Anybody like to guess what these made at auction today???

clogher71

Hi

I saw these been auctioned today, I am courious to think what people would guess as the hammer price? or were you there today&what did you think?

All found new owners and best of luck to them!

1.http://dolansart.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=32847

154,000 miles, scabby around wheel arches, two owners from new, current one since 1987, not heard running, needs restoring.


2. http://dolansart.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=33987

13x,xxx miles, scabby around wheel arches, tear in roof, water in boot, not heard running, insurance disc on windscreen expired in 1991, not sure how long off road, but a good while, not heard running, needs restoring.

3. http://dolansart.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=33030

Almost sure one owner from new, if not same owner for at least 15years 145,000miles, few car park dinges and scrapes, off road about 3 years, nct/tax expired in 2011, not heard running.

All sold as seen.

Bigus

Go on tell us what they made
I'd say 4500 for the sl
3750 for the BMW
And 400 for the xe dos

Red Kev

€4000 for the SL

€2000 for the Baur.

Both gone for export I'd be willing to bet.

clogher71

Good guesses guys!!

They suprised me a little....

The sl's hammer price was 4,500( then you at 20% auctioneers fees, and then vat on the fees so nearer 5,500 final price)

The Baur 2,300(+20%+vat, so nearer 3000 final price)

Xedos-9 500 hammer + 20% + vat, so nearer to 650

I know where there is a '00 Xedos-9 parked up for a year or two, might be worth enquiring about it

I do not know who bought them, are they most likely off to the uk?

unkel

Crazy prices for the SL and Xedos!!!

The sun must have made people a bit light headed

Or maybe they were better lubricated than the cars

People pay way too much in auctions in Ireland, I've never been to one myself but it's not the first time I noticed very high prices...

Red Kev

unkel wrote: »

Crazy prices for the SL and Xedos!!!

The sun must have made people a bit light headed

Or maybe they were better lubricated than the cars

People pay way too much in auctions in Ireland, I've never been to one myself but it's not the first time I noticed very high prices...

I think the SL is priced OK. The 107 is appreciating in price and that is the desirable 500 model, not an earlier 280-350-450. The colour isn't the most desirable, and providing the rust is contained just around the wheelarches and not in the sills, bulkhead etc it could be a good buy.

With a clean and polish and a proper set of alloys it could be a bargain buy. Probably on it's way back to the UK.

mitosis

The SL is a good price. These are really starting to be appreciated now and the price is only going up.

Grimreaper666

The thing about SLs is there are good ones and bad ones and no matter how hard you try you won't ever make a good one out of a bad one so the money paid for this actual car from what i saw of it was mad money, it's not worth more than 2-2500 at best and the Mazda's worth maybe 200 at a push.
I was at an auction recently and a 2001 Transit van that was tired and had been off the road for a number of years made around 4500 with taxes and fees, I was amazed to be honest how easily people get carried away at auctions here, it was absolute madness tbh.

Dades

There's a couple of years big tax bill for any Irish buyer of that SL.
Big money I think too in that colour combo.

Beemer looks nice.

galwaytt

...there was another Baur parked on the side of the road out that direction last summer, in white, with a for sale sign on it........... €1600 being asked, and it looked nice tbh.

Bigus

Do I get the prize, in fairness I thought the Baur was cleaner, and I wasn't at or talking to anybody at the auction but I would have gone 3000 on the merc and I thought the BMW would attract the younger crowd, glad I didn't travel from Wexford .

Xe dos was always going to make more than is was worth due to the crowd


Also I didn't realise the fees were so steep.

clogher71

IMO the whole auction was expensive, I left after the first 100 lots&there was nearly 500 lots, the cars did look a lot better in the photos, the BMW looked way better in photo..

The Irish times wrote on Tuesday about the auction, even mentioning the two wheel barrows that went E230 before auctioneer fees.

Bigus

clogher71 wrote: »

IMO the whole auction was expensive, I left after the first 100 lots&there was nearly 500 lots, the cars did look a lot better in the photos, the BMW looked way better in photo..

The Irish times wrote on Tuesday about the auction, even mentioning the two wheel barrows that went E230 before auctioneer fees.

Thanks for putting up the prices of the cars.:)

unkel

Red Kev wrote: »

I think the SL is priced OK. The 107 is appreciating in price and that is the desirable 500 model, not an earlier 280-350-450. The colour isn't the most desirable, and providing the rust is contained just around the wheelarches and not in the sills, bulkhead etc it could be a good buy.

With a clean and polish and a proper set of alloys it could be a bargain buy. Probably on it's way back to the UK.

I hear you but the engine was not known to be running, wasn't that what the OP said?

Also as Dades implied, this car will cost the guts of €4k to tax before it becomes eligible for classic tax

pounder770

http://www.motorsportireland.com/Libraries/Bulletins/May_02.sflb.ashx

I spent some very pleasant times in the company of the late Jack Toohey, where he talked at length of his driving and motor racing experiences.
His part in Ireland's motor racing history seems to have been forgotten by many...
His late wife , Agnes , was a lady of strong character, who drove that Mercedes as it was meant to be driven!!!