Auction Report #5: Manheim Colchester 02 Dec 08

[V8mate]

The recession is OVER!

You heard it here first. If you're ever asked where you were when you heard the news that the recession-credit-crunch-crash was over, remember it was reading that V8-geezer's auction report.

Why is it over? Because, three weeks before the most impoverished Christmas for 15 years, the motor trade decided to throw around £6m at a load of new stock for their frozen car lots. And not only that, they decided to pay the kind of prices which had me wondering if this sale had the last cars ever, anywhere is the world.

And were the cars they were so desperate to buy all under 1300c? No. They were the kind of 4x4 heavy metal machines any self-respecting PHer would be glad to have in his drive.

[/cynic]


Over 850 cars through 4 auction lanes today. A few bargains; a few goldfish moments as prices exceeded retail levels.

Remember the 07 4.4 V8 Volvo XC90 which went through last week?



The highest bid was £13,600 and I thought that it needed about £15k to buy it. Bumped into the guy who made that bid last week; turns out the reserve was £15.5k. He had offered to increase his bid from £13.6k to £15k but the vendor still refused.

The car was back in today. For sale to the highest bidder. SOLD at £14,000. What a muppet some vendors are! Cheap monster car for someone though!

Once again, I have tried to capture cars which I think might be interesting to PHers plus cars which I have noticed in discussions over the last week.

I managed to grab quite a few pics today, so have reduced many of them to thumbs. If you want to see the photo full size, just quote my post and change the 'thumb' tags to 'pic'.


Apparently we have girls on PH too. So, in the spirit of equality, here's a car for them.


2005 05 Blue Car, love. Air con. 24k. £5,000 provisional






For everyone else, in no particular order, here's the full report:


2006 56 Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 Diesel Lusso. 25k. £8,600 provisional





2005 05 Audi Allroad 2.5TDi Quattro 180bhp Estate. 62k. £6,800 provisional





2005 55 Audi A3 2.0 TDi S-Line DSG 5dr. 69k. £8,375 SOLD





2004 54 Audi A3 1.9 TDi SE 5dr. 49k. £6,025 SOLD





2005 05 Audi A3 2.0 TDi SE 5dr 140bhp. 70k. £6,050 provisional





2007 57 Audi A3 1.9 TDi Special Edition 5dr. 22k. £8,700 provisional





2006 06 Audi A4 2.0 TDi TDV S-Line 140bhp Saloon. 35k. £9,400 provisional





2007 07 Audi TT 2.0 TFSI S Tronic. 22k. £18,050 SOLD







A lot of interest in this car. Reserve was £9,800. Sold for plenty more...

2005 55 BMW 325i SE Auto Estate 218bhp. 43k. £10,350 SOLD





2006 55 BMW 318 CI M Sport COnvertible. 14k. £11,550 provisional





2005 55 BMW 320 CD Sport Coupe. 60k. £8,450 provisional





2004 54 BMW 320D ES Auto Estate. 54k. £5,750 provisional





2004 54 BMW 545i SE AUto Estate 333bhp. 51k. £10,500 Unsold





2006 56 BMW 118D M Sport. 16k. £9,500 SOLD





2007 07 BMW 520D SE Auto Saloon. 38k. £13,725 SOLD





2006 06 BMW 520D M Sport Auto Estate. (Pretty, eh?) £12,500 provisional





2005 55 BMW 525D SE Saloon. 53k. £8,950 SOLD





2007 07 BMW 520D SE Auto Saloon. 53k. £12,500 SOLD





2005 55 BMW 120D Sport. 69k. £6,400 SOLD





2005 05 BMW Z4 2.0i SE. 23k. £8,300 SOLD





2007 07 Honda Civic 2.0 VTEC Type R. 8k. £10,500 SOLD







How about this one for ridiculousness? I was offered an identical car, same year, same model, LOWER mileage, by an LR main dealer, RETAIL at £16k in August!

2006 06 LR Discovery 2.7 TD SE Auto. 29k. £16,300 SOLD





How much? For a thirsty HSE without fogs?

2005 05 LR Discovery 4.4 V8 HSE Auto. 29k. £14,700 SOLD





2006 06 LR Discovery 2.7 TD S. 23k. £13,400 SOLD





2005 55 LR Discovery 4.4 V8 HSE Auto. 22k. £14,900 SOLD





2007 57 Ford Focus ST-2. 18k. £9,500 provisional





2005 55 Ford Focus 2.0 Zetec Climate Pack. 39k. £4,100 SOLD





2005 05 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi Sport 109bhp. 54k. £4,350 SOLD





2005 55 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi Sport 109bhp. 67k. £3,775 SOLD





2005 05 Ford Focus 2.0 TDCi Ghia 136bhp. 48k. £4,325 SOLD





2005 55 LR Freelander 1.8 HSE. 34k. £5,400 SOLD





2007 07 Jaguar S-Type V6 XS Auto. 11k. £16,350 provisional





2003 53 Jaguar S-Type 4.2 V8 R Auto 400bhp Saloon. 51k. £7,600 SOLD





2005 55 Jaguar X-Type 2.2 D Sport. 50k. £6,200 SOLD





2006 56 Jaguar XJ6 3.0 V6 Executive AUto. 14k. £12,050 SOLD





2006 56 Jaguar XJ 2.7 TDVi Sovereign Auto. 29k. £18,600 SOLD





2007 07 Lexus IS220d. 29k. £9,300 provisional





2005 05 Mazda RX-8 231bhp. 29k. £6,100 SOLD





2006 56 Mazda RX-8 192bhp. 74k. £5,600 SOLD





2005 05 Mercedes Benz E280 CDi Avantgarde Tip Auto. 52k. £10,100 SOLD





Airport runs, anyone?

2001 Y Mercedes V220 CDi Ambiente Auto. 51k. £4,900 provisional





2006 56 Mercedes Benz E220 CDi Classic. 67k. £10,400 SOLD





2004 04 Mercedes Benz E500 Avantgarde Tip Auto. 61k. £9,300 provisional





2008 08 Mini Cooper Clubman. 18k. £10,800 provisional





2005 55 Mini Cooper. 37k. £5,950 SOLD





2005 55 Ford Mondeo 2.2 TDCI 155 ST Hatchback. 67k. £4,950 SOLD





2006 56 Nissan Pathfinder 2.5 DCi Aventura Auto. 22k. £9,500 SOLD





2005 55 Porsche Boxter 2.7 S Tip 240bhp Roadster. 21k. £15,000 SOLD





2005 05 Range Rover 3.0 TD6 Vogue Auto. 30k. £20,100 SOLD





2005 55 Range Rover Sport 2.7 TDV6 HSE Auto. 30k. £21,800 SOLD





2007 56 Range Rover Sport 3.6 TDV8 HSE AUto. 27k. £28,000 SOLD





2005 55 Range Rover Sport 2.7 TDV6 HSE Auto. 23k. £23,300 SOLD





2007 56 Saab 9-3 1.9 TiD Vector 150bhp COnvertible. 52k. £8,200 SOLD





2006 56 Saab 9-3 1.9 diesel Vector Sport. 30k. £7,300 provisional





2005 55 Saab 9-3 Linear Auto COnvertible. 19k. £6,650 SOLD





2005 55 Saab 9-3 1.9 TiD Vector Sport Estate. 49k. £5,650 SOLD





One of my 'bargains of the day'. Ever sat in one of these - it's Club Class front and rear! Phenomenal depreciation makes this a super-attractive car for a growing family on a budget. My local Vauxhall dealer was offering these 07 plate cars (when new) at £16k against a retail of £21k. Now look...

2007 07 Vauxhall Signum 2.2i Elegance Auto. 41k. £4,350 SOLD





2006 56 Skoda Octavia VRS 2.0 TDi 170bhp Hatchback. 4k. £9,000 provisional







2005 55 Volkswagn Touareg 2.5 TDi Sport 174bhp. 49k. £9,050 SOLD





2004 54 Volvo XC90 2.4 D5 SE. 72k. £8,275 SOLD





2005 55 Volvo XC90 2.4D SE Geartronic 163bhp. £12,900 SOLD

Edited by V8mate on Thursday 18th December 15:47

[iain_cam]

Interesting stuff.

Still a few decent prices there, but if this isn't a momentary blip then its a shame those low prices didn't last long enough.

[GKP]

I LOVE these posts.

Has the public/trade realised that gas guzzling 4x4s aren't expensive to run now that the VED increases have been postponed and petrol is about 85p a litre?
I might put my Range Rover up for sale. £45k and it's yours!

[krallicious]

There are still some bargins there

[Noel]

Best posts on the whole site IMHO.

Those Focus' look really good value. I've got my eye on an estate as a run about next year, looks like £4K should get me something nice.

[mister.t]

A few cheapies but not as many as I would have expected perhaps!

[POORCARDEALER]

Small cars are way into book at Leeds car auctions.

[Flipatron]

That Boxster!

[JulesV]

I hadn't realised how cheap S Type Rs had become. Not a huge fan of the looks but what a car for the money.

Thanks for the post by the way, very interesting as usual.

[V8mate]

Noel said:

Best posts on the whole site IMHO.

Thanks

This post took about four hours to sort the photos and write up, so it's good to hear that they are appreciated

[Olf]

Bloody hell those Landies and RR's holding well.

This looks outstanding value?

2006 56 Jaguar XJ6 3.0 V6 Executive AUto. 14k. £12,050 SOLD

[root 666]

What a great post!

Apart from blowing my theory of wibbling into BCA just before/after Christmas and slurping up a desperation sale.

[sleep envy]

cracking post once again V8!

what were these new?

V8mate said:

2004 04 Mercedes Benz E500 Avantgarde Tip Auto. 61k. £9,300 provisional

[V8mate]

sleep envy said:

cracking post once again V8!

what were these new?

V8mate said:

2004 04 Mercedes Benz E500 Avantgarde Tip Auto. 61k. £9,300 provisional

Apparently, they were 'only' £44k.

So with a radio and a rearview mirror, probably around £75k

[jazzybee]

Olf said:

Bloody hell those Landies and RR's holding well.

This looks outstanding value?

2006 56 Jaguar XJ6 3.0 V6 Executive AUto. 14k. £12,050 SOLD

Your right about the Rangies. The problem with the XJs is the colour - Seafrost must be hard to Shift.


Thanks V8Mate another great post - I am seeing similar out in the market. There appears to be a severe shortage of good big saloons at a reasonable price. My expectations of what I need to spend on the car I want has gone up. I'm not that surprised that prices are not as soft as expected.

[i want an aero]

some real bargains there

[internet-carlot]

Top work again V8, even more to look at. How long can you carry on?! Are you still looking for a car yourself?

[maxp]

Good work V8mate, i love these threads,

[LongLiveTazio]

Olf said:

Bloody hell those Landies and RR's holding well.

This looks outstanding value?

2006 56 Jaguar XJ6 3.0 V6 Executive AUto. 14k. £12,050 SOLD

£28k for a TDV8 Range Rover? Massive, massive bargain.

[Olf]

LongLiveTazio said:

Olf said:

Bloody hell those Landies and RR's holding well.

This looks outstanding value?

2006 56 Jaguar XJ6 3.0 V6 Executive AUto. 14k. £12,050 SOLD

£28k for a TDV8 Range Rover? Massive, massive bargain.

You think? it's nearly 3 years old. You don't want one of those out of warranty.