Kees 598 Report post Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) Well someone just got an absolute bargain on an E63 M6. Car had done ~50,000km, was NZ New, and was a nice spec with the carbon interior and carbon roof. There was a catch, it had been crashed. However, I am no expert with assessing damaged cars but to me at least the car looked reasonably repairable. The structure doesn't really look to have been damaged in the crash and honestly looked in remarkably good condition. The car still rolled and could be pulled onto a transporter. Even if the body was toast, surely you could get 5K for the S85 especially seeing it has done 50,000km (and lets be honest S85s are never going to be in short demand). Then there's the SMG box, exhaust, interior, undamaged body panels. Surely there's at least 10K in parts right there. AND ALL OF IT SOLD FOR $4210 https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/wrecked-cars/listing/3268500009?bof=FPDzf4bj Photos are not mine, they were taken from the Trademe listing. Edited September 19, 2021 by Kees 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2093 Report post Posted September 19, 2021 Pretty angry I missed this. I would have paid double. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulo 66 Report post Posted September 19, 2021 Yeah, I saw that come up for sale today. I suspect that the vendor intended to have it listed for at least a week , but may have made an error on the auction end date, with it closing the same day of listing. I'm sure if more people were aware of the listing that it would have gone for a lot more... I would put the value of the S85 at around $10k alone at 50,000 genuine km. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thorburn 121 Report post Posted September 19, 2021 I was the one who bitched out at $4200. Definitely a great deal. Almost seemed too good to be true Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2093 Report post Posted September 19, 2021 Yeah it looks like he stuffed up. I search every week for S85's. And have not seen one. I miss this one by 2 hours.... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kees 598 Report post Posted September 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, paulo said: Yeah, I saw that come up for sale today. I suspect that the vendor intended to have it listed for at least a week , but may have made an error on the auction end date, with it closing the same day of listing. I'm sure if more people were aware of the listing that it would have gone for a lot more... I would put the value of the S85 at around $10k alone at 50,000 genuine km. Yeah I think the same, I saw it at like 1AM this morning at $1.50 with 18 hours left I was like hmmm I think someone has made a listing error here. Car looks to have a genuine 50,000km, carjam shows at last WOF it had 48,000km. Would have bought it myself if I wasn't stuck in level 4 Auckland lol. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kees 598 Report post Posted September 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, thorburn said: I was the one who bitched out at $4200. Definitely a great deal. Almost seemed too good to be true Yeah it was honestly so cheap that it seemed way to good to be true. It's strange the seller "couldn't recall" starting it. Surely starting a V10 in a wrecked M6 would be a little memorable. If he proved it could start the bidding would have been ballistic I suspect. I was thinking about getting it myself but I'm stuck in Auckland so it would have been too challenging to try and organise getting it up here because it would require some decent man power to get it out of the storage facility and then I'm not even sure if the transporter would be allowed into Auckland. Covid restrictions for Aucklanders would have definitely been another factor contributing to the cheap sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kees 598 Report post Posted September 19, 2021 15 minutes ago, Driftit said: Yeah it looks like he stuffed up. I search every week for S85's. And have not seen one. I miss this one by 2 hours.... Maybe he bid against himself and it could get relisted? Seems like a wise thing to do when your car is about to sell for half or even a third of what it's potentially worth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted September 19, 2021 I honestly wonder if the sale will go through. Seems like the seller just lost out big with a silly mistake. Could have probably got double if not into the teens easily. Everyone would pay $4,200 for it haha 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NZ BMW 368 Report post Posted September 19, 2021 I know I shouldn’t make fun of things like this…. but I did chuckle with the number plate and radar detector cord still being in place. Looks like Dad got a bit frisky in the M6… 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2429 Report post Posted September 20, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 12:07 AM, Michael. said: I honestly wonder if the sale will go through. Seems like the seller just lost out big with a silly mistake. Could have probably got double if not into the teens easily. Everyone would pay $4,200 for it haha Agreed, i'd be amazed if they honour the sale. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegreatestben 14 Report post Posted September 21, 2021 Oh this was a nice car, lived just round the corner from me. The owner isn't short of a few bob judging by his house/yard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2093 Report post Posted September 23, 2021 I got a message from the seller. It did indeed sell. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thorburn 121 Report post Posted September 23, 2021 Did he intented to put it up for such a short auction Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2093 Report post Posted September 23, 2021 20 hours ago, thorburn said: Did he intented to put it up for such a short auction Unlikely but he didn't mention. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kees 598 Report post Posted September 24, 2021 22 hours ago, Driftit said: I got a message from the seller. It did indeed sell. Well the winner of the auction got the bargain of the century... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kees 598 Report post Posted September 24, 2021 On 9/21/2021 at 9:41 PM, thegreatestben said: Oh this was a nice car, lived just round the corner from me. The owner isn't short of a few bob judging by his house/yard. Was it his M6 prior to the crash? Or was it purchased from a salvage yard? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lord_jagganath 421 Report post Posted September 24, 2021 the buyer looks to be a breaker. maybe we will see bits off this on the market... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegreatestben 14 Report post Posted September 24, 2021 5 hours ago, Kees said: Was it his M6 prior to the crash? Or was it purchased from a salvage yard? Unsure, it was often parked on the roadside on a very busy street. The house has ample space for cars on the section so I guess he wasn't precious about the car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kees 598 Report post Posted September 24, 2021 4 hours ago, thegreatestben said: Unsure, it was often parked on the roadside on a very busy street. The house has ample space for cars on the section so I guess he wasn't precious about the car. Yeah makes sense, thats why he probably didn't care about the sale result and honoured the sale Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tankguy 20 Report post Posted September 26, 2021 Bought by Brent at BMWorld https://www.facebook.com/groups/eurocarclassifiedsnz/permalink/1691837534340476/?sale_post_id=1691837534340476 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted September 26, 2021 54 minutes ago, tankguy said: Bought by Brent at BMWorld https://www.facebook.com/groups/eurocarclassifiedsnz/permalink/1691837534340476/?sale_post_id=1691837534340476 nope, different car https://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=dadzm6 https://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=myu818 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackie 510 Report post Posted September 26, 2021 1 hour ago, tankguy said: Bought by Brent at BMWorld https://www.facebook.com/groups/eurocarclassifiedsnz/permalink/1691837534340476/?sale_post_id=1691837534340476 I thought that too, but no, his is different and won't be a bargain that's for sure 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2429 Report post Posted September 27, 2021 23 hours ago, tankguy said: Bought by Brent at BMWorld https://www.facebook.com/groups/eurocarclassifiedsnz/permalink/1691837534340476/?sale_post_id=1691837534340476 Im sure @BM WORLD never grows tired of being told that on Facebook 😂 Not hard to see they're different cars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted September 27, 2021 (edited) So two quarter million dollar M6's written off in a matter of months? 😲 People shouldn't be able to own cars they're not qualified to drive. Edited: one wasn't NZ new and we apparently can't do strike-through text here, probably another hidden forum rule Clearly not true - Admin. Edited September 27, 2021 by E30 325i Rag-Top 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
