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6 September Click here to comment

Prestige Market - Signs Of Life

So the market has begun to show signs of life, retail footfall has edged up, with the end of peak ho... more


1 September Click here to comment

Prestige Hot and Not - September 2010

HOT Audi Q5 - Still in short supply and with demand strong, values continue to be firm. Is... more


19 August Click here to comment

Prestige Market Update - August/September 2010

In the past week or so the market has shown some signs of life. Retail demand has increased - althou... more


4 August Click here to comment

Prestige - Where are we heading short term?

As we drift through the summer months it is clear to see that the outperforming summer of 2009 was a... more


4 August Click here to comment

Opinion - The Audi A7

The recently announced Audi A7 is due to reach these shores in early 2011 when it takes Audi into ... more


2 August Click here to comment

Prestige Hot and Not - August 2010

HOT BMW 1 series - looking value for money compared to its main competitor (£1-2k d... more


16 July Click here to comment

Prestige Market Update - The Summer Lull Continues...

The market has seen a continuation of the summer lull. Some dealers have bucked this trend, but the ... more


1 July Click here to comment

Prestige Hot and Not - July 2010

HOT A5 Sportback - One derivative in hot and one in not! This 5 door variant suffered some negati... more


24 June Click here to comment

The Audi A1 - A Mini Audi...

The Audi A1 will be launched towards the end of this year (first UK deliveries November) and is a ca... more


14 June Click here to comment

Prestige Update - Seasonality Kicks In - Values Move Down.

It has come as a bit of a shock to some but seasonality has now kicked in. After an incredible perio... more


25 May Click here to comment

Prestige Market Update - May/June 2010

Although retail activity has fallen away over the past 2-3 weeks (perhaps between 10-20% depending o... more


24 May Click here to comment

Battle Of The Brands - A Prestige Market Snapshot.

I have touched on the importance of the "brand" and how closely it is bound to manufacturers used ca... more


31 March Click here to comment

New 5 Series - The Start Of Higher Standard Spec?

Having caught a look at the latest incarnation of the BMW 5 series this week a few things stood outâ... more


23 March Click here to comment

Prestige Market Update March/April 2010

The market is still performing well, demand is steady, albeit patchy and there is no great supply of... more


23 March Click here to comment

Saab Values Update - Panic Over?

Saab has gone through an interesting period as a brand, but now the ownership issue has some clarity... more


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4 March Click here to comment

Ticking The (Options) Boxes For Retained Value.

It can be a complicated process speccing a car up. It's been a while since I changed my company car ... more


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22 February Click here to comment

The Supply v Demand Equation - A Fine Balance

With volumes of used prestige cars set to rise, year-on-year, for the foreseeable future, the relati... more


17 February Click here to comment

Prestige Market Update Feb/March 2010

The Prestige market suffered something of a setback at the start of the year with the January snow. ... more


9 February Click here to comment

Maserati Gran Turismo - In Demand And Ahead Of The Pack...

It's been a while since Maserati had a product at the head of the RV tree, but the Gran Turismo coup... more


2 February Click here to comment

Ferraris in short supply, 458 big news on the overs market...

Some conversations with Ferrari dealers today has led to the conclusion that the market is short of ... more


29 January Click here to comment

Prestige market update - Convertibles in demand already, prices rising...

Strange but true - the convertible/roadster market is showing signs of strength! We may be in Januar... more


26 January Click here to comment

Prestige Hot and Not - Jan/Feb 2010

HOT! 4X4, seasonality aligned to the shocking weather has meant prices of 4X4s continue to be str... more


25 January Click here to comment

January/February Prestige Market Update

This month's update sees very little change in guide values on the prestige sector. The snow has hel... more


13 January Click here to comment

January Used Car Market - What Price The Snow?

Snow! Gotta love it right? Well no, actually it's starting to wear thin on me, another three inches ... more


28 December Click here to comment

Audi A5 coupe - My car of the year...

So 2009 is all but over, it has been an amazing year for used car values. We have now had two incred... more


18 December Click here to comment

Saab's demise? What impact on used car values?

With the announcement of Saab's likely demise as a brand this evening, have come several phone calls... more


18 December Click here to comment

Prestige market update Dec '09 - Jan '10

The used car market came off the boil for several weeks in November which saw values drop back, more... more


11 December Click here to comment

Musings - Prestige marketplace for new cars in 2010.

The market place for new cars has been a tough one in 2009, most prestige manufacturers were down on... more


24 November Click here to comment

What to buy for January?

We are in the middle of a seasonally quiet period. This is likely to be punctuated by some buying in... more


18 November Click here to comment

Prestige Hot and Not. Nov/Dec 09

HOT 1. Mercedes values - a sustained strength versus guide values has now been evident for som... more


11 November Click here to comment

Prestige Market Update - November / December 2009

So the market turned last month after a stellar year that saw used car values recover a good percent... more


16 October Click here to comment

Jaguar XF - The start of the turnaround...

The past decade has been a tricky one for Jaguar, but there is no doubt that things are looking up... more


16 October Click here to comment

Prestige Market Update - October/November 09

So the market has finally shown some signs of exhaustion, not that surprising given the run we've ha... more


21 September Click here to comment

Along came a Spyder...

Available to order from November (deliveries from spring 2010), the long-awaited Audi R8 Spyder has ... more


16 September Click here to comment

Have we reached the summit?

The latest round of auction results on prestige and exotica would make a case for peak prices having... more


16 September Click here to comment

The power of the badge (or not)

The mystery of brand is an interesting subject. What is clear is that when your brand is in the asce... more


2 September Click here to comment

The Comeback Kid - Mercedes CLS 320cdi

After a long period of underperforming the market, CLS 320cdi has finally hit bottom and is now seei... more


28 August Click here to comment

It's not just about the big toys...

Increasingly in the market place emphasis is being placed upon acquiring the "right" car. This more ... more


25 August Click here to comment

Chrysler Open, Manheim Leicester

To Leicester again, for the Chrysler sale. As usual, the storage areas look like the town car park a... more


21 August Click here to comment

Prestige market update mid August

Values continue to hold firm and in some instances continue upwards. Although retail demand has slac... more


21 August Click here to comment

UP UP and away! The ever increasing model count...

Over the past few years the sheer pace of new model introductions from manufacturers (especially so ... more


17 August Click here to comment

Matt paint. A trend too far?

I was speaking today with a leasing industry contact on the subject of this new trend in paint. Last... more


17 August Click here to comment

What's HOT & NOT - August 09

HOT Aston Martin Vantage, continues to be hit by short supply, demand is level and used prices co... more


16 July Click here to comment

What's HOT and NOT - Part 5

16/07/2009 HOT Niche coupe - think BMW 6 series, Jaguar XK, Audi A5, R8 etc. These cars have a... more


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19 June Click here to comment

Prestige market update mid June

Whilst the market is perhaps not as strong as a few weeks ago (retail demand appears marginally down... more


2 June Click here to comment

Its all WHITE

As can be seen from the latest What's Hot and Not blog certain cars are performing very strongly in ... more


13 May Click here to comment

Exotica car values recovery UPDATE

Concerning Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari and Porsche in particular It appears the strength show... more


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7 May Click here to comment

Has sat nav become a must have?

We all want to know where we are going, but in the world of prestige cars apparently a Tom Tom or si... more


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30 April Click here to comment

R8 V8/V10 musings...

I spent a few days earlier in the week driving this addition to the growing R8 range. Whilst on pape... more


28 April Click here to comment

Exporting...

The weakness of sterling has contributed to the increase in competition at auction and therefore ext... more


28 April Click here to comment

BMW MPower

For the second month in a row, M3, M5 and M6 values show strength. Again supply on these models is l... more


28 April Click here to comment

Prestige cabriolets/roadsters make their move

Values of cabriolets and roadsters have begun their seasonal increase. No doubt the latest sight of ... more


28 April Click here to comment

Porsche sees some seasonal support

Porsche values have steadied over the past 6 weeks, the marque like many had a torrid 2008, but the ... more


28 April Click here to comment

Saab values update

There has been much speculation as to the effects of Saab ownership issues on current used values. I... more


28 April Click here to comment

High numbers of COMANDless CLS around...

Please note that a high number of Mercedes CLS are circulating without the much needed COMAND. Cars ... more


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28 April Click here to comment

Red, red or red for Ferrari

Just a quick reminder to subscribers that guide values for Ferrari's are for cars with red paint. Th... more


Joined Glass's: 1999
Currently drives: Audi A4 2.0tdi Sline
Would like to drive: Aston Martin DB5 or Audi R8 V10
Likes: G & T, football, watches, food, travel, technology and property
Dislikes: Nothing I could commit to print!
Richard