Seriously Overpriced Cars

[sim16v]

What about this for £28k.....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-M3-EVOLUTION-3-2-DAK...



Two years ago it would have been around £8k.

[Driver101]

sim16v said:

What about this for £28k.....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-M3-EVOLUTION-3-2-DAK...



Two years ago it would have been around £8k.

It doesn't even look in good condition. The front seats aren't the same either.

[corozin]

Some dealer in this month's Octane magazine is trying to sell a 1976 Ford Escort 1.3 estate for £19,995.
I mean seriously... what the actual fk...

[Matt-il77s]

p1stonhead said:

This one isn't necessarily overpriced now but it obviously was at one time!

Love the complete lack of effort. Just take a new picture FFS!

They leave the price on (or bump it up) to show how much it's dropped so the buyer thinks it's a bargain and must be snapped up before someone else does, or that it's an 'online exclusive price'

[KungFuPanda]

Atomic12C said:

Work colleague is interested in 911 turbos; 35-big-ones for a 17 year old car that has 130,000 miles on the clock !

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...


Blimey !

Alloys have seen better days also, and the engine bay looks like it could do with a clean up for sale time.

I think its adverts like this one that will eventually make buyers realise how crazy the 2nd hand performance car market is right now.
With the bubble about to possibly burst, I think there are plenty sellers out there who are getting a little worried and are wanting to cash in now with seriously overpriced asking amounts before the penny drops with buyers.

That's a rough looking car. The wheels are from a later 911, this vintage should have hollow spokes. The Sony amp in the front boot would also be a major negative. A Porsche purist wouldn't touch that car with a bargepole.

[f1nn]

More than any other marque, later wheels tend to always look gash on earlier Porsches.

[lord trumpton]

Driver101 said:

sim16v said:

What about this for £28k.....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-M3-EVOLUTION-3-2-DAK...



Two years ago it would have been around £8k.

It doesn't even look in good condition. The front seats aren't the same either.

Plus it's wrong hand drive too.

And it's the unlovable , kiss of death Dakar Yellow

[silentbrown]

lord trumpton said:

Plus it's wrong hand drive too.

Not a problem for an E30, though

[lukeharding]

lord trumpton said:

Plus it's wrong hand drive too.

And it's the unlovable , kiss of death Dakar Yellow

I'm a fan of Dakar yellow. not on that but still...

[Jimmy Recard]

f1nn said:

More than any other marque, later wheels tend to always look gash on earlier Porsches.

For me it's just about any of them.

But you're right - that Porsche looks really ste on those wheels

[Fast Bug]

f1nn said:

More than any other marque, later wheels tend to always look gash on earlier Porsches.

I think mine look ok

[mike74]

Double what other forged Impreza hatches are going for, and an advert consisting of one badly spelled sentence... think I'll pass.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Impreza-one-of-a-...

Edited by mike74 on Monday 8th May 06:17

[DJT14]

I know someone who spent similar money for the same model as this, I was gobsmacked

[krisdelta]

Matt-il77s said:

p1stonhead said:

This one isn't necessarily overpriced now but it obviously was at one time!

Love the complete lack of effort. Just take a new picture FFS!

They leave the price on (or bump it up) to show how much it's dropped so the buyer thinks it's a bargain and must be snapped up before someone else does, or that it's an 'online exclusive price'

Also from one of the dodgiest vendors around... they've had that car for a long long time

[deltashad]

DJT14 said:

I know someone who spent similar money for the same model as this, I was gobsmacked

Sorry for the ignorance but what exactly does 'one former keeper mean?'

[Fun Bus]

It's a two owner car.

[ambuletz]

erm... $300,000 2013 M3 CRT?

http://www.dupontregistry.com/autos/listing/2013/b...

[p1stonhead]

Yes it's rare but that is it.

I honestly can't imagine anyone in the world parting with that much money for one. I don't think I would even if I was a billionaire!

Here is one that was for sale for half that around 18 months ago.
http://www.bmwblog.com/2015/12/16/would-you-pay-14...

It's a very slightly upgraded £30k M3!

[anonymous-user]

DJT14 said:

I know someone who spent similar money for the same model as this, I was gobsmacked

That's not too bad. Well dependent on mileage.

Ok, the CLK is hardly Mercedes finest model - especially the first example and built in Mercs troubled era where rust, electrical issues and flaky build was rife - but it still is a 4-seat Mercedes cabrio.

A 1970s (W111) fetch £300k+
A 1990s (W124) command £20k+

I'm not suggesting for a minute the CLK will go up to those sort of heights, but should hold that value.

[ambuletz]

apologies for the small image as I don't think PHs rules allow me to link to it, you'd have to be logged into FB for the link to work anyway. came across this on a classic mini group. they must have been smoking something.