There’s nearly always a surprise in a part exchange auction, and today’s blast from the past was this 69,000 mile 1966D Triumph Herald 12/50. (That’s the one with a sunroof.)

It looked well worn for its 44 years, but well kept and original and attracted some strong bids, eventually selling for £1,800, something like four times its original list price.

Though logistics mean that 60 reg part-exchanges aren’t coming through in any quantity yet, the cars looked cheap to me.

98R SAAB 900i convertible £600, Y reg Subaru Impreza Sport SW £500, 02 SEAT Leon 20VT Sport £1,025, 99T BMW Z3 1.9 roadster £2,250.

There were some reasonable buys in the fleet section too. An 07 Alfa GT 2.0JTS Turismo for £5,000, a 52k mile 07 Avensis T180 for £6,000, a 33k miles 2008/58 Audi A4 1.8TFSI 160 SE for £12,500, a 24k mile 09 Audi Q7 3.0TDI S-line for £33,400, a 22k mile 2007/57 Range Rover Sport 2.7TDV6 HSE for £27,400s.

And a 57k mile 06 Renault Megane 1.5DCI 106 Dynamique estate was cheap as chips at £3,000s.

Though a relatively rare 38k mile 08 Mondeo 2.0TDCI 130 Zetec automatic stood its ground well to sell for £9,600s

(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. Extras like ‘lthr’ and ‘sat’ are specified when they are not standard.)

Part Exchanges:

Audi A4 2.8 V6, 2000W, MNW £300

Audi A4 Avant 1.8T 163 SE, 2003/53, 135k miles £1,600s

Audi TT quattro 22r coupe, 2000W, MNW £3,350s

BMW Z3 1.9 roadster, 1999T, MNW £2,250s

Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.5CRD, 02 reg, MNW £3,500s

FIAT Stilo 1.9JTD Dynamic, 2003/53, MNW £1,400s

Ford KA 1.3, 1999T, MNW £300s

Hyundai Terracan 2.9CRTD, 03 reg, 77k n/w £3,250s

LandRover Freelander 2.5V6 auto 5dr, Y reg, 80k miles £1,600s

Porsche Boxster 3.2S, 1999V, 78k miles £5,850s

Renault Megane 1.6 convertible, 1999T, 103k n/w £450s

Renault Megane 1.4 Expression, 2002/52, 80k miles £700s

Renault Scenic 1.9DCI RX4 4WD, 2001/51, 112k miles £1,025s

Renault Scenic 1.6 Dynamique, 2001/51, MNW £1,100s

SAAB 900i 2.0S convertible, 1998R, MNW £600s

SEAT Leon 1.8 20VT Sport, 02 reg, MNW £1,025s

Skoda Octavia 2.0GLXI auto, 2000W, MNW £675s

Subaru Impreza 2.0 Sport 4WD est, Y reg, MNW £500s

Suzuki Alto 1.1GL 5dr, 2004/53, 30k miles £850s

Suzuki Grand Vitara GV 2000 soft top, 2001X, 70k n/w £725s

Toyota Estima 2.2TD auto, 1992K, MNW, £250s

Toyota RAV-4 2.0VX 5dr, 02 reg, MNW £2,750s

Triumph Herald 12/50, s/r, 1966D, 69k miles n/w £1,800s

Vauxhall Frontera 2.2DTI Ltd auto 5-dr, 2000X, MNW £475s

VW Polo 1.2S 65 3-dr, 02 reg, 96k miles £1,250s

VW Golf 1.9TDI 110 GT, 1998S, MNW £825s

Ex-Fleet:

Alfa Romeo GT 2.0JTS Turismo, 07 reg, 85k miles £5,000s

Audi A3 Sportback 1.9TDI SE, 07 reg, 104k miles £6,300s

Audi A4 2.0TFSI S-line, lthr, 06 reg, 33k miles £8,500s

Audi A4 B8 1.8TFSI 160 SE, 2008/58, 33k miles £12,500s

Audi Q7 3.0TDI 240 quattro S-line, sat, 09 reg, 24k miles £33,400s

Ford Mondeo 2.2TDCI 155 Ghia, 06 reg, 114k miles £3,050s

Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCI 130 Zetec auto, 08 reg, 38k miles £9,600s

Honda Civic 1.8 i-VTEC SE, 2006/56, 33k miles £6,200s

Honda Civic 2.2i-CDTI EX, sat, 07 reg, 87k miles £6,000s

Honda Civic 1.8 i-VTEC SE, 2007/57, 31k miles £6,650s

Honda Civic hybrid CVT auto, 07 reg, 22k miles £6,000s

Jaguar X-Type 2.0D S, 2007/57, 72k miles £7,100s

LandRover Freelander 2.2TD XS, 07 reg, 54k miles £12,200s

Peugeot 307 SW 1.6HDI90 SE, 07 reg, 63k miles £4,500s

Peugeot 607 2.0D SE, stat, 05 reg, 30k miles £3,650s

Range Rover Sport 2.7TDV6 HSE, sat, 2007/57, 22k miles £27,400s

Renault Megane 1.5DCI 106 Dyn est, 06 reg, 57k miles £3,000s

Toyota Avensis 2.2 D-4D T Spirit, sat, 06 reg, 99k miles £4,300s

Toyota Avensis 2.0 D-4D T3-s, sat, 07 reg, 93k miles £4,600s

Toyota Avensis 2.2 D-4D T180, 07 reg, 72k miles £5,900s

Toyota Avensis 2.2 D-4D T180, sat, 07 reg, 52k miles £6,000s

Vauxhall Astra 1,6SXI 5dr, 06 reg, 117k miles £2,700s

Vauxhall Astra 2.2 16v convertible, 05 reg, 24k miles £3,450s

Vauxhall Astra 1.8VVT SRI 5dr, 2007/57, 39k miles £5,500s

Vauxhall Astra Twintop 1.8VVT, 08 reg, 17k miles £7,800s

VW Passat 2.0TDI 140 estate, 2006/56, 77k miles £6,500s

VW Eos 2.0FSI Sport, sat, lthr, 07 reg, 82k miles £8,400s

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