BCA auction prices

[jason61c]

What sort of % below market are the prices?

I've seen a perfect 2016 535d. If the retail is 21k ish, assuming the dealer has 2-3k profit in it? Would it make it £18k at auction?

[rich12]

The question is actually 'what percentage over market value are they selling for'.

[t400ble]

BMW 535D 3.0 M SPORT STEP, 2016 (16 reg)
Service History Yes
V5 Present
33,528 Miles Warranted
Grade 1
Moonstone
4 doors
Saloon
Auto/Manual Mode
Diesel
CAP Clean: £ 18,250
CAP Average: £ 17,450
Glass's Ret: £ 20,633
Glass's Trd: £ 17,983
VAT Qualifying

From BCA

[t400ble]

Service History No
V5 Present
74,325 Miles Warranted
Grade 2
Grey
4 doors
Saloon
Auto/Manual Mode
Diesel
CAP Clean: £ 14,800
CAP Average: £ 14,000
Glass's Ret: £ 18,398
Glass's Trd: £ 15,456
VAT Margin
Nottingham, Black Horse, Start: 03/09/2019, Lot BH081

[Trevor555]

The fees are very steep for a private buyer on an 18k car.

My advice is to pay a bit more and buy one retail as an AUC.

You have to ask yourself, is the saving worth giving up the protection you get when you buy from a dealer?

[jjr1]

BCA are very expensive unless you can find a trader to use their account. I bought a 430d from there for 22k and my fees were around £450 as I used a trader friend. Fee would have been double that for a private buyer.

I tend to buy privately now as it is cheaper than auction in many cases but may require a bit of travelling. My last car was a BMW M4 Comp bought privately instead of the auction and saved thousands over the AUC cars.

[93DW]

t400ble said:

BMW 535D 3.0 M SPORT STEP, 2016 (16 reg)
Service History Yes
V5 Present
33,528 Miles Warranted
Grade 1
Moonstone
4 doors
Saloon
Auto/Manual Mode
Diesel
CAP Clean: £ 18,250
CAP Average: £ 17,450
Glass's Ret: £ 20,633
Glass's Trd: £ 17,983
VAT Qualifying

From BCA

Being a grade 1 I would bet that wouldn't go for any less than late 18's

[bennno]

jjr1 said:

BCA are very expensive unless you can find a trader to use their account. I bought a 430d from there for 22k and my fees were around £450 as I used a trader friend. Fee would have been double that for a private buyer.

I tend to buy privately now as it is cheaper than auction in many cases but may require a bit of travelling. My last car was a BMW M4 Comp bought privately instead of the auction and saved thousands over the AUC cars.

I find its variable, I bought a E220 AMG Line Premium Estate in the Mercedes sale. Had every extra fitted in glass roof and dual wide screen displays, its still in manufacturer warranty and was 5-6k less than a dealer inc fees.

By comparison small hatchbacks were way more than you could buy one privately for and generally in worse condition.

Bennno

[GreatGranny]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Dealer price.