Auction Report #6: Manheim Colchester 9 December 08

[V8mate]

Oki doki. Here we go again.

A good set of prices today, IMO; though I still find it incredible that there's such demand so close to Christmas. Especially as we're all supposed to be broke!

A 'heads up' for you all for a less frequent sale early in the New Year: on Tuesday January 11th, Toyota Finance and Lexus Finance are holding a joint sale of over 200 cars. Sould be a good sale if you fancy a bit of shiny Japanese metal.


I know you're all fascinated by the on-going saga of our little green friend:



Well, the vendor is clearly no smart cookie.

The 99/V 19 Z3 was bid to £4,000 in its first week, £3,150 in its second week and today received a top bid of £2,400 (I've maintained since week one that it was worth no more than £2,500). But did the hammer fall? Nope. I wonder if they'll accept this week's bid?


Straight into today's sale now.


2004 53 Land Rover Freelander 2.0 TD4 SPort. 44k. £4,150 SOLD





2006 56 Saab 9-3 1.9 TiD Vector Auto Estate. 25k. £6,900 SOLD





2003 03 Audi TT 150bhp Roadster. 116k. £5,000 SOLD





2003 53 Mercedes Benz ML270CDi Tip Auto. 55k. £7,150 SOLD





2006 55 Range Rover Sport 4.2 Supercharged Auto. 30k. £19,700 provisional





2003 03 Range Rover 3.0 TD6 Vogue Auto. 83k. £10,800 SOLD





2004 54 Mitsubishi Shogun DD Warrior Auto. 47k. £5,800 SOLD





The new 400 model; forty grand new, yours for....

2008 08 Lexus RX 400H 3.3 CVT Auto. 2k. £24,300 SOLD





2006 56 BMW 318D ES Touring. 59k. £7,875 provisional





2005 55 Volkswagen Passat 1.9 SE TDI Saloon. 32k. £5,850 provisional





2005 55 Audi A4 1.9 TDI SE 115bhp Saloon. 60k. £5,900 provisional





2005 05 BMW 530D SE Auto Touring. 20k. £12,800 Unsold (i.e. long way from reserve)





Quite a lot of interest in this one. The reserve was £5,100.

2005 55 Ford Mondeo 2.2TDCI 155 ST Hatchback. 57k. £5,650 SOLD





2005 55 Audi TT Quattro 190bhp. 51k. £8,700 provisional





2006 56 BMW 318D SE Touring. 38k. £9,100 provisional





The photo doesn't do this car justice. Forget about the 'cock' label; this was stunning!

2008 08 Audi A6 2.7 TDi Le Mans 180bhp Saloon. 6k. £17,775 SOLD





2005 05 Audi A3 1.9TDi SE 3dr. 55k. £6,325 SOLD





2005 55 Ford Focus 2.0 TDCI Zetec (Climate Pack) Estate. 27k. £5,225 SOLD





2004 54 BMW X5 3.0d Sport Auto. 45k. £12,650 SOLD





2005 55 Audi A4 2.0 TDI SE Estate. 95k. £5,900 SOLD





2005 55 Saab 9-3 Linear Auto Convertible. 19k. £6,925 SOLD





2006 56 Lexus IS 220D. 15k. £9,500 SOLD





2006 56 Mercedes Benz C180K Sport Auto. 41k. £9,850 SOLD





2005 55 BMW 520D SE Touring. 59k. £9,100 provisional





2005 55 Audi A4 2.0Di SE. 87k. £5,400 provisional





On for PH's youth contingent...

2007 07 Vauxhall Corsa 16V VXR 192bhp. 27k. £9,050 provisional





2005 05 BMW 320D SE Saloon. 55k. £7,800 SOLD





2005 55 Volkswagen Golf 1.9 TDI SE 3dr. 43k. £5,850 SOLD





2005 55 Mercedes Benz C180k Elegance SE Auto. 26k. £8,100 SOLD





This one was badged as a 330D, but I think it was only a 320D.

2005 55 BMW 320d SE Saloon. 114k. £6,800 SOLD





2005 55 Jaguar X-Type 2.0D SE Estate. 101k. £4,500 SOLD





2005 05 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT TDI 3dr. 70k. £4,825 SOLD





2005 55 BMW 120D Sport. 28k. £8,600 SOLD





2005 55 Range Rover 4.2 V8 Supercharged Auto. 78k. £18,300 SOLD





Former private hire car, but very clean and straight.

2004 04 Mercedes Benz S320 CDI Auto. 168k. £7,250 SOLD





2003 53 Volkswagen Touareg 2.5 TDI Auto. 43k. £8,300 SOLD





2004 04 BMW 325 CI Sport Auto COnvertible. 30k. £9,000 SOLD





2005 05 Mercedes Benz SLK 200K Roadster. 30k. £11,300 SOLD





2004 04 Volvo XC90 2.9 T6 SE Geartronic. 49k. £8,300 SOLD





2002 51 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 Elegance Tip Auto Cabriolet. 77k. £6,650 SOLD






2004 04 BMW X5 3.0D Sprt Auto. 58k. £12,100 SOLD






Brum, brum... (what recession?)

2005 55 Mercedes Benz AMG CLK55 Cabriolet. 45k. £18,150 SOLD





2005 55 Audi A4 2.0 TDI S-Line Estate. 96k. £7,400 SOLD





2005 55 Porsche 911 (997) Carrera S Tip. 16k. £29,250 provisional





Cheap 'n' cheerful; better than the bus!

2003 03 BMW 520iES SE Auto. 102k. £2,600 SOLD





This one was much nicer in the metal than in the photo. Sparkling Metallic black with unusual 'racing strips'; certainly looks a bit different to the run of the mill.

2007 56 MINI Cooper S. 57k. £8,950 SOLD





2007 57 Saab 9-5 1.9TiD Vector Sport Auto Estate. 25k. £9,450 SOLD





On a budget? Here's some low mileage, sporty value...

2001 51 Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTI Coupe. 22k. £3,550 SOLD





2007 57 MINI Cooper S Convertible. 7k. £11,250 SOLD

[R360]

Another great post V8, well done!!

[BermyAndy]

Out of interest, where does the majority of stock come from? Is it dealers who cant sell it, dealers who cant be bothered to get it up their used standard, or just private people?

[V8mate]

BermyAndy said:

Out of interest, where does the majority of stock come from? Is it dealers who cant sell it, dealers who cant be bothered to get it up their used standard, or just private people?

Mainly from finance companies and fleet managers.

[PPPPPP]

R360 said:

Another great post V8, well done!!

+1

[Plotloss]

Great work again, V8Mate.

[Fox-]

BermyAndy said:

Out of interest, where does the majority of stock come from? Is it dealers who cant sell it, dealers who cant be bothered to get it up their used standard, or just private people?

It's virtually all 2005 stuff - so lease cars coming off lease mostly. Many seem to have Lloyds TSB Autolease plates.

Gosh that E39 is cheap.

[Ron Burgundy]

Whats going on here?

[The Milfman]

V8mate said:

BermyAndy said:

Out of interest, where does the majority of stock come from? Is it dealers who cant sell it, dealers who cant be bothered to get it up their used standard, or just private people?

Mainly from finance companies and fleet managers.

Once again, thanks, always an interesting read/look. That green Z3 makes me laugh!!

[RiCh08]

Thanks for the write up.
Those X5's went for a not too bad price, is that how much they usually go for?

lol at the Z3 haha

Edited by RiCh08 on Tuesday 9th December 15:55

[V8mate]

Ron Burgundy said:

Whats going on here?

Lots of cars have private plates. They are transferred back to their original plate as part of the sales process, so new plates are often fitted at the auction house as part of prep.

[m3sye]

Imagine if you opened a website and all the hits you would get ;-)
Great post V8 ;-)

[LHDisbest]

Bugger,

That Golf 2.0 GT tdi is a cheap car, that's got £6495 written all over it. I managed to bag a couple of cheap ex-motab C-max zetec's at BCA in Edinburgh last week.

I need to get my arse down for the Lexus/Toyota sale. I'll buy the tea V8!

[haggy]

Do you not get funny looks taking these photo's?

[BAHN-STORMA]

Was wondering this morning what those X5's and RR sports would go for - Cheers again V8!

[wideload]

anonymous said:

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Looks like the sort one in the photo. I really think that that 520i is a real steal. If only i didn't need finance and a px facility for my car/could afford the insurance on half of them.

Edited by wideload on Tuesday 9th December 16:15

[wideload]

Good write up again as always

[V8mate]

haggy said:

Do you not get funny looks taking these photo's?

They're taken on a phone, so somewhat more discreet than a full SLR on tripod

I'm not really the shy, self-conscious type, so don't care really

[BlueCello]

Great post, V8. That Merc SLK and that Mini with the red stripes both look like great VFM, as does the black Rangey Sport

[david_h]

thanks for taking the time to post up these auction results threads, they make very interesting reading.

I'm in the market for something new at the end of Jan/Feb and you've convinced me it's worth seeing what's coming up at auction.

thanks again.