Renaultsport Megane R26.R - prices

Renaultsport Megane R26.R - prices

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squirdan

1,083 posts

148 months

Frimley111R

15,688 posts

235 months

Wednesday 14th June 2017
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squirdan said:
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

£24,900

another nice high price :-)

up,up,up

ALL the ingredients are there....rare / cool / extreme spec / great drive
TBH its offered at a high price, its not sold at one...

squirdan

1,083 posts

148 months

Tuesday 20th June 2017
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Frimley111R said:
squirdan said:
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

£24,900

another nice high price :-)

up,up,up

ALL the ingredients are there....rare / cool / extreme spec / great drive
TBH its offered at a high price, its not sold at one...
A very low miles one now OFFERED at £28k on eBay

I take your point what matters like any asset is what someone will pay to own it, but it's quite clear these are an appreciating cult classic

Frankly what else can you get for the money that's so good?!

nigelonich

1,017 posts

221 months

Tuesday 20th June 2017
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artdealer

258 posts

214 months

Tuesday 20th June 2017
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nigelonich said:
I seem to recall this car being advertised a few months ago? Scotland, Lunar Grey, One owner, 4K blah blah.

It's the starting price. On PH at £28500.




Edited by artdealer on Tuesday 20th June 18:33

nigelonich

1,017 posts

221 months

Wednesday 21st June 2017
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I dont know the owner personally but its a car based in Aberdeen and I am fairly sure its all good.

The spec seems perfect for a top money car and someone needs to be the most expensive!


Frimley111R

15,688 posts

235 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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After looking at them for a few weeks I can't help thinking that these car prices are more about what sellers like to think the cars are worth (and where prices are going) than anything else. Very very few seem to sell. One has been up for sale for about 6 months (now at sub £20k with 41k on the clock). At best I think they will hold their value well but as for an appreciating classic? Very little points to that beyond what any relatively decent performance car that's cherished for many years would achieve.

Frimley111R

15,688 posts

235 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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squirdan said:
...but it's quite clear these are an appreciating cult classic
See above, it's clear they're not, or at least not in the way the sellers desperately hope they will be.

BrotherMouzone

3,169 posts

175 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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Prices are all over the place.

Like this one.... it's been for sale forever and IIRC at one point it was £19k? Now at £22k. Makes no sense.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252685448794

For me any car over £20k must have full cage and titanium exhaust, unless it's in a rare colour such as grey, yellow or blue.

Do Renault still supply new titanium exhaust?


BrotherMouzone

3,169 posts

175 months

Wednesday 28th June 2017
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don logan said:
To mainain value will need originality and keeping mileage reasonable
don logan said:
A mint one might be a bit of a liability in the real world
Spot on.

Would anyone really take a mint, low mileage R26R on track? Much like E30 M3 / 964 RS etc since the price explosion craziness.

Frimley111R

15,688 posts

235 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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BrotherMouzone said:
Prices are all over the place.

Like this one.... it's been for sale forever and IIRC at one point it was £19k? Now at £22k. Makes no sense.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252685448794
They probably saw the other prices and repriced theirs. Garages are often not specialists and don't always see why one car is worth more than another. Given how long any are taking to sell I am glad I am not doing the same.

BrotherMouzone

3,169 posts

175 months

Thursday 29th June 2017
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I actually do not mind if one is without cage (it's lighter innit?) providing the price reflects that, but yes 'collector specs' will have to have full cage, ti exhaust etc.

BrotherMouzone said:
Do Renault still supply new titanium exhaust?
^^ Anyone please? ^^

squirdan

1,083 posts

148 months

Friday 30th June 2017
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I see the Lunar grey 4k miles car - with the highest asking price seen to date - is now marked as "deposit taken" 10 days after the ad went up

no idea what price has been agreed , but doesn't exactly suggest good cars in right spec are hanging about

artdealer

258 posts

214 months

Thursday 6th July 2017
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BrotherMouzone said:
^^ Anyone please? ^^
I bought one back about 2014 which had a new Ti system from Renault parts dept, receipt price was around £2000. Whether they still have them would need to enquire.

An R26.R without Ti and/or cage, needs to be price deducted accordingly, hence a few cars (probably very good ones) sitting around sub £20K that would have otherwise sold. It does distort the market a bit for the uninitiated watcher.

Agree about Renault saving weight, then adding a roll cage, not even a full one :-S

squirdan

1,083 posts

148 months

Thursday 6th July 2017
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cant help noticing a very nice white 205 GTI is coming up at Silverstone Auctions at the end of the month... £28-32k estimate

i dont know enough about 205s to say if thats the right price. Sure they are rare now, but come on, nothing that special about them, just a good hot hatch

what I do know is that is essentially like seeing into the future of the R26.R

£50k in time.... super rare, exotic spec, press rave reviews etc

Frimley111R

15,688 posts

235 months

Thursday 6th July 2017
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Yes, but it could be 20 years before the R26R is worth anything impressive potentially. I see the long term value of supercars being maintained but I do think the lesser models are suffering from people trying to jump on the bandwagon and the reality being that they are simply not desirable enough.

Edited by Frimley111R on Thursday 3rd August 07:57

squirdan

1,083 posts

148 months

Thursday 6th July 2017
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v fair

artdealer

258 posts

214 months

Thursday 3rd August 2017
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020 advertised by Hurlingham Motor Co. has now sold and was advertised at £24990. Hopefully somewhere close.

BrotherMouzone

3,169 posts

175 months

Saturday 5th August 2017
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artdealer said:
020 advertised by Hurlingham Motor Co. has now sold and was advertised at £24990. Hopefully somewhere close.
Just had a look at their website; interestingly a 16k miles Clio Trophy was sold for close to £20k redface

artdealer

258 posts

214 months

Wednesday 9th August 2017
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FYI. Write up in this week's Autocar best used cars under the 'Lightweights' section.