Used Car Buyers Queue Up For Quality

PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 20, 2009 -
In the ‘second chance’ section of the website, visitors to Autoquake.com can register their interest in a used car which has already been reserved by another buyer, in case it becomes available again. A staggering 220 potential buyers asked to be emailed if one BMW 318i came back on the market, more than any other model.

The website also has a ‘coming soon’ page, where shoppers can ask for email alerts on used cars which will shortly be in stock. Again, BMW tops the charts. One particular used bmw 118d M Sport had a queue of 145 buyers waiting before it was even on sale.

Plenty of other prestige cars have attracted lots of interest, and not just those with a BMW badge. 108 car buyers asked to be contacted if one Range Rover came back on the market. 95 buyers requested an email if a reserved Volvo XC90 became available again.

Quality mainstream cars are also popular with Autoquake.com (http://www.autoquake.com/) visitors. An amazing 180 buyers waited to find out if a Vauxhall Zafira 1.8i buyer changed their mind. Almost 140 shoppers asked to be told if a Mazda 5 2.0D became available again.

Fredrik Skantze, Autoquake.com’s CMO and co-founder, said: ‘There’s a shortage of quality used cars at the moment, so it’s no wonder buyers are queuing up to buy the most popular models.

‘At Autoquake.com there’s a constantly changing stock of nearly 1000 cars, so if we don’t have the car a buyer is looking for right now, there’s a good chance we will soon.’

Top 10 ‘second chance’ cars

Make and model            Age/mileage      Price   Sign ups
1.   BMW 318i SE 4dr            53-plate/82,326 miles   £4763      220
2.   Vauxhall Zafira 1.8i Club            56-plate/18,239 miles   £6813      180
3.   Mazda 5 2.0D Sport            07-plate/38,741 miles   £10,842   138
4.   BMW 520d M Sport 4dr            06-plate/94,818 miles   £12,687   120
5.   Range Rover Sport 2.7 TDV6 SE 5dr auto      06-plate/28,193 miles   £22,750   108
6.=   BMW 520d SE 4dr            06-plate/82,045 miles   £13,875   104
6.=   VW Passat 2.0 Sport 4dr            06-plate/27,257 miles   £9425      104
8.   Volvo XC90 D5 S auto            05-plate/49,056 miles   £13,875   95
9.   VW Passat 2.0 TDI SE 4dr         06-plate/28,800 miles   £8650      85
10.   Toyota Avensis 1.8 T4 5dr         06-plate/87,626 miles   £4532      84

Top 10 ‘coming soon’ cars

   Make and model            Age/mileage      Price   Sign ups
1.   BMW 118d M Sport 5dr            06-plate/54,300 miles   £11,997   145
2.   V’hall Vectra 1.9 CDTi SRi         55-plate/53,401 miles   £5931      102
3.=   BMW 330Cd Sport            04-plate/75,837 miles   £10,799   54
3.=   Mazda 5 2.0D Sport            06-plate/20,749 miles   £9858      54
5.   L-R Freelander TD4 GS            07-plate/56,589 miles   £14,195   46
6.   Mercedes-Benz A140 Classic         03-plate/6580 miles   £4868      45
7.   BMW 320i Sport 4dr            54-plate/37,359 miles   £8797      36
8.   L-R Range Rover 2.7 TDV6 HSE         06-plate/51,526 miles   £24,875   33
9.   Audi A6 2.0 TDI SE 4dr            08-plate/45,965 miles   £14,033   31
10.   Volvo S40 1.6D SE 4dr            05-plate/85,729 miles   £5146      28