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Post by Del Boy on Oct 24, 2020 15:15:07 GMT
I see how it has got to that point but I question the value of some of these cars relative to the prices charged. Still someone must be paying it.
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Post by Three Litre on Oct 24, 2020 15:45:48 GMT
Prices for old Ford's are getting silly. A few weeks back I bid for an early 60s Consul Classic on eBay, at first it was just about within budget but escalated to the point where it was well out side Good point. No Capri is worth £65k.
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Post by DI Alex Drake on Oct 24, 2020 23:02:53 GMT
The poor thing hasn’t even done 30 miles a year . I mean. I almost feel like that would have a negative impact on its ability to function?!
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Post by Del Boy on Oct 25, 2020 9:41:03 GMT
That's the thing, you would surely devalue it if you drove it around. Effectively this is a museum piece or artwork.
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Post by Three Litre on Oct 25, 2020 10:01:49 GMT
That's the thing, you would surely devalue it if you drove it around. Effectively this is a museum piece or artwork. Most of that £65k is due to the fact that there are so few of them, IMO. If you bought it you don't get £65k worth of car, it might be £10ks worth. Still, it's what the market wants to pay for it and they do sell for silly amounts so the rest of us just watch on in amazement.
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Post by The Saint on Oct 25, 2020 11:12:19 GMT
That's the thing, you would surely devalue it if you drove it around. Effectively this is a museum piece or artwork. I reckon 50% of the asking price is due to the tiny mileage, surely it would devalue it by taking it even above 1000 miles. Like Del says, it’s effectively a museum piece. The Saint
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Post by Three Litre on Oct 25, 2020 12:53:23 GMT
Like Del says, it’s effectively a museum piece. The Saint Like me.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Oct 25, 2020 18:54:51 GMT
Like Del says, it’s effectively a museum piece. The Saint Like me. Sorry Essex, Cat D write-offs don't end up in museums. If that Capri found its way into my grubby paws there's no way it would be a museum piece. Granted I wouldn't use it as a daily driver but it would certainly get the opportunity to stretch its legs going to various car shows. Sam.
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Post by Villain on Oct 25, 2020 20:05:45 GMT
Prices for old Ford's are getting silly. A few weeks back I bid for an early 60s Consul Classic on eBay, at first it was just about within budget but escalated to the point where it was well out side In these situations it's often good to sit back, take stock and realise what else you can get for a fraction of the bonkers money being asked for cars which just a few years ago could be had for no more than £10k. Last week on the way home from a job in Oxfordshire I took a detour to have a sly shuftie at a '90s Maserati Ghibli Coupe that was up for just under £15k, a bit more niche than the hoards of fast Fords available granted and it would no doubt have done its best to scare me silly every time I dared to open the garage door, but it shows what can be had if you don't let the market's perceived values get the better of you. I already knew a few things about this particular Maser's history so wasn't that serious about actually buying it, but chatting with previous owners I found out how much the dealer paid for it and could have chipped away at his margin quite a bit and bagged something quite special for less than the price of a mint MkI / MkII Capri. I'd have had to have a slush fund to keep it on the road, but that's a seperate issue really. Horses for courses I know, and it depends what your bag is, but it shows that some of the perceived values are a bit optimistic at the moment. That £65k mentioned earlier would easily have bagged me a mint Ferrari Dino 308GT4 or (almost!) a Maserati Merak, the running costs of which are of course quite different to the Fords etc, but it's a fare point nonetheless. Villain (retiring to the back parlour and dreaming about driving slightly bonkers cars with pitchforks on their badges....)
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Post by Three Litre on Oct 25, 2020 20:27:45 GMT
Yes, the repair costs of the Italian marques would scare you to death!
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