Many said my Clio was over priced when I bought it... There is someone out there for every car, and someone who wants a LY R26 F1 with low mileage that has been owned by an enthusiast who's cared for it and is a car that they can keep for years to come not just use for a few months and flog on, will rather that for £10k than a high mileage one that could be a potential money pit for £6/7k. That aside, £8.5k start price is probably a more realistic starting point, but you never know. Used car market is all over the place, you can buy cars at one end of the scale for £2/3k or you can buy what is on paper a very similar car for £6k - it's only when you compare them side by side you realise why the cheap cars are cheap, and the decent cars are advertised for strong money.