Lakeside

It’s got to crash at some point, there’s going to come a time when joe public are simply going to find it cheaper to keep their current car running than pay these stupidly inflated prices of recent times. As already said it’s only due to supply and demand at the min, no other reason. As soon as new car production it back up to speed and new sales are back up used stock will be fed back onto the market and the prices will come down. This is why I’m being very careful with what I buy at the min. It’s feels very much like dealing with stocks and shares.

The crazy thing is the resale prices don’t seam to be rising as quick as auction prices are? Looking on AT and eBay even dealers, not just privates, are selling cars cheaper or equal to what they’re fetching under the hammer.

They’re not stocking enough because there’s not enough stock out there. backlog of new car builds=less p/x’s and lease companies holding onto cars for longer. higher priced used cars means joe public deciding to keep hold of what they have and not trading it in or selling to WBAC etc no p/x’s or ex lease cars means nothing trickling into the auctions. supply and demand at auction with a short supply of stock means prices rise. It’s a vicious circle I watched a grade 5, 114k mile, 2014 mondeo with a poor assured report (eml on in limp mode with blocked dpf and turbo related fault codes) fetch £100 over cap clean today. Things are getting silly.

Agreed, I only bid on a car if I want it. The only time’s I’ve ever wanted to back out was after I’ve collected it and realised it’s a lemon, but obviously to late by that point!

Correct, they don’t adjust them for total loss cars either.

BCA make it obvious, if you turn your speakers up you can blatantly hear the auctioneer clicking the bids up with his mouse but as already said what can we do? They're definitely using their own stock (UKCGR, Cazoo etc) to price the market aswell as on quiet days they’re own stock always seams to fetch more than other vendors.

Kind of how auctions get away with it I guess? Selling on behalf of the vendor, just a middle man between the two.

Does anyone know if bca will deliver to a bca centre closer to you rather than your address? Only reason I ask is I’m often not on site and I don’t want a delivery guy randomly turning up when I’m not there as I’ve heard they don’t give you any notice?

Could be due to the huge backlog of driving tests? Not many youngsters passing at the min.

It’s common on all Volvos if they’re still on the factory screen. I’ve had V50’s, v70’s and c30’s with the same issue

Failed dpf regen possibly pumping fuel into the oil

Midlands? we’re the same, even my mechanic I use it’s practically begging me for work and has so few mot’s booked in he’s stopped opening Saturdays. Although this could of been down to last years extension.

We’ve been quieter since things have started going back to normal than we was doing click and collect.

Yea it is the 3 button circular type key with the blade inside the fob

Anyone had an joy getting replacement R56 Mini key fobs made other than at a main dealer? Customer is complaining spare key doesn’t work/missing chip and Mini are quoting £175+vat for a replacement. Customer is saying everywhere else they’ve tried are saying it’s a dealer only part.

Not sure where your buying from but BCA will still fight you to the end if you try and claim any money back or refuse a vehicle.

I’m guessing the drivers/transporters or the valeters? Every car I seam to pick up lately has had the rear seat bench pulled off where someone’s clearly been looking for loose change.

If only that was true in our case, a friend of mine bought a Civic from BCA a few weeks back. No warning lights on the dash, no faults declared. Paid online, booked the collection and went to pick it up. Car started but was barely running on two cylinders and engine management light flashing, took the keys back to the office and refused to take it. Rang the claims line when he got home and was basically told it was sold as seen and had to be collected, so he bit the bullet and went back for a second time. This time it wouldn’t even start, couldn’t even drive it out the car park so gave up. Rang claims line again and was told the car is sold as a car and that doesn’t necessarily mean it will be a runner even though it was showed as running in the pictures. He’s now having to go down the legal route, absolute joke.

If you listen carefully you can actually hear them clicking the mouse bidding it up themselves

Plus points are it’s free... Negative points are everyone that uses it

No, read about a guy who was fined for travelling to view a car from a private seller. The article later wen on to state private vehicle sales are currently banned.

Yes, it’s work you cannot do from home

Civvies are probably still buying, bca seam to be giving anyone a gold card these days.

I thought the 1.9’s were the Fiat JTD engine?

Naming no names but there’s a few dealers around me that have ignored the rules from day one and haven’t stopped trading as usual.