That didn’t take long - Zag Volante for sale
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For someone to flip it that quick they must have seriously fallen on hard times.........maybe the owners Bitcoin collection shat itself 
Joking aside.....stunning car, although I hope the owner isn't wanting another special soon, as if Dr Palmer is to be believed then he might struggle
Joking aside.....stunning car, although I hope the owner isn't wanting another special soon, as if Dr Palmer is to be believed then he might struggle
One question I have is why the owner wouldn't have tried to re-sell it via an MD ? I don't know the ins and outs regarding what MD's are allowed to do around this sort of thing, but surely the likes of Works would have a list of people who perhaps wanted one but couldn't get it.
Had they gone down that route then the car would have changed hands privately for an undisclosed sum, not advertised anywhere and nobody would have been any the wiser.
The fact that it's actually being sold via a third party dealer for a sizeable premium does kind of smack of flipping, although I clearly don't know the circumstances.
Could it be that it's being advertised as there aren't people queuing to get their hands on them ?
I do however like the way Romans felt the need list the price of the option extras. I'm sure the buyer dropping nearly £900k is going to be impressed that the original buyer opted for side strakes at £1662
Had they gone down that route then the car would have changed hands privately for an undisclosed sum, not advertised anywhere and nobody would have been any the wiser.
The fact that it's actually being sold via a third party dealer for a sizeable premium does kind of smack of flipping, although I clearly don't know the circumstances.
Could it be that it's being advertised as there aren't people queuing to get their hands on them ?
I do however like the way Romans felt the need list the price of the option extras. I'm sure the buyer dropping nearly £900k is going to be impressed that the original buyer opted for side strakes at £1662
AMDBSVNick said:
There is a legitimate reason.
There will always be people falling on hard times and being forced to sell (there but for the grace of god go I etc). So in that respect the seller has my genuine sympathies. But my sympathy is somewhat mitigated by seeing a near £300k mark-up on a car that was presumably delivered to the customer in the last few weeks and where the car is now being sold through an independent rather than main dealer (and where those who wanted to buy one of these and keep it were denied the opportunity to do so).
I'll give the seller the benefit of the doubt on the car being specced in resale silver and assume it was his/her favourite colour and that he/she never intended to flip it from day 1 even in better circumstances
Edited by RobDown on Friday 2nd February 11:30
RobDown said:
But my sympathy is somewhat mitigated by seeing a near £300k mark-up on a car that was presumably delivered to the customer in the last few weeks and where the car is now being sold through an independent rather than main dealer (and where those who wanted to buy one of these and keep it were denied the opportunity to do so).
To be fair if there is a legitimate reason and someone has to sell no-one is going to give it back to the main dealer and lose £300k on a principle. Would you?
Agree most things do point to it being a flip though.
HBradley said:
'Legitimate' could mean anything & if it's something horrendous they have my sympathies, but surely if he/she has fallen on hard times they wouldn't be asking for a £300k mark-up, they would be pricing it nearer the purchase price?
If you have fallen on hard times surely you would do the exact opposite of that and try to get as much money as possible or the car . After all I can't see the owner being literally starving
R8Steve said:
RobDown said:
But my sympathy is somewhat mitigated by seeing a near £300k mark-up on a car that was presumably delivered to the customer in the last few weeks and where the car is now being sold through an independent rather than main dealer (and where those who wanted to buy one of these and keep it were denied the opportunity to do so).
To be fair if there is a legitimate reason and someone has to sell no-one is going to give it back to the main dealer and lose £300k on a principle. Would you?
Agree most things do point to it being a flip though.
Just saying that my sympathy for their position is tempered a little by seeing that the can flip the car for an immediate profit that represents more money than most people in this country will ever dream of having
I'd have thought if it was flipped the owner would be reminded by AM that they cannot expect to be given the opportunity to purchase future specials, limited run cars or attend confidential events.
If it's being flipped, I suppose it depends if the customer was an avid fan of the marque or just saw it as a business venture type purchase and wouldn't care about the ramifications. The Valkyrie was the first car that I think it was publicly stated that flipping would result in black listing from future build slots etc.
Lovely car though, I've seen more Zag coupes than Volantes, but they're all wonderful.
If it's being flipped, I suppose it depends if the customer was an avid fan of the marque or just saw it as a business venture type purchase and wouldn't care about the ramifications. The Valkyrie was the first car that I think it was publicly stated that flipping would result in black listing from future build slots etc.
Lovely car though, I've seen more Zag coupes than Volantes, but they're all wonderful.
R8Steve said:
To be fair if there is a legitimate reason and someone has to sell no-one is going to give it back to the main dealer and lose £300k on a principle.
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I would have thought some dealers would have a directory of people who may be interested (even at a premium), so to me there are four possibilities:.
1) The owner has tried that option and had no bites via MD's.
2) The MD's told him to poke it and they they wouldn't hit up their valued customers for a 300k premium.
3) There aren't people queuing up for them....well not at that price.
4) I don't know what i'm talking about.
I didn't realise the premium was quite that much to be honest, I thought these were £750k, so that makes it even worse.
By all means, sell it for the most you can get, but I bet that's the last special that customer is going to get from AML.
Edited by Big Ry on Friday 2nd February 12:08
t in that colour and wants a Black one.
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