£20k UK car

[anditsoundslikebells]

This is a nice example but not a Plus and it went for £20k
Can only be a good thing!
https://carsonline.bonhams.com/en/listi ... 287c0a32fe

[Shoppinit]

Yeah, and despite wood trim and Caramac leather, too. Not typically the most sought-after combo.

[JamesLawrance]

Definitely trending in the right direction! I have a couple with lower mileage that I'm hanging onto. Tend to only see this money in the Euro markets with LHD cars. Perhaps this will mean it will start being more cost effective to repair these cars, and we won't see as many go to the great scrapyard in the sky

[stevo55]

Have to say the Bonhams one looks pretty immaculate but then again 54k odd miles in 21 years is pretty spectacular. It is a good step in the right direction and tracking some of the asking prices of £7-9k online has been pretty depressing I have to say. I think it’s the fear of being a money pit that puts people off hence why well known forum cars that have a proven history are the way to go. So many cars you see you look at the photos and they just scream ‘abused/thrashed’.

[srichards]

It's always been the same. The low mileage decent history cars fetch lots but normals aren't that expensive. The scruffies were still £7k when I bought mine and they're still about the same now with the £10k ones at *that* dealer having sat around for over a year for sale.

There's quite a lot on SORN at any one time.

I'd think you would need several cars appearing and all fetching strong money even with slightly iffy history/higher miles to assume there is a shift in prices upwards.

[Shoppinit]

Have to say the Bonhams one looks pretty immaculate but then again 54k odd miles in 21 years is pretty spectacular.

The low mileage probably accounts for the higher value. I wouldn't say immaculate, though. The alloys are mashed, it's got mediocre tyres on it and the exhaust is hanging funny. Disk wear looks odd, but that might be nothing. And that's just the stuff visible in the photos.

So many cars you see you look at the photos and they just scream ‘abused/thrashed’.

Yeah. And are probably even worse in real life. Forum cars are the way to go if possible.