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I started to get the message when a metallic red 07 Mondeo 1.8TDCI 125 Edge estate with 96k miles sold for £5,350. Then this rough 95k mile 07 1.8TDCI 100 Edge hatchback rocked up, reached its reserve of £4,400 and sold for £4,500.
 
There’s nothing wrong with Mondeo residuals. A 24k mile 08 2.0TDCI Zetec estate sold for a solid £11,000. It’s simply that today’s much smarter market values mileage, condition and spec even more than it used to. No point in a cheap car if its going to cost money to fix and still not be worth very much. They aren’t worth the risk unless they’re super cheap.
 
Another example: two 07-reg LandRover Discovery 2.7TDV6 automatics. The relatively base spec car with 43k miles sold for £15,400, while the HSE with 48k miles sold for £23,300. Base spec doesn’t sell. HSE does. Fact of life. But, of course, something for a punter who wants a Disco 3 but doesn’t have much money to take advantage of.
 
A 16k mile current model 09 Fiesta 1.6TDCI Zetec made a creditable £8,800.
 
Cheapie of the day to my mind was a 30k mile 2008/57 Cold 1.1 CZI, still under warranty, which sold for just £2,550.
 
While best buy of the day was? Just run your eyes down the list and see how quickly you spot it.
 
Once again, BCA Blackbushe will be pulling out all the stops to put on a 400-car mega sale for the Bank Holiday crowds on Monday 30 th August.
 
(As usual, ‘s’ means sold. ‘p’ means top provisional bid, ‘pc’ means provisional, but close. ‘n/s’ means not sold. ‘n/w’ means miles not warranted. ‘MNW’ means unknown mileage. ‘dmg’ means damaged. D/R means damaged and repaired. ‘fl’ means facelift. ‘H/T’ means hardtop. Extras like ‘lthr’ and ‘sat’ are specified when they are not standard.)
 
Audi A3 Sportback 2.0TDI 140 S-tronic, 2007/56, 78k miles £7,050s
Audi A4 2.0TDI 140 SE, 07 reg, 89k miles £8,000s
Audi A6 2.7 V6TDI quattro SE auto, 07 reg, 68k miles £9,000s
Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 Desire, 07 reg, 23k miles £3,750s
Citroen C4 1.6HDI 92 LX 5-dr, 07 reg, 58k miles £4,400s
FIAT Grande Punto 1.2 Active 3-dr, 2007/57, 21k miles £3,300s
FIAT Grande Punto 1.2 Dynamic 5-dr, 2007/57, 21k miles £3,450s
Ford Fiesta 1.6TDCI Zetec S 3-dr, 09 reg, 26k miles £8,800s
Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI 110 Zetec estate, 06 reg, 116k miles £2,700s
Ford Focus 1.6 TiVCT 115 Titanium, 06 reg, 96k miles £3,200s
Ford Mondeo 2.2TDCI 155 Ghia, 06 reg, 114k miles £2,800s
Ford Mondeo 1.8TDCI 100 Edge 5-dr, 07 reg, 95k miles £4,500s
Ford Mondeo 1.8TDCI 125 Edge estate, 07 reg, 96k miles £5,350s
Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCI 140 Zetec estate, 08 reg, 24k miles £11,000s
Ford S-Max 2.0TDCI Titanium, 07 reg, 109k miles £8,250s
Honda Civic 2.2iCDTI SE, 2009/58, 12k miles £9,600s
Honda Accord 2.0iVTEC Type S aut, sat, 07 reg, 42k miles £7,800s
Jaguar X-Type 2.2D S estate, 06 reg, 87k miles £5,450s
Jaguar XF 3.0D V6 240 Luxury 09 reg, 40k miles £23,300s
KIA Sportage 2.0CRDI 138 XS 4WD, 2009/59, 12k miles £12,750s
LandRover Disco 3 2.7TDV6 auto, lthr, 07 reg, 43k miles £15,400s
LandRover Disco 3 2.7TDV6 auto HSE, 07 reg, 48k miles £23,300s
Mazda6 2.0D 140 TS2 4-dr, 2008/58, 96k miles £7,350s
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 CZ1 3-dr, 2008/57, 30k miles £2,550s
Range Rover Sport 2.7TDV6 HSE, 2007/57, 22k miles £27,800s
Renault Grand Scenic 1.5DCI, 08 reg, 92k miles £5,000s
SAAB 9-3 2.0 Vector convertible, 07 reg, 37k miles £8,400s
SEAT Altea 1.9TDI Reference, 07 reg, 92k miles £3,600s
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New Shape Mondeo Down to £4,500 at Auction Today was originally published by Honestjohn News Feed. Read the full story by clicking here.