"Shortage" the modern way to increase prices
Mod's feel free to move elsewhere - "shortages" are pissing me off so much, that I felt inclined to start a new thread
I run a 2013, 3 series BMW diesel (120,000) on the clock and love it.
Just recently started getting a "drive train fault" warning, so thought that I would look for a newer model second hand.
What a con - current "shortage" of cars has pushed up second hand car prices to ridiculous levels, and I'm afraid that I just don't believe it.
"figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed the UK's used car market contracted by 14.9% in 2020.
It said Covid-19 lockdown measures and "turbulent consumer and business confidence" had dented vehicle sales.
Sales of second-hand vehicles fell to 6,752,959 - down 1,182,146 on 2019."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-56104281
This was only six months ago and not the only site used this way in UK
This shortage is manufactured as a means to increase dealer profits imo
Anyway, I have decide to fork out around a thousand quid to have my BMW sorted - gives local garage some business, saves me a few thousand and I'll wait until sanity returns.
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