74 replies to this topic

[RIM-010]

You say you bought it in 09, which was around the peak of the boom, when these things were supposedly worth millions. Now it's 2012 and things have quietened down, and you've turned a nice looking, drivable car into a stripped down half project.

Basically, you're not gunna get your money back.

[orangeLJ]

No one is saying you did anything wrong man, but look at the facts.

the car you started with, while a bit rough, was tidy enough to be regoed and daily driven, something that holds value.

The car you are trying to sell is one with all the bad bits exposed, all the rust showing, and in bits.

There is nothing worse than buying a car someone else pulled apart, there is always something forgotten, missing or broken.

You are selling a shell with a bunch of spares, not a complete car (like it was when you started)

I'm guessing $1500 is about all you'll get.

[warrenm]

Keep it at a mates place and move the frOck out into somewhere you can work on it.

It's a classic and the only way it will ever drop in value is if you strip it, fix nothing and then bail out of the project for whatever reason. You might not lose much on it now, but in a few more years when they are worth a mint it will be clear that you made a mistake.

Failing that, uh, $600 ... : P

$500.

You blokes sure know how to let a bloke easy.

[orangeLJ]

I think you need to lay off the whizz fizz and take some advice on board, I read somewhere else that you are in year nine, that makes you about 15?

Not that age is a problem, young guys build good things sometimes (ask me how I know... )

Regardless of the condition before, it was still worth more together than apart.

Or, it would appear from your own descriptions, that you overpaid to begin with?


If you want to move it and at the same time, see what its worth in the market, put it on ebay.

[RIM-010]

We're not saying you don't know anything, you've obviously got some idea... Unfortunately, you're not going to get all of your money back for the wagon, supply and demand etc etc.

Like Chris said, there's plenty of guys here that have built cars as teenagers with good results (OrangeLJ, Bomber Watson, Heath and myself to name a couple).

By the way, anybody can disassemble stuff, the reassembly is the tricky bit haha

[orangeLJ]

I avoided pointing that out Adam! haha.

I get what he is TRYING to say with it, but definitely not the right way to put it.

[RIM-010]

Nice to see the younger guys listening to the advice given to them by the older guys...

[hanra]

Id say you would have better luck recouping your money by selling each and every single item on ebay individually.

[orangeLJ]

stuff yous all, nice to see the older guys helping the younger ones to get into cars, thanks

No one is trying to discourage you, read what YOU wrote, then read what people have responded with.

Lighten up buddy. If you want to do anything in life, you'll need a thicker skin than that (moreso if you plan to do anything car club/car related) everyone cops shit sometime in their life.


You remind me of Heath (not a bad thing) mixed with a little bit of Josh (kind of a funny thing). I like that. shows theres still some laughs to be had in the future.

[mitchg]

If your desperate to sell, put it all back together and get what you can, or be prepared to be bombarded with offers you may find offensive, but its all people are willing to spend in its current state.

[RIM-010]

He wants to get rid of it for money/space reasons, Shan... It sounds like he's already got all of the skills he needs haha

[Heath]

You remind me of Heath (not a bad thing) mixed with a little bit of Josh (kind of a funny thing).

No two things could be more dissimilar.