Buying from BCA auctions
Discussion
Just wondering if anyone as a private buyer had ever purchased from them and whether there is any value?
I've noticed a few nice looking cars and was wondering if there is likely to be a significant saving,
I'm based in northern ireland and so would need to bid online or find an agent to bid for me.
Has previously been looking for something very family friendly but my wife has now purchased a
s-max leaving me more freedom.
18k budget and looking for something moderately sensible but quick.
I've noticed a few nice looking cars and was wondering if there is likely to be a significant saving,
I'm based in northern ireland and so would need to bid online or find an agent to bid for me.
Has previously been looking for something very family friendly but my wife has now purchased a
s-max leaving me more freedom.
18k budget and looking for something moderately sensible but quick.
I'm willing to take a bit of a risk to be honest but was unsure of the actual savings over a private/small dealer sale. Are there lists of hammer prices anywhere online?
Contemplating C63/S4/S6 or similar with no set preconceptions, just quick with a nice interior.
Test drove a jeep SRT8 at the weekend and loved the noise/feel but have realised that interiors do matter to me, I dont think I could live
with that hard plastics and utilitarian feel.
Contemplating C63/S4/S6 or similar with no set preconceptions, just quick with a nice interior.
Test drove a jeep SRT8 at the weekend and loved the noise/feel but have realised that interiors do matter to me, I dont think I could live
with that hard plastics and utilitarian feel.
Thanks andy, I had feared that this may be the case.
On another note is there such a thing as anyone other than AA who will do an inspection on a car prior to sale. Have has an issue in the past flying over to see
cars only to have obvious issues. I'm no mechanic and when factoring in flights/time off work is probably more cost effective to have a potential car assessed
rather than waste a journey.
On another note is there such a thing as anyone other than AA who will do an inspection on a car prior to sale. Have has an issue in the past flying over to see
cars only to have obvious issues. I'm no mechanic and when factoring in flights/time off work is probably more cost effective to have a potential car assessed
rather than waste a journey.
I live 1 mile from my nearest BCA so go on a regular basis just to check stuff out. Best deals seem to be on bigger engined stuff that traders will probably find a bit hard to shift. Some good deals to be had on petrol or big diesel 4x4s such as Shoguns etc....or look out for catalogs that have multiples of the same car as there's sometimes deals to be had.
My advice would be, sign up to get the catalogs sent by email a couple of days before hand, study it, find out what it retails at, add on buyers costs and set yourself a limit you want to pay. Then arrive early and check the condition, hang around when it's started up and don't go over what you want to pay.
There are good buys to be had...but these have to be offset with potential unknown costs.
If you choose to buy online then they do give a condition rating, but I also think you have to be a trader and have a trader account to buy online, you may want to check this out.
My advice would be, sign up to get the catalogs sent by email a couple of days before hand, study it, find out what it retails at, add on buyers costs and set yourself a limit you want to pay. Then arrive early and check the condition, hang around when it's started up and don't go over what you want to pay.
There are good buys to be had...but these have to be offset with potential unknown costs.
If you choose to buy online then they do give a condition rating, but I also think you have to be a trader and have a trader account to buy online, you may want to check this out.
Edited by itz_baseline on Sunday 24th March 22:08
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