Cars that never sold well
Discussion
Zedboy said:
Saw an immaculate Citroen C6 wafting down the M1 into town this morning. First sighting for many months. Rare and comfy +++!
That's a good shout....infact anything big and French pretty much qualifies. Thinking of the likes of the Renault Safrane , Peugeot 608 and super rare Talbot Tagora V6Amirhussain said:
Z4M?
Did they struggle to sell them, or were numbers just low due to being late to market with it? Not actually sure, but I know BMW originally gave Alpina permission to create the Z4-based 3.4 Roadster S as they had no plans for an M-model. When they changed their minds after a couple of years and introduced the Z4M, Alpina ceased productionLanceRS said:
2172cc said:
Escort RS2000 Mk5/6 or better still the 4x4 version.
Come to think about it , they also did a Mk5 Mexico as well.
I used to have a Mk6 RS2000 fwd. a great fun car to drive and would keep up with most things on a decent B road. I think that they suffered from low headline power figures, being quite pricey new and mostly from looking exactly the same as every other Ford Escort in the showroom.Come to think about it , they also did a Mk5 Mexico as well.
Edited by 2172cc on Tuesday 27th June 20:43
A pity, it really was a surprisingly good car apart from the rust.
bodhi said:
Any of the original BMW 1 Series with a 6 cylinder engine - 125i/135i Coupe and 130i Hatch. Think they barely got above 1000 of each variant sold in the UK, compaed to the eleventy million 118d's they sold.
However useful for those of us who managed to find one, as they aren't really going down in value - 125i prices look very similar to when I bought mine 3 years ago.
Theres only 5 125i autos for sale on auto trader. I have one which is better specd than all the ones for sale,Could this be my first car ive bought and not lost a packet on??However useful for those of us who managed to find one, as they aren't really going down in value - 125i prices look very similar to when I bought mine 3 years ago.
ukaskew said:
Lightly used Mk1 Clio V6s were selling for £8-10k around the same time, I had a chance to buy a Mars Red one. Could have had a stable of appreciating assets if you hoovered up a few niche Renaultsports around that time (probably a 182 Trophy as well for good measure)
Very true. The MK1 V6 was the less popular model when the MKII appeared with more power and more modern looks. Both V6 Clios still look fantastic and will creep up. I have a MKI Megane 225 and a Twingo 133 Gordini, both low mileage (only 200 of the Twingos) but neither are 'the' spec in those models so values are still bottoming out really.
The Corrado is a car that VW would gladly write out of its history.
About 9000 sold in the UK between 1989 and 1996 across all model types IIRC.
Possibly something to do with the price at the time, and being sold concurrently with the MK2 Scirocco up until 1992 didn't help!
Not the sales success they were hoping for despite being a good car.
Cheers,
Tom
About 9000 sold in the UK between 1989 and 1996 across all model types IIRC.
Possibly something to do with the price at the time, and being sold concurrently with the MK2 Scirocco up until 1992 didn't help!
Not the sales success they were hoping for despite being a good car.
Cheers,
Tom
Accelebrate said:
2011 onwards MGs
I had an MG6 and to be honest it was better than you'd think.I currently have a Citroen C-Crosser which is fab.
I seem to like oddball cars
As for a car that I don't think has sold very well - Ford's Vignale range. I don't think I've ever seen one on the road, or in a showroom.
Mercury00 said:
Shockingly the Nissan Note has been canned and production stopped now. I see millions about, I wouldn't have guessed it was a failure.
That's the most surprising thing to come out of this thread for me. Why?! They're everywhere! I had one as a courtesy car recently, really nice bit of kit I'd happily own as a commuter/family car. My wife even said she'd get one next.Merry said:
ericmcn said:
My own car, Legacy R Spec B, how many left says 87 registered as of 2017.
One of those is my Mrs'. A saloon no less. Which must be rarer. Or more likely it'll be the fuel economy. That's the first thing people used to comment on whenever the subject of mine cropped up.
I had a Legacy 3.0Rn which is probably the best car I've ever owned. I've since had a couple of big Mercs to put that into context.
Alex_225 said:
ukaskew said:
Lightly used Mk1 Clio V6s were selling for £8-10k around the same time, I had a chance to buy a Mars Red one. Could have had a stable of appreciating assets if you hoovered up a few niche Renaultsports around that time (probably a 182 Trophy as well for good measure)
Very true. The MK1 V6 was the less popular model when the MKII appeared with more power and more modern looks. Both V6 Clios still look fantastic and will creep up. I have a MKI Megane 225 and a Twingo 133 Gordini, both low mileage (only 200 of the Twingos) but neither are 'the' spec in those models so values are still bottoming out really.
northwest monkey said:
I had an MG6 and to be honest it was better than you'd think.
I currently have a Citroen C-Crosser which is fab.
I seem to like oddball cars
As for a car that I don't think has sold very well - Ford's Vignale range. I don't think I've ever seen one on the road, or in a showroom.
I swear 17 plate Insignia Grand Sport and a 17 plate Mondeo Vignale together the other day. The first I've seen of either - I wondered if it was some kind of press group test!I currently have a Citroen C-Crosser which is fab.
I seem to like oddball cars
As for a car that I don't think has sold very well - Ford's Vignale range. I don't think I've ever seen one on the road, or in a showroom.
Both cars looked very, very nice.
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