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They did have a lovely orange one for £35k which looked one of the best i've seen. Not sure how much profit there is in that price point though.
Times have moved on since then Rob so you won’t have the option of an MZR in that price range now. It’s not cheap to have a car fully restored and I think most of us try not to look at the costs. I make sure I never keep receipts and try not to keep track of what I spend.
Times have moved on since then Rob so you won’t have the option of an MZR in that price range now. It’s not cheap to have a car fully restored and I think most of us try not to look at the costs. I make sure I never keep receipts and try not to keep track of what I spend.
Rob - perhaps the price itself is an attractive 'option' ?
For those who want exclusivity and have the money to pay for it.
I wonder how much Andy Zhead was planing to spend ? I remember what JT paid at 4ways back in 1990.
But cost is relative to income, not market value : is £80k expensive to the type of clients for which they're aiming ?
......Anyway as usual I'm on a different 'wavelength' than most people.
Sean, it's not the cost but what the money pays for. I would pay 80k for Kevin Bristow's ex works rally car because it's Datsun not modern bits.
I see an old rally car as very low in value because it's just a poor condition car that had a hard life. I see no value in the fact that it was owned and built by someone well known. It's like buying a painting because it was by someone famous. Overvalued because it by painted by someone. Or an old car that was owned by someone famous. Your not buying the car, your buying an object that was owned by someone and that's the only reason it's expensive. The MZR cars are expensive because of the attention to detail and the striving to take an iconic car and make it "better". The MZR cars of 2 years ago were very nice but not particularly special. They sold for what they were worth but I bet there was no profit in them. In order for MZR to move forward I feel they had to build something special in order to justify the price tag and make their company profitable.
These cars are not for everyone but they are special and way cheaper than the other classic specials out there.
That probably says more about the quality of cars previous to these new ones.Can't see why it has jumped from mid 20K to at least 80K in a couple of years.
Sean, it's not the cost but what the money pays for. I would pay 80k for Kevin Bristow's ex works rally car because it's Datsun not modern bits.
I see an old rally car as very low in value because it's just a poor condition car that had a hard life. I see no value in the fact that it was owned and built by someone well known....................................
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I'm like John, I wouldn't pay more for one car over another just because someone famous once farted in it going through Eau Rouge.................................
Great cars but I wouldn't pay 80k for Kevin's car (either of them) - to do what with ?
imho, a car has to have an end use....which is more than sitting in a vacuum bag waiting to raise in value.
Gotta drive Zs.