clockwork
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 09:55 PM |
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Is it just me or are classics overpriced....
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C27617
I'm (still) looking for a Volvo Amazon but mis-clicked and found the above.
4K for a mk1 fiesta. What is the world coming to.
Some-one please tell me I haven't lost the plot.
edited to say that I'm sure it is a lovely example, and I'm not having a go at the owner...
[Edited on 12/12/07 by clockwork]
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:03 PM |
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have you tried the volvo owners club ?
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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TimC
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:04 PM |
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Mate, you're spot on but I still love that car!
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blakep82
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:10 PM |
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don't think £4k is too bad. at least its not £15k
its a belter too!
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indykid
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:10 PM |
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it'd be worth even more if he took that crap chav mod ducting out of the engine bay!
hardly a daily driver though is it? i'm strangely attracted none the less
tom
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BenB
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:12 PM |
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Classics at the moment are very popular. Prices for soft-tops have even stayed pretty constant going in Autumn and Winter whereas normally they dip
quite a bit.....
Still, you can get something like a nice Triumph 4a for 5k which isn't too shabby!!!
For some reason "classic" Ford motors are making loads of money.........
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onzarob
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:13 PM |
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I've seen a few overpriced on that website, usually dealers saying one of a kind etc etc.
One was a MK1 Golf GTi for 9K you could get any other for 3K or less.
I understand cars with a proven history in racing or very limted number produced, but that is a mass produced car
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donut
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:16 PM |
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Old Fords are getting more and more expensive. Look at Mk1 escorts!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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onzarob
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:18 PM |
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what about this little bargain 
More
Classic Bargains!!
WHY
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clockwork
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:21 PM |
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You lot aren't giving me much hope by agreeing 
Volvosport, yes, but they are all dear, or in need of lots of money spending. Every-one in the Volvo forums seems to know how much they are worth,
not what I want at all :-)
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Benjamin Franklin.
"Well if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" Morons the world over.
Locost/Kit builders info and FAQ website:- www.carbuilders.info
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clockwork
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:22 PM |
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OnzaRob : It's on Tri-Spokes as well !!!!(!!!!)
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Benjamin Franklin.
"Well if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" Morons the world over.
Locost/Kit builders info and FAQ website:- www.carbuilders.info
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TimC
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by onzarob
what about this little bargain
More
Classic Bargains!!
WHY
Oh MAN! That is shocking! Nice 3-spokes.
Shirley it's a pee take?
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:35 PM |
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ebay turns up some that need work .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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onzarob
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 10:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clockwork
OnzaRob : It's on Tri-Spokes as well !!!!(!!!!)
They might of been fashionable when he started in 1999
quote:
Every-one in the Volvo forums seems to know how much they are worth, not what I want at all :-)
I always find that someone else gets the bargain and I pay through the nose....frustrating!!!
[Edited on 12-12-2007 by onzarob]
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 12/12/07 at 11:08 PM |
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I've got an XR2 with CVH engine under wraps alongside my garage.
May have to give it another coat of looking at. 
Edit: How long do you have to wait before that pile of old sh1te becomes a 'valuable classic'?
[Edited on 12/12/07 by Confused but excited.]
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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bonzoronnie
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 posted on 12/12/07 at 11:30 PM |
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Overpriced classics
I am delighted at the value of some classics 
The sale of my crusty 40 year old Triumph vitesse parts will pay for my entire build.
I had no idea the stuff was worth so much.
I must admit though. Modern classics, in particular Fords, do fetch silly money.
Ronnie
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Danozeman
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| posted on 13/12/07 at 06:30 AM |
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The prices have gone mad!!
That fiesta is nice though. Iv always liked the mk1's. How much must a mk1 super sport be worth nowadays then?
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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worX
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| posted on 13/12/07 at 06:54 AM |
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Not just Three spokes, but Cosworth ones!
Which I have to admit (and could easily be wrong) weren't ever fitted to a Cosworth!
Steve
quote:
Originally posted by onzarob
quote:
Originally posted by clockwork
OnzaRob : It's on Tri-Spokes as well !!!!(!!!!)
They might of been fashionable when he started in 1999
quote:
Every-one in the Volvo forums seems to know how much they are worth, not what I want at all :-)
I always find that someone else gets the bargain and I pay through the nose....frustrating!!!
[Edited on 12-12-2007 by onzarob]
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D Beddows
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| posted on 13/12/07 at 09:25 AM |
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quote:
The sale of my crusty 40 year old Triumph vitesse parts will pay for my entire build.
Only if you're building your car for £250 I fear It only seems to be Ford bits that bring silly money - I picked up most of the front end of
a GT6 in good nick for well under a tenner on ebay a couple of weeks ago. The poor guy selling it had 90% of the rest of the car in his garage but he
said he couldn't be bothered listing the rest as all the bits he'd sold so far had only raised a couple of quid each
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jono_misfit
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| posted on 13/12/07 at 10:29 AM |
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i like the fact that its listed as sports/convertible.
To me a lot of MK1 & MK2 escorts are valued too high, but if thats what the market is willing to pay thats the going rate.
Avengers & sunbeams are under valued though. Not that i have a few and a shed loads of parts.......
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 13/12/07 at 12:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by donut
Old Fords are getting more and more expensive. Look at Mk1 escorts!
Could be something to do with this site and a certain book
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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bonzoronnie
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 posted on 13/12/07 at 02:39 PM |
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Fund raising
quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
Only if you're building your car for £250 I fear It only seems to be Ford bits that bring silly money - I picked up most of the front end of
a GT6 in good nick for well under a tenner on ebay a couple of weeks ago. The poor guy selling it had 90% of the rest of the car in his garage but he
said he couldn't be bothered listing the rest as all the bits he'd sold so far had only raised a couple of quid each
To my great surprise. The first sale of Triumph vitesse parts raised over £1,300.
The overdrive gearbox alone sold for over £300.
I am fortunate enough to have approx 3 entire cars in pieces.
Ronnie
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