got my car advertised,but not had any interest,

just wondered what the massive thought, too highly priced?, bad advert? or something else?

any thoughts/suggestions much appreciated

Link to Ad

cheers
Ray

wrong time of year, next april and it will fly out your hands

im thinking its a mix of the bad weather and the uncertainty in financial markets. Ive certainly cut down on spending.

5500 for a pinto engine seems a wee bit pricey to me and it is the end of summer (what summer, I hear you ask !)

But then I'm no Quentin Wilson

Richard

Had my Locost up for sale briefly at £4650 , it has the CVH engine , unfortunately the Pinto and the CVH are not very trendy now , I am going to change mine for the 2.0 Zetec which is in my shed , this would certainly make the car as a whole a more attractive package...


I'm guessing that although your car looks smart enough it is too dear for a Pinto engined car .

I have to agree re: the price. It does seem a little excessive. Add this to the fact that just about everything has increased, times are hard and people are genuinely sruggling. I'd suggest waiting until next year or reduce the price drastically if you really need to sell it - circa. £4500

Steve

Not a bad price to me but I reckon everyones worried about the current ressession so may be the factor. I would hang onto it for now.

No No No don't reduce the price its a very nice build /car and worth every Pennie

Jacko

Always a difficult choice. Do you offer your P&J for a fiar price and keep it, or for a low price and sell it.

Only the seller can decide which is the right way for him bearing in mind his circumstances.

Usually I've found it best to shift whatever it is I'm selling at whatever price I can get, and move on, unless I'm in no hurry to sell, in which case I set a price and stick to it. Up til now I've got my asking price but I've had to wait til the right buyer comes along.

I think the price is a touch on the high side for a pinto engined car, but it may well be that the build quality is well worth it.

It all depends on the circumstances

John

I think its a nice car for the money. But as said these are summer toys.

Ie No summer this year and people dont have as much money for toys.

My mate is selling his bike to finish his car and he isnt having much look on that either.

Some people say its to much for a pinto engine car [ £5500 ] but i see bike engine cars go for £8000 + is a bike engine car worth £2-3000 more ?
Jacko

Only person who decides if the price is acceptable is buyer. It is that simple.

I'm in the market for one, but pinto engine and 5500 wouldn't even get me to click on the ad. Put better (newer) engine in and lower the price for at least £1000.

Probably not what you want to hear but thats my opinion.

hth

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Some people say its to much for a pinto engine car [ £5500 ] but i see bike engine cars go for £8000 + is a bike engine car worth £2-3000 more ?
Jacko

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Mmm I think it about 500 -1000 too rich,sorry not what you wnat to hear I'm sure together with everybody being skint won't help. Wait until the spring and try again would be my advice.

Cheers

Rich

Just to give some comparison and then ask yourself the same question again.
And as first said, waay wrong time of the year.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/688494.htm
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/664863.htm
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/668444.htm
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/613463.htm
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/638112.htm

Thanks for all the comments guys, just as i thought really

will shortly be losing garage space so could do with it gone really

have dropped the price, will have to see what happens

cheers
Ray

The biggest problem with building your own car is that it always owes you (far) more money than it is actually worth.

Those not initiated to the kit car scene expect to pay pennies for 7 replica's... those willing to spend £5k will have their pick, so a potential seller had better have something special about their car to attract interest.

I wish you well with the sale, but as others have said - the engine has had its day, the time of year is wrong and the financial climate doesn't lend itself to buying toys.

Personally if I absolutely HAD to sell then I would grab any offer near the £3k mark.

Most sensible option is to keep it, drive it and run it into the ground! That way you get your money's worth!

Considering the fact that there is no weather equipment or even windscreen, the buyer knows he is probably not going to be able to use it til next year, so why buy now?

If you really want to sell it, soon, I reckon you are going to need to do a lot better than £5,000. You need to give the buyer a reason to buy now rather than much nearer the time when he can hope to use it.

Somethings is only worth what people are prepared to pay. But that said, I agree with most comments that the current financial climate and the time of year makes it a difficult time to sell. I still think it looks a brill car and worth the money.
Barry

I am thinking about selling mine as I jointly own it and the other lad never gets to drive it. I wish I could buy him out but cant afford it at the moment.

Anyway I was thinking about putting mine up for around £6k but would take £5500. Mine is similar to yours but 2.1 pinto with twin 45s and 150bhp.

I think you cant really compare other cars with your own as they are all built to completely different specs and it depends what the buyer is looking for.

You could have a stripped out R1 engined 7 and a pinto powered 7 with fully weather gear and padded seats. If the buyer is looking for a touring 7 then the second one is worth more to him.

Its not like comparing mondeos where the V6 is clearly going to be worth more than the 1.8 as it comes with the bigger engine and alot more equipment.

As I didnt have chance to sell mine over the summer as I had to move up to sheffield and been away with work lots, I am going to cost up a duratec conversion as I think this would be help sell it and fetch as much as a bike engined car.