Valuation
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:17 pm
I know it's difficult to put a value on cars over the internet, but I was wondering if the good members of this board would be able to give me a rough guestimate as to how much Maggie is worth? I'm not considering selling it (ever!), but I need to know roughly how much it's worth for another purpose.
She's a 1969 4-dr Minor 1000 saloon, white (Old English I think?), all standard apart from the discreet addition of a radio. Basically she's in pretty good condition and has always been 100% reliable in daily use. Regularly serviced by myself. She's had quite a bit done to her over the past few years, including having the nearside rear floor replaced a couple of years ago, and new front suspension legs and trunnions 18 months ago (at great expense as these were unavailable from suppliers at the time). Within the last few months she's had a new battery and exhaust. I re-strapped the seats about 3 years ago. The underside is mostly very solid, with a few exceptions which I'll go into below. At some point prior to my ownership she's been resprayed to a reasonable standard on the outside.
As far as bad points go, the main ones are a few bits of the bodywork that need attention. The offside spring mounting bracket is crumbling and will need repairing before the next MOT. The very back of the boot floor has rusted through along about a 6 inch length, but it seemed to pass its MOT in this state about 6 months ago. The rear wheelarches are starting to go into holes along the top edge, but likewise passed the MOT. There are a few bubbles appearing on the wings, but it's still very presentable. Mechanically, the rear springs are quite saggy and need replacing fairly soon. At some point in the future I'll need to replace the front brake drums as the adjusters are almost fully on, despite there being plenty of shoe material left.
What would a good valuation for such a car be, bearing in mind that I've probably made it sound worse than it actually is? It's a reliable car that still looks good, in need of a few small repairs here and there. Let me know what you think! Thanks.
She's a 1969 4-dr Minor 1000 saloon, white (Old English I think?), all standard apart from the discreet addition of a radio. Basically she's in pretty good condition and has always been 100% reliable in daily use. Regularly serviced by myself. She's had quite a bit done to her over the past few years, including having the nearside rear floor replaced a couple of years ago, and new front suspension legs and trunnions 18 months ago (at great expense as these were unavailable from suppliers at the time). Within the last few months she's had a new battery and exhaust. I re-strapped the seats about 3 years ago. The underside is mostly very solid, with a few exceptions which I'll go into below. At some point prior to my ownership she's been resprayed to a reasonable standard on the outside.
As far as bad points go, the main ones are a few bits of the bodywork that need attention. The offside spring mounting bracket is crumbling and will need repairing before the next MOT. The very back of the boot floor has rusted through along about a 6 inch length, but it seemed to pass its MOT in this state about 6 months ago. The rear wheelarches are starting to go into holes along the top edge, but likewise passed the MOT. There are a few bubbles appearing on the wings, but it's still very presentable. Mechanically, the rear springs are quite saggy and need replacing fairly soon. At some point in the future I'll need to replace the front brake drums as the adjusters are almost fully on, despite there being plenty of shoe material left.
What would a good valuation for such a car be, bearing in mind that I've probably made it sound worse than it actually is? It's a reliable car that still looks good, in need of a few small repairs here and there. Let me know what you think! Thanks.
and thats before you start chipping away at the metal sorry