Seriously Overpriced Cars

[sim16v]

It could have been nice, but it is so wrong!


Here's another pricey Audi, but a rather good car.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-AUDI-PORSCHE-RS2-AV...





Shame about the crap photos, the war and peace advert and the £40k price tag!

[Leins]

"RECENT MAJOR SERVICE ON 24/02/2016...CONSISTING OF NEW FUEL PUMP, FULL SERVICE, GEARBOX OIL, BATTERY AND EXHAUST WELDING AT A COST OF £2000"

"The timing belt and water pump were last changed on 13/05/2004 at 108270 miles"

Odd. Also the service book is "up to date", but last stamped in 2008?

Edited by Leins on Friday 19th August 14:14

[PaulJC84]

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

Crazy money. Not even got the original airbox or stereo.

[Resolutionary]

sim16v said:

It could have been nice, but it is so wrong!


Here's another pricey Audi, but a rather good car.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-AUDI-PORSCHE-RS2-AV...





Shame about the crap photos, the war and peace advert and the £40k price tag!

Lovely, lovely car - over the top advert though. What exactly is the point of regurgitating all the Wikipedia information of a vehicle when selling? I'd expect those in the market for an RS2 would know the score - especially at that rather gopping price point.

Plus, I don't think I could ever bring myself to part with £40k at a place called Xclusive Motorz. Cringeworthy stuff.

[anonymous-user]

sim16v said:

What about this beauty!

Not only is the price "optimistic", it has some lovely tasteful modifications as well!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-200-2-2-turbo-petro...

I spot a clocked car..

DVLA said:

G304 ADL SILVER AUDI 200 4dr 2144cc MANUAL

Vehicle details
Vehicle make AUDI
Date of first registration 01 January 2015
Year of manufacture 1990
Cylinder capacity (cc) 2144cc
CO₂Emissions Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Tax not due
Vehicle colour SILVER
Vehicle type approval Not available
Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weight 1880kg


MOT history of this vehicle
Test date 21 December 2015
Expiry date 20 December 2016
Test Result Pass
Odometer reading 330,001 miles
MOT test number 6543 4189 1375

Advisory notice item(s)
nearside front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
offside front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Rear wheel bearing has slight play Both rear (2.6.2)
Vehicle underside undercoated at the time of test

And this is after failing too! Note it is MILES not kilometres

Edited by Tailgater on Friday 19th August 17:10

[Lester H]

Leins said:

"RECENT MAJOR SERVICE ON 24/02/2016...CONSISTING OF NEW FUEL PUMP, FULL SERVICE, GEARBOX OIL, BATTERY AND EXHAUST WELDING AT A COST OF £2000"

"The timing belt and water pump were last changed on 13/05/2004 at 108270 miles"

Odd. Also the service book is "up to date", but last stamped in 2008?

Edited by Leins on Friday 19th August 14:14

Odd, yes. However, there are many sillier ads in the classic world such as " engine overhauled in 2002" or " bare metal respray in 1995". Most of our cars didn't even exist then. At a pinch such claims may be relevant for- say- a Bentley, a Bristol or an Alvis. however, for the mainstream stuff, forget it!

Edited by Lester H on Friday 19th August 23:21

[pits]

Tailgater said:

sim16v said:

What about this beauty!

Not only is the price "optimistic", it has some lovely tasteful modifications as well!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-200-2-2-turbo-petro...

I spot a clocked car..

DVLA said:

G304 ADL SILVER AUDI 200 4dr 2144cc MANUAL

Vehicle details
Vehicle make AUDI
Date of first registration 01 January 2015
Year of manufacture 1990
Cylinder capacity (cc) 2144cc
CO?Emissions Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Tax not due
Vehicle colour SILVER
Vehicle type approval Not available
Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weight 1880kg


MOT history of this vehicle
Test date 21 December 2015
Expiry date 20 December 2016
Test Result Pass
Odometer reading 330,001 miles
MOT test number 6543 4189 1375

Advisory notice item(s)
nearside front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
offside front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Rear wheel bearing has slight play Both rear (2.6.2)
Vehicle underside undercoated at the time of test

And this is after failing too! Note it is MILES not kilometres

Edited by Tailgater on Friday 19th August 17:10

The MOT station will just write down what is on the clock regardless of whether or not it is reading in miles or KM, so at a guess the car is still in kph
Advert says 180k miles on the clock
330,000 km is 200k miles, so it's not like they have gone to a massive effort of clocking it, seems more like a guess at how many miles it has done.

The clocking wouldn't put me off, all the st tacked on to it, the st wheels and the overly high suspension puts me off it, and it being an Audi also puts me off.

[31mph]

Not the most extreme example on this thread but still,

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/191721/bmw-...

£12k for a 318is, it's not even mint (what are those plates?!).

It does look nice, but I've seen equally nice examples for half the money.

£12k gets you a really nice 325i Sport

[anonymous-user]

5k max

[31mph]

[anonymous-user]

pits said:

Tailgater said:

sim16v said:

What about this beauty!

Not only is the price "optimistic", it has some lovely tasteful modifications as well!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-200-2-2-turbo-petro...

I spot a clocked car..

DVLA said:

G304 ADL SILVER AUDI 200 4dr 2144cc MANUAL

Vehicle details
Vehicle make AUDI
Date of first registration 01 January 2015
Year of manufacture 1990
Cylinder capacity (cc) 2144cc
CO?Emissions Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Tax not due
Vehicle colour SILVER
Vehicle type approval Not available
Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weight 1880kg


MOT history of this vehicle
Test date 21 December 2015
Expiry date 20 December 2016
Test Result Pass
Odometer reading 330,001 miles
MOT test number 6543 4189 1375

Advisory notice item(s)
nearside front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
offside front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Rear wheel bearing has slight play Both rear (2.6.2)
Vehicle underside undercoated at the time of test

And this is after failing too! Note it is MILES not kilometres

Edited by Tailgater on Friday 19th August 17:10

The MOT station will just write down what is on the clock regardless of whether or not it is reading in miles or KM, so at a guess the car is still in kph
Advert says 180k miles on the clock
330,000 km is 200k miles, so it's not like they have gone to a massive effort of clocking it, seems more like a guess at how many miles it has done.

The clocking wouldn't put me off, all the st tacked on to it, the st wheels and the overly high suspension puts me off it, and it being an Audi also puts me off.

Oh. Dont really understand the Audi bit (I love mine..but it looks like I bought a lemon! Kind of see where you are coming from..Started misfiring today.......might trade for an S6 V10!)

[ambuletz]

How about this. £8000 for a celica 2.0 GT

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


sure it might be a low 46k miles, but it's not exactly that desirable is it? its a normal GT not GT-Four etc. These cars have always been cheap for many years. anything over 1k for one is silly imo, and there are plenty for sale for over 1k now.

[cirian75]

ambuletz said:

How about this. £8000 for a celica 2.0 GT

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


sure it might be a low 46k miles, but it's not exactly that desirable is it? its a normal GT not GT-Four etc. These cars have always been cheap for many years. anything over 1k for one is silly imo, and there are plenty for sale for over 1k now.

Will be a mistake, £800 is prob what they are really after.

[mrtwisty]

How about £42,000 for an 840i in a questionable colour and challenging interior?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C780641

[Devil2575]

mrtwisty said:

How about £42,000 for an 840i in a questionable colour and challenging interior?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C780641

It is very expebnsive but "questionable colour and challenging interior?"

Really?

That was a very popular colour especially on the E36 M3. Interior is also rather nice.

[DegsyE39]

mrtwisty said:

How about £42,000 for an 840i in a questionable colour and challenging interior?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C780641

42k

[Leins]

Devil2575 said:

It is very expebnsive but "questionable colour and challenging interior?"

Really?

That was a very popular colour especially on the E36 M3. Interior is also rather nice.

Yep, I quite like that interior too

[Nickbrapp]

I know fast fords command a premium and I know this is mint, but fifty thousand pounds for a Ford Focus seems crazy too me and I'm a fast ford lover

[Legacywr]

Resolutionary said:

sim16v said:

It could have been nice, but it is so wrong!


Here's another pricey Audi, but a rather good car.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-AUDI-PORSCHE-RS2-AV...





Shame about the crap photos, the war and peace advert and the £40k price tag!

Lovely, lovely car - over the top advert though. What exactly is the point of regurgitating all the Wikipedia information of a vehicle when selling? I'd expect those in the market for an RS2 would know the score - especially at that rather gopping price point.

Plus, I don't think I could ever bring myself to part with £40k at a place called Xclusive Motorz. Cringeworthy stuff.

Needs to be blue, lower mileage, and, just not that car to be worth that sort of money!

[Legacywr]

31mph said:

rohrl said:

55palfers said:

Is is undoubtedly a thing of rare beauty but (prepared to be corrected) £169,000.00?


http://www.avantgardecars.co.uk/cars/citroen-ds19-...

They've been very expensive for a long time now.

What a beautiful beautiful thing,

The steering wheel sticking out from the sterring column is stunning

Graceful