V8S in Classifieds for 20K ?

[rustoni]

Anyone know anything about the L reg V8S in the classifieds for 20k. The advert says that the car only has 7,000 miles on the clock. Anyone know anything about this car as i assume it's in concourse (sp?) condition....shame no pictures are provided.

Just Curious..Ian

[shnozz]

how much was a V8S in its final years brand new?

and any idea how much the V6S was in its last year ?(1993? - and yes i have seen the M reg one in the bible!)

[Podie]

I thought the S sold for £12,995... which was about the same as a Golf GTi at the time...

[HarryW]

Seems like good value to me

Harry

:anythingtoimprovetheresalevavlueofV8Ssmustbegood:

[M@H]

If its one of the last two made I guess its got a lot in common with the Chim, probably got the same engine as mine I suppose..


Matt.

[pete_w]

Podie said: I thought the S sold for £12,995... which was about the same as a Golf GTi at the time...

hmmmm.....on the original bill of sale for my 1990 S2 the price was £18k and something (inc VAT)

Edited to add that it makes it about £30k in todays money



>> Edited by pete_w on Thursday 16th January 13:33

[rustoni]

Mines Pictured in the bible, does that make it worth any more ?

[markbigears]

on my original bill of sale my 1991 S3C was just over 23 Thousand. Iv emailed the bloke for piccies and history etc. mark

[shpub]

rustoni said: Mines Pictured in the bible, does that make it worth any more ?

As the bible is already priceless... no

[trackdemon]

Anyone know anything about the L reg V8S in the classifieds for 20k. The advert says that the car only has 7,000 miles on the clock. Anyone know anything about this car as i assume it's in concourse (sp?) condition....shame no pictures are provided.

Just Curious..Ian

An S V8. £20k? Jesus. Touch pricy isn't it?

[markbigears]

the email i got back says the price is firm......
me thinks hes going to keep hold of that baby.

[tvrgaas]

Podie said: I thought the S sold for £12,995... which was about the same as a Golf GTi at the time...

Yes I think the S1 was that, but inflation and higher specs (electric windows!) meant it rose. Found two old Autocars:-
April 90 S2 £16,645, S2c (sic) £18,995, also a Speed 8 and the 450SEAC was £37499!
Sept 91 S3 £18,084 S3c 19,923 and V8S £23,595
3.9 Griff listed at £22,247 and 450SE at £30,140.
Speed 8 still listed in both 3.9 and 4.3 versions.

Off course you'd need to add any extras, to these.

[Paceracing]

V8S for £20K?
Can't see me reaching for the cheque book for this one even if it has only done 7000 miles.
There is only so much the car is worth and £20K is way over the top IMO.
There are plenty of very clean V8S's out there for 50% of that price which are perfectly good cars. Infact you could restore an old nail V8S for less than that.
Good luck selling it though, maybe a collector will buy it.

Jas.

[Podie]

Jas,

You say that... but how much has the S cost so far...?

[PetrolTed]

Does seem high. Like you say, plenty of top notch cars that have been regularly used for much better money.

Low teens would be a more realistic price.

[jvaughan]

My Mate Martin Gilbert Paid £24k for his 1994 M Plated V8Sc in 1996. That was for Numer 23 of the final 24 made. ( i believe number 24 was actually written off )
M404 VBS is currently undergoing approval for import into Holland as its owner now lives there.

[shnozz]

personally I would be slightly worried bout buying a 10yr old car with 7k on the clock. certainly wouldnt pay a large premium for it. Doesnt inspire me that it has been used very regularly......

Having said that, if it has been run regularly and serviced etc regularly (which I dont doubt) then its a chance for someone to basically buy a new V8S that hasnt been available for a number of years.

[Paceracing]

Podie said: Jas,

You say that... but how much has the S cost so far...?

Podie,

You could probably restore on old V8S to A1 condition for about £15K including buying the car for about £6K-£7K. (18 months ago I was offered one in similar condition to my S2 at that time including being red with black interior which was at that time up for around £6.5K. The car had full tax & mot but needed an engine rebuild as it had very low oil pressure. I think that spending about £8k on that car would see it with a shiny rebuilt engine and a fresh coat of paint. The interior was immaculate as was the chassis. If I did it myself I think it would have cost about £4K. If you wanted it to be concours it would probably swallow up around £15K including the cost of buying the car if you were prepared to do some work yourself).

Jas.

[Podie]

OK... I stand corrected, and will crawl back into my hole, under the rock.

How's your S coming on BTW? Getting there?

Looking forward to the summer though... fed up of getting wet at the mo... then perhaps I should put the roof on?! Naaah...

[Paceracing]

Podie said: OK... I stand corrected, and will crawl back into my hole, under the rock.

How's your S coming on BTW? Getting there?

Hi Podie,

I am just going by how much I predict my rebuild will cost, but I could be miles out. It would be interesting to hear from anyone who has already completed a restoration as to how accurate my prediction is.

As regards my S2, the rebuild has slowed down a bit really. I need to get my finger out, but whenever I look at the car I just think, "how the fcuk am I going to get this lot back together again?" Anyway, the switches have gone off to LeeBee to be converted into shiny ones and I plan to pull the engine and 'box out at the end of this month now that the body is off.

Jas.