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stepping stone???
guys iv been thinking and i really really want a williams but iv seen this on autotrader and it looks quite nice and only round the corner, i could raise funds for this car now but id have to wait prob another 4/5months to get enough cash for a willy. what would you do get this for a while and than get a williams or just save save save??? link below
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW...ch_full=SEARCH
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oh its the 3rd one from the bottom willy blue 63,000miles!!! :?:
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Id wait. But depends on your circumstances.
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why does it seem willys are going for less than half decent valvers at the moment? i dont understand just looked at autotrader and theres 2 willys under 3k, hmmmm
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Because they are all tatty. Good ones fetch 5-7k
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Shit what sort of condition one would i get for 3.5 to 4k theres loads at the mo for those prices
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Depends, you can get real nice ones. Trouble is most people have an over infalted opinion of what there car is worth. You go and see 100 Williams' priced at 3-4k and described as mint. Of those 2 or 3 will be mint, 10 to 20 will be good and above average (worth the money), and 80 to 90 % will be worth half that.
For 4 to 5k i would expect:
No crash damage
Full Reno service history
Low mileage (50k to 70 or below)
No curbed alloys
No rust
No marks / dents
No worn tyres
No major mechanical problems
MOT
TAX
Cam belt done on time and professionally
And no major jobs in the near future
Fully standard
Correct tyres
Good brakes
The trouble is they are rare like that. Thats why i bought mine for 2k, knowing i was going to have to spend some money getting it right. Which in a way has been fun, and given my a nice sence of achievement.
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One thing i will say is that it is worth buying a tatty Williams 1 and restoring it.
Generally what you spend on the car will add to its value. You wont add £3.5 k to the value if you drop a new engine in it, but the value of the car will go up.
I will never get back the money i spent on my car, but its value is considerably higher than when i bought it. But as i will never sell it, it doesnt matter.
People will disagree with me but 2's and 3's arent as sought after, so generally fetch slightly less than an equivalent 1.
My suggestion is that if you cant afford a mint Williams, get a mechanically sound one, with no major problems and gradually sort problems along the way.
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personally..id go the other way...find the mintest one u can bodywork wise, an engine can be re-honed etc to take it back to oe spec, same cant be said for bodywork.....most mechanical bits are pretty easy to source and replace diy......but unles u a pro painter and have an oven, spray booth and lotsa time, bodywork will cost, and is always visible, to the trained eye
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thanx guys appreciated by the way is it worth getting a AA guy to come with or not as i know as much abput mechanics as gordon brown about pollitics....