Lightly Damaged TVR for Sale

[Decibel]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

The dealer specialises in lightly damaged cars

[Vilhelm]

I hope his golf clubs were okay.

[The Major]

thats not lightly damaged, half the baco end of the car has gone, and scratches all the way down the side.

[AceOfHearts]

I bought an early good condition Chim for £6000. That one would cost thousands to repair. Fibreglass repairs are not easy! This is not accounting for write off resale value as well. I would avoid and get a good one.

[so called]

That's a shame.
That's about £2k of fibreglass repairs plus a half respray.

[AceOfHearts]

Why buy a crashed one

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3492386.htm

[J4CKO]

AceOfHearts said:

Why buy a crashed one

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3492386.htm

£5200, not much more than a decent MX5 !

[MX7]

How much is it really worth? £2k?

[AceOfHearts]

Yes the cheapest 450 is around £7k, but how much will this one be worth as a CAT C / D repaired? Plus with only a few choice mods a 400 can make 450 power.

[OllieC]

J4CKO said:

AceOfHearts said:

Why buy a crashed one

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3492386.htm

£5200, not much more than a decent MX5 !

crikey, can you really get a decent condition one for £5k ?!

must.not look in classfieds at TVRS

[AceOfHearts]

OllieC said:

crikey, can you really get a decent condition one for £5k ?!

must.not look in classfieds at TVRS

Theres a nice V8 Cerbera in there for £9k

I wish i had money

[Decibel]

I was only having a look after seeing that picture of Garlick driving his one into a carpark.

I couldn't stop laughing when i saw the rear end damage

[JR]

MX7 said:

How much is it really worth? £2k?

Professionally £7.5, say, less £2K fibreglass, less £1K fittings, trim and paint, less £2K cat/d, less £1.5K tales of the unexpected = £1K. So it'll go privately to someone who is handy in car repairs, buy it for £3K, repair it for £2K and hope to break even after driving it for a year.

[Jimmyarm]

I'd want the chassis to go on a rig before even considering repairing anything else's on that.

Some traders really are quite deluded with their pricing.

[snuffle]

Vastly overpriced, but otherwise quite an easy repair,

Doesn't look liable to have chassis damage but would probably have a quick measure of wheel base and camber/toe angles before commiting.

[Major Fallout]

I'm 80% sure that car was for sale in that condition about 5 weeks ago at a scrapyard.

I was looking before I got the B, and it kept coming up on my searches.

[Pig Skill]

AceOfHearts said:

Why buy a crashed one

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3492386.htm

It's been to the moon and back though...

[kris450]

so called said:

That's a shame.
That's about £2k of fibreglass repairs plus a half respray.

I'd say you're looking at quite a bit more than £2k. The following cost almost £1400, same location on the car and it was only a few deep scratches.

[B16JUS]

if it was a couple of grand would be perfect to strip and put the engine in something to make a sleeper