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Oct 20th, 2020, 14:32 | #1 |
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73 Express on EBAY
Anyone hungry for a winter (or two) project.
73 Express for sale. Running but no clutch. Needs resto. Rusty sills, floors etc. Lots of pics. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143796982817 |
Oct 21st, 2020, 10:48 | #2 |
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I do not normally comment on price but this one is real pipe dream price.
Considering how significant the rust issues are the price should reflect that. I have seen uptogther cars selling for not much more. To me a £1250 price would be much more sensible and even then I think it would take some time to find a buyer |
Oct 21st, 2020, 10:54 | #3 | |
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Yeah they’re dreaming. What’s the value when done £8k to £10k. Restoration cost would far exceed the value, it’s scrap value for me.
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Oct 21st, 2020, 12:00 | #4 |
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I recently picked up a 240 version of this with no real rust issues. Needs one small patch and the cam replacing in the engine. It had been for sale for months with no takers and I paid £1500 for it.
This 140 can still be saved but the restoration cost is going to be way over what it would sell for |
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Would it be preferable to have these cars not offered for sale on the forum at all? |
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Oct 23rd, 2020, 15:27 | #6 |
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240s have a much bigger following and 140s certainly aren’t comparable to the VW scene. You’re never going to be buying a house with a 140. I have a nice RHD 142 which is just as rare and I would say more desirable and it’s probably only worth £2k more than what you are asking. You can try to sell it for that but it’s just not got anywhere near that value. Anyone would be better off just sourcing a good condition one from Europe.
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Oct 23rd, 2020, 16:30 | #8 |
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I'm not interested but you've posted in the general discussion area so discussing it. :-) also traders are supposed to ask permission to use the forum if using it to sell items.
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Im open to offers on the car anyways but to a limit. At a pound a mile for transport one way it owes £1750 plus 3 ferries.. |
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Oct 23rd, 2020, 20:29 | #10 |
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I've too many cars and thinning down having recently let a fair few go.
140's and 240's are of the same family but 140 prices tend to be lower than 240's! No offence but your express is a bit of a basket case and I know from having done rust repairs on lots of 140's and 240's that as you dig into it gets worse. It is still savable but too much work for most. Priced at £500 I would be fighting with myself not to buy it, couple of years ago I would have taken it and sat on it. At that price it would end up with some brain dead idiot smash it up around a banger track. What you paid for it excluding what it cost to collect goes to show the kind of value it has. Whatever it cost to move you tend to just have to take on the chin. It is a car that needs £10-20,000 spending on it to make it a £10,000 car at best. These are not cars you can restore and flip to get your money back let alone make a profit but who cares. When I do a car I do it because I want to with no regard to what it might sell for. If you want to sell it I would suggest are more sensible price with a little wiggle room |
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