My baby's back!

Evil Diesel · 10-24-2008, 08:16 PM

Right, went to BCA Brighouse yesterday looking for a bargin.

Saw lots for decent cars going for a song in about 45 - 60 seconds (R32's on a 55 plate £14k, E92 320d on a 57 plate £17k etc etc)

Then along comes my car. All of a sudden there are 4 net bidders (if its any of you lot then watch out!) and 4 more in the room. 28.8. Bollocks. So much for my estimate of £22 - 25. Bollocks. I saw a 2004 996 turbo vert at Enfield on Tuesday go for £30k.

The good news is that I didn't go all that way not to buy it so I am back on the road

All in all, bollocks to the Administrators .....

dxb335d · 10-25-2008, 04:32 AM

SO you paid 28.8k for your car.

Seems quite a bit. But glad you got her back mate.

NFS · 10-25-2008, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Evil Diesel

Right, went to BCA Brighouse yesterday looking for a bargin.

Saw lots for decent cars going for a song in about 45 - 60 seconds (R32's on a 55 plate £14k, E92 320d on a 57 plate £17k etc etc)

Then along comes my fucking car. All of a sudden there are 4 net bidders (if its any of you lot then watch out!) and 4 more in the room. 28.8. Bollocks. So much for my fucking estimate of £22 - 25. Bollocks. I saw a 2004 996 turbo vert at Enfield on Tuesday go for £30k. Bollocks.

The good news is that I didn't go all that way not to buy it so I am back on the road

All in all, bollocks to the Administrators .....

Nice work. Shows your car has a market. Don't worry about how much it cost, just enjoy having got it back and stuck two fingers up to the system.

Evil Diesel · 10-25-2008, 06:41 AM

I was surprised at how hot the bidding was but it is quite good news that the residuals appear to be holding up!

Since subscribing to BCA auction view 2 months ago I have only seen 3 listed and they were all quite light on spec.

roofer · 10-25-2008, 07:07 AM

What car? I was offered an 07 335d saloon recently for 25k, through main dealer.

dxb335d · 10-25-2008, 07:40 AM

I do think it was overpriced. But you know the history so its a good car.

booforty · 10-25-2008, 07:44 AM

Glad you got it back, that's great news!

M3-FAST · 10-25-2008, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by dxb335d

I do think it was overpriced. But you know the history so its a good car.

How can it be overpriced at an auction?

It is only worth as much as someone is prepared to pay for it - on this occasion MORE than one person thought it was worth the price and hence that is it's current value under those conditions.

On another day it could have gone for 2k less - it could have also gone for more!!

Gibbo · 10-25-2008, 08:43 AM

Pleased you have your car back and the price seems fair to me. There is always going to be strong demand for a 335d coupe with the correct trade spec and it's a 1 year old £40k+ new car.

big pimp · 10-25-2008, 09:54 AM

how come you had to buy your own car back?!?

RockIt · 10-25-2008, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Evil Diesel

Right, went to BCA Brighouse

The good news is that I didn't go all that way not to buy it so I am back on the road

All in all, bollocks to the Administrators .....

Nice one. Glad you're happy to get your car back.

Brighouse!!! Know it well. Just down the road from me. You should have called in for a beer!

If you ever have to venture up again we can organise a bloody good night out!

SoYank · 10-26-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by big pimp

how come you had to buy your own car back?!?

Good question.

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Originally Posted by Hotcoupe

Tony picked it up for a lot less than the leasing company offered it to him for,he knows it's history, and it's a lovely car,a good result all round in my book.

Good answer.

SoYank · 10-26-2008, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by beemerbird

Nice you had your own little chauffeur though.

Helen, Viv wasn't driving.

vivekk · 10-27-2008, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SoYank

Helen, Viv wasn't driving.

Viv

SoYank · 10-27-2008, 05:30 PM

Spin · 10-28-2008, 12:27 PM

Its brilliant that you got it back and beat the greedy lease company at their own game

Serjames · 10-29-2008, 05:22 AM

yay Back in da hood !!

philg · 10-29-2008, 12:02 PM

I was at the Newcastle bca a few months back on the BMW group day watching 4 e90 320d m sports, fancied a silver one. I watched some similar year se's go for 10-11k started to get excited i thought 14-15k for an 06 plate, watched and never even bid the one i wanted went for 15900 plus fees and the door needed painting so i reckon all in 16750 ish, you can buy them for less in the auto trader.

Like someone said its luck on the day.

Pleased you got what you wanted, even if you paid a bit more for it.

phil

jw2000 · 10-29-2008, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by philg

I was at the Newcastle bca a few months back on the BMW group day watching 4 e90 320d m sports, fancied a silver one. I watched some similar year se's go for 10-11k started to get excited i thought 14-15k for an 06 plate, watched and never even bid the one i wanted went for 15900 plus fees and the door needed painting so i reckon all in 16750 ish, you can buy them for less in the auto trader.

Like someone said its luck on the day.

Pleased you got what you wanted, even if you paid a bit more for it.

phil

I am always cautious at auctions about "friends" of the seller bidding up to just below the reserve price. Noticed this a lot at property auctions. If it ends below the reserce price, it is not sold. My 2 cents

dxb335d · 10-29-2008, 01:39 PM

Well maybe it was a good price then? who knows. How many miles were on her Tony?

SoYank · 10-29-2008, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dxb335d

How many miles were on her Tony?

Who's Tony? Or, what's a Tony?

Evil Diesel · 10-30-2008, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by dxb335d

Well maybe it was a good price then? who knows. How many miles were on her Tony?

7k. It was a good spec car - £45.5 list last October.

Like you say - I know the history. I gentle owner ............

One thing that is disappointing is that some tossbag nicked the locking whee not key and the service book pack. These are security items and are a real balls ache to order.

10-24-2008, 08:16 PM	#1
Evil Diesel Captain 32 Rep 817 Posts Drives: E92 335d M Sport Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London iTrader: (0)	My baby's back! Right, went to BCA Brighouse yesterday looking for a bargin. Saw lots for decent cars going for a song in about 45 - 60 seconds (R32's on a 55 plate £14k, E92 320d on a 57 plate £17k etc etc) Then along comes my car. All of a sudden there are 4 net bidders (if its any of you lot then watch out!) and 4 more in the room. 28.8. Bollocks. So much for my estimate of £22 - 25. Bollocks. I saw a 2004 996 turbo vert at Enfield on Tuesday go for £30k. The good news is that I didn't go all that way not to buy it so I am back on the road All in all, bollocks to the Administrators ..... Last edited by Evil Diesel; 11-05-2008 at 11:10 AM..
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Evil Diesel Captain 32 Rep 817 Posts Drives: E92 335d M Sport Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London iTrader: (0)	I was surprised at how hot the bidding was but it is quite good news that the residuals appear to be holding up! Since subscribing to BCA auction view 2 months ago I have only seen 3 listed and they were all quite light on spec.
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roofer Lieutenant 22 Rep 584 Posts Drives: 335D M Saloon Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Essex iTrader: (0)	What car? I was offered an 07 335d saloon recently for 25k, through main dealer.
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big pimp First Lieutenant 44 Rep 336 Posts Drives: G05 M50d & Dakar Yellow E46 M3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: N.Ireland, UK iTrader: (0)	how come you had to buy your own car back?!?
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