White 240Z ebay

IbanezDan51

IbanezDan51

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I didn't notice the sills or doors, I'll have a closer look now.

Glad you think it was a bargain, that makes me feel like I did have a good buy on mine!

I don't think he really knows what parts are worth - best bet would be if you see something you need or like to PM him and have a chat.

He did list some things before way to cheap and needless to say they sold within minutes of him listing...

Dan
 
richiep

richiep

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SeanDezart said:
There were a few more issues than roof and seats - sills, bottom of doors which means there were more but not seen in photos or videos BUT someone got a bargain 240Z !
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What Dan says, bearing in mind his brown car, IMO supports the idea that it isn't bargain. You can still get better cars for similar or less. E.g. some of Galliers' imports (like Dan's, which was incredibly solid throughout, no sunroof, and 8k asking price). Or the green 260Z Chris is selling at the mo.
 
IbanezDan51

IbanezDan51

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Actually my car was 8500 asking ;)

Anyhow, my car still requires lots of work. Which I hope to sort this winter and get her painted before next summer but other things keep popping up and I keep having terrible thoughts..

I certainly wouldn't want to have to find one in the US now to import as the dollar is so poor and they are generally getting more expensive (good ones anyway!).

Dan
 
chrisvega

chrisvega

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IbanezDan51 said:
Actually my car was 8500 asking ;)

Anyhow, my car still requires lots of work. Which I hope to sort this winter and get her painted before next summer but other things keep popping up and I keep having terrible thoughts..

I certainly wouldn't want to have to find one in the US now to import as the dollar is so poor and they are generally getting more expensive (good ones anyway!).

Dan
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Good point Dan, the cars US lhd cars are only going to get more expensive from now on with exchange rate predicted to maybe dip as low as $ 1.20 :eek: whereas was a steady $ 1.50 ish pre-Brexit.
 
IbanezDan51

IbanezDan51

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If I were in the market I think 10k plus now would be the start price of solid (ish) project cars that have most parts with them. Any thing less than this and you are getting a bargain or something is hidden.
 
richiep

richiep

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IbanezDan51 said:
Actually my car was 8500 asking ;)

Anyhow, my car still requires lots of work. Which I hope to sort this winter and get her painted before next summer but other things keep popping up and I keep having terrible thoughts..

I certainly wouldn't want to have to find one in the US now to import as the dollar is so poor and they are generally getting more expensive (good ones anyway!).

Dan
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Fair point - after I posted, i thought "was it 8 or 8.5?" :eek:

And a good point about the dollar FX situation. That is the game changer for the moment, and by the time some stability returns to the markets, the cars will have appreciated some more. The days of $1.50 are gone for the foreseeable, although some forecasts predict a recovery in 2017 to the heady levels of $1.37. Although it'll probably get worse before it gets better. :(
 
uk66fastback

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I am sure just a few years ago it was £1 = $2 ... those were the days!

2007 ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6566715.stm

BoE rates @ 5.5% - haha!

House prices being kept artifically high now so we call 'fell richer' but there isn't a price crash which there certainly ought to be - at least a 'readjustment' in line with earnings. It is worse than ridiculous. Thanks Labour.
 
richiep

richiep

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Pound's now in the 1.26s today and continuing to trend lower. 1.25 here we come...

Time to consider how urgently you need bits from the US or whether to put them on ice!
 
SeanDezart

SeanDezart

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richiep said:
What Dan says, bearing in mind his brown car, IMO supports the idea that it isn't bargain. You can still get better cars for similar or less. E.g. some of Galliers' imports (like Dan's, which was incredibly solid throughout, no sunroof, and 8k asking price). Or the green 260Z Chris is selling at the mo.
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So,reading the above, you agree that £8k for a good project car isn't a rip-off :thumbs: !

And I've seen several Galliers cars up close and they're not all sleeper-minters !

If the LHD imports become too expensive for you guys - especially at sub-£10k project conditions, they're plenty of buyers over here.;)
 
richiep

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SeanDezart said:
So,reading the above, you agree that £8k for a good project car isn't a rip-off :thumbs: !

And I've seen several Galliers cars up close and they're not all sleeper-minters !

If the LHD imports become too expensive for you guys - especially at sub-£10k project conditions, they're plenty of buyers over here.;)
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I agree - 8k is reasonable. Just not for that particular car having seen better for the money. :p

Worth noting that projects sold via eBay and other auctions often go for more than they would under other circumstances. Wider audience, less price awareness, less awareness of alternative sources, more impulse bidding.

Agree on the Galliers point btw. When I saw Dan's car, I saw several others, starting at about 3800 and up through 6500, and the low end ones were pretty damn rough. Will himself admitted that 10 years ago he wouldn't have touched such cars but supply is less plentiful now.
 
richiep

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franky said:
Its screwed me up. Same for the euro. I was hoping to have some nice Intrax suspension:(
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I've been watching the Yen with displeasure. A number of Kameari goodies are now on hold for the moment due to having risen by three figures. :(
 
SeanDezart

SeanDezart

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richiep said:
I agree - 8k is reasonable. Just not for that particular car having seen better for the money. :p

Agree on the Galliers point btw. Will himself admitted that 10 years ago he wouldn't have touched such cars but supply is less plentiful now.
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I disagree on your first point because :

it all depends upon what you can do yourself
I prefer an honest bit of rust to accident damage or either badly 'fixed'
it depends upon which spec you want - this had an L28 and they're getting harder to find

Second point : 'the' supply is not drying up - merely the cheapo cars bought for under $2000 are now +2x more to buy making a project car here that much more expensive - Will tradionally brings in cars for conversion to RHD and the more they cost, the harder to sell.
 
richiep

richiep

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The pound "flash crashed" during the night on Asian trade. Fell well below USD1.20 before coming back up, but only to 1.24. This is going to get much worse before it gets better.

I wouldn't gloat too much though Frenchie, the ECB is finding it harder and harder to keep the Euro plates spinning. When Deutsche Bank goes pop, or the Italians, or the Greeks again, you'll need two wheelbarrows full of money to buy a loaf of bread (we'll only need one :D)

As for your point Rob - it may not just slow down car importation, but restoration projects too, given the importance of US (and Japanese) sources for parts. Plus, inflation is likely to become noticeable here very shortly, adjusting people's spending priorities.
 
johnymd

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I may have to retain the 5 zeds I still have as not only have the US cars gone up in price but the exchange rate has pushed them a further 20%. I'm glad I bought the last 2 now or I'd have nothing but RHD.
 
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