jossey
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 03:49 PM |
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WHY IS EVERYONE SELLING UP :O(
Sad times.....
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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graememk
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 03:50 PM |
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well i'm thinking about selling as well mate sorry
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tegwin
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:00 PM |
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Its that time of year again..
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Would the last person who leaves the country please switch off the lights and close the door!
www.verticalhorizonsmedia.tv
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steve m
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:06 PM |
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I would rather cut my car up into small pieces than sell it,
but then i created it from lengths of steel, and a book
A kit car, even though someone has put it together, will never have the same attachment
Steve
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mcerd1
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
A kit car, even though someone has put it together, will never have the same attachment
I'm very attached to my big pile of bits - one day I might even make a kitcar out of them 
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jossey
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:10 PM |
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im building mine from steel lengths and i keep cutting it up but thats more about changing my mind on engine location etc.....
lol
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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40inches
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:11 PM |
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Sign of the (hard) times Also the worst time to sell, need to be VERY lucky to sell one for more than £5,000.
Some real bargains on ebay for around £3-4,000.
ebay finished listings. Check out the ratio of red to green and
what the green ones sold for.
Not good
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mcerd1
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
Some real bargains on ebay for around £3-4,000.
ebay finished listings.
lots of magenta's for sale (I didn't know that may existed  ) so it looks like Owelly's sorted for years to come
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UncleFista
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
I would rather cut my car up into small pieces than sell it,
but then i created it from lengths of steel, and a book
A kit car, even though someone has put it together, will never have the same attachment
Steve
I feel the same way about mine, I'll sell the kids first 
Although it does make it easier in these cash strapped times that it's worth very little.
It'd be a different story if I had a toy worth £8-9I sat in the garage, especially to the missus
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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owelly
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:22 PM |
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Its taken a lot of restraint but I've run out of room for plastic cars!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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T66
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:22 PM |
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On a similar them - its also fair to say, a LOT of good items, are not selling either....
Folk are being careful with their money, far more than usual.
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stevec
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:24 PM |
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I Have been thinking of selling mine to build something new,
have put it away for the winter now and will think again in the spring.
Steve.
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Norfolkluegojnr
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:51 PM |
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Fisher Fury ZZR1400 | eBay
What a bargain this was.
Sad times, but mine is staying firmly in the garage (until spring....)
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franky
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:51 PM |
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I guess a lot of people are selling for the winter build itch.
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blue2cv
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 04:53 PM |
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Monies tight, toys go first normally
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pekwah1
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 05:01 PM |
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lack of money mainly....
that and i want to start my own business and it's one of the main ways of raising some capital...
oh and it's this time of year!
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jossey
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 05:04 PM |
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wish my mrs would get rid of her toys....
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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coozer
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 05:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by franky
I guess a lot of people are selling for the winter build itch.
That's it, mines just in the way, always is this time of year.. if I had the space for what I've got I'd be more happy.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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jacko
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 05:11 PM |
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Well i am thinking of selling my Indy too i have had it for 6 years and think its time to move on to a new project [ lotus Europa 1972 type age ] with
a roof so it can be used all year round and tax free
Jacko
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perksy
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 05:18 PM |
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Mine will be going on the market early next year
Not due to financial reasons just due to the fact i did 350 miles last year and 460 miles the year before that
Either working or on-call, So not using it enough to warrant keeping it i'm afraid
Won't be giving it away though
Probably spent more time on me mountain bike this year tbh
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franky
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 05:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Well i am thinking of selling my Indy too i have had it for 6 years and think its time to move on to a new project [ lotus Europa 1972 type age ] with
a roof so it can be used all year round and tax free
Jacko
Similar thing here, i'm going to get a californian import 240z(rust/rot free!) and tinker with that as:
A: cheap insurance
B: Zero road tax
C: Should never loose money
D: They're so cool
E: Did I mention how cool they are
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MautoK
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 05:44 PM |
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I'm selling because it's just not getting used.
When I started the build in '03, I aimed to be running in a year or so and to use it for going to work on nice fine sunny days through the
Gloucestershire countryside.
The real world got in the way meaning that I couldn't devote the necessary time to the build; I retired at the end of '06; moved house in
'07 and eventually SVA'd in March '09.
Since then the car's done about 1250 miles - only 50 this year. Having retired I'm just too busy to go gallivanting around the
countryside!
The tintop has only done 4400 miles between MoTs; 1500 of that was two trips by SWMBO to Yorkshire.
So I'm finding it hard to justify one car, leave alone two.
John.
He's whittling on a piece of wood. I got a feeling that when he stops whittling, something's gonna happen. (OUATITW/Cheyenne)
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l0rd
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 05:51 PM |
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It is simple.
If you look, most of the sale adverts are BEC.
This is due to the fact, that most of them do not have reverse gear and driving the car when raining, snowing etc and having to reverse which means
going out from the car in the rain or snow in order to push it makes people have second thoughts about it.
That is my opinion 
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r1_pete
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 05:52 PM |
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Similar thing here, i'm going to get a californian import 240z(rust/rot free!) and tinker with that as:
A: cheap insurance
B: Zero road tax
C: Should never loose money
D: They're so cool
E: Did I mention how cool they are
Be careful they aren't all rust and rot free, far less so than a UK car but they do have rust and rot. I bought a California E Type, and had a
significant numver of panels to replace.
On the selling subject, mine is staying, just done some work on re aligning the sills and have really nice shut lines now, so enthusiasm for it is on
the up.
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Proby
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| posted on 31/10/11 at 05:55 PM |
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Nearly 11 (2001) years ago, I spent £13k building a Westfield Megablade. I put my heart and soul into it, built it exactly the way I wanted it, and
had great fun for 12 months in it. I then realised I had £13k sitting in the garage that was going to do about 500 miles a year, and I could not
justify leaving it there with me needing to get on the property ladder too. I sold up, and it felt like someone had cut my right arm off!! I've
had a few nice cars since, but missed something to really 'tinker with'. I itched for something else with a bike engine, but promised
myself I would only do it if I could afford to let it sit in the garage from a financial point of things. I bought the F27 blade for pennies, and
would not even consider selling it unless it's getting replaced by something similar!
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