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J400uk

dirtbag1981 wrote: »

Hi lads, great info on here, I need to ask about BCA's CAP prices, I am looking to buy a 2004 onwards mk5 GT TDI 140 BHP. I have got some cars that I want to go and pos buy.

The BCA customer care have given me the CAP prices for the cars that I am interested in, can somebody tell me in "general" do the cars reach their CAP prices?

here are my examples of cars I may go and see

05 PLATE GT TDI 140 91k, CAP £5500

05 PLATE GT TDI 140 65k, CAP £6325

55 PLATE GT TDI 140 60k, CAP £6650

I have been to my local auction today and similar cars + spec have gone for much less, what i dont want to do is go miles dawwn south and for these cars to exceed these CAPS, ANY help is greeted !

cheers
DB

Erm... todays auction, was it Paddock Wood? Didn't happen to see a certain Grey Golf Plus did you? Let me know if you did

As for the CAP price, as far as I know its meant as a guide to what the car is worth at auction. The reserve is normally set below the CAP figure. Its difficult to say how much they go for, but it tends to be the auctions with lots of private buyers where cars exceed CAP regularly.

dirtbag1981

no it wasnt,but I have been there though years ago !

cheers for the info

Wig

dirtbag1981 wrote: »

The BCA customer care have given me the CAP prices for the cars that I am interested in, can somebody tell me in "general" do the cars reach their CAP prices?

05 PLATE GT TDI 140 91k, CAP £5500

05 PLATE GT TDI 140 65k, CAP £6325

55 PLATE GT TDI 140 60k, CAP £6650

I have been to my local auction today and similar cars + spec have gone for much less, what i dont want to do is go miles dawwn south and for these cars to exceed these CAPS, ANY help is greeted !

There never any gaurantees, but "in general" they appear to be selling £500 below CAP Cln. Your prices are all CAP cln quotes, but there appears to be a little bit of confusion, some of those prices are closer to the 3 door price some are the 5 door price.

Most of the prices showing indicate a £500 ish below CAP Cln but there are a few showing 200 or 300 below

There are no exact avg sold prices to match your mileages, so here are a few of the closest matches

5 Door, 05, Avg:£5406 78K, CAP Cln £6,000...............diff £600
3 door, 05, Avg:£5771 59K, CAP Cln approx £6,000.......diff £230
5 door, 55, Avg £5913 70K, CAP Cln £6475..............diff £550

worcester1

Wig wrote: »

Thx for the update.

The Cln price for that lot is £3025 I would have expected it to go for close to that amount in the first instance. But after looking at the average column for that lot there is a £3080 average on an average 75K. Taking this into account and the extra 25K in miles (101K) I would have expected it to be a few hundred below 3 grand.

The sale price of 2,400 would therefore seem to me to be about right, and if anything slightly cheap.

It can either be 2000 - 2005 Mondeo or the later model 2005 - 2006
The only early model 2005 '55 plate I found on wisebuyers
was the 115 bhp "Eu4" spec
Private Good:£3,078
Trade:£2,731

The price if it was a later model still 2005 '55
Private Good:£2,998
Trade:£2,661

So you can see they are both very similar anyway and both very similar to the lot's stated CAP cln price of £3025 - I have found before that the CAP cln is very similar to the Private Good price on Wise buyers, and that the "trade" on wisebuyers is usually lower than the auction bid price. In this example as I said after looking at the avg on the search you can work out they are selling below Cln, that's why the bid price was in this example closer to the 'trade' on wisebuyers.

In future you can expect these cars to go between 500 - 800 below its CAP cln price.
For example VE05HZY onsale on the 8th Jan will probably sell for £3,400 - £3,500

I advise if you can find a vehicle on autotrader that is priced at the max £300 above it's wisebuyers 'trade' price that you should consider it seriously. You would have to pay an additional £325 ish at auction anyway IYSWIM.

Thanks for all the infor Wig - Makes more sense to me now

I am swinging more towards a Ghia than a Zetec and will take my time until I come across a good deal. Thanks to all the infor you've provided I am no longer a novice and more wiser on exactly what I am after and how much to pay for it.


I will go again on 13th to Walsall BCA track the black Ghia - will keep you posted
Once again Thanks a lot

dirtbag1981

wig and others thanks for your help, makes more sense now :>

cheap_plastic_spoon

Hi,I'm looking for some help for the following please.

Manufacturer:Nissan
Model:Note
Derivative:SE ,2006
Engine size:1.4
Body shape:Hatch
Fuel type:Petrol
Gearbox:Manual
Which BCA branches you want searched:Bedford,Peterboro

Thanx

wii_man1

looking for:

Manufacturer - toyota rav4
Model(s) - 2.2 d4d xt5
Derivative(s) 2006 onwards
Engine size(s) - 2.2
Body shape - 4x4
Fuel type - diesel
Gearbox - manual
BCA branch(es) you want searched - anywhere
mileage - less than 50,000miles


thanks in advance

e2003

Hi
I know this has probably been posted before but this is a big thread now, can anyone of you kind people with the knowledge post a type of 'toolkit' of the following or point to link if its already been posted:

1. The best website that gives an accurate free valuation of cars (and if possible clean price) ie wisebuyers etc
2. What the current market is like ie whether I should be looking at trade price higher or lower or clean price at auctions
3. When is the best time of year to go to auction as I am looking to buy in the next few months. Is it worth waiting till after the next reg?
4. Maybe a few of the terms like warranted mileage etc.

I live in Liverpool so Belle Vue and Preston are ok but does anyone know of good auction houses locally that have cars upto 4 years old?

Thanks in advance.:D

grimx

Manufacturer - BMW
Model(s) - 3 or 5 series.
Derivative(s) 2005 onwards
Engine size(s) - 2.0
Body shape - saloon
Fuel type - diesel
Gearbox - automatic
BCA branch(es) you want searched - anywhere
mileage - less than 60,000miles

Leather is a must as well >.<

kerrynshane

Hi,

I have been on the BCA & Manheim website as I would like to buy a Vauxhall Astra Convertible 2.2 Bertone, 03 onwards, they will only let me search the vehicle but doesnt give me no further details it does state they have 4 going into auction in Bristol I am willing to travel but would appreciate more info on the vehicle before travelling, I woud really appreciate it if some one could have a look for me and send me the details and a rough guide price if it tells you. Thank you very much!:beer: