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stesrg

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1,559 posts

237 months

Sunday 16th November 2014
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Ok I owned a lovely 4.3 big valve Griff 8 years ago and now want another! Or a 500 so if you are thinking of selling and want it to go to a fussy new owner please pm me. Not looking for yellows or greens black interior would be a bonus.
Thanks .

Hoover.

5,988 posts

241 months

Sunday 16th November 2014
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good luck... you were one the people I looked up to when I had me griff in its early years

stesrg

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1,559 posts

237 months

Monday 17th November 2014
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Thanks steve, think we did meet some time back ? Looking at the odds it might be a 4.0 pre_cat but I am in no rush, as long as I have it in time for le mans bounceas I like my BHP I might get Dom to fettle it with a charger ??
Still looking whistle
Will be good to catch up at the meets again .

Any thoughts on nthe Paris blue one for sale on here ?

V8 GMS

727 posts

214 months

Tuesday 18th November 2014
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stesrg said:
Any thoughts on the Paris blue one for sale on here ?

Hi Steve,
The pre cat is mine smile thanks for the emails...
A few ph'ers have been to view so I hope you get some decent feedback (none of them bought a pre-cat in the end though). silly
cheers
Graham

stesrg

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1,559 posts

237 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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anonymous said:
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Hi , erm not in a great rush June next year very latest for le mans rolleyes

stesrg

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1,559 posts

237 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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V8 GMS said:

Hi Steve,
The pre cat is mine smile thanks for the emails...
A few ph'ers have been to view so I hope you get some decent feedback (none of them bought a pre-cat in the end though). silly
cheers
Graham
Looks quite nice but I would need to be temped a little more on the price and need to talk with Dom on supercharging it as my 4.3 Big Valve (with a few other mods) was quite a quick car wink

Ste .

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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How about the cooper green 430 in Sussex ?

stesrg

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1,559 posts

237 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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bluezeeland said:
How about the cooper green 430 in Sussex ?
No greens or yellows please tongue out

stesrg

Original Poster:

1,559 posts

237 months

Friday 21st November 2014
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I have just found a burgundy one in Dunstable for 9k !! anyone seen this ? 40 pre cat .

stesrg

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1,559 posts

237 months

Monday 1st December 2014
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Well this is going to be hard work !frown All I can find is trade cars , I was hoping to find a private sale a 500 serpentine no pas or air con dark blue / red ? I will keep looking see what I can find maybe something will jump outeek Its looking that I may venture to a Tamora ?

WILL KEEP YOU POSTED

Ste .

stesrg

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1,559 posts

237 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Yep still looking lol .... Anyone have any thoughts on this guy in the Netherlands he seems to have some reasonably priced ones over their ? Just a bit of an expense to take a peek !
I have found a blue 4.3 griff in Dundee this has had the air con removed and the alternators in the opposite side ? Any thoughts on that ,
If anyone has any input please let me know :-)

Thanks Ste .

stesrg

Original Poster:

1,559 posts

237 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Yep still looking lol .... Anyone have any thoughts on this guy in the Netherlands he seems to have some reasonably priced ones over their ? Just a bit of an expense to take a peek !
I have found a blue 4.3 griff in Dundee this has had the air con removed and the alternators in the opposite side ? Any thoughts on that ,
If anyone has any input please let me know :-)

Thanks Ste .

5.0ltr

2,750 posts

198 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Red 4.3 on car club classifieds '93 had some work, looks nice.

ray von

2,913 posts

251 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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5.0ltr said:
Red 4.3 on car club classifieds '93 had some work, looks nice.
Wants to have had some work done on it as well at that price, just my opinion

cjb44

671 posts

117 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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ray von said:
Wants to have had some work done on it as well at that price, just my opinion
So that does this mean that you believe this Griff. is overpriced? If you do then I would suggest you are well out of touch.

ray von

2,913 posts

251 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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cjb44 said:
ray von said:
Wants to have had some work done on it as well at that price, just my opinion
So that does this mean that you believe this Griff. is overpriced? If you do then I would suggest you are well out of touch.
biggrin is it yours?

andy43

9,548 posts

253 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Well, I had a 4.3 about 8 years ago as well.
Re precats that are out there now, the Netherlands 4.3 in green has been for sale for an absolute age. And it's gone up at least 2k in that time. I think it may originally have been irish registered from memory.
Be worth HPI-ing ex-UK cars too, just in case. My old 4.3 that I broke was repaired in the north east then sold through Target.
Castle 4.0 in blue has been around for years as well. Private owner had it up for 8-9k iirc, then Castle bought it. That's had a price rise recently too - was originally 12950. Didn't stack up cosmetically - thread about it somewhere.

That 9250 red and cream 4.0 250 looks good at the price - st/st manifolds, long term owner. Even if outriggers are toast it can be sorted for under 2k now.

I think the dundee blue one looks the best from the ads at the moment though - split rims and dark blue wibble. But it's all down to what it's like underneath/closeup - it's impossible to judge.

Only solution is a week's holiday and 1,000 miles getting round the UK to see the lot of them. smile

cjb44

671 posts

117 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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ray von said:
biggrin is it yours?
No it is not mine. I went to Castle about two years ago with a view to purchasing the blue car that they have for sale, it did have the odd cosmetic challenge. The sales guy was very easy to talk to and welcoming but was totally inflexible to an offer.

V8 GMS

727 posts

214 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Not sure if it helps, but I can add some context to current values (and speculation of price increases) as I privately sold my pre-cat just a couple of weeks ago.

For anyone who remembers my advert, the Paris Blue 4.0 sold (in euros) for the equivalent of approx £12,700 (which I think was a reasonable price!).

In the 2.5 years of my ownership I spent a loving ~£3,000 on servicing and improving the car with new outriggers and dashboard etc. Not to mentioned countless hours of my 'hobby time'.

Did it go up in value? Yes - but basically only enough to offset my costs...
What would it have been worth if I hadn't invested in the improvements??? (I suspect about £3,000 less... - which is near enough the same as what I paid for it)

So I think talk of rising prices is largely just speculation in these forums. Obviously I'm delighted that my car returned the same investment I put into it (which may help anyone negotiating for a respray with SWMBO!), but talk of inflation busting price rises is surely just man maths (the speculation is probably fuelled by the dealers??!).

Its worth noting a frustration from a sellers perspective that I met several potential buyers who speculated with low offers irrespective of the condition of my car or considering the works completed etc. Basically there are lots of punters (tvr enthusiasts) out there expecting to find a ~£30K car (what ever that means) but with only a <£10K budget. rolleyes Unfortunately for them they missed out on what I know was/is a really great car!

stesrg

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1,559 posts

237 months

Wednesday 24th December 2014
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V8 GMS said:
Not sure if it helps, but I can add some context to current values (and speculation of price increases) as I privately sold my pre-cat just a couple of weeks ago.

For anyone who remembers my advert, the Paris Blue 4.0 sold (in euros) for the equivalent of approx £12,700 (which I think was a reasonable price!).

In the 2.5 years of my ownership I spent a loving ~£3,000 on servicing and improving the car with new outriggers and dashboard etc. Not to mentioned countless hours of my 'hobby time'.
Very well said , if it had been a 4.3 I would have viewed it myself :-) I have been looking with a fair budget the blue one in Dundee looks great however the underside looks like it has been in the sea !
Ste.
Did it go up in value? Yes - but basically only enough to offset my costs...
What would it have been worth if I hadn't invested in the improvements??? (I suspect about £3,000 less... - which is near enough the same as what I paid for it)

So I think talk of rising prices is largely just speculation in these forums. Obviously I'm delighted that my car returned the same investment I put into it (which may help anyone negotiating for a respray with SWMBO!), but talk of inflation busting price rises is surely just man maths (the speculation is probably fuelled by the dealers??!).

Its worth noting a frustration from a sellers perspective that I met several potential buyers who speculated with low offers irrespective of the condition of my car or considering the works completed etc. Basically there are lots of punters (tvr enthusiasts) out there expecting to find a ~£30K car (what ever that means) but with only a <£10K budget. rolleyes Unfortunately for them they missed out on what I know was/is a really great car!