nzsapper 82 Report post Posted November 14, 2021 Theres is a yard in Palmerston Nth that parks all old stock by my daughters swim club There's a couple that are still on trade me and look pristine when in actual fact they are just left to rot 540 1996 BMW 540i TIDY V8 | Trade Me Motors Not so tidy now 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mzhu031 38 Report post Posted November 14, 2021 Michael grant motors! I remember their yard from when I was at high school.... I can't imagine they are still in business Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted November 14, 2021 They also have this one, which has been discussed a few times. Been there for eons, and is really suffering from exposure to the elements last time it was discussed. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/540i/listing/240089175?bof=FEqTAclI 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NZ BMW 368 Report post Posted November 14, 2021 Wow, 35k on the window sticker…. How long ago was that?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brianr70 83 Report post Posted November 14, 2021 The data was provided for CAR180 by MotorWeb on 10 December 2019, 2:01 PM 😂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted November 15, 2021 5 hours ago, Brianr70 said: The data was provided for CAR180 by MotorWeb on 10 December 2019, 2:01 PM 😂 It’s longer than that. That car has been discussed on here years ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted November 15, 2021 Here you go, in this thread (from 2015), it says listed in 2009! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted November 16, 2021 Still one of the weirdest things. Its like time stopped for this car haha 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted November 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Michael. said: Still one of the weirdest things. Its like time stopped for this car haha Time stopped for the dealer. Time hasn't stopped for the car 😥 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackie 510 Report post Posted November 23, 2021 (edited) I can't see the picture Edited November 23, 2021 by Blackie Quoted included 'pic' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted November 23, 2021 Even in 2015 we were discussing that that car is probably the longest listed car on there. It was listed 12 years ago! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted November 24, 2021 I wonder if there is a unique ecosystem inside the car now. Must be pretty funky by now.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brianr70 83 Report post Posted November 25, 2021 I know a car dealer in Lower Hutt who could definitely beat 12 years on cars for sale 😂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzsapper 82 Report post Posted November 25, 2021 Wait there is more , what about his pristine example of an E36. There is also a few e46s lurking in the background of the second and 3rd pics that are advertised as well. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brianr70 83 Report post Posted November 25, 2021 kinda sad to see good cars be treated like that 😥 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzsapper 82 Report post Posted November 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, Brianr70 said: kinda sad to see good cars be treated like that 😥 I do wonder what could be in the shed if this is what is left outside Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted November 25, 2021 OMG what, that place cant be functioning, surely? Did the owner die or something? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kees 594 Report post Posted November 25, 2021 If you look at Michael Grant Motors on street view you can see a few cars that seem to consistently be on the yard over the years. It's absolutely bizarre. Most of the other cars on the yard seem to be somewhat reasonably priced (as far as cheap car yards go) so its strange the same logic never applied to the BMWs. I'm not an accountant but could the overpriced BMWs that have sat for years that are supposedly worth 15K be a smoke screen for some creative tax returns or something? Just the space they have taken up from the many years they have been for sale would far exceed their actual value, especially when coupled with the amount of maintenance they would need from 12+ years of sitting in the sun. Probably just worth scrap value at this point. This E39 Touring looks to be an example: 2009: 2015: 2021: 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brianr70 83 Report post Posted November 25, 2021 must be old school dealers - Sun City Motors in Nelson - Basil Jones - was the same - visited that year Sept 2020 - was a bomb site - cars with flat tyres - rough condition etc 😥 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD13 494 Report post Posted May 8, 2023 Michael Grant is in the news: Car yard... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil McCauley 394 Report post Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) The Estima, W210, E39, and E36 don't appear to have moved since 2021 at least based on the pictures on Stuff... Wasn't it fortuitous that the boat and Bedford van had moved though! Edited May 8, 2023 by Neil McCauley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted May 8, 2023 The Commodore and old Galant (in that article) have been there a while, look at the moss etc growing on them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 648 Report post Posted May 8, 2023 What about the moss on the pulsar that they moved onto the street lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mzhu031 38 Report post Posted May 9, 2023 inside job?? Its a shame, I went to school next door. They always use to have a few interesting things.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leonf 162 Report post Posted May 15, 2023 I have no knowledge of this other than what is available in the general media. But the business model being used here at Michael Grant motors just seems too weird to comprehend. Just letting cars sit for years on end, decaying. And having 3 Mitsi Evo's just sitting in a shed. One thing is for sure - we can take Mr Grant's $200k valuation of those 3 vehicles with a grain of salt given what he is trying to sell his other vehicles for! https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/300873072/i-thought-they-were-gonna-kill-me-palmerston-north-car-yard-owner-rammed-by-thieves Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
