What's a QP worth?

[munky]

I know of a 2006 QP being auctioned, under 2 hours to go and last bid was £20k yesterday. Description is "Maserati Quattroporte AB4 S-A 4244cc petrol 4 door saloon car, blue. Service book available". That's it. 36,000 miles. No opportunity to view the car before the auction ends, although I have seen the car a few times but not been in it. It was in its previous life a chauffeur driven company car.

I know what similar cars are offered for on here and autotrader, but do they sell? Worth bidding or leave well alone? Thinking of bidding to sell on, although if I ended up keeping it it wouldn't be the end of the world, I do need a family car - although this wasn't quite what I had in mind..

thanks!

[munky]

15 mins left. Bid now 20,500 (plus 15% buyer fee + VAT on the fee makes it £25). May leave it though, tempting as it is I know nothing about Massers and insurance is 1k compared to £580 for a Jag XJR not to mention the servicing costs.

Edited by munky on Thursday 26th February 12:00

[PST 1]

munky said:

I know of a 2006 QP being auctioned, under 2 hours to go and last bid was £20k yesterday. Description is "Maserati Quattroporte AB4 S-A 4244cc petrol 4 door saloon car, blue. Service book available". That's it. 36,000 miles. No opportunity to view the car before the auction ends, although I have seen the car a few times but not been in it. It was in its previous life a chauffeur driven company car.

I know what similar cars are offered for on here and autotrader, but do they sell? Worth bidding or leave well alone? Thinking of bidding to sell on, although if I ended up keeping it it wouldn't be the end of the world, I do need a family car - although this wasn't quite what I had in mind..

thanks!

How much fuel has it got in it?

[jcwuk]

PST 1 said:

munky said:

I know of a 2006 QP being auctioned, under 2 hours to go and last bid was £20k yesterday. Description is "Maserati Quattroporte AB4 S-A 4244cc petrol 4 door saloon car, blue. Service book available". That's it. 36,000 miles. No opportunity to view the car before the auction ends, although I have seen the car a few times but not been in it. It was in its previous life a chauffeur driven company car.

I know what similar cars are offered for on here and autotrader, but do they sell? Worth bidding or leave well alone? Thinking of bidding to sell on, although if I ended up keeping it it wouldn't be the end of the world, I do need a family car - although this wasn't quite what I had in mind..

thanks!

How much fuel has it got in it?

Is it Me or Do I feel a Skoda Joke comming up! (-:

[sjn2004]

Was this on ebay by the sounds of it?

[PST 1]

jcwuk said:

PST 1 said:

munky said:

I know of a 2006 QP being auctioned, under 2 hours to go and last bid was £20k yesterday. Description is "Maserati Quattroporte AB4 S-A 4244cc petrol 4 door saloon car, blue. Service book available". That's it. 36,000 miles. No opportunity to view the car before the auction ends, although I have seen the car a few times but not been in it. It was in its previous life a chauffeur driven company car.

I know what similar cars are offered for on here and autotrader, but do they sell? Worth bidding or leave well alone? Thinking of bidding to sell on, although if I ended up keeping it it wouldn't be the end of the world, I do need a family car - although this wasn't quite what I had in mind..

thanks!

How much fuel has it got in it?

Is it Me or Do I feel a Skoda Joke comming up! (-:

Sorry, I was only joking but I do rate these cars and done a few miles in one.

[munky]

sjn2004 said:

Was this on ebay by the sounds of it?

No, wasn't ebay, was webcastauctions.net. Sold for 22k + fees (so about 26k). Sounds about right considering limited scope for viewing the car, unknown service history (service book available it said, but no info other than that) and only 9 bidders and 11 in total watching it. Private sale price seems to be about 33k, so that's 7k to take on the risk of it being a lemon / needing a cambelt change etc.

[sjn2004]

munky said:

sjn2004 said:

Was this on ebay by the sounds of it?

No, wasn't ebay, was webcastauctions.net. Sold for 22k + fees (so about 26k). Sounds about right considering limited scope for viewing the car, unknown service history (service book available it said, but no info other than that) and only 9 bidders and 11 in total watching it. Private sale price seems to be about 33k, so that's 7k to take on the risk of it being a lemon / needing a cambelt change etc.

Just checked that site and came up with this link. Looks like that and the MB's were repossesions/property of insolvent businesses. Seems a poor place to sell as who would know anything about it/them being available for sale?

http://www.kingsturge.co.uk/plant&machinery/in...

[Pork]

15% fees! £3k for selling one item!! Damn, that acution site will be worth more than eBay if it keeps on at that rate!

[P-J]

From looking at the other cars going to auction I wouldn't say they are too tempting - an S500L with 56k miles with an unstampted service book