Gary Symons
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| posted on 7/8/08 at 11:52 AM |
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Avon Pricing Advice
This is my first post on here, so hi all!
I build a zetec powered avon a few years back, pretty much as soon as it was built I changed jobs and other projects came along So have never really
used it.
Now I think it has probably sat there long enough unused and I am thinking of selling up. Whats the market like right now for these cars? And what
would be a reasonable price for my car?
It passed SVA on 23/08/04 and has only done 2-3 hundred miles (all in the first year), It cost me approximately £8500 to build. Currently it is on a
SORN with no mot or insurance.
As I said above this is not a 'for sale' ad, I am just trying to gauge what it might be worth if I chose to sell.
I have uploaded a few pics here:
http://www.mr2mk1turbo.co.uk/photos/tigeravon/
Also some build pics here:
http://www.avon-kitcar.co.uk/
Thanks in advance for any input.
Gary
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 7/8/08 at 11:56 AM |
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Dont do it!! Get it MOT'd, insured, taxed and then use it!! 
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scootz
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| posted on 7/8/08 at 12:00 PM |
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Seconded!
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 7/8/08 at 12:01 PM |
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HI,
I always wonder with cases like this, why people sell - in your case it would seem obvious, its had such little use.
But that makes me wonder, WHY????!!??
We all slave away, spending more than we should on bits for our cars, building them so that one day we can enjoy them to the maximum, but so often
this hard work and money just sits there... I don't understand it.
I'd be interested to hear why its had such little use.
Sorry I'm not answering your question, but I'd just be guessing - have you tried completed items search on ebay? prices are usually on the
low side, but at least you can see what stuff is actually selling at, rather than what its advertised at - with the credit crunch lots of toys
arn't selling very well at the moment so people are having to take less than they want.
Looks tidy though.
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Gary Symons
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| posted on 7/8/08 at 12:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
I'd be interested to hear why its had such little use.
My work takes me away from home alot so when I do return I dont have any free time for it. I also have a habbit of taking on too many projects at once
which doesnt help.
Had a look on ebay, one recently failed to sell for £4675 so not looking too promising there.
Probably best to hang on to it for another year at least, by then I should have moved to a house with a bigger garage which means I would be more
likely to keep it
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02GF74
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| posted on 7/8/08 at 12:37 PM |
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Unfortunately the amount of money you put in does not always equate to how much it will sell for.
Summer is a good time to sell i.r. now - ebay is chocka with kit cars at the moment.
Put advert on piston heads; also look in kit car mags to get some idea of price.
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mr henderson
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| posted on 7/8/08 at 01:10 PM |
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This is an excellent example of that old english proverb- "building a car is not the same as driving it"
The first car I ever built, I took a year to build and sold it after 500 miles.
Yes, I loved driving it, but I
a) wanted the money out of it for other projects and
b) my wife hated going out in it, so drives were solo and people who are workng full time usually only have a certain amount of spare time, so going
for drives on my own had to come out of that.
It's a shame that one has to lose so much money when it's a car, if you were into building houses instead you cold probably make a bit
when you sold up
John
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 7/8/08 at 02:34 PM |
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hmmmm... interesting. So we'll happily tinker in a garage on our own, but not go driving...
I'm glad I;ve got mine down as an occasional toy in my head. I think it will get used about 15 times a year max. But i;d be happy with that and
won't be in a hurry to sell, unless an emergency happens.
I;ve got 4 other projects on the go already, last thing I need is to flog one straight after finishing it and getting no pleasure out of it!!
*GULP*
I only need an rs250 chesterfield rep and a triumph speed triple to fill my perfect garage. Oh and maybe an air transportable landrover...
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locost westie
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| posted on 31/8/08 at 07:46 PM |
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nice looking car
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unkle
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| posted on 2/9/08 at 10:27 PM |
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selling
If you can afford to i'd keep it.
Wrong time of year, not a lot of cash around and would be a crying shame.
If you must sell then really I think your looking at around half what it cost you, assuming a runner and MOT'd etc. For that money it's
looks a bargain but I don't think the markets that great at the moment.
Good luck and I hope you decide to keep it, if your selling let me know!
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