Convertible demand rolls on at BCA

Convertibles sell for £3.6 million at Lex Autolease sale at BCA

Lex Autolease and Black Horse offered 319 convertibles at BCA Brighouse on Wednesday 28^th April and sold 309 for a 97% conversion that generated a turnover of £3.6 million pounds.

The sale was the third ‘beach-themed’ convertible event held by BCA and attracted over 200 buyers to the Brighouse auction centre, with a further 100 dealers bidding via the internet using BCA’s Live Online service.

With a broad selection of stock ranging in value from under £4,000 to over £30,000, bidding was brisk from the first to the last car – private buyers and dealers bid strongly throughout the sale, which achieved 100% of CAP Clean across the board.

Over the three sales, BCA and Lex Autolease combined to sell over 800 convertibles for over £10 million.

Among the strong sellers in the Brighouse sale were:

Year       Model                                                                                     Sold                        Miles                      Vs CAP

0353     Volvo C70 2.0 T 2DR Convertible Petrol                                    £6,400                     55348                      133.33

0404     Renault Megane 1.6 Dyn 2DR Convertible                                 £4,400                     71711                     126.62

0656     Mini Cooper 1.6 2DR Convertible Petrol                                     £10,400                  32789                      124.18

0606     Audi A4 2.0 2DR Convertible Diesel                                          £11,200                  90655                      123.08

0707     BMW 320I 2.0 SE  2DR Convertible Petrol                                 £17,500                  42328                       118.24

0707     Audi TT 2.0 TF  2DR Roadster Petrol                                        £16,200                   60237                      117.82

0656     Porsche Boxster 3.4 S 2DR Roadster Petrol                            £22,200                   37814                      115.32

0756     Mini Cooper 1.6 2DR Convertible Petrol                                    £10,400                   20108                      115.24

0555     Mini Cooper 1.6 S 2DR Convertible Petrol                                £10,050                   44311                       113.56

0656     Audi A4 1.8 T 2DR Convertible Petrol                                      £14,000                   55186                        112.9

Simon Rossiter, Lex Autolease Senior Valuations and Auction Manager commented, “This was another spectacular convertible sale, and coming on the back of sales at BCA Blackbushe and Glasgow demonstrates the demand nationally for our convertibles – the Brighouse team certainly pulled out all the stops to make this another successful day for Lex Autolease”

Alan Gupwell Account Manager BCA added “The team at Brighouse really did enter into the ‘convertible spirit’ for this sale, branding the auction centre, and wearing summer outfits, this combined with glorious sunshine and 300 superb convertibles really did make this sale a very successful and enjoyable day for all.”