Seriously Overpriced Cars

[halo34]

carlove said:

I do like this, in fact I like it a lot. But £25,000 for a 26 year old Volvo with 143,000? Seems about £20k overpriced to me. It's for sale at a main dealer too which seems odd, but it is in Bradford, anything goes in Bradford.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106173...



There's a red one for sale with 79k miles, just under £11k, still expensive, but more than half the price of this one.

Oddly man moons ago I had a volvo from that dealer and there was a yellow t5r just like that for sale at an elevated price back then - wonder if its the same one.

[d_a_n1979]

ambuletz said:

£25,000 for an ek9 civic type R

Not bothered by how mint/original it might be, its the kind of crazy price I'd expect from a dealer taking photos with a DSLR.

What the...?!



Aye ok; in a dreamers world maybe

[BrabusMog]

d_a_n1979 said:

ambuletz said:

£25,000 for an ek9 civic type R

Not bothered by how mint/original it might be, its the kind of crazy price I'd expect from a dealer taking photos with a DSLR.

What the...?!



Aye ok; in a dreamers world maybe

25g’s are these seriously sought after / scene taxed? Seems like a crazy price.

[DjSki]

This should be half the asking price….

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255018208670

[randomeddy]

What does it matter about that BMW being used to travel to Germany and back?

[Benmac]

DjSki said:

This should be half the asking price….

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255018208670

And no pictures of the engine which is the key selling point.

[Hugh Jarse]

PGN said:

carlove said:

I do like this, in fact I like it a lot. But £25,000 for a 26 year old Volvo with 143,000? Seems about £20k overpriced to me. It's for sale at a main dealer too which seems odd, but it is in Bradford, anything goes in Bradford.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106173...



There's a red one for sale with 79k miles, just under £11k, still expensive, but more than half the price of this one.

I may be wrong but I think that one's on here somewhere. The plate looks a bit familiar.

Gul means yellow in Swedish. Coinkidink?

[E63eeeeee...]

DjSki said:

This should be half the asking price….

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255018208670

For thirty grand I'd like my exhausts to be on straight. And I'm not sure that bodykit fits properly either.

That's a lot of money for a high mileage novelty.

[CRA1G]

Hugh Jarse said:

PGN said:

carlove said:

I do like this, in fact I like it a lot. But £25,000 for a 26 year old Volvo with 143,000? Seems about £20k overpriced to me. It's for sale at a main dealer too which seems odd, but it is in Bradford, anything goes in Bradford.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106173...



There's a red one for sale with 79k miles, just under £11k, still expensive, but more than half the price of this one.

I may be wrong but I think that one's on here somewhere. The plate looks a bit familiar.

Gul means yellow in Swedish. Coinkidink?

On our UK coast lines it means the Flying Rat or Vermin... even though I am known to be fond of the colour....

Edited by CRA1G on Saturday 10th July 22:41

[NortonES2]

They will be lucky, I think it's about 10K over what it should be.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107064...

Edited by NortonES2 on Sunday 11th July 09:58

[HM-2]

NortonES2 said:

They will be lucky

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107064...

Certainly rather steep. I particularly like the fact they haven't even dained to provide any images of it.

[Fast Bug]

NortonES2 said:

They will be lucky, I think it's about 10K over what it should be.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107064...

Edited by NortonES2 on Sunday 11th July 09:58

Yet Autotrader says its a fair price and is only £1100 too much?

[Driver101]

Fast Bug said:

NortonES2 said:

They will be lucky, I think it's about 10K over what it should be.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107064...

Edited by NortonES2 on Sunday 11th July 09:58

Yet Autotrader says its a fair price and is only £1100 too much?

AT's price guide throws up lots of strange valuations. It's not accurate for a lot of cars.

[s m]

georgeyboy12345 said:

At school someone once told me a story that someone had a 1.4 Escort and put a bodykit like that on it, then swapped in a Cosworth motor so they basically had a cut price (albeit FWD) cossie.

Then they got caught doing 120 in a 30, so swapped the 1.4 back in, and when it went to court they got away with it because there was no way a 1.4 Escort could do those speeds.

This guy told lots of stories though, kind of like Jay from the Inbetweeners.

[Steamer]

s m said:

georgeyboy12345 said:

At school someone once told me a story that someone had a 1.4 Escort and put a bodykit like that on it, then swapped in a Cosworth motor so they basically had a cut price (albeit FWD) cossie.

Then they got caught doing 120 in a 30, so swapped the 1.4 back in, and when it went to court they got away with it because there was no way a 1.4 Escort could do those speeds.

This guy told lots of stories though, kind of like Jay from the Inbetweeners.

Now I've read it - I'm afraid I'm going to try and slip that one in under the radar after a few pints and see who bites

[aaron_2000]

Clean turbo wagon money but a detailed description that makes up for it

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234085693891?hash=item3...

[epom]

Steamer said:

s m said:

georgeyboy12345 said:

At school someone once told me a story that someone had a 1.4 Escort and put a bodykit like that on it, then swapped in a Cosworth motor so they basically had a cut price (albeit FWD) cossie.

Then they got caught doing 120 in a 30, so swapped the 1.4 back in, and when it went to court they got away with it because there was no way a 1.4 Escort could do those speeds.

This guy told lots of stories though, kind of like Jay from the Inbetweeners.

Now I've read it - I'm afraid I'm going to try and slip that one in under the radar after a few pints and see who bites

Whatever you do….. do not, repeat do not go on you tube and search the best bits

[kharma45]

Horrendous


https://www.usedcarsni.com/2013-Mercedes-C-Class-C...

[Krikkit]

kharma45 said:

Horrendous


https://www.usedcarsni.com/2013-Mercedes-C-Class-C...

I can't stop laughing at it - even though they've got an awesome 6.3 they still stick "bi-turbo" and "turbo" stickers all over it too. Just incredible..

ETA::

[seabod91]

Krikkit said:

kharma45 said:

Horrendous


https://www.usedcarsni.com/2013-Mercedes-C-Class-C...

I can't stop laughing at it - even though they've got an awesome 6.3 they still stick "bi-turbo" and "turbo" stickers all over it too. Just incredible..

ETA::

But it has a carbon fibre engine