There's something caught my eye in an auction on this coming Friday. Does the team think that Friday will bring me an extraordinarily cheap price?
I guess it really depends whether it's caught someone else's eye too, but I can't imagine dealers or Joe Public being out in force to buy a car that day...?
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something caught my eye in the xxxxxx auction on xxxxx.
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to keep it out of the public eye, it may be an idea to hide the place & time of the auction.
going by hj's recent auction reports, you should do well.
good luck.
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Good point, I love having the Edit button ;-)
However I'm not sure it would interest many - here it is
FORD FIESTA 1.2 ZETEC 16V 2K Hatchback, BLUE, 5 Doors, Manual Transmission, Petrol, 29729 Miles, Registered 13-01-2000
Also having trouble valueing it, what would be reasonable, assumingt average condition?
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Glass's online strikes again...........
Ford Fiesta Zetec
1.25 Petrol 5-door Hatchback
5 Speed Manual Front Wheel Drive
Year: 2000 W
Mileage: 30,000
Part-exchange Price:
Excellent condition:
£2050
Average condition:
£1810
Below average condition:
£1570
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Hmmm thanks Peter, that's more than I had hoped. I am mid-decision (slow process) about whether to chuck more money at daughter's M reg 1.1 to cure oil loss or to replace the car. She *really* wants a Corsa but I was thinking if I could get this at about the £1k - £1.2k mark then she might be persuaded.
I think I will be "in town" anyway on Friday so may go for a look anyway...
I hadn't realised I could get prices for free from Glass's online, thanks for that too!
UPDATE: Glass's wanted £2.95 to tell me the value.. - thought they might :-)
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I'll give away my secret as it's Christmas....vauxhall.co.uk/UVValuation/glassLaunch.jhtml
Ho ho ho
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Thanks PP - just looked at the link (took forever as I'm in a hotel in Nottingham on 28.8k!).
I notice that that's a part exchange price, i.e. a valuation of what I might be offered by a dealer if I were trading it in. Can someone advise (hopefully today) whether the auction price will be about the same, or more, or less?
Thanks
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Well I got the Fiesta. Wouldn't quite say it was excellent condition, but it's definitely good, nor was it cheap, but I'm happy with it, and daughter even more so. Paid £2050.
There were quite a few people at the auction but I don't think many cars were really selling.
Nearly bought myself an early pressie. There was a 51 Audi TT 225bhp, low miles etc. Looked really good. Went for £13k provisional - I haven't a clue about prices of these but it really caught my eye.
Thanks all for your help.
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Well me and most of my colleagues are planning to be in the pub by 11 so i wouldn't mind betting it'll be fairly quiet at the auction. Only problem you might have is if it's a provisional sale and you can't get through to the decision maker because he's already on his 4th G&T.
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So HJ, did you buy the Lexus then?
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I have been to late December auctions for the past few years and they can be a bit of a mixed bag - there are still plenty of traders there early on but an awful lot of private buyers who go because they're off work so it can be a bit crowded but it seems many are spectating rather than buying. Still plenty of private people prepared to pay over the odds for something they've set their hearts on.
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