Ben H
Feb 3rd, 2003, 16:10
My grandfather has recently been told that he can no longer drive, due to general old age (he is 91).
His current and therefore last car is an October 1997 registered S40 1.8 Automatic (115bhp) on an R-plate. The car is in navy blue and has a few extras such as the CD-spec six spoke alloys.
Crucially, it has 10k on the clock. Yes - 10k miles! It was used for a 20-mile trip (so has always been warmed up thoroughly) about once or twice a week and stored in a garage. The condition is, accordingly, stunning.
My family would keep it if we didn't already have three other Volvo cars, including a 2.0 S40 CD. With the other S40 having leather and being fully loaded, there's little point selling that instead and keeping the 10k mile S40.
So the question is: what price should we ask for it? Various guestimate on-line valuers put it in the region of £6.5k. Would that be a representative price?
I don't want to turn this into a "for sale" thread as there is a specific forum for that! I also need to get the history folder/take some pictures before it goes on sale. But if anyone is interested or wants more details/pictures, contact me at ben.hume@talk21.com.
His current and therefore last car is an October 1997 registered S40 1.8 Automatic (115bhp) on an R-plate. The car is in navy blue and has a few extras such as the CD-spec six spoke alloys.
Crucially, it has 10k on the clock. Yes - 10k miles! It was used for a 20-mile trip (so has always been warmed up thoroughly) about once or twice a week and stored in a garage. The condition is, accordingly, stunning.
My family would keep it if we didn't already have three other Volvo cars, including a 2.0 S40 CD. With the other S40 having leather and being fully loaded, there's little point selling that instead and keeping the 10k mile S40.
So the question is: what price should we ask for it? Various guestimate on-line valuers put it in the region of £6.5k. Would that be a representative price?
I don't want to turn this into a "for sale" thread as there is a specific forum for that! I also need to get the history folder/take some pictures before it goes on sale. But if anyone is interested or wants more details/pictures, contact me at ben.hume@talk21.com.