Valuation advice required

[mellowman]

Having some difficulty deciding on a figure to ask for my much loved Griff 500, before it funds a down payment on one of Mr Porsche's finest...

1996 P reg, starmist blue with doeskin half hide, power steering, tracker, cat 1 alarm. 79,000 miles with FTVRSH, recent new Bilsteins, hood restitch and lots of Leven bits and a good 4-speaker CD stereo. Just MOT'd with 4 months Motorway Direct 5 star warranty left. Bodily and mechanically excellent, and totally reliable.

Basically I feel it's a great honest example but I want to make sure the mileage-adjusted asking price is fair.

Thanks for any advice!

[starmist]

Sounds a bit like mine. Mine is a 95 N Stamist / Full Magnolia Hide, with decent r/c with 4 speakers and dukebox, accumate, PAS. It had about 72k on it two years ago when I bought it privately. I paid £13500 privately but it needed a service and a clutch (£1k).

I reckon now,with 82k on the clock, I might get £14k privately, but to be honest I think it's worth more to me than than. I did think about trading it for an F355 or a Tuscan, but having considered that realistically it's stopped depreciating, it's the quintessential British sportscar and is everything I like in a car, I won't sell it.

However, keep an eye on Sprint, if you're a TVRCC member, or Autotrader on line for some examples.

Stick it in for £14995 and gauge reaction. If you're trading it in, I wouldn't be surprised if the Porsche dealer won't touch it. He'll get it underwritten and you'll probably be offered nearer £10k.

[mellowman]

starmist said:

Stick it in for £14995 and gauge reaction. If you're trading it in, I wouldn't be surprised if the Porsche dealer won't touch it. He'll get it underwritten and you'll probably be offered nearer £10k.

Yes, your suggestion £14995 is not far from my gut feeling that pitching it at £14495 ono was a fair opening tactic.

Gave it a really good spring clean yesterday and went for a long drive as it was a glorious day, and I have to say I was almost reconsidering the decision to sell...

[starmist]

Why are you changing, as a matter of interest?

[mellowman]

starmist said:

Why are you changing, as a matter of interest?

Funny story actually...I hired a Boxster whilst waiting for work to be done on the Griff and loved it! The Griff of course is fabulous to drive and much more handsome, but without a garage the Porker is a more practical drive, and I like changing my cars regularly. I liked the way it sensed your mood, good for motorway cruising as well as B road blasts.

Did toy with the idea of having both but Boxster prices are very firm so no cheap cars around...

[starmist]

Fair enough. By the sounds of it, it's you're only car. I think if I was in that situation I might resign myself to the same.

I just love the almost kit car quality of the Griff. Sounds strange, I know, but I think part of the reason I don't like to Tuscan is it's almost too mainstream. The very fact that people buy it, who a few years ago would have automatically bought a Porsche, is reason enough for me not to want one. It's not the exclusive little club of people who really know and aren't letting the secret out.

I had a Mk 1 MX5 before that. I didn't like the Mk2 for the same reason. It looked too 'normal' inside.

I haven't driven a Boxster, but I am sure I wouold be impressed if I did.