hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow much?

[DKnight]

i thought id post a thread as to not ruin his for sale thread, but £3400???

http://www.polog40.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,3077.0.html

there is such a shift between prices for G40's at the minute, im not saying it is not a good one, but that is quite high? from the spec and condition i would put my car about the same level, apart from mine has had full respray and serviced charger, but mine will be up for sale soon and i would not even think of sticking it up for that much?

I often wonder where the prices people think up come from? how much they paid previous? how much they spent?

its alot of dollar!

[quiksilver_jake]

personally cant see any problem with the price .... if people want to give them away for under 2k its their choice,
anything under 2k is very cheap in my opinion as broken/ written off one can go for as much as this?!

[DKnight]

lol

yeah you said this in the last post it was mentioned in, people dont give them away for under £2000, they sell them at the current value structure, they dont sell for this much quite simply.

[quiksilver_jake]

i completly disagree  .... The price structure on g40s is what the owners make it, if some dont want to thats up to them
this is probbably why some have gone on the scrapage scheme as whats the point in selling them?!
i've seen g40's that happily sell for less than 2k but, i think its up to owners of what supposedly is a rare car, if it was a base model etc then fair enough but it supposed to be top of the range etc etc
like ive said before i cannot see how someone will pay more for a gt? even seen one for 5k this week which for a gt i dont agree with but i dont go straight out and saw woh 5k? for a gt? ...
 

[DKnight]

i completely disagree with what you have now said lol

the price structure is not what the owners make it, its what the people wanting to buy them make it!

its basics of selling a car, if it doesnt sell at the price you put it up for, you lower the price?
contrary to whatever personal feelings you have on "how much it is worth"

i can see why gts are pulling good money, as they are lower insurance, less running costs, insurance costs

but again the price of GT's has nothing to do with prices of G40's

Im mearly making a post to ask what everyone else thinks, we have seen what you think, so will see what everyone else has to say

[scotsjohn]

I'm with Jake on this one as previously stated. If this was the last G for sale ( and it's going that way) it would be worth a hell of a lot more. The only thing that stops G's making better money is the fact that so few people know about them. To a great extent they're outside the usual market place for that reason.

[breadman]

Well I'm with Dan on this one.
G40's values are low simply because there is not the demand for them. Relatively few people actually want a G40. As much of a fan of the G40 as you are Jake, you are in the minority. Low demand means low values. Dan is right, people will only pay what they think its worth.

As many of you know, I'm an old Ford fan. Here it's a different world. Mk1/2 Escorts for instance are extremely expensive. There is a huge demand for them and people will pay silly amounts of money for them. A rotten car in need of total restoration will be circa £1000, more if it's a 2 door model. Anything decent, ie no rot and tidy paint/trim with good mechanical spec is nearer £4k. If it's an AVO/RS car it's double that!

If there ever comes a time when thousands of people want to buy a G40, their price will rise appreciably. Personally, I can't ever see this happening.

[PeteG40]

i'm with dan.

If this sells for £3k then they are worth £3k.  the last few on ebay (which is quite a true measure of how much people are willing to pay) have gone around £1600.  Which means the price of an average g40 is about that.

If we all advertise them at £3-4000, it just means that people will probably choose something better value.

I for one am looking at ibiza cupras, which are now £2500 starting price.

[tdh-syorks]

i'm with Dan too,
i only paid £1450 for mine,tho i have spent around £800 on it but i'm not the sort of person that would add that onto the value. if someone offered me £1450 (if i was willing to sell that is) then i would take it, i think its a very reasonable price for a 150k G40, even tho they are becoming more rare, the only people you tend to see mostly wanting a G40 is young 17 year olds on clubpolo forum wanting to get one in exchange for their GT.

[jakeg40]

i payed £3500 for mine, and i think its worth every penny 

[soggy1]

I paid £1420 for mine and i love it and wouldn't have anything else, I got a good car for a very cheap price even though i have  had a few problems already!
But i would of paid up2 £2500 for a G40, if people are willing to pay the price they will pay it!

[hayesey]

I couldn't really care less what people are trying to sell their cars for.  If it sells for £3k then it's worth it, it probably wont sell for that but it doesn't mean it's somehow wrong for the owner to try.

[wozzaG40]

Never ever going to make on the car what you have spent on it anyway, always a loss regardless.

Forget general service and maintance costs and just talk about modifications, I have spent a good few thousand, and looking to buy subframe and LSD at some point which is another £1000 easily. However i bought mine for £2200, and i would be over the moon if i got £3000 for it. I think some people throw money at their car's and expect to get a return on that money so value the car at, what some would consider to be, a high price.

It is never about what you think it's worse it is what someone wants to pay for it. I mean how many people out there now out trawling the net with a spare 3k to buy a car and think yes G40 great car, good price. When they could get so much more for their 3k with similar power that actually goes round corners.

Still He can price his car at what ever he wants, if he gets that much then well done.

[vwmk3jon]

I think you'd have to be rather daft not to start high and work your way down slowly. That's what dealers do anyway.

[wozzaG40]

I think you'd have to be rather daft not to start high and work your way down slowly. That's what dealers do anyway.

Yep agreed, the price you put it up for is hardly the price you expect or you would be a fool. People always barter you down.