Seriously Overpriced Cars

Seriously Overpriced Cars

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Condi

17,262 posts

172 months

Sunday 7th March 2021
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Macron said:
Why is this X3 £12,000?

Additional “0” by mistake?! Seller is barking in Barking.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202102098...
Why has it been photoshopped on a car showroom background?!

MikeOxhard

1,153 posts

248 months

Monday 8th March 2021
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StuntmanMike

11,671 posts

152 months

Monday 8th March 2021
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MikeOxhard said:
If that Escort is worth 5k and that X3 12k, then sure.

Because it’s a far more interesting car than either of them.

It’s rare, it’s a decent steer, why not. And that’s from someone who is not a fan of these.

waynecyclist

8,860 posts

115 months

Monday 8th March 2021
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MikeOxhard said:
I might be wrong but that looks like the one they did on flipping bangers.

Registration looks familiar

Jim the Sunderer

3,239 posts

183 months

Monday 8th March 2021
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MikeOxhard said:
Have to be summit wrong with you to pay ten large, it's not even a turbo.

Auto810graphy

1,405 posts

93 months

Monday 8th March 2021
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Condi said:
Why has it been photoshopped on a car showroom background?!
That’s the latest BCA generated background, the mats in the boot and paper key tag are he final giveaways.

Auto810graphy

1,405 posts

93 months

Monday 8th March 2021
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Macron said:
Why is this X3 £12,000?

Additional “0” by mistake?! Seller is barking in Barking.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202102098...
Interesting this private seller has a family owned from new car pictures from BCA and untaxed since the 3rd Feb.

OllieJolly

348 posts

117 months

Monday 8th March 2021
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Macron said:
Why is this X3 £12,000?

Additional “0” by mistake?! Seller is barking in Barking.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202102098...
I think this was posted earlier in the thread, although I haven't looked.

"Immaculate MOT History, NEVER EVER had a MOT Advisory Since Birth or Missed a Beat, Check for Yourself LT07SXS" is my particular favourite part.

It had an advisory for a rear tyre in 2019. biglaugh
"Private seller", eh?
Doubt.

Drive Blind

5,098 posts

178 months

Monday 8th March 2021
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waynecyclist said:
MikeOxhard said:
I might be wrong but that looks like the one they did on flipping bangers.

Registration looks familiar
A quick google says they bought it for £1400 and resprayed it with rattle cans

robinessex

11,074 posts

182 months

Monday 8th March 2021
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Wheel_Turned_Out said:
epom said:
Being honest we could probably have a thread alone for Fords, seems as last few posts have all been Fords smile
For something a bit different then, how about this '06 Continental GT at 1,000 miles for a whopping £62k.

I sort of understand low-mileage collectability for some examples, even though it goes against my desire to see them used and enjoyed. And I actually find myself liking these Conti GTs more and more as time goes on. But they aren't rare, scarce, or interesting. Sure "find another at this mileage!", but why would you want to? Especially when you can find a well looked after example all day long for a third of the price.

Takes all sorts I guess.

It's apparently been owned from new by a middle east gentleman and stored in a heated environment. Yet it's had 2 owners. Weird

anonymous-user

55 months

Tuesday 9th March 2021
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StuntmanMike said:
MikeOxhard said:
If that Escort is worth 5k and that X3 12k, then sure.

Because it’s a far more interesting car than either of them.

It’s rare, it’s a decent steer, why not. And that’s from someone who is not a fan of these.
I think I'd feel less crushed by misery driving home in my £10k Maestro than my £12k X3.

GC8

19,910 posts

191 months

Tuesday 9th March 2021
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Has the world gone mad?

rallycross

12,824 posts

238 months

Tuesday 9th March 2021
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Wheel_Turned_Out said:
I've already seen one crazy overpriced naff old Escort in this thread a few pages ago, it can have a a friend now. A '91 1.3 Popular with 27,000 miles for £5,500!

Five and half thousand of your hard earned for something that's not beautiful, fast, interesting, well-specced, tuneful, historically important, or remotely rewarding to drive. Talk about value.

I think we have reached a new low of stupidly high prices for crap cars - check this one out a basic mk4 1.4 L 3 door, escort, lovely condition, must be worth £1,000? No, they have it advertised at a whopping £10,000 ! madness.

https://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/ad/19999318?fbcl...



berlintaxi

8,535 posts

174 months

Tuesday 9th March 2021
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Look at the rest of his stock, he is obviously smoking some strong gear.

Dr Interceptor

7,802 posts

197 months

Tuesday 9th March 2021
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Https://www.fairmontsportsandclassics.com/

There's some optimistic pricing on that website...

Gtom

1,615 posts

133 months

Tuesday 9th March 2021
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Dr Interceptor said:
Https://www.fairmontsportsandclassics.com/

There's some optimistic pricing on that website...
£16.5k for a mk6 rs2000?!

They were a £1k car not long back. Probably still are actually.

Wheel_Turned_Out

574 posts

39 months

Tuesday 9th March 2021
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I'll be honest, I always quite liked the Orion, but £7k for this?!


VSKeith

761 posts

48 months

Tuesday 9th March 2021
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Dr Interceptor said:
Https://www.fairmontsportsandclassics.com/

There's some optimistic pricing on that website...
>£50k FrankenPorsche - 1984 3.2 eek


Fun Bus

17,911 posts

219 months

Tuesday 9th March 2021
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Gtom said:
They were a £1k car not long back. Probably still are actually.
A1VDY? Is that you?

carlove

7,575 posts

168 months

Tuesday 9th March 2021
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Fun Bus said:
A1VDY? Is that you?
I was just wondering the other day what happened to him. I guess he’s banned but does living in lala land break the rules?