Seriously Overpriced Cars

[ambuletz]

clearly what they meant to say instead of 'barn' was 'found at the back of a breakers yard that closed down'.

[mike74]

There might be a bit of room for low mileage, mint examples of early mr2's to increase in value, but I think it's fair to say this one is 'ahead of the price curve'... about 100 years ahead of it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-mr2-mk1-showroom-...

[Jimmy Recard]

Elesmart said:

Not quite seriously overpriced, but £560 (and rising) for the rustiest Montego I've ever seen:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-Montego-Turbo-2-0-1987-...

I'd like a good Montego Turbo, but what use is there for that?

Maybe if you've got one already and you're desperate for bits like glass and dials?

[p1stonhead]

Jimmy Recard said:

Elesmart said:

Not quite seriously overpriced, but £560 (and rising) for the rustiest Montego I've ever seen:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-Montego-Turbo-2-0-1987-...

I'd like a good Montego Turbo, but what use is there for that?

Maybe if you've got one already and you're desperate for bits like glass and dials?

This could actually win the thread

[anonymous-user]

Kierkegaard said:

If you're missing the 'luxury' of the Cygnet just re-trim the interior with cow hide and put an Aston keyring on the Toyota key.

Spoiler alert that is the cygnet mk2.

Aston jumped the shark on this truelly dreadful idea

[golfer19]

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C885907

Toyota Celica at £24,995
Had one of these back in the day and it just rusted away.

[Pommygranite]

golfer19 said:

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C885907

Toyota Celica at £24,995
Had one of these back in the day and it just rusted away.

To be fair if I had a Ferrari 250GTO and used it everyday and left it outside it would also rust away.

[PTF]

mike74 said:

There might be a bit of room for low mileage, mint examples of early mr2's to increase in value, but I think it's fair to say this one is 'ahead of the price curve'... about 100 years ahead of it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-mr2-mk1-showroom-...

"It sits on its original tyres from new"

[sim16v]

p1stonhead said:

Jimmy Recard said:

Elesmart said:

Not quite seriously overpriced, but £560 (and rising) for the rustiest Montego I've ever seen:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-Montego-Turbo-2-0-1987-...

I'd like a good Montego Turbo, but what use is there for that?

Maybe if you've got one already and you're desperate for bits like glass and dials?

This could actually win the thread

Missing the point a bit with the Montego.

Yes, it is totally rusted out, but it appears to be just about complete, so will have loads of unobtainable bits.

If someone is restoring one, or restores them for otheres, there are hundreds of useable bits, or even damaged bits that could be scanned and 3d printed.

[Sa Calobra]

PTF said:

"It sits on its original tyres from new"

How does the seller know they are the original tyres from new?

[Atomic12C]

Kierkegaard said:

It's funny, for £35k you could have your pick of the current crop of Astons - early V8 vantage, .....

Never owned or much been involved with any Aston Martins, question to all....is there a specific reason why there are so many for sale around the £35k mark?

Is it due to shear volume of that model made or are owners selling because they are not reliable after certain age/milage ?
Or is it that those models are pretty much left behind by other brands as I have heard they feel under-powered for the car that it proposes to be?

[JakeT]

Sa Calobra said:

PTF said:

"It sits on its original tyres from new"

How does the seller know they are the original tyres from new?

The DOT codes, and massive cracking to the tyre probably give it away. Probably good for the nerds that take their stuff to shows like that.

[Fast Bug]

My 924 had the same tyres it rolled out of the factory on. I bought another set of wheels and fitted new tyres to them and kept the factory ones in the garage

[Krikkit]

mike74 said:

There might be a bit of room for low mileage, mint examples of early mr2's to increase in value, but I think it's fair to say this one is 'ahead of the price curve'... about 100 years ahead of it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-mr2-mk1-showroom-...

Maybe I'm becoming desensitized to all this price guff, but that doesn't seem totally bat-st for a significant motor.

[SonicShadow]

15 Toyota service stamps in 28 years... So not serviced as per the schedule then?

[ambuletz]

SonicShadow said:

15 Toyota service stamps in 28 years... So not serviced as per the schedule then?

lets say it's 18 years as it had been sorn for 10years, from 2006 to 2016

[Jimmy Recard]

sim16v said:

Missing the point a bit with the Montego.

Yes, it is totally rusted out, but it appears to be just about complete, so will have loads of unobtainable bits.

If someone is restoring one, or restores them for otheres, there are hundreds of useable bits, or even damaged bits that could be scanned and 3d printed.

That's my thinking - lots of trim parts, glass etc

I'm not a car restorer but I'd imagine someone with experience would see it and instantly think of numerous things

[gowmonster]

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

RB320 with low miles but £30k?

Thats more expensive than a new STI on delivery milage
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

[Resolutionary]

This is actually brilliant. Check out the Q&A bit too!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HIGHLY-MODIFIED-RACE-CAR...

[928]

Resolutionary said:

This is actually brilliant. Check out the Q&A bit too!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HIGHLY-MODIFIED-RACE-CAR...

The seller was certainly "BASS Boosted"