Brightwells 4x4 Auction

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Wed 14 Apr 2004 18:28
Brightwells 4x4 Auction - No Do$h
I just followed the link in the Auction report on the right and had a look at the results page for Brightwells. Some seriously cheap 4x4s but no indication of the quality of the vehicles.

Has anyone here been to Brightwells? Any comment on the general condition of vehicles passing through there?
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Wed 14 Apr 2004 18:55
Brightwells 4x4 Auction - Mark (RLBS)
Did I miss something ? How do you know they're cheap ?
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Wed 14 Apr 2004 19:45
Brightwells 4x4 Auction - Quinny100
Click on 4x4 Sale, then click the Results button on the left hand side. Shows how much each vehicle bid to in previous sales.
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Wed 14 Apr 2004 21:13
Brightwells 4x4 Auction - No Do$h
Thanks Quinny. Gave up trying to post a similar response from my cattle truck on the Metropolitan line and had to wait until I got home.
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Tue 20 Apr 2004 09:32
Brightwells 4x4 Auction - No Do$h
From the last auction results posted at Brightwells:

2001 \'Y\' Allroad Diesel Estate 2.5 TDI Quattro 5dr Tip Auto
147000 miles, Service History, V5 here, Grey.
£12,300.00
CAP Clean £10800
% of CAP Clean: 114%

Not sure I would want to part with that much money for a 150k Audi with air suspension.

Some Defenders were going at silly money as well:

1992 \'K\' Defender 90 Swb Diesel Hard Top Tdi
Side Windows with Rear Seats, V5 here, MoT Apr \'05, Red.
£5,200.00
CAP Clean £2500
% of CAP Clean: 208%

1993 \'K\' Defender 90 Swb Diesel Hard Top Tdi
Side Windows with Rear Seats, V5 here, MoT Mar \'05, Blue.
£4,900.00
CAP Clean £2800
% of CAP Clean: 175%

1995 \'N\' Defender 90 Swb Diesel Pick Up Tdi
49000 miles, One Owner, Service History, Ifor Williams Canopy, V5 here, MoT Sep \'04, Red.
£6,650.00 VAT
CAP Clean £4425
% of CAP Clean: 150%

On the cheaper side of things, who fancies a green-welly wagon for a grand?

1990 \'G\' Discovery Station Wagon 3.5 V8i 3dr
Two Owners, V5 here, MoT Oct \'04, Blue.
£1,000.00
CAP Clean £1650
% of CAP Clean: 61%

Less a case of bangernomics and more a case of ruination I would suspect. Who wants to bet this ends up towing a burger stall?

Full results for the last 5 weeks can be seen here:
www.brightwellsauctions.co.uk/Vehicles/fpvehicle.h...m

ND
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Wed 21 Apr 2004 17:46
Brightwells 4x4 Auction - Paul Thomas
I purchased a Late 1994 Discovery 3.9 V8i from Brightwells last year for £4,300.

I live in Leominster so it was particularly usefull to me.
It was my first time at an auction and any questions I had were readily answered.

I had done my homework before going and knew what vehicles that were in the auction I wanted to see and also what price I was prepared to pay. It's useful to look through the previous auction results to see what prices the kind of vehicle you are looking at has gone for in the past. I guess it's all down to what someone prepared to pay on the day. The vehicles I particularly went to see all went way above what I expected.

The vehicle I ended up with was not described correctly in the catalogue as I was particularly after a ES model with air-con etc. So when this ES model turned up (admitedly with no history) and the bidding dropped down to £4,000 I had to join in.

It has been a very reliable vehicle and I have had it converted to LPG. I even rang the previous owner to find out any history which I was able to do.

Sorry for the long winded reply but I would certainly recommend them to anyone.
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