Guest horny_devil Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 not gonna break it. sorry if i dont get enough interest here i'll just stick it on ebay. have seen cat c n/a manuals fetching close to £2k! this could be worth a lot more for someone whos willing to break it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I think the CAT C damage accident would be one of the significant issues for me. This will have a significant impact on any resale even if repaired. Details of the damage and repairs would be important. Not having the V5 is another issue. Maybe he should apply for this prior to trying to sell it. For service, seeing as it has been sat I would wan't all fluids changed including gearbox and diff, Cambelt, aux belt, plugs, filters (fuel and oil), new tyres, pads and likely discs. That lot wont be cheap. Also, looking at the pictures I notice that there is no oil filler cap? Is this how it has been sat or did you take this off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest horny_devil Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 i took the oil filler cap to put some oil in just in case. he's gonna look for it again and if it's not found, new logbook will be applied for i know it needs work to be done, but surely, gotta be worth around £3500, and i still think that's cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 i rather sell it with people knowing history of the car abz Not Implying that mate, referring to the previous comments about stating it is worth nothing if it has been sitting there. If your friend was to fix it up & advertise without you saying no one would know. £3,500 is extremely good price, even for a cat C. A lot of people get put off by this, but they don't understand the amount of cars which have had repairs done unrecorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mwilkinson Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 i took the oil filler cap to put some oil in just in case. he's gonna look for it again and if it's not found, new logbook will be applied for i know it needs work to be done, but surely, gotta be worth around £3500, and i still think that's cheap As above mate I think the price killer is the inherent risk to the buyer. Even as a runner there is quite a bit to do and you have no idea what might go pop when its driven anywhere and put under load. The mileage does not really bother me, its more the fact its sat for so long. I think he might be better off getting the log book and getting it back on the road. This way he takes the risk and will hopefully make his money back on the resale. If more problems emerge during this process then he can sell it for parts or as a non runner and cut his losses otherwise it will effectively need to be sold as a non runner and as such the price people offer will reflect this. £3,500 is a big gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest horny_devil Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 thanks abz everyone is entitled to their opinion of course. someone would find this car a bargain, someone would find it too pricey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest horny_devil Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 The best people to ask are the Car traders on hear, any of them that sell Supra's should be able to give you an idea, just don't think you will like what they will say Uk's have been sold for as little as £5k recently and they have been full running cars with high mileage or known problems ok, £3.5k doesnt seem too bad then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 thanks abz everyone is entitled to their opinion of course. someone would find this car a bargain, someone would find it too pricey! No worries, my advise would be get it looking mint, run the engine & ensure all components are free & running well. Service it too to make sure it has fresh fluids all round & once his done a few hundred miles on the engine it will either do one of two things. Run really well & providing all components are good & not seized will start & drive smoothly. The other is it will fall apart. Let's hope it isn't the latter! If I didn't but my current Supra recently I'd be taking a look, surprised the French haven't jumped on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyoti143 Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 it´s a very good oportunity for europeam customers,good luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest horny_devil Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 it´s a very good oportunity for europeam customers,good luck!! thanks mate No worries, my advise would be get it looking mint, run the engine & ensure all components are free & running well. Service it too to make sure it has fresh fluids all round & once his done a few hundred miles on the engine it will either do one of two things. Run really well & providing all components are good & not seized will start & drive smoothly. The other is it will fall apart. Let's hope it isn't the latter! If I didn't but my current Supra recently I'd be taking a look, surprised the French haven't jumped on it! we were gonna do it but as it's a cat c now, dont wanna put any money into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 ee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest horny_devil Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 and that's the problem everyone will have we'r not keeping it anymore though, we'r selling it! it's different to put money into car when buying it as compared to when selling it! anyways, i appreciate your comments rog! there are certainly no profits involved as he bought the car in august 2002 for a massive sum without knowing that it was a cat c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Good Luck with it Let us know what you do get (by Pm if you prefer), might give me an idea, if I ever get the chance of the one down here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest horny_devil Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 car is sold now. thanks all for your valuable contributions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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