Time for her to go :(

[ianw]

Hi Guys,

Not posted for a while, but it's a sad day, as I have finally decided time for her to go, after 7 years
Looking for speed in the water now, live in south devon

What guide price should I be looking for?

02 M12 GTO 2.5, Indigo Blue
2 Owners
19K miles

Noble Motorsport engine rebuild 4 years ago, refurbed turbo's, new clutch whilst out, etc etc, approx 4k miles done since. (£11.5k of work)
Factory fitted 6 speed box, exhaust upgrade, track day sump, quaife diff, Solid Brake Line conv (£10k by previous owner)

Thanks

Ian

Edited by ianw on Wednesday 20th June 16:29

[Chapppers]

I say go high, see if anyone bites. Try £25k if it's a good one.

[Blu3R]

Agreed. £25k with that spec assuming top condition.

[ianw]

Was thinking 24/25K region, so good to see in the ball park. In very good condition, always garaged, had wheels refurbished and front clam resprayed when engine work was carried out.

[AMG Merc]

Agreed - £25K, which is high for a 2.5 but right for a good one.

[Chapppers]

Also interesting to see what you get, not that mine's going any time soon!

[wessexrfc]

ianw said:

Was thinking 24/25K region, so good to see in the ball park. In very good condition, always garaged, had wheels refurbished and front clam resprayed when engine work was carried out.

Hi Ian, sorry to hear your selling. I can concur that it is in very good condition (atleast it was the last time I saw it ). That's two Nobles leaving Gods prefurred County-Devon this month!!! We are getting thin on the ground down here now. Only know of three in Devon once Ian's goes.

[arabian]

I have similar spec car to yours and when i was thinking of selling recently the consensus was ask £25k, look to achieve 24k depending how desperate you are for the money.

I'm forever banging on about trying to push values up rather than caning people for high asking prices, so the more you sell it for the better as far as i am concerned !

i have a friend looking around for a toy, but i'm struggling to get him away from an evora or exige despite acknowledging how much he loves Nobles. I'll let him know that you are selling and he might get in touch for more info.

Good luck

[AMG Merc]

arabian said:

I'm forever banging on about trying to push values up rather than caning people for high asking prices, so the more you sell it for the better as far as i am concerned !

Me too

IMHO, today's used price ranges should be...

2.5/3.0 - £18-25K
3R - £25-30K
M400 - £30-40K

I say "today's prices" as I feel that the above should increase by around 5% per annum.

Comments/challenges/thoughts respectfully accepted.

[Chapppers]

Hang on... solid brake lines for £10,000!?!?!?!

[ianw]

Factory fitted 6 speed box, exhaust upgrade, track day sump, quaife diff and Solid Brake Line conv for 10k!

[Chapppers]

aaaaaahhhhhh right, yes. I should have seen the trend from the previous sentence.

[951]

AMG Merc said:

Me too

IMHO, today's used price ranges should be...

2.5/3.0 - £18-25K
3R - £25-30K
M400 - £30-40K

I say "today's prices" as I feel that the above should increase by around 5% per annum.

Comments/challenges/thoughts respectfully accepted.

Well, I don't think the 2.5 and 3.0 should really be lumped together, and I don't see a £5k difference between the 3 and the 3R.

Apart from that, I think prices are already higher than those - we have seen M400's at £45k and 3R's at £32+.....

[ianw]

Really starting to have seconds thoughts now I'm pulling all the cars history together. Have had many great trips to Le Mans etc.
Passion says it must stay, but then I dont do many miles in it now i'm in Devon......

[Blu3R]

ianw said:

Really starting to have seconds thoughts now I'm pulling all the cars history together. Have had many great trips to Le Mans etc.
Passion says it must stay, but then I dont do many miles in it now i'm in Devon......

Do you need the money or space? As AMG Rob says, if you don't sell it now it should be worth more year on year. I have a similar dilemna whereby I'm moving house and need to borrow more, my head says that having 30k+ in the garage and borrowing more on a mortgage is stupid but my heart is capable of justifying such things. After all, it justified me buying it in the first place

[ianw]

You have hit the nail on the head. I have plenty of storage space, a quad garage and a double garage
Again it is a money thing, 25K not being used, when I fancy new sails for the windwsurfer, and may be a couple of pinball machines for the games room!!, and the main reason, the wife wants a new patio (all 100m2 of it!)

I have explained to her, if the Noble goes, a high proportion of it needs to be spent on 'boys' stuff.

I regret selling my old TVR 3000s Turbo under similar reasons, but money was required at the time, this is just a cashflow issue for 12/18 months.

[Chapppers]

951 said:

AMG Merc said:

Me too

IMHO, today's used price ranges should be...

2.5/3.0 - £18-25K
3R - £25-30K
M400 - £30-40K

I say "today's prices" as I feel that the above should increase by around 5% per annum.

Comments/challenges/thoughts respectfully accepted.

Well, I don't think the 2.5 and 3.0 should really be lumped together, and I don't see a £5k difference between the 3 and the 3R.

Apart from that, I think prices are already higher than those - we have seen M400's at £45k and 3R's at £32+.....

If a 2.5 has had all the right mods ("fixes" as I call them) and is putting out near/over standard 3.0 power and torque then what should it be worth? What advantage does the non-R 3.0 give you over that? Early reviews seemed to suggest the 2.5 was a better drive if anything!

[951]

Chapppers said:

If a 2.5 has had all the right mods

Then it should be at the top end of the 2.5 bracket - which may be well into the 3.0 range....?

[ianw]

Thanks.

Going to go for just under 24k. Will sort out a service then a professional valet, and fingers crossed.

[AMG Merc]

ianw said:

Thanks.

Going to go for just under 24k. Will sort out a service then a professional valet, and fingers crossed.

Seems fair - what colour?