British car auctions

galwaykev · 12-02-2014 11:18AM #1

Hi all,

Did anyone attend or buy from this auction?
I am looking at buying a car here. I picked some cars I am interested in from their web site and have called them up about them. They gave me a "guide price" and this price seems to be way over valued!! Is this the norm to stop people like me buying here?

Is there good value here, much savings to be had?

Thanks

lifer_sean · 12-02-2014 01:31PM

Right now cars in BCA are making 500-1000 over book value, which they usually use as their guide price. So assuming they gave you the book price, then the price is actually on the low side.

For example, I was looking for an Audi A1 yesterday. First car had book price of 10600 (top) or 10000 (average condition). Car sold for 11,750 + fees. Second car had book prices of 10150 (top) or 9600 (average). Sold for 11,000 + fees. These are not isolated examples. Also yesterday, Focus with guide prices 7875/7375 top/avg made 8850 + fees.

Watch the fees at BCA ... very high. Can easily add 500-800 to the price of a car. Example - last year car with hammer price of 2100 cost me 2530.

galwaykev · 12-02-2014 03:06PM

Thanks sean

How can they be selling higher that the book value?
I was looking at a focus and it would seem that it is cheaper to buy of a dealer in the uk rather that BCA.

It seems most of the dealers go to BCA to buy their cars.

Bigus · 12-02-2014 09:55PM

galwaykev wrote: »

Thanks sean

How can they be selling higher that the book value?
I was looking at a focus and it would seem that it is cheaper to buy of a dealer in the uk rather that BCA.

It seems most of the dealers go to BCA to buy their cars.

Not ford dealers

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