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e21Mark said:
Welshbeef said:
E30M3SE said:
Nice but were the alloys really black originally? Painting wheels seems a fairly modern thing excl old pork
ETA, this isn't a JC, it's my old jalopy.
Edited by mark.c on Sunday 7th February 12:33
mark.c said:
e21Mark said:
Welshbeef said:
E30M3SE said:
Nice but were the alloys really black originally? Painting wheels seems a fairly modern thing excl old porkETA, this isn't a JC, it's my old jalopy.
Edited by mark.c on Sunday 7th February 12:33
http://www.bmwmregistry.com/model_faq.php?id=8
e21Mark said:
Welshbeef said:
E30M3SE said:
Nice but were the alloys really black originally? Painting wheels seems a fairly modern thing excl old pork
I'm there tomorrow but I know someone who attended auction..
I think it's this car.
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/detail/motors/...
I think it's this car.
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/detail/motors/...
e21Mark said:
I'm there tomorrow but I know someone who attended auction..
I think it's this car.
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/detail/motors/...
£42 750 with the commission is quite a price.I think it's this car.
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/detail/motors/...
Edited by e21Mark on Saturday 27th February 17:24
Would be interested to hear from anyone who saw this car in the flesh. The description suggested an honest but well used, highish mileage car which is how I'd describe my Evo2 which I guess the Cecotto is comparable to. Looking to spend a lot of cash on some rust repairs and engine bay/underside restoration later this year and just looking for validation that the car is worth the expenditure.
JC Racing have an 'as new' Macau Evo2 in at the moment which they've just sold to the U.S. for £75k so fairly safe to assume a good, honest, usable car with higher miles is worth upwards of half of that ???
JC Racing have an 'as new' Macau Evo2 in at the moment which they've just sold to the U.S. for £75k so fairly safe to assume a good, honest, usable car with higher miles is worth upwards of half of that ???
Pagoda1966 said:
Would be interested to hear from anyone who saw this car in the flesh. The description suggested an honest but well used, highish mileage car which is how I'd describe my Evo2 which I guess the Cecotto is comparable to. Looking to spend a lot of cash on some rust repairs and engine bay/underside restoration later this year and just looking for validation that the car is worth the expenditure.
JC Racing have an 'as new' Macau Evo2 in at the moment which they've just sold to the U.S. for £75k so fairly safe to assume a good, honest, usable car with higher miles is worth upwards of half of that ???
Easily I would say.JC Racing have an 'as new' Macau Evo2 in at the moment which they've just sold to the U.S. for £75k so fairly safe to assume a good, honest, usable car with higher miles is worth upwards of half of that ???
Can I ask who you're using for the work?
JC Racing know the car really well and I trust them but they can't do the work until June / July (which should give me a chance to save up...!). Any other recommendations as I know JCR are expert engine builders but never used them for any metalwork??....I'm a little bit apprehensive about getting this work done as don't want a quick / cheap fix and would prefer new panels to patches but similarly don't necessarily want to write a blank cheque. I'm in Durham but distance isn't an issue - I'll travel for the right person.
I'll probably get shot down for this, but I think Evo and Sport Evo cars are in a separate category (price-wise) to the Cecotto/Ravaglia/Europameister special editions.
Although they don't differ much mechanically, the former cars are the genuine homolagation vehicles and as such should and do carry a premium in line with comparable cars from other manufacturers (see the bonkers price of the Merc Evo 2 above).
It is extremely expensive and difficult to restore an Evo car now. Parts availability is patchy and getting worse, even the best cars hide rust in difficult to reach places and finding a car with decent provenance and originality is getting very rare.
I would say that well restored Evo cars are now in the £60k+ bracket, low mileage and original cars definitely nudging 6 figures. I don't like it, I don't think they are that special, but it's where the market is.
Pagoda, how bad is the rust in your Evo?
If you are paying someone to do the work and you want new panels, good paint job and trim bits, honestly, it could be 5 figures nowadays. Once you've done the body work, it'll highlight all the other bits of the car which need doing and then the money gets really serious..... This is exactly where I am with mine now, 3 years into the restoration and getting on for £30k in costs. I should add, I have done a lot of the work myself.
What I'm trying to say is, if you love the car and can afford to spend what it takes to get it right then do it!
But if you have one eye on selling it after the work is done then, depending on what you paid for your car you just might end up out of pocket.
It's a tricky one, I personally have no regrets on the cost/time mine has taken but I have never planned to sell it either.
Although they don't differ much mechanically, the former cars are the genuine homolagation vehicles and as such should and do carry a premium in line with comparable cars from other manufacturers (see the bonkers price of the Merc Evo 2 above).
It is extremely expensive and difficult to restore an Evo car now. Parts availability is patchy and getting worse, even the best cars hide rust in difficult to reach places and finding a car with decent provenance and originality is getting very rare.
I would say that well restored Evo cars are now in the £60k+ bracket, low mileage and original cars definitely nudging 6 figures. I don't like it, I don't think they are that special, but it's where the market is.
Pagoda, how bad is the rust in your Evo?
If you are paying someone to do the work and you want new panels, good paint job and trim bits, honestly, it could be 5 figures nowadays. Once you've done the body work, it'll highlight all the other bits of the car which need doing and then the money gets really serious..... This is exactly where I am with mine now, 3 years into the restoration and getting on for £30k in costs. I should add, I have done a lot of the work myself.
What I'm trying to say is, if you love the car and can afford to spend what it takes to get it right then do it!
But if you have one eye on selling it after the work is done then, depending on what you paid for your car you just might end up out of pocket.
It's a tricky one, I personally have no regrets on the cost/time mine has taken but I have never planned to sell it either.
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