whats it worth ??

[ramrod1979]

i have a 1996 cinq s 899cc done 90,000 miles , got the sporting seats alloys and seat belts . tinted windows and a centre exhaust with new middle section ! recent plugs, filters ,oil ,thermo housing , temp sensor, head gasket ! mot till feb and 4 months tax !body work is ok no rust just a few door marks ! just wondering how much its worth ??

 

[AppleSei]

£300

Its pretty much worthless as a machine, its worth the above in parts/spares and scrap

 

[AndyRKett]

I actually didn't want to believe that it could only be worth £300 seems such a shame for a good working car to be so worthless but the sad truth is, it is worthless you might if its really really clean get £450 maybe but the mileage really lets it down,

big list of new parts fitted do nothing to instil confidence in a car, it just means its been a pain in the arse and in any case it needs all of those parts to work, so i would expect them to be ok.

as you have a nice long MOT its well worth forking out for an ad in auto trader as you might get a couple of hundred quid more, with auto trader people are actively looking to buy a car so a well placed ad and a clean looking photo can make a world of difference.

I once bought a car foe £200 from the side of the road on a friday and sold it in auto trader for £800 the following week it has to have that MOT though

 

[ramrod1979]

i only paid £170 for the car so anything more is a bonus ! i work for gsf car parts so all the bits ive replaced i just did them because i get them for a bargain price the car is great on fuel in the last month ive been cardiff and essex in it so its reliable both trips other 300 miles return ! would i be better to take out the sporting interior and wheels and sell them seperate ?

 

[AndyRKett]

you're quids in then

as you work for GSF i'll write you a list of parts i want

 

[AppleSei]

If the tyres are good then it might be worth it but dont expect big money

Same with the interior if its in really good condition - if you can get an S interior for pennies then it might be worth putting it up for sale, but a sei interior is preferred and a lot more hard wearing and doesnt wear on the side as much or as easily as it does on a cinq

It depends how bothered you can be to change all the things round for the sake of an extra 50-100 quid

 

[Liquid Knight]

Even though it's a group 1 car the insurance will rape a young driver due to the modifications that have been made. I think £300 is optimistic because a young driver wouldn't be able to insure it without either failing to declare the modifications (fronting) or as a named driver and an older driver wouldn't look twice at it because I'm sorry to say it; but the sounds chav'd to me. The £170 you paid sounds about right. You'd get £30 tax back, £80 per Ton on the weighbridge and £10 per tyre if you're lucky.

 

[ramrod1979]

i wouldnt say it was that chaved i still have the s interior so wont take 5 mins to swap it all back and the alloys arent fitted either !!

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[JustJack]

i wouldnt say it was that chaved i still have the s interior so wont take 5 mins to swap it all back and the alloys arent fitted either !!

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No offence, but thats definatly chaved up haha, i admit some cars look really nice when after market body kits and lowering is done, or even like yours you put the center
al pipe in, but i personally dont like that at all on your car, good luck with selling it though!!

 

[Liquid Knight]

Could be worse. At least it hasn't been rattle can'd matte black with a Halfords Special(needs) spoiler.

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A bit of a re-evaluation there's no sunroof so it's worth £200 as a motorsport shell. :thumbup:

I have some legal tail lights, some orange Sporting bumpers and a set of longer Sporting wheel bolts if you need them.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

because a young driver wouldn't be able to insure it without either failing to declare the modifications (fronting) or as a named driver

That's not nessecarily so, and what you've called fronting isn't fronting

 

[Liquid Knight]

You're right. Failing to declare modification that may effect the value and or performance of the car would invalidate the policy. It's fraud not fronting.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

You're right. Failing to declare modification that may effect the value and or performance of the car would invalidate the policy. It's fraud not fronting.

Correct, 'none disclosure'.

 

[ramrod1979]

sold for £350