Do We Buy any Car take colour into consideration?

[Thankyou4calling]

I don't have a car to sell but the other day i saw a yellow chrysler Crossfire. Not bright yellow but flat and lifeless and it made me think that it would be a hard car to sell, a very limited market although it may have been a wrap i guess.

With cars like Ferraris attracting a premium for certain colours and there being others in some pretty garish pinks I wondered if the WBAC type of car buyers take really extreme colours into account for their valuations and purchases?

[thebigmacmoomin]

It doesn't ask you for the colour I don't think.

[Lost soul]

thebigmacmoomin said:

It doesn't ask you for the colour I don't think.

But it would be linked to the reg number ? I would think it must be taken into consideration

[V8forweekends]

I doubt it (on the website) - their bid for anything seems to be so low it wouldn't matter.

Edited by V8forweekends on Monday 2nd March 14:09

[SuperPav]

Given that valuations are based on ability to sell at auction, I think a Chrysler Crossfire would be low-balled long before the computer gets to "Yellow".

But yes, they do show up colour, and I can imagine for the volume market (Mondeos, Insignias etc.) there will be a loading for "unusual" colours.

Having said that, most of those cars are only sold in shades of grey anyway, so it's a bit difficult to spec something exciting in the first place.

[V8forweekends]

thebigmacmoomin said:

It doesn't ask you for the colour I don't think.

But they also won't pay until they've seen it and pointed out a few dozen reasons to pay less than the web offer - one of which might be colour.

BTW I am not knocking them - they serve a purpose and they exist for reason.

[DUMBO100]

Yes I would think that they do in the way that any motor trader would do.
I tried to sell them a black car a couple of weeks ago and they gave a rubbish quote but I got £1000 more from the next Garage so sold it to them

[Lost soul]

SuperPav said:

Having said that, most of those cars are only sold in shades of grey anyway, so it's a bit difficult to spec something exciting in the first place.

Exactly , and run of the mill cars would be their bread and butter