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Anthony-APL
17-09-2016, 12:31
Hi. Just joined and looking for a bit of info. Just found car 248 and purchased it from a customer of mine. Not in the best condition and been stood in a unit for about 6 years. Looks like it needs a bit of tlc. Anybody any ideas on value?
hny
17-09-2016, 14:21
Hi. Just joined and looking for a bit of info. Just found car 248 and purchased it from a customer of mine. Not in the best condition and been stood in a unit for about 6 years. Looks like it needs a bit of tlc. Anybody any ideas on value?

pictures will help :winkey:
Anthony-APL
17-09-2016, 14:22
Bit more info. Car is showing 65,000 miles and needs a bit of paint touching up here and there and for some reason the back seats are ripped
hny
17-09-2016, 14:25
Bit more info. Car is showing 65,000 miles and needs a bit of paint touching up here and there and for some reason the back seats are ripped

whats your plan you selling it on or fixing it up
Anthony-APL
17-09-2016, 14:26
Not sure yet as don't have much spare time. Got some pictures but can't post them
Anthony-APL
17-09-2016, 14:57
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Anthony-APL
18-09-2016, 10:22
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16v_paddy
18-09-2016, 11:18
With the minor tlc that needs I'd say the sky is the limit on the value, imo certainly north of £10k going by what I've heard of what others have been offered for their cars recently
Anthony-APL
19-09-2016, 18:44
With the minor tlc that needs I'd say the sky is the limit on the value, imo certainly north of £10k going by what I've heard of what others have been offered for their cars recently

Really???? Didn't think anywhere near that to be honest. Was told around £4k to £5k needing work and obviously more if it was minted up and on the road
hny
19-09-2016, 20:09
Really???? Didn't think anywhere near that to be honest. Was told around £4k to £5k needing work and obviously more if it was minted up and on the road

i would say no where near 10k personally . each to there own i guess .
Anthony-APL
19-09-2016, 20:18
i would say no where near 10k personally . each to there own i guess .

In a few more years maybe but not yet!! Still deciding what to do as the paint needs a bit of work and there is a few cosmetic bits needed. Will post on here if I decide to sell as will put it on eBay.
PhilW
19-09-2016, 20:33
I agree, £4 - £5k is realistic.
A lot depends on what work needs doing to it.
Anthony-APL
19-09-2016, 20:35
I agree, £4 - £5k is realistic.
A lot depends on what work needs doing to it.

Cheers. Going to get it running this week and take it from there. Long story short I'm an auto locksmith and was called out to make keys to it and ended up buying it!! There's an aftermarket immobiliser I need to remove first so will see what I'm going to do with it after that.
hny
19-09-2016, 20:53
In a few more years maybe but not yet!! Still deciding what to do as the paint needs a bit of work and there is a few cosmetic bits needed. Will post on here if I decide to sell as will put it on eBay.

yes maybe in a few years . keep us up to date with what you do or decide to do with the car .
Anthony-APL
19-09-2016, 20:54
yes maybe in a few years . keep us up to date with what you do or decide to do with the car .

Thanks mate will do.

And thanks for the help guys.
Ayli Carper
20-09-2016, 15:50
I think the value will depend a lot on whether you have paperwork to back up the 65k mileage.

Most of the people on this forum would buy a car on condition. There are lots of cars which look shiny on the outside but are hiding major problems underneath. If you know it's been fixed and you want a car to drive, that's the one for you, even if it's got 150k on the clock. But a 150k car is probably not going to be big money in the foreseeable future.

However, if you are an 'investor', who wants to buy a car to salt away for a perceived potential to make money, you won't touch anything with more than about 85k, and ideally want less than 25k.

If yours looks the part, the mileage is just about okay for someone like that, and if you get two of them in an auction room, the price could be much higher. Two fairly big ifs there, but that could well change if the classics market continues as it is at the moment.

You will need some proper wheels though!
Anthony-APL
23-09-2016, 10:46
Agree on the wheels!! Have no docs with the car at all so have applied for a log book but not got any history or anything. Still deciding what to do as yet as been to busy to even have a proper look at it underneath etc yet.
Ayli Carper
23-09-2016, 11:48
Agree on the wheels!! Have no docs with the car at all so have applied for a log book but not got any history or anything. Still deciding what to do as yet as been to busy to even have a proper look at it underneath etc yet.

Ouch! No paperwork is a big issue. When you get a V5 you can write to the DVLA and pay £5 and ask for details of previous owners and copies of MOTs. (You need to have a reason; I'd say that checking the odometer's mileage to make sure no fraud has happened is the best possible reason for this.) You never know, one of those previous owners might have a sheaf of paperwork for the car sitting round, it has happened. For the sake of £5 and a few stamps you could put a good £1000 on the value of the car.

And if you get those wheels the polished lip is absolutely essential.
A123
05-10-2016, 23:47
What are your plans for the car Anthony ?