Category Archives: Used car prices

Market Snapshot

Posted on 05/15/2011 by MD
Market Snapshot

Weekly Market Snapshot This week our contributors have mostly been down south and in the midlands. We have not had any attendees further north or in Scotland.  We also have information relating to general sales only and have no information from any Top car or premium sales, so cannot comment on the market for heavier metal at the moment .  As has been the case recently buyers have been surprised by the lack of cars selling at the block with a higher amount of cars having to be bought provisionally. Auction attendance numbers seem to be down which is … Continue reading →

HAA Kobe

Posted on 05/14/2011 by MD
HAA Kobe

A busy day in Kobe with 8600 cars on sale , Hard to quantify exactly how many were selling with the auction still in progress, but here are some early results back for cars that people are asking us about. 1986 Levin Gt-Apex  Red 148K   Y310,000 1986 Levin GT-Apex White 216K  Y356,000 1991 Figaro Grey 61K     Y420,000 1991 Figaro Green 73K   Y325,000 08 Nissan GT-R Silver 21K  Y4,250,000 1992 Nissan R32 GT-R Gunmetal 174K   Y210,000 2002 Mitsubishi Evo VII GT-A(semi-auto) Black 118K Y404,000 2000 Bongo SGL3(2wd)  white/silver  180K    Y255,000 Some nice looking European Exotica passing through later this evening … Continue reading →

CAA Nagoya

Posted on 05/13/2011 by MD
CAA Nagoya

Auctions in Japan are slowly getting back up to speed after Golden Week. Entry numbers are still down but a large entry is expected for Haa on saturday.  Heres a few Ive selected from Nagoyas Caa auction this week 2005 Nissan Elgrand E51 Light blue metallic/Cream leather 110km Y955,000 2002 Nissan Elgrand E51 Gold, Entry spec level 73K  Y496,000 2008: Nissan GTR R35 Black 11K  Y4,650,000 2004: Honda Integra  Type R DC5  White 122K Y800,000 1998:  Honda Integra Type R  DC2  White 65K Y272,000 1998: Mitsubishi Evo V gsr Silver 90K  Y294,000 1999: Mazda Bongo Aft 2.5V6 Petrol  silver … Continue reading →

Where have all the Imports gone ?

Posted on 05/05/2011 by MD
Where have all the Imports gone ?

Well it doesnt take a genius to realise that the strength of sterling against the Yen has put a kibosh on the majority of Imports, But there have been other factors too, We will be going into this at length in our imports section but we will also be keeping an eye on prices in Japan to let you know what cars are on the cusp of being importable again. we will also have a look at current shipping options and how to save money on your testing costs. Your Input is appreciated as I will only look at … Continue reading →

Market News

Posted on 05/05/2011 by MD
Market News

Using our car pricing knowledge and with the help of a network of buyers we hope to let you know in advance of whats hot and whats not. Updated weekly with real world auction Results collated  from our fearless team of Buyers and Bacon bap addicts

Winners and Losers

Posted on 05/05/2011 by MD
Winners and Losers

With petrol prices currently going head to head with cocaine if you are running a big v8 then you are probably on a loser(or a scooter) Hybrid cars particularly the Civic ima had a major jump in price in the last 4 months and regularly smashed top book prices, indicators are that they are now levelling back out. The point of this post will be to let you know what cars are in short supply and sought after and what cars you need to be baleing out of and why .