bca how good are they?
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hi,
a friend of mine intorduced me to bca auction centre. i wanted to know how good the prices are of the cars ie how much would one save on a car and also what general condition of the cars are like. i do plan to go along to one their auction centres in the near future. i know the savings will depend on the car etc, but i just wanted an idea as i time is precious and i thought someone on here was likely to be familiar with bca!
thanks.
a friend of mine intorduced me to bca auction centre. i wanted to know how good the prices are of the cars ie how much would one save on a car and also what general condition of the cars are like. i do plan to go along to one their auction centres in the near future. i know the savings will depend on the car etc, but i just wanted an idea as i time is precious and i thought someone on here was likely to be familiar with bca!
thanks.
Driver Rider said:
hi,
i wanted to know how good the prices are of the cars ie how much would one save on a car and also what general condition of the cars are like. i do plan to go along to one their auction centres in the near future. i know the savings will depend on the car etc, but i just wanted an idea as i time is precious and i thought someone on here was likely to be familiar with bca!
thanks.
Auctions are auctions, they're there for a purpose, to shift cars, price will be entirely dependant on demand/condition so yes its a silly question. Its entirely possible to pick up a good car at below trade or a complete shed for too much.i wanted to know how good the prices are of the cars ie how much would one save on a car and also what general condition of the cars are like. i do plan to go along to one their auction centres in the near future. i know the savings will depend on the car etc, but i just wanted an idea as i time is precious and i thought someone on here was likely to be familiar with bca!
thanks.
Cupramax said:
Driver Rider said:
hi,
i wanted to know how good the prices are of the cars ie how much would one save on a car and also what general condition of the cars are like. i do plan to go along to one their auction centres in the near future. i know the savings will depend on the car etc, but i just wanted an idea as i time is precious and i thought someone on here was likely to be familiar with bca!
thanks.
Auctions are auctions, they're there for a purpose, to shift cars, price will be entirely dependant on demand/condition so yes its a silly question. Its entirely possible to pick up a good car at below trade or a complete shed for too much.i wanted to know how good the prices are of the cars ie how much would one save on a car and also what general condition of the cars are like. i do plan to go along to one their auction centres in the near future. i know the savings will depend on the car etc, but i just wanted an idea as i time is precious and i thought someone on here was likely to be familiar with bca!
thanks.
POORCARDEALER said:
Nice retail cars with low mileage are expensive particually when you add in their buyers premium charge.....
Yep and filled with punters trying to get bargain which pushes the price up . I have been looking for an m3 and a van and I couldnt belive what price metal is selling for . Its cheaper in the classfieds where you can meet the seller and ask questions I guess the more obscure stuff is still a good deal though? I'm sure I read a comment in another thread about a 3.2V6 Signum going through at £1800 or thereabouts. That's a lot of motor for not a lot of cash.
If you don't mind driving something which isn't fleet fodder you might pick up a bargain.
If you don't mind driving something which isn't fleet fodder you might pick up a bargain.
At the end of the day BCA do not sell cars. They don't own any cars and do not provide any. They provide a hall, storage facility, auctioneer and money collection facility.
The people who sell cars at BCA range from Joe Bloggs with his £200 Corsa with a blown headgasket and no MOT to prestige marques selling 400 miles old £80000 cars to their franchised dealer network.
As soon as you start thinking in terms of BCA & Manheim and Co. just being agents the sooner you'll begin to understand the auction buying process and why the pretty much exact same car on the exact same day at the same auction hall will fetch 20% less in one section than in another.
As a private buyer you are unlikely to get a bargain but may get a decent deal. Depends on what you want really. You could also buy a heap of trouble.
The people who sell cars at BCA range from Joe Bloggs with his £200 Corsa with a blown headgasket and no MOT to prestige marques selling 400 miles old £80000 cars to their franchised dealer network.
As soon as you start thinking in terms of BCA & Manheim and Co. just being agents the sooner you'll begin to understand the auction buying process and why the pretty much exact same car on the exact same day at the same auction hall will fetch 20% less in one section than in another.
As a private buyer you are unlikely to get a bargain but may get a decent deal. Depends on what you want really. You could also buy a heap of trouble.
fathomfive said:
I guess the more obscure stuff is still a good deal though? I'm sure I read a comment in another thread about a 3.2V6 Signum going through at £1800 or thereabouts. That's a lot of motor for not a lot of cash.
If you don't mind driving something which isn't fleet fodder you might pick up a bargain.
The only "osbscure" stuff which goes cheap is what no one wants. Rare cars which have a market trade buyers will spot and usually do abnormally well at auction simply because it is obscure and rare. Let's face it, if you miss out on a 56 plate Mondeo at auction, it'll be 3-4 minutes at most before another one is along.If you don't mind driving something which isn't fleet fodder you might pick up a bargain.
confused_buyer said:
fathomfive said:
I guess the more obscure stuff is still a good deal though? I'm sure I read a comment in another thread about a 3.2V6 Signum going through at £1800 or thereabouts. That's a lot of motor for not a lot of cash.
If you don't mind driving something which isn't fleet fodder you might pick up a bargain.
The only "osbscure" stuff which goes cheap is what no one wants.If you don't mind driving something which isn't fleet fodder you might pick up a bargain.
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