Seriously Overpriced Cars

[krisdelta]

FocusRS3 said:

Any merc Amg new that does it's nuts in the first 18months although I'm really not sure why ?

Can you rephrase? I've read a few times and can't make sense of it.

[xRIEx]

krisdelta said:

FocusRS3 said:

Any merc Amg new that does it's nuts in the first 18months although I'm really not sure why ?

Can you rephrase? I've read a few times and can't make sense of it.

I'm glad it want just me having trouble.

[FocusRS3]

xRIEx said:

krisdelta said:

FocusRS3 said:

Any merc Amg new that does it's nuts in the first 18months although I'm really not sure why ?

Can you rephrase? I've read a few times and can't make sense of it.

I'm glad it want just me having trouble.

Lol apologies . It's in reference to the huge early depreciation of these cars . I've been looking at an a45 Amg but from new these seem to crater in value

[SWoll]

ChemicalChaos said:

W00DY said:

I thought that didn't seem too bad for an M5 converted touring if it was up to Hexagon standards. Then I saw it's a 540i. With 74k miles.


fk off.


(Great find though)

Do you realise quite how much work is involved in doing that? For starters the touring and saloon wiring looms are vastly different. I've seen it done but IIRC it took the bloke nearly a year to transplant a crashed M5 into a 540 Touring shell

I don't see why that would that be the case? At the end of the day from an electrical standpoint I don't understand why the touring would differ from the saloon in anything but a very minor way, if at all? Perhaps the problem was more the difference between the 540i and M5 loom rather than the body shape?

Anyway, as above it's a 12 year old 540i with 75K. £24,000? GTFO!

[Prohibiting]

Saw that E39 pop up about 2 weeks ago and I had to double take! I've got saved searches for a 540i sport touring and one came up about 6 months ago advertised by a dealer, in black, 70k mileage for £12k which I thought was crazy. Maybe it's the same one? It didn't have those wheels though but easily added.

I've seen private ones on eBay sell for £4K tops!

[MDMA .]

have we had the 65k Lotus Carlton yet ?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C748674

[robinessex]

briang9 said:

this looks a little expensive?

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

That is probably the lowest mileage 2003 RS6 in the country. That's why the price.

[KarlMac]

robinessex said:

briang9 said:

this looks a little expensive?

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

That is probably the lowest mileage 2003 RS6 in the country. That's why the price.

I never understood why dealers go to expense / effort of using images like that for used cars. Surely it builds an unrealistic level of expectation that the car won't be able to achieve in the flesh.

[Leins]

SWoll said:

ChemicalChaos said:

W00DY said:

I thought that didn't seem too bad for an M5 converted touring if it was up to Hexagon standards. Then I saw it's a 540i. With 74k miles.


fk off.


(Great find though)

Do you realise quite how much work is involved in doing that? For starters the touring and saloon wiring looms are vastly different. I've seen it done but IIRC it took the bloke nearly a year to transplant a crashed M5 into a 540 Touring shell

I don't see why that would that be the case? At the end of the day from an electrical standpoint I don't understand why the touring would differ from the saloon in anything but a very minor way, if at all? Perhaps the problem was more the difference between the 540i and M5 loom rather than the body shape?

Anyway, as above it's a 12 year old 540i with 75K. £24,000? GTFO!

Am I missing something here too - in what way is this an M5 Touring, and why would it need looms swapped over? That doesn't look like an S62 under the bonnet, and even the ad only says "M5 Visuals". It hasn't even got an M5 gear-knob

As I said before on another thread, I'm surprised at Hexagon going down this line

MDMA . said:

have we had the 65k Lotus Carlton yet ?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C748674

Not much mention in the way of history on that one. I know it's low-ish mileage, but are the days where rare cars are sold with a pic of all the invoices and MOTs spanning the years now behind us?

[Flibble]

FocusRS3 said:

Lol apologies . It's in reference to the huge early depreciation of these cars . I've been looking at an a45 Amg but from new these seem to crater in value

I'd assume because they're overpriced to start with.

[krisdelta]

FocusRS3 said:

xRIEx said:

krisdelta said:

FocusRS3 said:

Any merc Amg new that does it's nuts in the first 18months although I'm really not sure why ?

Can you rephrase? I've read a few times and can't make sense of it.

I'm glad it want just me having trouble.

Lol apologies . It's in reference to the huge early depreciation of these cars . I've been looking at an a45 Amg but from new these seem to crater in value

Thanks for clarifying! I hadn't noticed the A45 was tanking in value. They are £40k new and £26k after 3 years? Holds its value better than the C63 / E63.

[MDMA .]

[quote=Leins]




Am I missing something here too - in what way is this an M5 Touring, and why would it need looms swapped over? That doesn't look like an S62 under the bonnet, and even the ad only says "M5 Visuals". It hasn't even got an M5 gear-knob

[quote]

not an M5 touring. just advertised as M5 visuals. ie - it has M5 wheels on it.

[W00DY]

Leins said:

SWoll said:

ChemicalChaos said:

W00DY said:

I thought that didn't seem too bad for an M5 converted touring if it was up to Hexagon standards. Then I saw it's a 540i. With 74k miles.


fk off.


(Great find though)

Do you realise quite how much work is involved in doing that? For starters the touring and saloon wiring looms are vastly different. I've seen it done but IIRC it took the bloke nearly a year to transplant a crashed M5 into a 540 Touring shell

I don't see why that would that be the case? At the end of the day from an electrical standpoint I don't understand why the touring would differ from the saloon in anything but a very minor way, if at all? Perhaps the problem was more the difference between the 540i and M5 loom rather than the body shape?

Anyway, as above it's a 12 year old 540i with 75K. £24,000? GTFO!

Am I missing something here too - in what way is this an M5 Touring, and why would it need looms swapped over? That doesn't look like an S62 under the bonnet, and even the ad only says "M5 Visuals". It hasn't even got an M5 gear-knob

I was just saying that based on that outside shot and upon seeing the price I assumed it had been converted. Obviously it's actually just some wheels and mirrors on a 540i sport.

[epom]

robinessex said:

briang9 said:

this looks a little expensive?

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

That is probably the lowest mileage 2003 RS6 in the country. That's why the price.

That doesn't look too bad to me, not that I'd know a whole pile.

[Sinatra21]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272441952885

Initial D or not that is speculative.

[krisdelta]

Sinatra21 said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272441952885

Initial D or not that is speculative.

I love this thread, surely that is insane pricing? Where is the provenance? Two things would make me very dubious for anything more than £5k "FULL VOSA MOT HISTORY" = No service history? "The paint work is original" = it needs some serious restoration?

[Flibble]

It's not even a proper JDM sprinter which would be required for full Initial D cachet. £35k for a 20 year old Corolla is past speculative, it's fantasy.

[golfer19]

krisdelta said:

Sinatra21 said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272441952885

Initial D or not that is speculative.

I love this thread, surely that is insane pricing? Where is the provenance? Two things would make me very dubious for anything more than £5k "FULL VOSA MOT HISTORY" = No service history? "The paint work is original" = it needs some serious restoration?

Is the back bumper bent.

[krisdelta]

golfer19 said:

krisdelta said:

Sinatra21 said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272441952885

Initial D or not that is speculative.

I love this thread, surely that is insane pricing? Where is the provenance? Two things would make me very dubious for anything more than £5k "FULL VOSA MOT HISTORY" = No service history? "The paint work is original" = it needs some serious restoration?

Is the back bumper bent.

It looks like the lower edge has a curve in it - something looks a bit off though.

[e21Mark]

krisdelta said:

golfer19 said:

krisdelta said:

Sinatra21 said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272441952885

Initial D or not that is speculative.

I love this thread, surely that is insane pricing? Where is the provenance? Two things would make me very dubious for anything more than £5k "FULL VOSA MOT HISTORY" = No service history? "The paint work is original" = it needs some serious restoration?

Is the back bumper bent.

It looks like the lower edge has a curve in it - something looks a bit off though.

I really like cars of this era but I'd have put top value at less than a third of that.