Cazana - "Top 20 Used Cars in 2018"

[Pete CWC 4]

Cazana have just published their list of the UK's "most popular advertised cars which are under 10 years old":

https://cazana.com/uk/insights/the-top-20-most-popular-used-cars-in-2018

How many of these would really be on YOUR stocklist if they were 10 years old..?!?

[justina3 518]

Toyota aygo at number 20 and no mention of a c1 very odd. 

[metcars 397]

Is that most popular car searched for, or purchased?

[David Horgan 564]

1 hour ago, met said:

Is that most popular car searched for, or purchased?

Load of Bollocks either way I reckon , don't you 

7 hours ago, justina3 said:

Toyota aygo at number 20 and no mention of a c1 very odd. 

Just proves the youngsters don't use Cazana 

Aygo granny surfers affecting the results on Cazana 

[NOACROSS 414]

Yup.  Surprised to see so many diesel cars and, there's only a couple I want to stock in the list.

I often wonder about these lists and 'desirability'. It must depend on how many of that type of car are available.  For example, there's a load more Golf/VW crap product about than other lower volume or speccy stuff I like.

Also, just because some spotty teenager has drooled over a Corsa or an A3 it doesn't mean they're a buyer right now. Availability must have an affect on desirability. 

[Pete CWC 4]

The only criteria for the order of their list is "cars advertised" - so nothing to do with 'desirability' (other than the seller's desire to get shot of their car...!)  However Cazana didn't bother to mention if they found them advertised in Autotrader, Gumtree, Ebay, Motors, or their local corner shop window - so who knows!

Lower down the page is a breakdown of the colours on offer. Cazana seemed very surpised that there were as many white coloured cars for sale as black ones (21% each) - but I suppose this means someone looking for a niche could aim for the 3% of the market that doesn't want black, white, grey, red, silver or blue cars... LOL

[stockedup! 63]

Plenty of small earners on the list!!

[Arfur Dealy 823]

Who cares what Cazana says,  ask the public who or what Cazana is and they'll have a guess at maybe......a region on Mexico...etc etc. 

Completely unknown by the public, they are simply a non entity.....

[Arfur Dealy 823]

I have to add, I maybe blunt but I'm right. 

[ExCouncilJobsworth 27]

4 hours ago, Arfur Dealy said:

I have to add, I maybe blunt but I'm right. 

You're a funny lad 

It's all propaganda... Here goes i will get into my jobsworth thinking mode...

Major platforms like AT have their sponsored junk at the top of the page so people will click on them. 

Clicking doesn't prove purchasing.

"Oh let's have a look at that darling it's on the top of the page. Ok its shit"

Now the sponsored adds could push a car heavily on platforms and then because it has been clicked on millions of times they could claim it's the most purchased or desired car.... If that makes sense?

 

 

[metcars 397]

So, we need a definition of the word 'popular' in this context?

most popular car searched for?

most popular car advertised?

most popular car purchased?

[EPV 631]

2 hours ago, met said:

So, we need a definition of the word 'popular' in this context?

most popular car searched for?

most popular car advertised?

most popular car purchased?

All of them, because one feeds one which feeds another. 

Searched>purchased>advertised and on it goes. 

[David Ayers 171]

I remember when Autotrader told us what was most popular in our area, by search.

Turned out 1 month to be Dodge Ram pick ups. 

 

[DPF 18]

Old High mileage cars always seem popular according to at. 

[Ek cars 17]

I went through a stint about 3 years ago selling mk4 1.4 Astra ls, used to buy every sale and do about 5 a week same with older Focus 1.4 never any comebacks and made good money all 350 odds out door and selling 1250 and 1350 that was my golden number.

Edited December 13, 2018 by Ek cars

[Ocsltd 133]

1 hour ago, Ek cars said:

I went through a stint about 3 years ago selling mk4 1.4 Astra ls, used to buy every sale and do about 5 a week same with older Focus 1.4 never any comebacks and made good money all 350 odds out door and selling 1250 and 1350 that was my golden number.

Similar to us, mk4 Astra's and Focus's used to be our bread and butter! If you got a clean Astra estate it would sell like a hot cake!!

Wouldn't touch a (newer) Astra now with a barge pole!!