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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

40.0. "Car prices in UK" by MARVIN::COCKBURN (Too much blood in my alcoholstream) Sun Jan 17 1988 20:39

 Having recently moved from Edinburgh :-) to Reading :-(, I've noticed
 a difference in 2nd hand car prices - or is it my imagination?

 An 'average' ex-lease car, say a 1.6 cavalier, which has been 
 thrashed to death on the lease scheme for 2� years and which 
 has probably done 20,000 plus miles/year will fetch in the
 region of �3,500 to �4,000. Isn't this a bit much to expect
 to pay for a car, albeit only 30 months old, which has done
 50,000+ miles? My car (non lease) has done 60K easy miles and 
 even it's giving problems + we all know how well treated the 
 company cars are! 
 
 For example, in Scotland my father recently bought a three
 year old cavalier 1.6 for 3.5K and it had only done 12,000 
 miles. This is by no means an exceptional bargain. My brother 
 also bought a car (ok, so it was an s-reg mini) for TEN POUNDS
 AND it's got an MOT, and it does 60MPH. 
 
 Do the lease company put a profit margin on the cars they 
 sell or are cars just more expensive in the south ? 

  Craig. who_wants_a_better_car_but_needs_to_keep_the_arm_and_leg

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
40.6	Anyone know any more on this ?	PERKY::RUTTER	Rut The Nut	`Wed Feb 05 1992 08:20`	5
	Heard a snippet on the radio this morning which mentioned some form of 'recommendation' currently being proposed that would result in the prices of new cars being reduced by up to a third... J.R.
40.7		CHEFS::OSBORNEC		`Wed Feb 05 1992 08:25`	2
	Monopolies Commission report due out any day now.......
40.8	consistent	CURRNT::PAYNE_A	Discount Pants'n'Haircuts	`Wed Feb 05 1992 09:24`	8
	>> Heard a snippet on the radio this morning which mentioned some form of >> 'recommendation' currently being proposed that would result in the >> prices of new cars being reduced by up to a third... Just our luck, they'll probably put the prices up in the other countries 8^\| Andy
40.9	In a nutshell	UFHIS::GVIPOND		`Wed Feb 05 1992 09:41`	7
	The report suggested that if dealers were allowed the choice of more than one "Make" and varied methods of retailing , cars could be cheaper. or larger profit margin ;-)
40.10	Ford pricing	YUPPY::ELLAWAY	Martin Ellaway@hhl	`Thu Feb 06 1992 09:30`	10
	Not wishing to start a rat hole but as its about car prices here goes In Autocar and Motor they announced that the golf VR6 will be 19,085 pounds which is as much as a Cosworth they said, but a Cosworth 28,000 or so I thought, But they go on to say that the new list price for the cossie is 21,380 so by the time you haggle for your 10% discount and pay delivery the cossie becomes 19,582. On the other hand Ford are asking 15,000 for the XR3i!!! Regards Martin
40.11		MAJORS::QUICK	Tolerance personified	`Wed Mar 25 1992 12:32`	5
	Anyone know which manufacturers/garages are doing 0% no deposit 30% discount full tank of petrol year's free insurance type deals at the moment? Apart from Yugo that is... JJ.
40.12		SUBURB::THOMASH	The Devon Dumpling	`Thu Mar 26 1992 12:33`	8
	If you get the Reading Chronicle and Newbury Weekly news, they have loads of adverts from different garages with "deals" One is due out Thursday (today), and one Friday - which can sometimes be available from large newsagents on Thursday evening. Heather
40.13	NWN on Thurs	OSI::ROBINSON	OSI Upper Layer Architect	`Thu Mar 26 1992 12:58`	9
	> If you get the Reading Chronicle and Newbury Weekly news, they have > loads of adverts from different garages with "deals" > One is due out Thursday (today), and one Friday - which can sometimes > be available from large newsagents on Thursday evening. Newbury Weekly News comes out on Thurs. I got mine delivered thismorning