Anyone at Manheim Colchester this morning

[jamiebae]

MJK 24 said:

Do Renault offer a warranty on the battery and motor for the £70 per month payment?

On the battery they do, but not the motor

[BigBen]

jamiebae said:

MDMA . said:

System says there was no auction today. Next one is Thursday this week -

https://www.manheim.co.uk/our-centres/colchester

There was, but I'm guessing the car itself didn't sell as it's still on the Manheim site and showing as 'preview stock' as opposed to being marked as sold.

Yep there was, I watched two vehicles one being Zoe the other sold and I got an email to let me know. Interesting as I tried contacting some 'bid on your behalf' services but was a bit late in getting organised, would be good if I have a second go to get everything in order.

[jamiebae]

It's back up for sale

[BigBen]

jamiebae said:

It's back up for sale

Yep, until you click through and then no sign of it! There is a 'closed' Renault only sale today so I suspect it will be in that

[confused_buyer]

They've put it on an online auction now with a starting price of £4200 and buy-it-now of £4700.

They hardly ever sell any cars that way so I suspect it will be back in the next RCI live auction.

[jamiebae]

confused_buyer said:

They've put it on an online auction now with a starting price of £4200 and buy-it-now of £4700.

They hardly ever sell any cars that way so I suspect it will be back in the next RCI live auction.

So a fairly decent difference between that and the £8.5k payment required to pay it off at the end of the finance deal

Even at £4,200 there isn't enough margin in it given the prep work it'll need to get retail ready so I guess it'll go through a few more times yet.

[BigBen]

jamiebae said:

confused_buyer said:

They've put it on an online auction now with a starting price of £4200 and buy-it-now of £4700.

They hardly ever sell any cars that way so I suspect it will be back in the next RCI live auction.

So a fairly decent difference between that and the £8.5k payment required to pay it off at the end of the finance deal

Even at £4,200 there isn't enough margin in it given the prep work it'll need to get retail ready so I guess it'll go through a few more times yet.

Thank you for that. If that included the battery I would have a good think about it at £4200 but no chance with the current situation.

I do wonder how many people stump up the £8.5k at the end of the deal? Presumably quite a few do making the situation for Renault not as bad as we may think

[frankenstein12]

BigBen said:

jamiebae said:

confused_buyer said:

They've put it on an online auction now with a starting price of £4200 and buy-it-now of £4700.

They hardly ever sell any cars that way so I suspect it will be back in the next RCI live auction.

So a fairly decent difference between that and the £8.5k payment required to pay it off at the end of the finance deal

Even at £4,200 there isn't enough margin in it given the prep work it'll need to get retail ready so I guess it'll go through a few more times yet.

Thank you for that. If that included the battery I would have a good think about it at £4200 but no chance with the current situation.

I do wonder how many people stump up the £8.5k at the end of the deal? Presumably quite a few do making the situation for Renault not as bad as we may think

Also bear in mind even IF it went for 4200 there fees on top. Iirc putting the price to you sir at around 4500 - 4600

[jamiebae]

Clearly still hasn't sold, I keep getting emails about it!

[BigBen]

jamiebae said:

Clearly still hasn't sold, I keep getting emails about it!

Likewise, which helpfully send me to a completely different car when I click on them

[Cabsi]

If I understand this thread correctly, if you buy a Zoe second hand you would still need to pay the monthly battery lease - is that right? How do Renault manage to force the second buyer to take the lease on, or is that crystal clear when bidding at the auction?

[TooLateForAName]

Cabsi said:

If I understand this thread correctly, if you buy a Zoe second hand you would still need to pay the monthly battery lease - is that right? How do Renault manage to force the second buyer to take the lease on, or is that crystal clear when bidding at the auction?

If you look on the zoe forums there is plenty of discussions on this. The story is that the battery belongs to renault, so you cant buy it as it isnt the vendors to sell.

The T&C seem to say that the original owner iis responsible for the payments until new contract is signed so there is quite an incentive not to allow anyone to buy your car without signing an agreement.

It is a mess. I've heard that some fluence owners are getting away without paying (but I also hear that renault isnt in a position to replace those batteries so it cuts both ways).

[jamiebae]

Cabsi said:

If I understand this thread correctly, if you buy a Zoe second hand you would still need to pay the monthly battery lease - is that right? How do Renault manage to force the second buyer to take the lease on, or is that crystal clear when bidding at the auction?

If you do an HPI check the battery lease shows there too.

[confused_buyer]

It is still online with a buy-it-now of £4700.

[Greenmantle]

I can't understand this price increase.
Is it due to the diesel scares in the media?
In my mind the buyer has an upper hand.
They can negotiate down the price to take on the lease.
Surely the seller will want to get shot of the lease at any cost?

John

[jamiebae]

Greenmantle said:

I can't understand this price increase.
Is it due to the diesel scares in the media?
In my mind the buyer has an upper hand.
They can negotiate down the price to take on the lease.
Surely the seller will want to get shot of the lease at any cost?

John

Car was on a PCP, with a final payment of circa £8.5k to buy the car. Obviously the driver isn't going to buy it for that so it goes back to the finance company who take the hit and sell it on for whatever they can get which is what's happening here.