Seriously Overpriced Cars

[Chestrockwell]

p4cks said:

I'm hoping this is a typo but something tells me it isn't. £13K for a fking battered Vauxhall Carlton

"The car was restored 9 years ago by the late Richard Mills of RM Classics and has been maintained since to a very high standard"

Aye, righto mate...



https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1033756

Wow forgot these existed! My dad had one years ago in grey, god you’ve taken me back years.

13 grand! Ok, let’s say he thinks it’s worth that, at least give it a valet, make it look presentable and make sure all the photos uploaded are from the same day!

Ridiculous

[essdaytwelve]

£8K for a very broken Renault

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

[essdaytwelve]

Fun Bus said:

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

A 23 year old SLK for £10.5k (well, Euros...) WTAF?

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

52k miles. £8.8k.

Find another at that age, mileage and condition.

Not far off 78k miles, top nick, £2795

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

[Shnozz]

To be fair, you are comparing apples with oranges when you start drifting onto the continent.

I live part of the year in Spain and the car prices here are laughable. That SLK didn't jump out at me as anything other than reasonable value. Cars that would be buttons in the UK can cost stupid multiples here.

In my cursory 30 seconds search heres a good example. A sub £1k MR2 (non turbo, nothing special) in the UK.

https://www.milanuncios.com/toyota-de-segunda-mano...

[Cliftonite]

Only one of these may qualify for this thread . . .

[monzaxjr]

£9995 for a 2001 Audi A6 Allroad. Bullst advert and mental price.


https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1119380

[Castrol for a knave]

monzaxjr said:

£9995 for a 2001 Audi A6 Allroad. Bullst advert and mental price.


https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1119380

I just spotted that and was about to post it.

The opening line would have me moving to the next advert alone.... .

[monzaxjr]

Castrol for a knave said:

I just spotted that and was about to post it.

The opening line would have me moving to the next advert alone.... .

"Please read this advert carefully to understand the offering and pricing." I hope they are a member on here.

[uncleluck]

I was watching a vid the other day and a gent was working on a VW bus, the bloke making the vid asked him about value when done and he replied “over £200k”

I almost fell off the sofa!

I’ve started to look at certain vehicles just as ‘art’ at this point. I mean buses drive like a chest freezer so that’s all it can be. Mind you, given what most modern art looks like I don’t begrudge it anymore. It’s a better way of thinking about it rather than trying to justify why a VW bus is worth over £200k I think.

[Genuine Barn Find]

Castrol for a knave said:

monzaxjr said:

£9995 for a 2001 Audi A6 Allroad. Bullst advert and mental price.


https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1119380

I just spotted that and was about to post it.

The opening line would have me moving to the next advert alone.... .

“Specialists” like this really grip my st. Apart from the condescending advert and the nonsense references to how the vehicle has been meticulously maintained, how about sorting the cracked headlight if you are going to have the utter cheek to ask nearly £10,000 for a run of the mill Allroad in the worst colour combination. I’ve owned a few Allroads, including a 75,000 mile V6 bi-turbo petrol that cost me a few grand. My friend is a Audi tech.... he snapped up an old boys’ trade in (metallic blue Allroad TDi with every option box ticked) for under a grand as a trade buy. Go figure what this car is worth. Bonkers

[jamoor]

Genuine Barn Find said:

Castrol for a knave said:

monzaxjr said:

£9995 for a 2001 Audi A6 Allroad. Bullst advert and mental price.


https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1119380

I just spotted that and was about to post it.

The opening line would have me moving to the next advert alone.... .

“Specialists” like this really grip my st. Apart from the condescending advert and the nonsense references to how the vehicle has been meticulously maintained, how about sorting the cracked headlight if you are going to have the utter cheek to ask nearly £10,000 for a run of the mill Allroad in the worst colour combination. I’ve owned a few Allroads, including a 75,000 mile V6 bi-turbo petrol that cost me a few grand. My friend is a Audi tech.... he snapped up an old boys’ trade in (metallic blue Allroad TDi with every option box ticked) for under a grand as a trade buy. Go figure what this car is worth. Bonkers

I believe they had Dairy milk transmissions too.

[Genuine Barn Find]

jamoor said:

I believe they had Dairy milk transmissions too.

Aside from an offside rear airbag (which rinsed my wallet), the C5 never put a foot wrong. There’s plenty of good cars still kicking about - with even the newest cars now 15 years old, that’s not a bad show. The C6 AR I own now should be good for 250,000 miles with its trusty old 3 litre lump

[Leins]

monzaxjr said:

Castrol for a knave said:

I just spotted that and was about to post it.

The opening line would have me moving to the next advert alone.... .

"Please read this advert carefully to understand the offering and pricing." I hope they are a member on here.

I think you’ll find any imperfections should be deemed null and void as they are classed as “patina”! I presume if it was a 4.2 then we’d be talking six figures?

[aaron_2000]

Genuine Barn Find said:

jamoor said:

I believe they had Dairy milk transmissions too.

Aside from an offside rear airbag (which rinsed my wallet), the C5 never put a foot wrong. There’s plenty of good cars still kicking about - with even the newest cars now 15 years old, that’s not a bad show. The C6 AR I own now should be good for 250,000 miles with its trusty old 3 litre lump

I put over 300 miles a day on mine for weeks. 2.5 TDI with the auto box and a good amount of options, can't rate it high enough. Got it for £160 and it still looked mint apart from a small tear in the drivers bolster. Nearly £10k for an Allroad is pretty funny though

[cj2013]

Chestrockwell said:

p4cks said:

I'm hoping this is a typo but something tells me it isn't. £13K for a fking battered Vauxhall Carlton

"The car was restored 9 years ago by the late Richard Mills of RM Classics and has been maintained since to a very high standard"

Aye, righto mate...



https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1033756

Wow forgot these existed! My dad had one years ago in grey, god you’ve taken me back years.

13 grand! Ok, let’s say he thinks it’s worth that, at least give it a valet, make it look presentable and make sure all the photos uploaded are from the same day!

Ridiculous

In defence of the seller, he mentions that the engines have been selling for €9k - can understand the logic if that's true

[itcaptainslow]

100 said:

As someone who buys cars in cash, I'm truly disappointed with how expensive new cars are becoming due to the popularity of PCP on instagram etc. I think in the end it backfires on the consumer, having to pay more overall.

Absolutely this-it’s definitely driving new car price inflation as the true cost of the car is hidden. You can see it in how cars are advertised now; it’s not “From £14,995” it’s “From only £279 per month”...

[Kolbenkopp]

Not sure that applies to all consumers though -- used cars seem to be _a lot_ cheaper in the UK, at least compared to France, Germany etc. All the 3-4 year old ex lease or PCP cars need to go somewhere, and with them being RWD there's realistically only the UK and ROI.

[mike74]

£10k for an Impreza with 142k on the clock, rotted out arches (and likely rear suspension turrets as well) and a supposed ''engine rebuild'' which I suspect was done by backstreet Bob...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-impreza-wrx-sti-...

[mike74]

Kolbenkopp said:

Not sure that applies to all consumers though -- used cars seem to be _a lot_ cheaper in the UK, at least compared to France, Germany etc. All the 3-4 year old ex lease or PCP cars need to go somewhere, and with them being RWD there's realistically only the UK and ROI.

Most secondhand cars are more expensive in real terms now due to the availability of cheap n' easy credit, you can even get PCP deals on secondhand cars now.

[glazbagun]

mike74 said:

Kolbenkopp said:

Not sure that applies to all consumers though -- used cars seem to be _a lot_ cheaper in the UK, at least compared to France, Germany etc. All the 3-4 year old ex lease or PCP cars need to go somewhere, and with them being RWD there's realistically only the UK and ROI.

Most secondhand cars are more expensive in real terms now due to the availability of cheap n' easy credit, you can even get PCP deals on secondhand cars now.

Plus scrappage schemes have made the £500 car with a years MOT a rare and endangered species.