Strange market
Discussion
Is it just me or is it a very strange market at the moment, I didn't find it hard, but it certainly wasn't easy to sell my car, and now it seems very hard to buy a replacement.
There seem to be some very rough nasty cars at the bottom of the market that the sellers would give away their firstborn with just to get rid as ever.
Some lovely cars at the top end of the market that the sellers are also keen to sell.
But the cars in the middle the generally nice, well sorted, sensible mileage, reasonable spec the sellers don't seem to want to sell at all, not willing to talk on price, very uncompetitive pricing, and generally thinking they own something they don't.
Been to see a couple of 944 cabs now, both generally nice cars, one was 90k and had cloth interior, couple of bodywork issues, no aircon, missing tyre compressor but generally very good, but was about 1k overpriced and the chap would not move on price, £500 would probably have got a handshake.
The other one was just plain rude to be honest, and I wouldn't buy the car on principle, plus it was bent.
The problem with cars in this sector, especially if it is 90k ish is the next owner has to either spend a lot of money making it mint to get his money back as in his ownership it will go over the magic 100k, so you get the worse of all worlds, in the space of a few thousand miles you turn it from a car that attracts a premium for being sub 100K to a car that some buyers shun for being over 100k.
I always seem to buy and sell at the wrong times!
There seem to be some very rough nasty cars at the bottom of the market that the sellers would give away their firstborn with just to get rid as ever.
Some lovely cars at the top end of the market that the sellers are also keen to sell.
But the cars in the middle the generally nice, well sorted, sensible mileage, reasonable spec the sellers don't seem to want to sell at all, not willing to talk on price, very uncompetitive pricing, and generally thinking they own something they don't.
Been to see a couple of 944 cabs now, both generally nice cars, one was 90k and had cloth interior, couple of bodywork issues, no aircon, missing tyre compressor but generally very good, but was about 1k overpriced and the chap would not move on price, £500 would probably have got a handshake.
The other one was just plain rude to be honest, and I wouldn't buy the car on principle, plus it was bent.
The problem with cars in this sector, especially if it is 90k ish is the next owner has to either spend a lot of money making it mint to get his money back as in his ownership it will go over the magic 100k, so you get the worse of all worlds, in the space of a few thousand miles you turn it from a car that attracts a premium for being sub 100K to a car that some buyers shun for being over 100k.
I always seem to buy and sell at the wrong times!
I was trying to advise a mate the other day to sell his A3 and get a 944. But when we looked didn't seem to be many special ones for less than £10k, this seemed the best of a mediocre bunch http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/214953.htm
Having said that I just took a look and this seems rather tasty: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/252968.htm
Having said that I just took a look and this seems rather tasty: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/252968.htm
Im not sure anything 911 sub 12k is moving.
There's plenty of jank out there.
All the good 3.2's are staying tucked up in bed for now. [including mine]
I reckon they are just about to bounce.
I went to see a 964 C4 at £10k the other week.
Mechanically perfect, drove really well.
Black and black.
Known cat d, been on its roof 1994.
Repair was just starting to bubble.
NEXT
Im sure all the good stuffs staying at home.
Never really thought of a 944 cab before, time to buy has got to be about now though.
There's plenty of jank out there.
All the good 3.2's are staying tucked up in bed for now. [including mine]
I reckon they are just about to bounce.
I went to see a 964 C4 at £10k the other week.
Mechanically perfect, drove really well.
Black and black.
Known cat d, been on its roof 1994.
Repair was just starting to bubble.
NEXTIm sure all the good stuffs staying at home.
Never really thought of a 944 cab before, time to buy has got to be about now though.
Edited by stuttgartmetal on Saturday 29th September 19:43
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