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whats my car worth

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:01 pm
by mmjosh
1954 Morris Minor Split screen black 4 door with red interior welding all done it has done 21,441 miles since the engine was replaced and engine has been painted original trafficators.

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:17 pm
by andrew.searston
hi josh
depends
cant realy tell without looking i would have said between 600 to 1000
but i might be wrong
trafficators dont realy add value

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:04 pm
by bmcecosse
Depends very much on body condition - new MOT - list of new parts fitted etc etc - that sort of thing. The only way to find out - put it on ebay.

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:20 pm
by 8009STEVE
It depends. Are you buying? or selling? What somebody is prepared to pay might not be what you want to sell for.
If you only want £100. for it, then the queue for it will start at Dover. If you want £5000. Who knows where the queue will start.
You must have an idea yourself as to what it is worth.

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:22 pm
by moggie-tom
Contact your insurer and say that you want an agreed value and you can fill in some information about your car. They will then let you know and insure it for what they think the market value is.
cant realy tell without looking i would have said between 600 to 1000
I would say a bit more than that.

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:56 pm
by andrew.searston
i dont know if josh has told anyone but is declared off the road
so has no insurance or tax

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:52 pm
by moggie-tom
andrew.searston wrote:i dont know if josh has told anyone but is declared off the road
so has no insurance or tax
I don't think that having no insurance will lower the value :lol: the tax is free anyway but obviously a long MOT would increase the value.

Don't know if I dare say this... In Practical Classics they publish a price list every month. For a Minor Series II it says - Good Condition: £2750, Average: £1300 and Rough: £350

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:30 am
by plastic_orange
It's a difficult time for selling - see how many minors are on ebay, and check their prices. Some folk still think that their car is worth a fortune - hence they don't sell. You have to price realistically to get any interest. The last one I sold would have in good times made £2k+, but I took £1200 - and not a lot of interest at that, despite having one of the best interiors I'd seen (in leather), and a fortune in bills.
Folk also don't like travelling to view, so where you stay has a huge bearing on what you get for it.
It's very hard to put a price on a car without seeing it, and I would suggest that the practical classic guide is for good times.

Pete

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:44 am
by moggie-tom
plastic_orange wrote: I would suggest that the practical classic guide is for good times.
Pete
It says 'Our prices are researched through several sources, including clubs, auctions, the trade and adverts. They are reviewed and updated every issue.'

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:04 pm
by MarkyB
It doesn't matter what they say.
At the end of the day it comes down to what someone is willing to pay.
Maybe it will be the colour they are looking for or it looks just like the one dad ( or granddad ) had.
You won't know until you put it on the market.
Put a reserve on if there is a price you would feel was robbing you if you want.
It simply isn't an exact science.

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:22 pm
by moggie-tom
It doesn't matter what they say.
I was just adding it for informational purposes :wink: I know it should be taken with a pinch of salt. Like you say it's only worth what someone will pay. To me my car is priceless but to the next person it could be worth just a few hundred pounds.
Put a reserve on if there is a price you would feel was robbing you if you want
you could stick it on ebay with a reserve that nobody is stupid enough to bid up to and just see what sort of offers you get.

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:52 pm
by plastic_orange
moggie-tom wrote:
plastic_orange wrote: I would suggest that the practical classic guide is for good times.
Pete
It says 'Our prices are researched through several sources, including clubs, auctions, the trade and adverts. They are reviewed and updated every issue.'

I believe in Santa and the Tooth Fairy too :D

pete

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:00 pm
by MarkyB
At best you will only get a " ball park figure" or an opinion.
It's an almost impossible question :( .
Market forces move in mysterious ways.