On 19/05/2016 14:15, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

The used value of a near new car depends very much on whether it has a
full service history. One which had been run for 80,000 miles without
being serviced would not command the top price. As you'd know if you'd
ever been near an auction of such vehicles.

They might, however, sell easily at a knocked down price to someone
willing to take a gamble.

Given this was apparently a few years back, I'm guessing "somebody
willing to clock them and flog them on to an unsuspecting victim".