6 September
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Along came a Spyder...
Available to order from November (deliveries from spring 2010), the long-awaited Audi R8 Spyder has ... more
16 September
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
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
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
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
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
Prestige market update mid August
Values continue to hold firm and in some instances continue upwards. Although retail demand has slac... more
21 August
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Exporting...
The weakness of sterling has contributed to the increase in competition at auction and therefore ext... more
28 April
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
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
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
Saab values update
There has been much speculation as to the effects of Saab ownership issues on current used values. I... more
28 April
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
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!
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!


