BCA Auction View

achip

Ok, that will be Mk5 Golfs then, thanks anyway!

Jonjulie

Interested in buying this or a similar van from BCA at Belle Vue on wednesday,wondered if any of you could give me a guide on the prices,would be very grateful.
CITROEN DISPATCH D 815 ENTERPRISE , Panel Van , 6 doors , 1.9, Diesel , Manual Transmission To be auctioned at Belle Vue Commercials on 21/11/07
RegistrationND54 UMO Registered29/10/04Features Polar White (flat) Odometer 17786 miles (Warranted ) MOT Date Unknown V5 present Yes EquipmentBulkhead Power Assisted Steering N/S Loading Door O/S Loading Door Stereo

loates123

thinking about buying a mk5 golf from these guys
want 2.0 tdi 5 door golf in grey
with arm rest

looking for anywhere between a 2004 reg and 2007 reg must have less than 50 k on clock

is it worth my signing up if so what the best option to pay.
i am in no rush to buy but fancy saving a few quid by buying from a auction


also any tips advice would be great, not used auctions before

vansboy

Not wishing to stop anyone saving a few £$£, but I think the possibility that blatantly displaying the Auctionview results, as in some of the posts, might upset BCA & cause a problem for Martin & the site.

May I suggest that if anyone who has access to the system, Manheim too, maintain a PM stance, when helping fellow Moneysavers - just in case!

& don't forget, auction account customers, you'll probably find that you're not supposed to do it anyway!!

Private purchasers, who have bought & paid for searches, might be more or less OK, though!

& regarding the request for BMW X5's for sale, if you want PETROL, you'll have much more chance of a bargain, as, currently, there is a buying in diesel only policy, in BMW main dealers!

But do check the extras & spec carefully, to make sure you get what you think you want!!

VB

FlameCloud

Happychappy, I believe that the Golf GT TDI 130 achip was going on about was the Mk IV, not the mark V (which would explain why you couldnt find any)

Happychappy

Flamecloud

Thanks appreciate that, just wanted to show what was available in the TDI Golf range and what the op could get for the money etc.

loates123

loates123 wrote: »

thinking about buying a mk5 golf from these guys
want 2.0 tdi 5 door golf in grey
with arm rest

looking for anywhere between a 2004 reg and 2007 reg must have less than 50 k on clock

is it worth my signing up if so what the best option to pay.
i am in no rush to buy but fancy saving a few quid by buying from a auction


also any tips advice would be great, not used auctions before

anyone?
happychappy:T

Wig

loates123 wrote: »

anyone?
happychappy:T

If you look above there are lots of 2.0 GT tdi search results which give you an idea of cost (of GT model), the price you look at (in the search results) is the "cln" price + 5%. or the trade price, or the hi, avg, lo prices (which relate to hi avg lo mileages, and which themselves are averages of recent sale prices within those mileage ranges) which are followed by a mileage figure eg 53K and another figure like this 15+ (which is a sample size figure), don't confuse this 'avg' with the other 'avg' which comes before the 'Cln' figure

Then you have a buyers fee - which varies depending on bid price - phone them up for an idea how much it will be. it is in the £300 - £500 sort of region.
£25 registration fee
and unless you pay by debit card, a 1% - 2% cash/credit handling fee aswell.

Is it worth it? You refer to the auctionview subscrition. It is really up to you whether you think it worth subscribing to their service, to buy just 1 car. It might be more worth your while to regularly phone them up and ask them if they have your wanted make/model coming for sale at your local branch. The auctionview service is useful for those who are prepared to travel to BCA branches across the country to get their desired car. I wouldn't bother with the low cost subscription, because you may not find your car quickly enough, you want atleast the 2 month subscription, for £15 it isn't that expensive is it?

Non account holders are not allowed to access the pricing information on auctionview. But don't be disheartened about this, because you can easily obtain the information from wisebuyers.

For example using the results for Golfs above. Take the 2nd from the bottom as an example:
(and note this is how to read the unformatted information given above in the search results)

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 GT TDI Hatchback,
BLUE, 5 Doors, Manual Transmission,
Diesel, 23496 Miles,
YF54 NZR Registered 21-12-2004
Peterborough 09-01-2008
LOM011

Lo:£9159 39K 10+
Avg:£8296 58K 20+
Hi:£7338 81K 10+

New:£17887
Ret:£12095
Cln:£10200
Avg:£9500
Bl w:£8625

New:£17857
Ret:£11900
Trd:£10200

Using wise buyers I got these results
Price New:£17,623
Retail:£12,599
Private Good:£11,299
Private Average:£10,189
Private Poor:£9,579
Trade:£10,387

But if you are sharp you will see that the actual sales price recently have been below the expected price so you could get a bargain. And you don't need to be told this, as long as you are prepared to pay the trade price, if you get it for less you will only go home happy as an unexpected surprise.

You can also see that the auction price is very similar price to what you *should* get it for in the private sale market. But unfortunaltely private sellers always think they will get more for their car than what it's book value actually is. You will see this is the case when looking on autotrader. So theoretically it is better to buy privately than it is to buy at auction, because you have no excessive fees ontop and you can take your time examining and testing the car. The problem will be in explaining to the owner his car is not worth as much as he thinks it is.

chivers1977

I would be really grateful if you would look up the following for me please as am awaiting my insurance total loss payout!
MAKE - Vauxhall
Model – Zafira
Engine size – 2.0DTI
Petrol or diesel – Diesel or LPG
manual or automatic - Manual
Registration years most interested in – 2002 onwards
How much you have to spend – region of 5K
colour (if important) – Not Important
BCA venue - Paddock Wood or Blackbushe if none at PW

I am aware that there are loads of motability cars available which will have had all services etc,,,,,,

Thanks very much

Happychappy

Hi Chivers

Just pm'd you the entries for Blackbushe which match your requirements, only one at Paddock Wood bit of a nail at 130k on a Y reg

Hope it helps

HC