Some of the biggest car websites in the country will be scratching their heads at the moment as Gumtree brags about their dominance in the used car listing market – more than CarSales.com.au and CarsGuide.com.au which are renowned as places to find a car online.
The Automotive category on Gumtree is growing – with more than180,000 total live car listings across Australia (Gumtree data 7/7/16), everything from bush-bashers to Lamborghinis.
Gumtree say they are serving 7.1 million unique browsers each month (Nielsen May 2016 figures), a staggering number by any measure – and it’s probably why the car section is growing.
Most of us can’t afford a luxury BMW or even a brand new VW from the dealer, so going second hand is a great way to get value if you know what you’re looking for.
Take a look at this data Gumtree provided to EFTM on the car listings on their website right now:
| Some premium car listings in the Top Vehicles on the site currently: | |||
| Make and Model | Number of Ads currently | Avg Price on Gumtree | Ranking (based on supply) |
| Toyota Landcruiser 2002 | 4914 | $25,710 | 3 |
| BMW 3 Series | 1896 | $14,386 | 16 |
| VW Golf | 1892 | $14,703 | 17 |
And if you think you can’t find everything you’d want there – try these on for size:
| Some of the most luxurious car listed on Gumtree currently | ||
| Make and Model | Number of Ads currently | Avg Price on Gumtree |
| Lamborghini | 3 | $291,759 |
| Ferrari F430 | 2 | $240,388 |
| Maserati GranTurismo | 1 | $189,990 |
| Bentley Continental | 4 | $187,360
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Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head.
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