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Old Feb 20th, 2018, 21:11   #11
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Book value for these according to insurers, comes in at >£300 so unless you've got an agreed value, there's no point spending the extra on the more expensive ones for sale.
I bought mine for £600, about 6 week later it was written off when a BMW rear ended me. The 3rd party insurer paid and after telling them I needed a 1997 or 1998 fairly high trim level in good nick they offered me £1500 for it. They knew it had over 165k on it! (I did buy it back and fix it). But I will be looking for a policy with a agreed valuation in the future.
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Old Feb 21st, 2018, 00:56   #12
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I disagree, the values which insurance companies work to mean nothing.
Until it comes for them to pay out. Which can be an extremely laborious and sometimes futile task.
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Old Feb 21st, 2018, 10:01   #13
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I think we have to be careful when describing cars as classics or collectable when we are enthusiasts for that particular car. I have written about this in the club magazine and my view is that the 940 is not a classic, nor remotely collectable. What it is is a car of utility, and very good ones command decent money for a small minority who value it's range of abilities - near zero depreciation and low running costs.

Average and poor cars ("a good workhorse") will only attract tradesmen who value the load capacity and cannot afford or want a good van. Values are only rising (if they are) for only the very best cars.

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Old Feb 21st, 2018, 14:38   #14
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Old Feb 21st, 2018, 18:48   #15
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My car is on a classic insurance policy. Ergo, classic.
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My car is on a classic insurance policy. Ergo, classic.
My 1991 960 is on classic insurance... my 1997 is not. And as this one for sale is a '97 too... ergo irrelevant.
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Old Feb 22nd, 2018, 12:41   #17
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No longer for sale..
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No longer for sale..
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Going to keep the old beast. Would have been a sad sale anyway. Think il try to keep this one on the road for as many years as i can. Thinking of doing the underneath of the car with por15 (when it gets a bit warmer). also i have the spare engine il rebuild that & either keep it as a spare or sell on.
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