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Emira used prices tanking?

Man.v.Cars

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5 months ago I ran my car through We Buy Any Car (WEBAC) and was offered £59,750/$79,600/€71,800, today that figure was £48,000/$63,950/€57,690. 900 miles on the clock, 3.5 V6 1st edition with ice grey interior. Is it the current market or a reflection on the number of cars available?

WEBAC tend to offer what a trade in price would be against another car. The lowest Emira on sale on AutoTrader UK is under £60,000/$80,000/€72,000 at the moment.
 

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5 months ago I ran my car through We Buy Any Car (WEBAC) and was offered £59,750/$79,600/€71,800, today that figure was £48,000/$63,950/€57,690. 900 miles on the clock, 3.5 V6 1st edition with ice grey interior. Is it the current market or a reflection on the number of cars available?

WEBAC tend to offer what a trade in price would be against another car. The lowest Emira on sale on AutoTrader UK is under £60,000/$80,000/€72,000 at the moment.
WEBAC are absolute p**s taking cowboys and in no way do they give you a true reflection of the cars value or the real trade in price even! (maybe a few years ago they were different). I recently got a price from them for my BMW X5 (2 years old 22k) which was £32k. The part Ex price I actually got from a used car dealer was £45k and then it sold within 2 days at that dealer for £53K. I am surprised they have not gone bust by now! Or maybe there are a lot of people out there with too much money and easily suckered in by them.
Prices are dropping on the Emira but they will not tank. They will reach a level then plateaux. 1st year depreciation is always huge on higher value exotic cars. This car will always remain highly desirable, just look at it!
 
I've been browsing for a while (mainland Europe) and I don't see prices going down on what's on offer. Prices seem stable to me, and the number of cars available has actually gone down.
 
5 months ago I ran my car through We Buy Any Car (WEBAC) and was offered £59,750/$79,600/€71,800, today that figure was £48,000/$63,950/€57,690. 900 miles on the clock, 3.5 V6 1st edition with ice grey interior. Is it the current market or a reflection on the number of cars available?

WEBAC tend to offer what a trade in price would be against another car. The lowest Emira on sale on AutoTrader UK is under £60,000/$80,000/€72,000 at the moment.
Anyone would have to be a mug to sell even a 2022 model for £48k. Next year at some point all the paint issues will be solved , which I am sure has temporarily lowered prices.
 

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