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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Ben Lessani on 30 June 2013, 10:00
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I've had a bunch of people look at the Golf over the past few days, and I've had similar comments from them that they expected the car to be mint for £1300.
The mind boggles.
I'd put on the advert that its no show winner and expectations should align with the fact its 27 years old - but despite that, I've had people come to view that are expecting a 100% perfect finished car, capable of being a concourse winner.
Now, there are plenty of show winners on eBay, and they are £5k+ . I'm selling a rot free, rust free, mechanically perfect car - that yes, if you wanted to win a show needs a respray - but if you wanted to drive daily, needs nothing of the sort.
I can't compute what peoples expectations are for a 27 year old golf being sold for £1300 ...
So my question being, what would you expect for the money?
Spares or repairs
An unfinished project
An MOT failure
MOT pass but rotting
Chipped/scratched paintwork
Mechanically unreliable
Perfect paintwork
Mechanically brand new
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Ben I thought you got rid ages ago? Granted haven't been online in awhile.
For 1.3K I'm the same as you expect a rust bucket.
I'm guessing I've got mine on my drive no front, runs fine okay, needs full respray and interior and people chance and offer me about £500-£1000, but I always say I have sunken 2K into it :rolleyes:
16v two door Atlas grey!
NO MOT, NO TAX, FLAT TYRES to boot! :laugh:
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1 month ago £1200 got me a solid runner, not mint, but excellent bodywork, needed a few jobs needed doing (linkages, and about to change suspension, but that is more down to preferences)
180k but solid
8 months MOT
No tax
A set of Borbets with good rubber
So I would thing £1300 to be similar.
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I'd expect exactly what your selling for £1300.
Fair price in my opinion. The fact that it needs nothing would be most important for me.
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We on this forum know what the value of a mk2 is. Unfortunately to mere mortals, they dont :(
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IMHO Ben, I don't think its about the money, its about the spec/look of the car, people are looking for a car with OE parts, and something less personal to its owner... maybe swap out the leather, steering wheel, and rear lamps, and maybe you could even put the price up a little, for a more original car... I would imagine that the leather would fetch a few quid extra if sold separately
Thom
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IMHO Ben, I don't think its about the money, its about the spec/look of the car, people are looking for a car with OE parts, and something less personal to its owner... maybe swap out the leather, steering wheel, and rear lamps, and maybe you could even put the price up a little, for a more original car... I would imagine that the leather would fetch a few quid extra if sold separately
Thom
I've got all the original parts, I was throwing them in with the car!
But I can understand that it might have helped to have taken photos with those.
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I would expect a hell of a lot less for £1300. That's a damn good price, the amount of sh!t I looked at for £1600 that wasn't half as good.
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We on this forum know what the value of a mk2 is. Unfortunately to mere mortals, they dont :(
That's probably why there are always loads in the classifieds on various forums unsold, when I was looking for one there were some for sale for months on end.
MK2's aren't rare, still plenty around and decent ones are out there for reasonable money. I bought mine for £1K, years test, full stainless including the four branch, unmarked interior plastics and dash, perfect headliner, it runs sweet and in a year I've never had to spend a penny on mechanics, it just goes. It's no show car but its tidy, bone dry inside and the basic structure is solid.
Parts are cheap as well, I bought an unmarked interior including door cards for £60, the full 90's spec plastics, uncut arches, sill covers and side strips for £40, proper Hella back lights £20, an as new centre consol for a tenner. A set of RA's with almost new tyres for £150 and a few other bits for buttons. I actually didn't need to buy any of the above as the cat was fine I just fancied a slightly more original look but wasn't willing to pay the over inflated price some people were asking.
I'd expect a tidy usable car for £1300.
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We on this forum know what the value of a mk2 is. Unfortunately to mere mortals, they dont :(
That's probably why there are always loads in the classifieds on various forums unsold, when I was looking for one there were some for sale for months on end.
MK2's aren't rare, still plenty around and decent ones are out there for reasonable money. I bought mine for £1K, years test, full stainless including the four branch, unmarked interior plastics and dash, perfect headliner, it runs sweet and in a year I've never had to spend a penny on mechanics, it just goes. It's no show car but its tidy, bone dry inside and the basic structure is solid.
Parts are cheap as well, I bought an unmarked interior including door cards for £60, the full 90's spec plastics, uncut arches, sill covers and side strips for £40, proper Hella back lights £20, an as new centre consol for a tenner. A set of RA's with almost new tyres for £150 and a few other bits for buttons. I actually didn't need to buy any of the above as the cat was fine I just fancied a slightly more original look but wasn't willing to pay the over inflated price some people were asking.
I'd expect a tidy usable car for £1300.
I think you ave had some great luck with your purchase then. I would think MK2 are becoming more and more rare, I have only ever seen 2 on the roads excluding my own and eBay is full of MK2's being Broken for parts. The numbers keep dropping which with supply and demand means the price will be increasing. I have been looking for BBS rs wheels and can't find anything for under £600 without tyres or they fakes.
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RAs with rubber for 150 sound very good...
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My bro paid 700 for his tornado red 3dr g/1990 digi 8v.. It had a rotten wing so did look bad, but 30quid and 30mins later!!! A mate has a 3dr 16v h reg 9a engine fully rebuilt, sure it's no show winner, could do with a respray, but he's struggling to get viewers at 1500 start price (will accept a bit less). I think it's the current times.. Right now for 4grand you get A decen 20vt mk2 that doesn't need paint!! I'd say in good times an 8v is worth a grand, a mate sold his j plate digi 3dr royal blue for 1200 couple years back. I'd never pay more than 1k for an 8v, even if it was lovely..Unfortunately it looks to me like people that HAVE to sell their cars due to space, lack of insurance or desperation for cash etc etc are literally getting their cars 'taken' off them right now.. Bad time to sell, good time to buy sorta thing
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I paid 1100 for my 8v that needed some work such a pas. But there were so many cars at around 1600. Anything under 1000 had sh!tty body work. If I'm driving round in a mk2 it's a priority that it looks good. Would rather have a sh!t engine than sh!t paint and body work
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Paid £1200 for mine last year. mechanically sound, body work could do with a respray but no rot. i would expect around the same for it now. its an 85 8v gti :smiley:
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I brought my 1990 GTI Cabrio (Black) yesterday for £1,300 - it passed an MOT in April & is very solid, some minor bodywork needs doing but it not a rust bucket by any means.
I think i got a bargin, these cars are only ever going to increase in vale as they blow up & get crashed.
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I paid a G for my 90H 8v last August.
Its engine was tired but the bodywork very good albeit a two rust spots on the drivers door (no biggie) and its rear bumper is flakey, But interior was mint, no rust on the scuttle which seems common on similar age Mk2's and its belly is very clean.
The dude selling it wanted £1500 and was adamant that it wouldn't be going any cheaper. I drive a hard bargain though and got him down to a grand after seeing his pregnant mrs and implying that he would 'need the money soon'.
All depends on the Seller, Buyer and Car bartering points.
You gotta be wise these days.