This brought back some memories, my brother and I used to go to auctions twice a week in the 90s early 2000s. He'd sit at one end and I'd sit the other then we'd bid on anything we liked the look of. One vehicle came in and I was bidding on it, 350, 4, 450, 5 until I won it at 950. Walked over all pleased with myself to tell my brother and he said I was bidding on that too😂 we'd both been bidding against each other ffs, like something you'd see in only fools and horses.
I saw this at Blsckbushe husband and wife took a boxster from 27k to £36k before the auctioneer said are you together they nodded and banged hammer down it was hilarious ☺️
Lee I love your channel ,but when you are at the Auction if you kept slightly to the right and kept the Auction Board in the top left of your shot we could see the bids 😊
Lee you can go online and get a logbook within a week but you've got to go through the DVLA and you will have one in just over the week cheersly thanks David
Poor wife Nicola, she's not getting another Rangie if you have your way lol. I do love these nice long videos because the way you do them, it doesn't feel as long.
Can’t thank you enough Lee for your response in comments to my questions and your fast replies.. Thank you Lee 👍👍 top fella and love watching your channel 👍👍
My old stomping ground , used to be a shack , testament to the growth of auctions . And they're fees Had a great little canteen back in the day . Thanks for the trip down memory lane
Hi Lee , l love your channel and car auctions, when your in the auction room where possible could you have your camera pointed more to the digital screen please? Most of the time l cant quite understand the auctioneer so seeing the screen is a great help, keep up the great work and if l lived up north l would buy a car from you as you are a genuine fella 😁😁
Totally agree about Lee being a good bloke and would definitely buy a car from him. There are other auto channels (without giving them a plug on Lee's channel) who appear to have the same values as Lee and also don't want to sell a pup. It sort of raises your perception of motor traders and that there are good guys out there and youtube is probably a good way of finding them.
Really enjoying your auction videos.Not always easy to hear what the auctioneers saying.Those Honda Civic Type Rs have a following thats growing.That BMW 330 Clubsport was nice.
I thought the X Type and the Peugeot 407 were pretty good value. I don't get it with the Honda though. Good car but overpriced IMO. Lee, could you do a standalone video on exactly what the auctioneer is saying during the auctions? He talks so fast I struggle with what he's saying most of the time😂
Thanks Lee. I used to go to Prees every week back in the 80's. Should have got into this at the time. But hey ho. Its good to some old faces there too!😉
Black Focus need/s buying. I bought a wreck of an Audi A3 1.6 TDi cab under 100k this week. £800 wish hadn’t. Needs sooooo much paint. And a winda Reg. And a dual mass
Lee, another great video. Had a go on vehicle score and seems a very useful tool especially as its free to use. Think I may have sold my last car a bit cheap. Hay ho live a learn!
@18:25 massive respect for not being the sort of guy to bid a mate up. ❤ @41:12 I've bought cars at auction that were damaged when I'd gone to pick em up... I'm sure in some cases it was peeps who bid and lost out..... petty but it happens 😮😮😮
Interesting day. Hindsight is the perfect science! We all have our off days- always another auction, always another car. Them fiat wheels did look tatty. 😞. Dave Birmingham
I used to go to auctions in the early to mid 90's, in Westbury. It was great walking around the car park dreaming 😆 My brother did get a 87 escort 1.3 GL in 92 which was a trade in from a Ford garage. He paid £425 +fees . It was rust free but sunroof leaked like a sieve....... Found the channels blocked solid and once cleared and new seat covers it was a bargain motor. Unfortunately rear ended and wrote off only a few months later, but insurance paid out £1875 with an option to buy back for .........£25 😆 He sold engine, panels, interior etc for another £400 or so. With his "winnings" he bought a base spec Orion for £600 from auction 👍 This was in the days when there was too many cars around and auctions were just overloaded with cheap cars. And a fair income could be made. Much different to today 🙁
Really enjoy these videos and I've even been onto auctioneers websites to take a look. But... I dont like how they dont keep a log of the sale prices, even for a week. Or how for some you need to be a trader to gain access. Sadly I dont have time to be able to watch the live auction to see how much the cars I'm interested in sell for. Though all that is based at the auctioneers, not this channel!
that 1 series was 18 years old so you expect it to be cheap because 2nd hand car prices are dropping off a cliff now because the pandemic chip shortage on new cars is virtually over now so getting cheap pcp makes sense again and there's no 12+ month waiting list which caused the massive surge in second hand car buyers in the first place hence artificially over inflate the market.. 2k deposit and 200 a month on a 3 year contract for a new car with 10 year warranty, cheap insurance (new cars in 1-12 insurance groups are far cheaper to insure compared to a comparative 2nd hand car due to all the extra safety and pre crash avoidance tech that's standard now ) and low running costs is a better deal than blowing 3k on an 12 year old unreliable German car that needs £2500 repair work 6 months into ownership, that's if you don't write the car off first because the cheap previous owner fitted random chinese ding dong ditchfinder tyres to pass its mot and you end up crashing into a tree when it rains .. I understand times are hard with money but buying cheap sometimes means means buying twice and you end up more out of pocket buying old relics.
Even spending a grand a year on old relics makes sense. Run it for a year then throw it for an mot. If it passes, superb. If not and the scrap man calls, then bin it and get 250 back. I paid 850 for a 116i with 149k on it. Mot'd it for 200 quid, and was really enjoying it. Sadly written off in a hit and run but did a sterling job of protecting the occupants
I didn't realise we were back to those affordable levels yet, but seems like a fair selection available at that kind of cost for 3 years 8k miles per year (e.g. 5dr Polo). It's too rich for me at £10k over 3 years, but I am all for other people buying new so I can live on their leftovers!
For the Type R, you could have listed so many positives apart from ‘it’s a good car’. I wish you would have given us a minute extra with it as you are right pal they are in demand. Btw I don’t mean anything negatively incase my comment gets read wrong
Nice one Lee logistics department🤣🤣🤣 Brilliant ..Them Fiat 500s aways seem to sell fast my mate aways picks them up and it always seems to be a girls first car .have a Top week 🙂🚗🚘✌️
Most of the non ulez cars are being redistributed up north, how long until local authorities try and bring in there own charges may change that but for now its ok
My experience trying to sell without a v5 is hard work, I have done it before and can even get them taxed without the V5 but just prefer to sell them with a V5, maybe I am to old school
Auction question Lee. In the US, we are able to get in the vehicles, start them, use a scan tool for codes, even test drive on a closed track. Look under the hood and fully check all vehicles up for auction. That does not seem to be the case in the UK, it appears you can only look at the locked vehicle and listen to it as it drives through the lane. Very risky purchases or are we seeing the UK Auto Auction process wrong. Thanks. Cheers.
Depends on the auction house. My local place you grab the keys, start (but not drive- ok maybe pull it forward but nothing more) plug in the code reader etc... But the modern large auction houses changed during covid, they offer a warranted sale designed around remote bidding. The car will have an info pack with a 200 point check - runs/drives, no warning lights, all damage photographed etc. Essentially most things you would/could check yourself has already been done. You can return within 48 hours any car for a full refund that you find not to be as the warranted sale inspection sheet.
@@andrewsmall6568 Thanks. Lee could start them at the open lot but not at the auction houses. You are right about how rules can be quite different at auction houses. Thank you for the info. Cheers.
@@andrewsmall6568 Every auction house may operate a little different but most of the big players the format runs like in the video. BCA which is one of the largest auction groups in the world operate online only now after covid. Thanks for watching mjmohn in the US 👍👍👍👍
Can't speak for todays sales, but when auctions first started buyers did damage test-driving to bodywork and clutches. Some would swap plug leads over to cause non-start or back fire. One seller even admitted cutting the hood-release cable, another one would take out oil pressure bulbs etc. In the end it had to stop, and the only way to check car was to question the sale driver as he approached the rostrum. He would be very careful with his reply !
I could go further than that and suggest that whole chain is/was corrupt. From the yard lads to the transporter and trade plate delivery drivers that help themselves to the odd component and leftover found within. I could also suggest that i won't suggest, but I WILL suggest that they might be suggestible to the notion M'lud!
Nothing wrong with the 6 speed DSG provided they’re serviced on the dot. The problem is, very few owners do service them on the dot! Mine is on 207k with absolutely no problems, but it’s had a DSG fluid and filter change every 35-37k. My previous one did 145k with no issues and is still on the road now at 250k.
These are going wrong even with proper service. They are quite a bit fragile and too particular and thus they can (and do) go wrong. Yes, a lot of the time is also negligence on the part of the owner but this fundamentally means it's a fault with the design as normal cars should have a fair bit of leeway on that service time plus they should be made simple and robust enough to last different conditions, temperatures etc. In a hot climate the DSG is notoriously known for breaking down way too easy.
@@ikaruga24 I’ve had quite a few DSG VWs, and the only one I had a problem was back in 2012 on a MK5 Golf. Two clutch packs replaced, the VW dealer told me VW (the company) has fixed the issue with harder linings and it worked out ok. Since then I’ve had a 2013 Jetta 1.4 twin charger, a 2017 2.0 turbo 155 Highline Sport and a 2016 MK3 TTS all dsg and in Australia. No problems with those ever. I think a problem is that some owners negate on getting this transmission serviced, it’s not cheap. The DSG transmission years ago was a bit notorious I guess, but in my recent experience I haven’t had any problems and those 3 cars were bought used, and the TTS had been driven hard.
SEAT are just a cheaper VW - great value like Skoda. Next door is on his 2nd Leon - his Mrs will only have a Golf coz of the VW badge ........... they have same budget so his cars have been newer and better than hers lol.
nice watch again,good thing is you can breath in the fumes for me and i can stay away😅,with regards dvla its getting to how it was 3 years ago,hopefully the govt inspection will get some more people into the offices rather than waiting in elaines queue to see if the car with no v5 is in trade while she polishes her nails...............again
Hi Lee. What do you use for your valuations? I know it's difficult at the moment with prices all over the place. You always seem to be fairly spot on. Love the auction walkarounds, I wish somebody down south would do it.
Hi l Hi Lee what do you think of the Dacia Duster iam thinking of the 1.6 petrol, as I am about to retire after 33 years as a self employment painter & Decortor, & won't be doing the miles any more if I go for the diesel 1.5 i am worried about DPF problems ,any advice I know you are busy bloke sorry to impose on you all best from Bob
U win some u lose some Lee buddy...There's always next time at the auction...Andy the gate man made me laugh fairplay...lol...😂😂 Lee : I'll get onto my logistics dept... Andy : Get it moved!!!...😂😂😂 Great auction video as ever Lee m8...Hope u have a good week on " The car pitch " and here's to your next video...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Could you give me some advice, is it worth starting out buying and selling cars as a business how much do you need to start up thank you for any advice
Private customers are allowed, you need to register on the day and bring 2 forms of id, always check before traveling with the branch to make sure you have what you need paperwork wise in order to bid. Fees will be higher for Non Trade so take that into account, rate cards are available from the auction office
How long do they give you to shift cars out of their lot? When I was allowed in BCA most cars would be loaded straight onto a flat bed or driven off virtually immediately.
most important jobs are getting that breakast voucher and seeing off the wifes Range Rover on the sly lol cute little cars those CR-Zs, I'd seriously consider one for my Mrs if her 5th attempt at getting a licence works. first time i saw a Chrysler 300C was when I lived in Manila back in 2005; it was owned by a local Pimp - I jest not.
Hello mate I noticed you go for the older Astra's - Is there a reason why you don't go for the newer 2012 upwards model? 1.4l in your opinion any good?
I will buy the odd astra J, but they seem to be more problems with them, electric issues etc. I prefer the 1.6 petrol over the 1.4 but will sell a 1.4 but normally need a chain doing for sale
Martin on the rostrum mate, your right about dearer stuff it's harder work, I've put a 19 plate c3 up and no calls, you seem to have to make dearer cars cheap (affordable) but you can make cheap cars dear, if you follow me.
Hi Lee. Wow that C5 VTR was a Very cheap car. And that Mini was lovely lol. Shame about the Smoke. I'm looking for a nice Mini or a Fiat 500. I can't wait to see the one you bought. Nice Dacia. Too much money for your Customers. Lovely Meriva. Nice mileage. The Interior is like brand new. The Car with the most petrol will get you home lol😅. Christ I want that Fiat 500 Lee 😢 Aaahhhhh. Lol. I want to Cry. That Blue Aygo would have done me proper. I love them. They cost big money over here Lee. So keep that in mind bro because i need one. Or a Clean Mini. Thanks for all your hard work again. Great Video Lee. Stay safe and keep Smiling 😅 🇨🇮🇨🇮
Seams mad post covid thought walking around the block ( auction ); After a discounted or free breakers in the cafe. With an auction catalogue in hand. Physical bidding. Had 15 years of it now don’t even see let alone smell an auction hall. How times change.
