Auction Report #8: Manheim Colchester 06 Jan 2009

[V8mate]

Hi all. Welcome to the first auction report of the New Year and boy was it a busy one!

All of those mince pies and selection boxes over Christmas sent the sugar rushing to the trade buyers' heads and it was 'Buy, buy buy!' all round. The amount of cars which I have shown below showing as 'provisional' is not representative of the sale as a whole; most cars did sell.

All four lanes were running, so I did my best to pop between them and grab info about the best cars.


Coming up soon

Next week, on Tuesday 13th January, they are holding a 200+ car sale on behalf of Toyota/Lexus. So if you're after some nice Jap metal, it may be a sale for you.


Also, don't forget the next Prestige Sale on Tuesday 10th February. Whether you just fancy window-shopping or taking advantage of some very competitive prices for top-end cars, it promises to be a great auction. So that fellow PHers can have a nerdy natter at the same time, would be good for those
attending to have a huddle round a few strong teas; if you're coming but don't know anyone, drop me a
line nearer the time and I'll sort out arranging a 'mini-meet'.


So, onto today's results. As always, I have tried to capture as broad a selection without disappearing into Nissan Notes etc.

To save repeated questions, car prices are marked as:

1. SOLD - you pay this price plus a buyer's premium of 4-5%.

2. Provisional - you are the highest bidder but haven't quite met the reserve. Manheim will try and broker a deal between you an the vendor (either you move up or the vendor moves down). You are bound to buy the car if the vendor moves his reserve down to your bid, but are not bound to offer any extra. (Plus buyer's premium as before)

3. Submit Highest Bid (SMB) - The vendor has not left a reserve but has asked the auction house to submit the highest bid to him for his consideration. You are bound to buy the car if your highest bid is accepted. (Plus buyer's premium as before)


Here we go......


2006 56 Audi TT 2.0 TFSI Coupe. 26k. £16,500 SOLD





2007 07 Honda Civic Type R GT 2.0 VTEC. 16k. £9,625 SOLD





2005 05 Audi A4 2.0 TFSI S Line Avant. 72k. £7,475 SOLD





2007 07 Porsche Cayman 3.4 S Tip S Coupe. 16k. £20,600 provisional





2008 08 Jaguar X-Type 2.2D Sovereign Auto (2009MY). 8k. £16,600 SOLD





2007 07 Audi A4 1.8T Cabriolet. 11k. £11,400 provisional





2005 05 Volvo V50 2.0D S Estate. 75k. £4,475 SOLD





2006 Audi A4 Sport Cabriolet 163bhp. Red leather. 20k. £11,400 SOLD





A PHer ran a thread this week asking for a 7/8 seater to drive the family to Perpignan. You can't beat

the original 8-seater!

2005 54 Toyota Previa 2.4 VVTI T Spirit Auto. 87k. £5,200 provisional





2005 55 Mercedes Benz C200 CDi Elegance SE. 107k. £5,550 SOLD





2006 56 Audi A3 2.0 TDi S-Line 5dr. 32k. £11,000 SOLD





Brum brum... I would...

2005 55 BMW 330D SE Auto. 47k. £10,800 SOLD





2006 56 Mercedes Benz C160 SE Coupe. 23k. £7,850 Unsold





On the downside, it's (relatively) underpowered and has too many miles on it. On the upside it's in a

less common colour and still wears a badge which will impress the neighbours!

2005 05 BMW 525D SE Auto. FSH. Leather. 127k. £7,100 SOLD





2006 55 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Auto. 30k. £22,500 SOLD





2004 54 Mitsubishi Shogun DD Warrior SWB Auto. 47k. £5,700 SOLD





A PHer dropped a line during the week asking about 350Zs. Here's a nice sample: a straight coupe, a

coupe with bodykit and a roadster.

2006 56 Nissan 350Z 300 GT Coupe. 15k. £13,000 SOLD





2006 06 Nissan 350Z 300 GT Coupe. 12k. £12,800 SOLD





2007 07 Nissan 350Z 300 GT Roadster. 3k. £14,750 SOLD





2006 56 Lexus IS 220D SE. 17k. £9,400 provisional





2005 55 Audi A6 3.2 FSI S-Line MTronic. 51k. £8,150 provisional





2007 57 Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDi PD Elegance Estate. 18k. £7,350 provisional





2007 57 Ford Fiesta 1.25 Style. 8k. £4,800 SOLD





2006 06 Ford Galaxy 1.8 TDCi LX. 22k. £8,600 SOLD





2007 57 Nissan Pathfinder 2.5 DCi Aventura Auto. 3k. £13,450 SOLD





You don't often see these in front of the block....

2006 56 Renault Clio 197 2.0 16V Renaultsport. 17k. £7,800 SOLD





2008 08 Ford Mondeo 1.8 TDCi Zetec 5dr. 14k. £9,100 provisional





2004 54 Volvo XC90 2.4 D5 SE Geartronic. 44k. £10,100 SOLD





What private buyers can do to auction prices... this car has a trade of £4,400 and a retail of £5,600. May be a slight premium for the 'best' colour? But...

2005 05 Ford Mondeo 2.2 TDCi 155 ST 5dr Hatch. 60k. £6,000 SOLD





2007 57 Nissan Pathfinder 2.5 DCi Sport. 5k. £11,000 SOLD





Someone mentioned Citroen rally cars?

2006 56 Citroen C4 2.0 HDi 16V VTR Plus. 48k. £5,250 SOLD





2006 06 Lexus IS 220D SE-L. 56k. £9,850 SOLD





2004 04 Mini Cooper S. 97k. £4,550 provisional





2005 55 Audi A3 1.9 TDi SE 5dr. 30k. £7,750 SOLD





2007 07 Saab 9-3 1.9 TiD Linear Estate. 35k. £5,800 provisional





2005 55 Volkswagen Passat 2.0FSI Sport. 33k. £5,950 SOLD





Seemed like a lot of dosh to me ... a couple of grand in fact ... but hey....

2006 56 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT TDi 170 5dr. 122k. £6,900 SOLD





2005 55 Mazda RX-8 231bhp coupe. 15k. £6,700 SOLD





2006 06 Alfa Romeo 159 1.9 JTDm 16V Lusso. 63k. £7,150 SOLD





2006 56 Audi A3 2.0 TDi 170 S-Line S-Tronic 3dr. 38k. £12,000 SOLD





Fancy a change of career? Drive a taxi....


2007 07 Citroen C8 2.0 HDi 16V SX. 22k. £6,400 provisional





2005 55 Honda Accord 2.2 CDTi Executive estate. 67k. £5,375 SOLD





2006 06 BMW 520D M Sport. 40k. £12,700 provisional





2004 54 Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm 16V coupe. 48k. £6,000 provisional





2005 55 Mercedes Benz C220 CDi Avantgarde SE Auto. 76k. £8,500 SOLD





2005 55 Saab 9-3 Aero estate. 64k. £5,600 SOLD





2005 55 MINI One 1.6. 27k. £5,900 SOLD





And finally, a classic PH motor...

2004 04 Lotus Elise 111R Touring Convertible. 32k. £10,500 SHB

Edited by V8mate on Tuesday 6th January 16:56

[wideload]

again another good write up. I have been to afew uctions this week and everything seemed to be welling, well except for smaller cars as there just weren't any there. Do you know a good auction to go to in order to pick up a 3 year old small car, polo if possible. Toying with the VW group sale at blackbushe on friday but don't know if it will be worth it

[Zippee]

V8mate said:

Hi all. Welcome to the first auction report of the New Year and boy was it a busy one!

All of those mince pies and selection boxes over Christmas sent the sugar rushing to the trade buyers' heads and it was 'Buy, buy buy!' all round. The amount of cars which I have shown below showing as 'provisional' is not representative of the sale as a whole; most cars did sell.

All four lanes were running, so I did my best to pop between them and grab info about the best cars.


Coming up soon

Next week, on Tuesday 13th January, they are holding a 200+ car sale on behalf of Toyota/Lexus. So if you're after some nice Jap metal, it may be a sale for you.


Also, don't forget the next Prestige Sale on Tuesday 10th February. Whether you just fancy window-shopping or taking advantage of some very competitive prices for top-end cars, it promises to be a great auction. So that fellow PHers can have a nerdy natter at the same time, would be good for those
attending to have a huddle round a few strong teas; if you're coming but don't know anyone, drop me a
line nearer the time and I'll sort out arranging a 'mini-meet'.


So, onto today's results. As always, I have tried to capture as broad a selection without disappearing into Nissan Notes etc.

To save repeated questions, car prices are marked as:

1. SOLD - you pay this price plus a buyer's premium of 4-5%.

2. Provisional - you are the highest bidder but haven't met the reserve. Manheim will try and broker a
deal between you an the vendor (either you move up or the vendor moves down). You are bound to buy the car if the vendor moves his reserve down to your bid, but are not bound to offer any extra. (Plus buyer's premium as before)

3. Submit Highest Bid (SMB) - The vendor has not left a reserve but has asked the auction house to submit the highest bid to him for his consideration. You are bound to buy the car if your highest bid is accepted. (Plus buyer's premium as before)


Here we go......




2007 07 Porsche Cayman 3.4 S Tip S Coupe. 16k. £20,600 provisional

Holy poo! If that had been around for that price when I bought my T350 I'd have been converting to Pork pretty quickly. I know it's provisional but it's a bargain price for a 1 year old S.

[BoRED S2upid]

2005 55 Mazda RX-8 231bhp coupe. 15k. £6,700 SOLD


Wow thats a bargain.

Interesting to see what holds its value and what doesn't. Some very prestigious cars going for peanuts.

[elfer]

Fantastic. Thanks V8Mate for continuing to do these.

[davemac250]

That Cayman is a steal if it goes for anything near that.

What is the trade price on those at the moment?

[Roastie ITR]

I'll take the Elise 111R, that looks like a bargain at £10.5k

[mas99]

Excellent report again. Thanks V8

[Muzzer]

2007 07 Honda Civic Type R GT 2.0 VTEC. 16k. £9,625 SOLD

Crikey. Lot of car for £9.5k

2007 07 Audi A4 1.8T Cabriolet. 11k. £11,400 provisional

Ditto. Always fancied one of these and £11400 with just over 10k miles is a steal.

2006 56 Renault Clio 197 2.0 16V Renaultsport. 17k. £7,800 SOLD

Also a steal. What's that - 50% off list in 2, nearly 3 years?


Bargains to be had. If I was in the market and had the bottle I'd be straight down there.

V8 - are a lot of these motors stters with crap spec or dodgy bodywork or is it really as good as it seems?

[onlynik]

Thanks for the info.

[TonyHetherington]

Great write up, thanks

That Audi A4 S-Line Avant, that will be mine. As soon as the Exige goes, I'm there!

[Plotloss]

That Cooper S, its a st colour granted but is that really all they are worth now?

The woman that bought mine new paid £22K, I paid £19K 6 months old.

Blimey.

[Bing o]

Roastie ITR said:

I'll take the Elise 111R, that looks like a bargain at £10.5k

That is dirt cheap, time of the year, or have Loti just lost their residuals?

(Any idea what a 111S books at at the mo on an 04 plate with 25k miles...?)

[steebo888]

great work V8!!!!

would love that audi 05 a4 2.0t for 7495 but as a saloon

[BlueEyedBoy]

The red 350z looks quite nice, one of the first ones I have thought does. Is that a Nissan bodykit and wheel option?

[Olf]

Good work.

Those Audis seem to have taken a whack?!

And that gold 7k? Someone needs their head checked.

[J400uk]

Cheers for the writeup

Is there anyone going to BCA Paddock Wood tommorow? There is a car there been auction by MB-Direct that I would be very interested in knowing how much it goes for

EDIT: Got the location wrong..

Edited by J400uk on Tuesday 6th January 16:41

[Jasandjules]

Wow, awesome prices there !!

Stupid question from MoP, but what does provisional mean in terms of an auction? The car will sell at the price If the seller agrees as it is around a reserve or something?

Will there be an DB7 Volante type monsters at the 10 Feb Auction?

[jke11y]

That 111R is a bargain at 10.5, and it is indeed a 111R according to Hpi....

[TonyHetherington]

Jasandjules said:

Stupid question from MoP, but what does provisional mean in terms of an auction? The car will sell at the price If the seller agrees as it is around a reserve or something?

From the top of his post

V8 mate said:

2. Provisional - you are the highest bidder but haven't met the reserve. Manheim will try and broker a
deal between you an the vendor (either you move up or the vendor moves down). You are bound to buy the car if the vendor moves his reserve down to your bid, but are not bound to offer any extra. (Plus buyer's premium as before)

Edited by TonyHetherington on Tuesday 6th January 16:52