Crazy prices

[rayofleamington]

A friend was trying to tell me today that tidy Minors are now worth 10 grand!! Apparently he'd read that in Practical Classics.

I managed to guess the source of that info without needing 3 attempts
Is anyone on here able to prove that £10k is genuine?
If so, I'll tidying mine up to sell

[bigginger]

It's NOT what it says in PC - £4750, condition 1.

[overider]

A friend was trying to tell me today that tidy Minors are now worth 10 grand!! Apparently he'd read that in Practical Classics.

I managed to guess the source of that info without needing 3 attempts
Is anyone on here able to prove that £10k is genuine?
If so, I'll tidying mine up to sell

I subscribe to pc and I can't remeber reading anything that said moggy were worth that amount. "I wish"

[rayofleamington]

It's NOT what it says in PC - £4750, condition 1.

he was on a bout a recent article, not the price guide...
Maybe he dreampt it then

[Judge]

............or it means that my Series 11 is worth £15,000+

[bigginger]

They do (in an entirely non-derogatory fashion, natch) tend to talk complete and absolute, um, stuff I don't agree with pretty often...
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[d_harris]

I like PC, its a good mag. As with any publication however its good not to take anything as gospel

[bigginger]

I used to like it a lot more, but it's changed a lot recently. And they turned me down for a job...

[dunketh]

A friend was trying to tell me today that tidy Minors are now worth 10 grand!! Apparently he'd read that in Practical Classics.

Thanks for that, its made me giggle!

10k for a Minor? lol.. I can thnk of far more exotic stuff that'd get my money first.

[d_harris]

3 Moggy Minors?>

[dalebrignall]

that does seem steep iof you want a brand new mog i think charles wares are charging 13800,which is a lot of any ones money.

[bigginger]

The local garage here has an immaculate Trav for sale at £8,000, and I'd say even that was over the odds

[Orkney]

seems to me they are not expensive enough really.
anyone done the sums to build a new one from parts?

[bigginger]

A trav? You'd need a fair bit from a car, and it would be a shame to waste a proper Mog ;)

[chickenjohn]

I used to like it a lot more, but it's changed a lot recently..

I agree, I read a 2001 edition and compared it to one from this year, they even had contradicting advice.

[dunketh]

seems to me they are not expensive enough really.
anyone done the sums to build a new one from parts?

You never get it back though.

Easily spent 2k on mine but would struggle to get 1k for it selling.
People dont care that its on all new brakes, suspension, mechanical components, etc..etc.. when it looks like a total wreck on top.

[Orkney]

Used to know a chap worked as a toyota parts manager - out of boredom they costed a new parts build of a celica something or other - the 3l jobby not sure if turbo or not, car cost 30kish new, build one from parts 158k IIRC !

[Sidney'61]

A friend was trying to tell me today that tidy Minors are now worth 10 grand!! Apparently he'd read that in Practical Classics.

Alas, I've found the article that I think your friend was talking about it's in 'Classic and sports car' magazine, it's an interview with Charles Ware and he stated that most of the newly restored cars that they sell go for between 6,000-10,000.

So yes they do sell for 10 grand but thats the completely new, top spec., proffessionally restored ones.

[jonathon]

Don't know how they can do them that cheap!

[Judge]

As I have said before, I would not sell my original Series II for less than £15,000