdelta]

SDB660 said:

Mercedes SLS

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

... almost looks a bargain compared to this!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Even Tom Hartley (oh he of random photography lake) has 2 in stock for less than £150k. Not sure what unicorn value resides in our two examples...

[MWM3]

krisdelta said:

SDB660 said:

Mercedes SLS

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

... almost looks a bargain compared to this!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Even Tom Hartley (oh he of random photography lake) has 2 in stock for less than £150k. Not sure what unicorn value resides in our two examples...

Dont know too much about them but these two are the GT version hence the premium.

[krisdelta]

MWM3 said:

krisdelta said:

SDB660 said:

Mercedes SLS

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

... almost looks a bargain compared to this!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Even Tom Hartley (oh he of random photography lake) has 2 in stock for less than £150k. Not sure what unicorn value resides in our two examples...

Dont know too much about them but these two are the GT version hence the premium.

Ah... I may have to retreat from my value soapbox Thank you for clarifying

[masermartin]

MDMA . said:

golfer19 said:

It's a diesel golf.
WTF

Yet they have lifted the photos for a 1.8t that Millenium Heros had for sale -

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...

I'd suggest it's the other way around. The car in the picture(s) has the anniversary wheels and bodykit.

[numtumfutunch]

Im not much of a Porsche expert but why is a standard 21y old 911 Turbo priced more than a new one?

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

[Trabi601]

numtumfutunch said:

Im not much of a Porsche expert but why is a standard 21y old 911 Turbo priced more than a new one?

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Last of the 'proper' 911s - with the air cooled engine.

The 993 was the final car that could really be traced back to the original 911.

The replacement 996 was a completely new car with nothing shared with previous generations.

[ambuletz]

I don't know anything about porsche except for the 1 thing that everyone seems to lust after the air cooled ones. when I was a kid in the mid-90s my dad had a garage down the road next to bow court (london), up the road was a small mercedes/porsche dealer which I would always cycle past and drool at all the 911s and merc SLs.

the place closed down and the porsche dealer moved to near the bow flyover. but looking at googlemaps it's not there, where did it move to?

[s m]

Trabi601 said:

numtumfutunch said:

Im not much of a Porsche expert but why is a standard 21y old 911 Turbo priced more than a new one?

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Last of the 'proper' 911s - with the air cooled engine.

The 993 was the final car that could really be traced back to the original 911.

The replacement 996 was a completely new car with nothing shared with previous generations.

Also, apart from Ferrari, they have the richest fanboys

[ali_XFR]

Have we had this yet?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Appears to be at a Honda dealer as well! Now I like my cream interiors and I love preludes but this is crazy money.. unless I'm missing something??

[epom]

Trabi601 said:

numtumfutunch said:

Im not much of a Porsche expert but why is a standard 21y old 911 Turbo priced more than a new one?


http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Last of the 'proper' 911s - with the air cooled engine.

The 993 was the final car that could really be traced back to the original 911.

The replacement 996 was a completely new car with nothing shared with previous generations.

And.... just look at it

[Drive Blind]

ali_XFR said:

Have we had this yet?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Appears to be at a Honda dealer as well! Now I like my cream interiors and I love preludes but this is crazy money.. unless I'm missing something??

does the fancy 4WS system specify budget tyres of different sizes are to be fitted?

[Fun Bus]

Sizes or brands?

I'm inexplicably drawn to that. £20k is mental money though. I'd not pay £20k even with matching premium tyres.

[Drive Blind]

its got 205/50/15's on the back and 205/55/15's on the front

[Fun Bus]

Bloody hell, so they are.

[Drive Blind]

so to me that kinda blows a hole in any salesman 'enthusiast owner' or 'no expense spared' pish that they are likely so come out with. Especially as it's flagged as an MOT advisory from April 2014.

Unless of course the fancy Honda 4WS system specifies it.....

[Slashmb]

And the rear wheels are on the wrong side too. They should match the front...

[bobclayton]

Now I'm a big fan of MG Rover, and low mileage is fine blah blah...

But £9500?!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-75-ESTATE-TOURER-2...

[Trabi601]

bobclayton said:

Now I'm a big fan of MG Rover, and low mileage is fine blah blah...

But £9500?!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-75-ESTATE-TOURER-2...

That's just silly.

I remember when Motorpoint bought up the final run-out ZTs - they were doing brand new saloons for £9,999 and estates for £10,999.