God this is a fun business!

[TerryBPP]

I went up to the Manheim Orlando car auction for the 1st time yesterday in search of a Cayenne or Range Rover for a client. Holy Jesus was it amazing!!! I have never seen so many Porsches, Ferraris, Lambos, Maseratis in my entire life. 6,000 cars in all ran through in less than 5 hrs. 25 lanes running a car through every 20 seconds on average!

They even had some oldies like a 87' 911 with 70k original one owner miles and a minty 928S. Not sure what they went for though.

I missed on all the Cayenne's but picked him up a really nice Range Rover HSE.

Sorry I didnt get more pics but it was a madhouse, plus we kept having to run back inside due to tornado and lightning warnings.

[Gogar]

That is cool, but the apostrophes are killing me.

That's a really nice looking Range Rover. I bet he'll be psyched.

[gr8fl4porsche]

Do you mind sharing the details on the RR.

[TerryBPP]

What apostrophes?

[RacerX1166]

Manheim High Line can be a pretty enjoyable time. Had a dealer friend take me in many moons to pick up BMW 540 and there were interesting vehicles aplenty as you noted.

The cool part was I got to bid on the car I ultimately purchased. It was cool to do the subtle nod in order to place your bid. I felt like I was at a high end art auction. Picked up the 540 and enjoyed it for 6 years before I traded it. Fun experience.

[MRM]

Hey Terry, what are Cayennes going for these days? My wife has been lobbying for an X5, I've been pushing for a Cayenne if she has to have an SUV. Do you ever handle (gulp) minivans?

[911Rob]

I'm jealous. Only if.........

[onewhippedpuppy]

You suck. I tried to get a KS dealer's license but don't have a dedicated location or frontage. Damn it.

That brings back good memories, as a kid I used to go to the KC auto auction with my grandfather.

[Rikao4]

handle Minivans....go to the island..
oh.. no soup for you EVER..
now!

Rika

[TerryBPP]

Originally Posted by MRM

Hey Terry, what are Cayennes going for these days? My wife has been lobbying for an X5, I've been pushing for a Cayenne if she has to have an SUV. Do you ever handle (gulp) minivans?

Depends on which year and model you are looking for. These are the #'s from yesterday. Add $500 for auction fees. Dealers usually markup $3k-4k on cars over $20k. I was looking for an 'S' specifically so I only have notes on them. Overall all of these car where in near perfect condition inside and out.

2005 CAYENNE 6G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 36,766 GREY $20,000
2005 CAYENNE 6G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 46,561 GREY $22,500
2005 CAYENNE 6G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 38,833 WHITE $20,800
2005 CAYENNE 6G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 52,684 WHITE $20,000
2006 CAYENNE 6G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 26,063 GREY $26,900
2006 CAYENNE 6G 4CUV 6 PS PB AC SR AWD 14,914 BLUE $25,000
2006 CAYENNE 6G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 36,122 GREY $23,400
2008 CAYENNE 6G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 40,835 BLUE $34,000
2008 CAYENNE 6G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 14,159 MAROON $36,000
2008 CAYENNE GTS 8G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR 7,147 WHITE $62,750
2009 CAYENNE GTS 8G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 6,451 MAROON $64,000
2008 CAYENNE 8GT 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 26,220 BLACK $66,000
2004 CAYENNE-S 8G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR 70,778 GRAY $17,200
2005 CAYENNE-S 8G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 34,197 SILVER $23,600
Had 12" scuff on rear right QP
2006 CAYENNE-S 8G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 43,112 SILVER $26,000
Bald rear tires
2006 CAYENNE-S 8G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 36,356 BLUE $29,000
Brake Maintenance Light on
2006 CAYENNE-S 8G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 40,719 BLACK $28,000
Mint
2008 CAYENNE-S 8G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 17,926 BLACK $45,600
2008 CAYENNE-S 8G 4CUV A PS PB AC SR AWD 11,246 SILVER $42,400

.....and yes I can get you any minivan you want.....but I wont like it!

[TerryBPP]

Originally Posted by gr8fl4porsche

Do you mind sharing the details on the RR.

2006 Range Rover HSE.
35k miles
Perfect inside and out. Loaded, Navi, tow package, etc.
Low $30's.

[VincentVega]

Cool gig. I could never pull it off, I'd have cars all over the place.

[Dueller]

Terry...if you don't mind me asking, what/how do you charge clients? For example if I contracted with you for a specific car, how do you set up the deal? Obviously I would provide you with a deoposit so you don't have to pay out of your pocket, but what else is part of your deal?

I may be in the market for a specific vehicle for the Missuss...

You can PM if you prefer...TIA

[dd74]

Man! The Cayenne is cheap. They're almost worth buying at those prices.

[Carrman]

Hopefully you don't find that it gets old kinda fast. I did.

I found that out here in California, the auction prices weren't really much different than a "low retail" price, at least on BMWs and Mercedes. The prices on those cars at Manheim have been insane for many months now.

I did it as a hobby for a year, it actually worked out financially pretty well (would never quit the real job, though), but I found that after a while, I was really dreading going to the auctions.

I would always be very disciplined and only buy very nice cars that did not get bid up too high (I would rather walk away with no cars than overpay for one), but even then, the margins were very tight, at least out here in California. I guess that's why so many independent dealerships have gone out of biz here, including some that have been around for 25 years.

It was something as a mongo car enthusiast I always wanted to do, was fun while it lasted, was a great experience, made a few bucks (but put a ton of hours in, most of which was fun, tho), drove a lot of cool cars, never lost money on any of them (although only a very small profit on a couple), never had an unhappy customer, and am glad I did it - - but don't and won't miss it one bit!

[K9Torro]

Terry pm sent,

Todd

[gr8fl4porsche]

Thanks for the info!

The Range Rovers sure are nice looking.

Anyone know much about the newer ones? Would you own one without a warranty?

[TerryBPP]

Originally Posted by Dueller

Terry...if you don't mind me asking, what/how do you charge clients? For example if I contracted with you for a specific car, how do you set up the deal? Obviously I would provide you with a deoposit so you don't have to pay out of your pocket, but what else is part of your deal?

I may be in the market for a specific vehicle for the Missuss...

You can PM if you prefer...TIA

Shoot me a pm. No contract needed. If you are specific and certain about what you are looking for I'll purchase it. I can always sell it retail Out of the past 32 sales I haven't had one person not want the car I purchased! Just shoot me a pm with the your details.

[TerryBPP]

Originally Posted by Carrman

Hopefully you don't find that it gets old kinda fast. I did.

I found that out here in California, the auction prices weren't really much different than a "low retail" price, at least on BMWs and Mercedes. The prices on those cars at Manheim have been insane for many months now.

I did it as a hobby for a year, it actually worked out financially pretty well (would never quit the real job, though), but I found that after a while, I was really dreading going to the auctions.

I would always be very disciplined and only buy very nice cars that did not get bid up too high (I would rather walk away with no cars than overpay for one), but even then, the margins were very tight, at least out here in California. I guess that's why so many independent dealerships have gone out of biz here, including some that have been around for 25 years.

It was something as a mongo car enthusiast I always wanted to do, was fun while it lasted, was a great experience, made a few bucks (but put a ton of hours in, most of which was fun, tho), drove a lot of cool cars, never lost money on any of them (although only a very small profit on a couple), never had an unhappy customer, and am glad I did it - - but don't and won't miss it one bit!

I'm starting to find that this stuff to an intellectual is much like stock brokering. Its just another commodity to move around like shares. The bonus are what you have stated. Different strokes.

[TerryBPP]

Originally Posted by gr8fl4porsche

Thanks for the info!

The Range Rovers sure are nice looking.

Anyone know much about the newer ones? Would you own one without a warranty?

LR's have a pretty good factory warranty. This one had a 6yr/70k transferable. No worries for awhile.