mr henderson
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 06:44 PM |
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Will this Viento V8 fetch £8,500?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320268570705&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011
No bids yet, I note.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 06:48 PM |
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Only 550 miles on the clock  If its so good , how come he did'nt drive it.....
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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Paradoxia0
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 06:58 PM |
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Hmmm, with only a minute left to go it isn't looking hopeful!
I think it is a fair price if it is as good as it looks in the piccys, but everyone on eBay wants something for nothing....
Mark
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mr henderson
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 07:05 PM |
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No bids, unsold. Not surprising really, in fact I would have been amazed if it had gone at that price. Worth a try though.
I guess he will just have to keep it, or try again at around £6.5K
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Snuggs
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 07:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mr henderson
No bids, unsold. Not surprising really, in fact I would have been amazed if it had gone at that price. Worth a try though.
I guess he will just have to keep it, or try again at around £6.5K
If anyone offered me £6.5K for my Viento they would be told where to shove it.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 08:01 PM |
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Post no-sell auction - I would have said no anyway...
He stands a more realistic chance of £7500 for it... though at the moment anything with a big engine (i.e. so low miles/gallon) is gonna get hammered
down on price!
Steve
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mr henderson
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 08:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Snuggs
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Originally posted by mr henderson
No bids, unsold. Not surprising really, in fact I would have been amazed if it had gone at that price. Worth a try though.
I guess he will just have to keep it, or try again at around £6.5K
If anyone offered me £6.5K for my Viento they would be told where to shove it.
Yes, but you are not trying to sell yours, and that's the difference. Kit cars are never worth as much to a buyer as they are to the orignal
builder. It's a shame, I know, but true none the less.
The way to get the money's worth from what one has to spend to make a decent car is to keep it, not sell it.
John
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02GF74
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 09:06 PM |
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that's quite njice actually; could do with some wheel spacers are the rear to fill the arches.
hmm, it is hard to say what any kit car is wroth but generally they are unlikely to fetch more that what one has paid to put one together.
aslo st austell is on the edge of the world so that doesnlt help selling either.
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Snuggs
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 09:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mr henderson
quote:
Originally posted by Snuggs
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Originally posted by mr henderson
No bids, unsold. Not surprising really, in fact I would have been amazed if it had gone at that price. Worth a try though.
I guess he will just have to keep it, or try again at around £6.5K
If anyone offered me £6.5K for my Viento they would be told where to shove it.
Yes, but you are not trying to sell yours, and that's the difference. Kit cars are never worth as much to a buyer as they are to the orignal
builder. It's a shame, I know, but true none the less.
The way to get the money's worth from what one has to spend to make a decent car is to keep it, not sell it.
John
I agree that kit cars are will never sell for what they cost to build, however why pick on this particular Viento.
A Viento will cost most people substantially more than a normal sized 7 and this should be reflected in the re-sale value.
The large engine fitted will attract the same VED as a 1.6 pinto so this should not affect the price.
As for the cost of fuel / MPG, well no-one buys these cars for economy so again the price should be unaffected by a V8.
The Viento is a unique kit and prices can only be compared to other Viento's.
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Spider pig, spider pig, does whatever a spider pig does.
I doubt therefore I may be.
Luposlipophobia : Fear of being chased by wolves around a freshly waxed kitchen floor, while wearing only socks on your feet.
My mind not only wanders, sometimes it leaves completely!
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02GF74
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| posted on 5/7/08 at 10:04 PM |
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With a coat of many colours
He spoke of brothers many
Wine and women song a plenty
He began to write a chapter
In history
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Steve Lovelock
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| posted on 6/7/08 at 06:07 AM |
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It looks like a very nice car. I am convinved that Ebay is a bad place to sell a kitcar. When I come to sell mine it'll be through word of
mouth, this forum but most importantly the magazines. I suppose that the current financial climate is making luxury purchases a little more difficult
too, all the more reason to enjoy our cars whilst we can.
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mr henderson
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| posted on 6/7/08 at 10:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Snuggs
why pick on this particular Viento.
Because it was on Ebay at the time, with only a few minutes to go. Nothing else meant by it, NTDWM etc. It just seemed to me that the guy was being
very optimistic with his starting price.
It's not that I don't think his car is worth it, in fact I'm sure it is worth it and more, it was more to do with the selling
environment.
If his car on any other decent Viento was on sale in somewhere like Sovereign cars then they would probably be asking well into 5 figures, and get it
to.
Please don't think I've got anyhting against Viento's, I haven't. In fact I think they are an excellent car and an extremely
well executed solution to the problem of scaling up the 7 concept to the point at which real people and real engines can be accommodated.
John
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