Auction Report #3: Manheim Colchester 20 Nov 08

[texasjohn]

anonymous said:

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Agree completely. Wrong wheels on the Z3 too, the wheels are from an (E46) 3 series 4 cylinder.

I'm always suspicious of cars with the wrong wheels fitted. See post above...

By the way, V8mate, thanks for posting this again this week, much appreciated (forgot to say thanks previously).

[Rob.]

Very interesting as always V8, thanks for the insight. Not just me that looked at the S2000 on an `08 plate with those wheels and thought "hang-on a minute?" then!

[cheeky_chops]

Rob. said:

Very interesting as always V8

+1

Dont suppose you have any recent xc90 prices (esp petrol as we dont do much mileage)? Missus wants a 7 seater now....

[Grey Ghost]

texasjohn said:

Grey Ghost said:

Buggar me that's an absolute steal

Ok but why does an 08 plate car have MY2002-2003 wheels on it???

Maybe stolen/recovered?

That's why if I buy from an auction I'll be paying one of you experts to keep me company. I was just looking at the plate and the value in the price shown....perhaps the dealer has sold the 08 model year wheels independently to try to get some cash or the car is a stolen/recovered but surely they would have to declare that before the car is put up for sale ????

[James_N]

2008 08 Honda S2000 240bhp Roadster. £13,700 (Very) provisional

jesus holly christ! my realistic dream car for peanuts!

[HarryW]

Top information there V8, any 6 series go though

[Badapple]

Seeing as V8 has taken so much time to post his threads I thought i would take the time to write the results from the BCA auction the other day


56 730D 55K High spec £15,900
55 116i SE 28K £7,300
57 Cooper D 18K £10,700
54 X5 3.0i Sport Auto 46K £10,700
57 325i SE Convertible 7K £20,200
06 525D M Sport 20K £14,500
55 116i SE 27K £7,900
07 325i SE Coupe 6K £16,600
55 Z4 2.2i 36K £9,300
55 118D Sport 44K £7,000
05 X5 3.0i Sport 35K £14,700
57 330D SE Coupe 6K £18,600
55 Cooper S High Spec 49K £7,900
55 120D ES 35K £7,000
55 330CD SE Convertible 35K £11,500
55 530D M Sport 46K £13,900
57 Mini Cooper Convertible 4K £9,700
57 320D SE Coupe 13K £15,600
56 730D SE 25K £17,000
55 X3 2.5i SE Auto 29K £8,400
56 330D M Sport 11K £16,200
05 Z4 2.0i SE 22K £8,600
52 X5 4.4i Sport 36K £9,000
55 330i M Sport Coupe 39K £10,100
05 Cooper S Convertible High Spec 11K £8,400
56 118D ES 24K £8,200
05 320D SE 13K £10,000
05 525D SE 32K £9,500
06 X3 2.0D SE 17K £10,800
57 320D SE Coupe 5K £17,400
55 Cooper S Convertible High Spec 20K £9,200
55 118D SE 26K £7,900
55 330i SE 20K £9,700
05 X5 3.0D Sport 34K £14,900
06 730D SE 25K £14,100
55 320i SE 36K £7,900
05 Cooper 34K £6,100
55 320D M Sport Coupe 55K £9,100
06 X3 2.0D SE 25K £10,900
55 530D M Sport 32K £15,000
55 318i SE 26K £10,300
06 116i ES 24K £7,000
55 One Convertible 13K £7,400
57 320D SE Coupe 6K £17,100
53 X5 3.0D Sport 52K £10,400
57 530D M Sport 24K £21,700
56 318i M Sport Convertible 12K £13,300
55 118D SE 44K £7,000
57 Cooper D 10K £12,100
06 330D M Sport 14K £16,400
06 X3 2.0D SE 18K £10,800
57 525D M Sport 38K £20,000
55 116i SE 42K £6,500
05 One Convertible 26K £6,500
06 X3 2.0D SE 28K £10,900
56 730D SE 16K £18,500
55 325i M Sport Coupe 43K £9,200
55 120D Sport 18K £9,200
05 Cooper S Convertible High Spec 25K £8,700
54 320D Se Touring 40K £7,500
57 X5 XDrive 3.0D SE 10K £25,800
55 520D SE 34K £10,700
55 Z4 2.0i SE 16K £8,600
55 320D SE 23K £12,700
56 730D Sport Massive Spec 54K £17,000
56 116i ES 24K £7,400
56 730D Sport 27K £17,900
57 320D SE Coupe 16K £16,200
57 X5 XDrive 3.0D SE 10K £29,200
07 M6 Coupe 11K £36,400 (Cost £81,515!! )
06 320SI 16K £13,300
55 116i M Sport 24K £9,500
55 Cooper 36K £7,800

[jazzybee]

Thanks for your effort V8! I'm looking for a '55' or '06' 730d or CLS at the moment, and may come up to Colchester for the acution on next Thursday. Is there anywhere safe nearby, I could leave (a potentially untaxed) car for a while while I drive back home and pick the car up later that evening or the next day?

[Mr Whippy]

Oooof, 07 BMW M6 owner must have felt that one!

[Slaav]

jazzybee said:

Thanks for your effort V8! I'm looking for a '55' or '06' 730d or CLS at the moment, and may come up to Colchester for the acution on next Thursday. Is there anywhere safe nearby, I could leave (a potentially untaxed) car for a while while I drive back home and pick the car up later that evening or the next day?

Cant you just leave it at the auction overnight and pick it up the next day for a small fee?

[V8mate]

Slaav said:

jazzybee said:

Thanks for your effort V8! I'm looking for a '55' or '06' 730d or CLS at the moment, and may come up to Colchester for the acution on next Thursday. Is there anywhere safe nearby, I could leave (a potentially untaxed) car for a while while I drive back home and pick the car up later that evening or the next day?

Cant you just leave it at the auction overnight and pick it up the next day for a small fee?

You can collect the car next day without fee.

There's a Mercedes Benz sale there on Thursday 27th Nov. MB clear there every other Thursday.

Not that many BMW's at Colchester. Mainly ex-fleet 3-Series entered by fleet/finance companies, but I think BCA have the BMW national account.

[V8mate]

HarryW said:

Top information there V8, any 6 series go though

There has been an 07 630i Convertible in the last 3 or 4 sales. In the first sale, the highest bid was £23,600 but the vendor turned it down. Ever since, they can't even get someone to offer £20k for it.

[phib]

Excelent work V8 really interesting reading I dont suppose you have seen any new shape mx5's go through rencently just about to but one from either bca or man.

Looking a 56 ish

[internet-carlot]

V8mate said:

Slaav said:

jazzybee said:

Thanks for your effort V8! I'm looking for a '55' or '06' 730d or CLS at the moment, and may come up to Colchester for the acution on next Thursday. Is there anywhere safe nearby, I could leave (a potentially untaxed) car for a while while I drive back home and pick the car up later that evening or the next day?

Cant you just leave it at the auction overnight and pick it up the next day for a small fee?

You can collect the car next day without fee.

There's a Mercedes Benz sale there on Thursday 27th Nov. MB clear there every other Thursday.

Not that many BMW's at Colchester. Mainly ex-fleet 3-Series entered by fleet/finance companies, but I think BCA have the BMW national account.

Just make sure you are taxed and insured when you leave. One of my trader friends who buys all of his cars from auction has been picked up twice in the last three months by number plate detectors, he obviously has trade plates and was fine but just get yourself a quick cover note and tax it to avoid deflating your experience!!

[Irish]

Echo all the above. Great posts.

Do SMART cars come up at the MB auctions? Fancy a £1k run about (or do I just wait for the estate agencies to blow up!)

A

[POORCARDEALER]

Irish said:

Echo all the above. Great posts.

Do SMART cars come up at the MB auctions? Fancy a £1k run about (or do I just wait for the estate agencies to blow up!)

A

£2K really is the starting point for a decent Smart............the early cars havnt shifted in price for a couple of years now (good mpg, cheap tax etc)

[bob the viking]

The WRX 2.5 looked really good value, shame the road tax next year will be so high. Still for that sort of money I am very tempted. Thanks for the time taken V8mate.

[Dunk76]

Some of those makes my 2003 43K mile V70R with Nav, Phone, family hi-fi etc a bit of a rip-off at £9,000...

[marlinspike]

Thanks V8 and badapple. Very interesting reading.

[PomBstard]

V8 - do you have access to Manheim results from elsewhere??? Maybe in other countries????? Maybe even in other countries on the other side of the planet beginning with 'A'...???? Cheeky, I know

Cheers
PB