Online marketplace eBay has revealed the most expensive car parts bought on its website so far this year.
The top 10 items include complete car engines and gearboxes, along with interior parts and personalised registration numbers.
Laura Richards of eBay car parts and accessories commented: “Like a lot of eBay users, we are passionate car enthusiasts at heart. We see some incredible listings being posted, and subsequently sold, on eBay. It’s always interesting to see what sells on the site.”
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Taking the prize for the most expensive item purchased on eBay in 2024 is a 5.2-litre V10 engine from an Audi R8.
With just under 36,000 miles recorded, a total of £16,657 was paid for the complete 10-cylinder engine. Sadly, eBay does not know where the R8 block has ended up. We’ll keep our eyes peeled for an epic V10 conversion…
In second place behind the R8 engine, with a sale price of £13,086, was a pair of carbon fibre seats. Taken from a 991-generation Porsche 911 GT3, the lightweight buckets shave 20kg compared to the regular GT3 seats, and provide an authentic motorsport look.
A similar set of carbon fibre seats, originally fitted to a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, completed the top three. They sold for £11,962 on eBay.
Tesla fans spend big
In contrast to the performance parts atop the eBay podium, fourth place is occupied by a high-voltage battery for a Tesla Model S, sold for £8,606.
An identical £8,606 was also paid for another Tesla-related item. A dedicated member of the Teslarati, or perhaps Elon Musk himself, purchased the private registration plate ‘ELON X’ – or ‘E1 ONX’ when spaced correctly.
The full list of the top 10 parts sold on eBay in 2024 is below:
- Audi R8 V10 engine – £16,567
- Porsche 911 GT3 carbon fibre seats – £13,086
- Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 carbon fibre seats – £11,962
- Tesla Model S high-voltage battery – £8,606
- ‘ELONX’ private registration – £8,606
- Ferrari 512 TR leather luggage set – £8,518
- ‘DIESEL’ private registration – £8,134
- Range Rover V8 engine – £7,884
- Porsche 911 Turbo S PDK gearbox – £7,650
- Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG engine and gearbox – £7,650