Seriously Overpriced Cars

[aaron_2000]

Or save a few grand upfront and buy the real thing

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-Audi-RS4-Avant-4-2...

[epom]

mattyowen5 said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-A4-RS4-replica-sho...

Many questions to be asked on this

£30k spent !!

[carlove]

epom said:

mattyowen5 said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-A4-RS4-replica-sho...

Many questions to be asked on this

£30k spent !!

Who would spend £30k making a car look like a more expensive model, which can be bought for much less than £30k? Don't know how long ago this rebuild was but right now £30k can get the newer (but not current) model RS4, also I'll assume £5k was spent buying the base car. Each to their own but I just can't understand the logic.

[Driver101]

carlove said:

epom said:

mattyowen5 said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-A4-RS4-replica-sho...

Many questions to be asked on this

£30k spent !!

Who would spend £30k making a car look like a more expensive model, which can be bought for much less than £30k? Don't know how long ago this rebuild was but right now £30k can get the newer (but not current) model RS4, also I'll assume £5k was spent buying the base car. Each to their own but I just can't understand the logic.

The donor car wouldn't have been bought. It would have been stolen.

[Don1]

My first thought as well. However uncharitable it may be.

[anonymous-user]

Without checking I thought it looked like a modified TDI, and that’s exactly what it is. Somehow it doesn’t really look like an RS4. Needs the correct wheels, ride height, window tints, grille etc. It just looks barried. Though Darkside do quality work, and a lot of money has gone to them. Why spend £9k at Darkside and sell it soon after?

Edited by F20CN16 on Tuesday 26th January 22:15

[Fiedka]

What is the consensus on this?
Nice colour, nice interior, fairly low mileage but 12k?


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202101117...

[Driver101]

F20CN16 said:

It looks like a modified TDI, and that’s exactly what it is. Though Darkside do quality work, and a lot of money has gone to them. Why spend £9k at Darkside and sell it soon after?

I think the seller on eBay has only had the car for a month. The car was up for sale in December with different pictures and the log book was also reissued in December. Same with new road tax.

Calling it his daily gives the impression he's owned that car for a while. Not a few weeks.

[HM-2]

Fiedka said:

What is the consensus on this?
Nice colour, nice interior, fairly low mileage but 12k?


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202101117...

2010 but N54? Shouldn't it be an N55 car? Pretty sure the N55 was introduced late 2009 on the E90. Maybe it sat around unregistered for a while?

[Fun Bus]

Driver101 said:

The donor car wouldn't have been bought. It would have been stolen.

What a nasty comment to make.

[Driver101]

Fun Bus said:

Driver101 said:

The donor car wouldn't have been bought. It would have been stolen.

What a nasty comment to make.

Why?

You honestly think someone has stripped an RS4 of good expensive parts to build a replica?

[Fun Bus]

Driver101 said:

Why?

You honestly think someone has stripped an RS4 of good expensive parts to build a replica?

Perhaps the donor had been written off and good parts salvaged?

[sim72]

Fun Bus said:

Driver101 said:

Why?

You honestly think someone has stripped an RS4 of good expensive parts to build a replica?

Perhaps the donor had been written off and good parts salvaged?

I'd assume it was written off as well, but it's difficult to know what sort of accident could have caused it, as they've reused the front bumper, grills, bonnet and wings, the side skirts and wing mirrors, and the rear quarters, bumper and diffuser. Not to mention the windows...

[james_zy]

HM-2 said:

Fiedka said:

What is the consensus on this?
Nice colour, nice interior, fairly low mileage but 12k?


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202101117...

2010 but N54? Shouldn't it be an N55 car? Pretty sure the N55 was introduced late 2009 on the E90. Maybe it sat around unregistered for a while?

I wondered that - according to E90Post the change from N54 to N55 occurred in 2010. But not sure if that is for the US market?

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12...

At £12k it’s a bit spenny to say the least. But it’s a very attractive car, and there aren’t too many about in that sort of spec. Most were sold in black/white/grey with coal mine interior.

[Driver101]

Fun Bus said:

Driver101 said:

Why?

You honestly think someone has stripped an RS4 of good expensive parts to build a replica?

Perhaps the donor had been written off and good parts salvaged?

When the good parts are most of the car then I'd assume repairing the written of RS4 would be cheaper than using all the parts for this car.

[Noah EV]

Fiedka said:

What is the consensus on this?
Nice colour, nice interior, fairly low mileage but 12k?


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202101117...

Seems to be rich! Cannot see the appeal in this price but might be wrong.

[HM-2]

Noah EV said:

Fiedka said:

What is the consensus on this?
Nice colour, nice interior, fairly low mileage but 12k?


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202101117...

Seems to be rich! Cannot see the appeal in this price but might be wrong.

F30 335i cars start around that price with 4 year newer, much higher spec low mile cars from only about £1500 more.

[raceboy]

Anyone fancy a £17k Toyota IQ......That hasn't even got any Aston Martin badges on it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-IQ3-1-33-Black-T...

[carlove]

raceboy said:

Anyone fancy a £17k Toyota IQ......That hasn't even got any Aston Martin badges on it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-IQ3-1-33-Black-T...

Since the best IQ’s seem to be about £7k, you’d basically be paying £10k for some seats and fancy stitching (they do admittedly look nice, but not that nice)
The lack of exterior pictures is interesting, probably looks like every other IQ outside so hasn’t bothered apart from one from a distance.

[anonymous-user]

anonymous said:

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VINs are never put on those kind of parts though. 99.999% of a cars individual parts are not stamped with a VIN.