Mileage and Status Separate Best Auction Prices From the Rest.

Audis still seem to command a considerable premium for status. So £11,600 paid for a 49k mile 3 year old is to be expected.

But £16,900 for a 41k mile 3 year old A4 B8 2.0FSI quattro wasn’t. It obviously had to be an order from someone wanting to prepare for winter. So, lucky for them the car needed a new set of tyres. They could switch to a set of winters on straight away.

That said, big mileage Audis weren’t attracting high bids. And a 41k mile 3 year old A5 3.0V6 TDI quattro coupe was bang on trade book at £17,400.

Jaguars don’t carry the same premium, and bargain of the day to my mind was a 28k mile 10 reg XF 3.0 240 diesel Luxury, gone for £20,000, at least £1,000 under trade book.

DPF avoidance helps the last of the Honda CR-V 2.2iCDTI fetch big money, though a 16k mile 2009/59 EX didn’t quite reach its reserve.

Even so, £18,100 bid was a lot of money for a two year old.

Fords were more sensible money, yet there was still a big divide between petrol and diesel. A 46k mile 2008/58 Focus 1.6TDCI 110 Zetec estate sold for £7,000, while a 50k mile 2009/58 1.6 petrol Style estate sold for just £4,600 – with no DPF, DMF, EGR or turbo to worry about over the next 50k miles.

(As usual, ‘s’ means sold. ‘p’ means top provisional bid, ‘pc’ means provisional, but close. ‘n/s’ means not sold. ‘n/w’ means miles not warranted. ‘MNW’ means unknown mileage. ‘dmg’ means damaged. D/R means damaged and repaired. ‘fl’ means facelift. ‘H/T’ means hardtop. ‘imp’ means unofficial import. Extras like ‘lthr’ and ‘sat’ are specified when they are not standard.)

Audi A3 2.0TDI 140 Sportback, 2008/58, 49k miles £11,600s

Audi A4 B7 2.0TDI 140 SE, 2007/57, 32k miles £8,150s

Audi A4 B7 2.0TDI 170 S Line, 2007/57, 21k miles £11,900p

Audi A4 B8 2.0TDI 143 S Line, 2008/58, 113k miles £9,150s

Audi A4 B8 2.0TDI 143 Avant (imp), 2008/58, 61k miles £9,900p

Audi A4 B8 1.8FSI 160 S Line, 2008/58, 29k miles £12,050s

Audi A4 B8 2.0FSI quattro Avant, 2008/58, 41k miles £16,900s

Audi TT 1.8TFSI 160 Roadster, 2009/59, 18k miles £13,900p

Audi A5 3.0 TDI quattro Sport coupe, 2008/58, 41k miles £17,400s

Audi A6 2.0TDI SE, Multitronic, sat, 06 reg, 90k miles £5,700s

Audi A6 2.0TDI Limited Ed, Multi, sat, 2008/58, 86k miles £9,400s

BMW 118i 2.0SE 5dr, 2005/55, 41k miles £6,550s

BMW 120i 2.0 M Sport 3dr, 2007/57, 88k miles £6,700s

BMW 118d 2.0SE 3dr, 2008/58, 16k miles £9,750p

BMW 320d 2.0SE Touring, 2006/56, 37k miles £8,600s

BMW 520d 177 SE Touring, 08 reg, 80k miles £8,900p

Citroen C1 1.0 VT 3dr, 09 reg, 14k miles £4,500s

Citroen C1 1.0 VT 5dr, 09 reg, 15k miles £4,500s

Citroen C1 1.0 VT 5dr, 09 reg, 14k miles £4,550s

Citroen Grand Picasso 1.6HDI manual, 08 reg, 33k miles £7,500s

FIAT Panda 1.1 Active, 2008/58, 25k miles £3,250s

Ford Fiesta 1.6TDCI Titanium 3dr, 2009/59, 21k miles £7,500s

Ford Focus 1.6TDCI 110 Zetec estate, 2008/58, 46k miles £7,000s

Ford Focus 1.6 Style estate, a/c, 2009/58, 50k miles £4,600s

Ford Mondeo 1.8TDCI 125 Titanium 5dr, 2008/58, 89k miles £5,250s

Ford Mondeo 1.8TDCI 125 Zetec 5dr, 2008/58, 36k miles £6,900s

Ford Galaxy 1.8TDCI 125 6spd, 08 reg, 137k miles £5,450s

Ford Galaxy 2.0TDCI Ghia, lthr, 08 reg, 82k miles £9,700s

Honda Civic 2.2iCDTI SE, 2007/57, 78k miles £5,400s

Honda Civic 2.2iCDTI SE, 2008/58, 77k miles £5,500s

Honda CR-V 2.0iVTEC ES auto, sat, 2007/57, 89k miles £9,400s

Honda CR-V 2.2iCDTI EX, sat, lthr, 2009/59, 16k miles £18,100p

Jaguar XF 2.7D Luxury, 2008/58, 28k miles £16,500p

Jaguar XF 3.0D 240 Luxury, 10 reg, 28k miles £20,000s

Jaguar XK 4.2V8 coupe, sat, lthr, 2007/57, 42k miles £20,500p

LandRover Freelander II 2.2TD, 2008/58, 37k miles £15,000s

Nissan Micra 1.2 Visia 3dr, 10 reg, 6k miles £4,950p

Peugeot 308 1.6HDI 90 S, 08 reg, 103k miles £3,950s

Peugeot 308 1.6HDI 90 S, 08 reg, 42k miles £5,400s

Renault Clio 1.5DCI 86 Dynamique 5dr, 2006/56, 27k miles £4,500s

Renault Megane 1.9DCI 130 Dynamique, 10 reg, 29k miles £7,900s

Renault Scenic 1.5DCI 86 Expression, 2007/57, 54k miles £3,400p

Renault Laguna 2.0 Dyn S Tourer, 2008/58, 80k miles £3,950p

Skoda Fabia 1.2 12v, 2008/58, 22k miles £3,950s

Skoda Fabia 1.2 12v, 2008/58, 21k miles £4,000s

Skoda Octavia 1.9TDI PD Classic est, 2005/55, 180k miles £1,100p

Skoda Octavia 1.9TDI PD Classic est, 2007/57, 129k miles £2,800

Skoda Octavia 1.9TDI PD Classic est, 2007/57, 122k miles £3,000

Toyota Avensis 2.0 D-4D TR 5dr, 2008/58, 58k miles £5,900s

Toyota Prius II T-Spirit, sat, lthr, 2008/58, 10k miles £10,000s

VW Golf 2.0GT TDI 5dr, 07 reg, 134k miles £4,700s

VW Golf 1/9TDI 105 Match, 08 reg, 64k miles £7,100s

VW Golf 1/9TDI 105 Match, 2008/57, 50k miles £7,600s

VW Eos 2/0TDI 143, 2008/58, 70k miles £8,400p

VW Scirocco 2.0TSI GT coupe, 09 reg, 45k miles £12,550p

VW Passat 1.9TDI 105 4dr, 07 reg, 44k miles £6,000

VW Passat 2.0TDI CR estate, 08 reg, 81k miles £6,400p

Volvo XC90 2.4 D5 185 Active auto, 2009/58, 26k miles £19,600s

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