I think the seller was hoping to make a tidy profit on this car but I think they've overestimated the popularity of the 500 in Britain and certainly our desire to have a left hand driver.
Speccing that car up on fiat.fr gives a price of:
Lounge 1.2 - 12700 Euros
Calypso Orange - 420 Euros
15'' Sport wheels - 250 Euros
Premium Hi-Fi - 400 Euros
Total - 13770 Euros
Converted directly equals £9,783.85.
Adding to that any road tax, shipping costs, ebay costs and UK registration has got to at least be another £1000? I don't suppose they'll pay the VAT?
Then they'll want to make a profit. I reckon they're looking for at least £12500. For a LHD with 500 miles on the clock.
Waiting a few months for a Brand new UK RHD car would cost:
Lounge 1.2 - £9300
Calypso Orange - £250 (approx)
15'' Sport wheels - £150 (approx)
Premium Hi-Fi - £300 (approx)
Total - £10000
You'd be crazy to pay more than £9k for the ebay one in my opinion.
Speccing that car up on fiat.fr gives a price of:
Lounge 1.2 - 12700 Euros
Calypso Orange - 420 Euros
15'' Sport wheels - 250 Euros
Premium Hi-Fi - 400 Euros
Total - 13770 Euros
Converted directly equals £9,783.85.
Adding to that any road tax, shipping costs, ebay costs and UK registration has got to at least be another £1000? I don't suppose they'll pay the VAT?
Then they'll want to make a profit. I reckon they're looking for at least £12500. For a LHD with 500 miles on the clock.
Waiting a few months for a Brand new UK RHD car would cost:
Lounge 1.2 - £9300
Calypso Orange - £250 (approx)
15'' Sport wheels - £150 (approx)
Premium Hi-Fi - £300 (approx)
Total - £10000
You'd be crazy to pay more than £9k for the ebay one in my opinion.