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Mar 8th, 2021, 10:40 | #341 |
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Cynical - not in the least.
It's highly likely that the car is "doing the rounds" among a small group of individuals, with the price increasing with every "sale"; usually each additional owner leads to a reduction in the car's worth but this one appears to defy economic logic.
I think I've mentioned it before, but in the days before the internet cars were often traded around "dealers" (and I use the term in quotes) with each adding a chunk onto the asking price until a punter (aka a mug) bought it.
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https://robburkecars.co.uk/product/1...ar-on-its-way/ I still wonder why people think 30 year old cars are worth so much.
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There is a big gap between the £7,000 asking price and the £3,200 current bid. If I didn't have the RB I might have offered up to £3,500 - but I don't know that the dealer would have sold at that price.
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That car ticks some boxes. The problem to my mind is the cost and time of keeping it in such apparently good condition. Therefore surely it is not going to truly hold its price. Not the same as value. If I were willing to cash in a bit of the pension fund, it would yes be worth so much. But on the basis of having the enjoyment of it. Devil may care re financial value. .... I will not be buying. A car is not high enough on my priorities ... well not at the moment .... Stephen . |
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He also has a couple of nice 4.0 XJ40 Sovereigns for £7-8k, for me that all depends on Mr Camelot and tonights draw!
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Interesting Dave. The rear lamps now you mention them, are they the same overall shape as UK models? Would spares by a problem? They look good, very good look, but to own them in the UK ...... ?? I like the car. Stephen . |
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If it doesn't then like many other JDM imports, it would have to have an aftermarket rear fog light for the MoT no doubt on an aftermarket switch in the dash somewhere. Spares shouldn't be a major problem although i know later 940s had a specific front pipe/catalytic converter for the JDM models, different to UK models. Also with my other passion, the Rover 800, many parts for that were bespoke for JDM models including oddly, the headlamp lenses. Whether the same applies to Volvo or not i don't know but they have a slightly different beam pattern so just scrape a pass on the UK MoT usually. Other oddities are the CCU which has a different part number (although the basic unit is identical) to the UK versions, that would be a software fix if it presented any problems or on an early enough car, a simple swap to a used UK spec CCU if you could find one. The other one i probably wouldn't change is the front number plate plinth on the 800 to mount the square Japanese number plates. Square UK plates are available that fit nicely and give a slightly different front end view.
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Just found this in a thread in the 7/900 area, for £8k you could have another JDM import but a model above top of the range :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164747291407 It's about time Camelot did something and gave me a serious win! Especially with so many lovely cars around!
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As the lamps wrap around they also appear to slope rather nicely on their leading edge .... Stephen . |
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