Discounted stock Emiras...
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SFTWend said:
av185 said:
Yes agree Seneca is a great colour and really suits the car especially with BP polished alloys and yellow stitching belts and calipers.
I think Harry Metcalfe got the colour and spec right. I'm not that keen on any of the initial colour palette.The tan is also more like terracotta but looks ok.
As long as H likes it thats all that matters!
SFTWend said:
Ah, right, I mistakingly thought it might be the pre reg delivery miles ones going through BCA.
I can understand why that colour and mileage didn't get close to £60k, although a best bid of £41k is shockingly low.
Wouldn't Lotus normally be offering these to their dealer network rather than punting them out through BCA? Perhaps Lotus dealers don't have capacity or the desire for more used stock?
It’s on Carwow trade, they had a lot on there but all had at least 1000 miles. Same with the Eletre, lots at them a long way off current retail, guess the Lotus dealer network can only take so many.I can understand why that colour and mileage didn't get close to £60k, although a best bid of £41k is shockingly low.
Wouldn't Lotus normally be offering these to their dealer network rather than punting them out through BCA? Perhaps Lotus dealers don't have capacity or the desire for more used stock?
Another Emira sold for 63 plus fees on motorway. I would guess another none Lotus specialist will be having a quite expensive experiment with that but another nail in the coffin for anyone waiting for prices dropping further. Will be interesting to see how the I4 affects things. I see that in typical lotus fashion deliveries of their most anticipated car of the last 15 years has started with no fanfare just a cancelled order coming for sale at Oakmere.
highway said:
There remains a 23 plate car with 650 miles on AT at £68500 and another red car listed at £65. I appreciate your comments re realistic profit, but laying out over £60k to make maybe 4K at best seems bolder than a washing powder.
I think they are aiming for 10 but will probably come away with a fair bit less unless they are lucky!highway said:
There remains a 23 plate car with 650 miles on AT at £68500 and another red car listed at £65. I appreciate your comments re realistic profit, but laying out over £60k to make maybe 4K at best seems bolder than a washing powder.
I felt that yellow 650 miler was tempting. But then I wonder why its only done that mileage over 12 months. For slightly more money one can buy from a dealer and return a lemon, plus px and finance facilities in addition to the consumer rights benefits. To my mind it needs to be a chunk cheaper to find a buyer.Sukh13 said:
Private car, up for sale since June 2023, with higher miles is advertised at a higher price than an approved used with lower miles and all the benefits of buying from Lotus.
Market has some catching up to do.
robsco said:
That’s nothing to do with the market per se, it’s just certain private individuals feel their car is worth more than the market value. Usually because it’s their own, and therefore they have some emotional connection to it - forgetting that nobody else does.
It's not just isolated adverts, there are a bunch of private sales priced above lotus approved used cars, I would guess at it being most private ads...av185 said:
That green Emira privately advertised at £69700 is quite frankly a joke price for a 72 plate with 7.3k miles.
I guess private sellers paid for the "hold until sold" listing and are hoping to get lucky. Clearly they don't need to sell and will only do so if they achieve silly money.Will be interesting to see if the yellow one drops in price as the owner is allegedly moving abroad.
Sukh13 said:
robsco said:
That’s nothing to do with the market per se, it’s just certain private individuals feel their car is worth more than the market value. Usually because it’s their own, and therefore they have some emotional connection to it - forgetting that nobody else does.
It's not just isolated adverts, there are a bunch of private sales priced above lotus approved used cars, I would guess at it being most private ads...Gassing Station | Emira | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff