Seriously?

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Othen

Now this one really is a ‘Seriously?’:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156190343...mis&media=COPY

… £17,000 for a 240! Okay, the parts fitted are like a wish list from the custom car sweet shop: Rover V8, 5 speed gearbox… the list goes on. On the negative side it remains a 136,000 mile, 39 year old (so tax exempt next April - good) cooking motor car.

The seller says he has spent £60,000 on the 240 over the past 5 years, that may be the case, but is it worth £17,000 now? I suppose that depends entirely upon one perspective. It is nowhere near original, and it is a bit too good to use without it losing its show condition status, so what is the potential market? For £17,000 one could buy a much better sports car (say a 10 year old Porsche Boxster), a very nice luxury car (any number of Jaguar, BMW, MB) or a brand new hatchback, all of which would be much more reliable, safer and either faster or more economical (maybe both). What market remains? Someone with considerable expendable income and garage space that is perhaps interested in trailering the motor car to shows in Lincolnshire farmers’ fields? There is one other possibility of course: someone setting out to build the ultimate parts-bin 240 (they appear in these pages from time to time - I can think of a few offhand) - for that person spending £17,000 on this motor car would be a far cheaper way of achieving the aim without bothering to do the work.

My own opinion (as if that matters) is this 240 is gauche - I’d feel a bit embarrassed - so it certainly isn’t one for me.

I can’t help thinking the seller may be one of us from this excellent forum - I do hope I have not in any way offended him/her.

I notice the seller has dropped the price by a monkey… form an orderly queue .

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Othen

I notice the seller has dropped the price by a monkey… form an orderly queue .

I'll wait another 16 months until he's successively dropped a monkey a month and it's down to £500..........

[baggy798]

Originally Posted by Othen

I notice the seller has dropped the price by a monkey… form an orderly queue .

How much power does an ELDERBROOK CARD AND ELDERBROOK DRESS UP KIT and CUSTOM EXHAUST give a Rover v8?

If it's making 600+bhp it could be worth £10k+. If it's making 210bhp it isn't.

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

I'll wait another 16 months until he's successively dropped a monkey a month and it's down to £500..........

Ha, ha… I may have bought it a couple of months previously for a couple of grand Dave!

I take your point though - I think there may be quite a few more reductions before this one finds a new home. I think the seller is probably sincere and really has spent some tens of thousands (although perhaps not £60,000 - that is still quite a lot of money) and wants to recoup what he/she can. Restoring, and particularly modifying cars hardly ever pays though; it is hard to put a price on a motor car like this, but I’m struggling to see it at much over 5 grand (and only that much because it will qualify for the free tax next year).

[Moomoo]

Samaritan required!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156204511...Bk9SR6z149rtYw

Poor thing.☹️

[Steve 940]

Well well, interest piqued…….😀

Moomoo, you’re a very naughty boy!! 😀👍

Cheers
Steve

[Moomoo]

Originally Posted by Steve 940

Well well, interest piqued…….😀

Moomoo, you’re a very naughty boy!! 😀👍

Cheers
Steve

Bloody good at it though!😈

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

Samaritan required!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156204511...Bk9SR6z149rtYw

Poor thing.☹️

Good value at £600?



Addendum: it could probably be restored to a usable standard for 8 grand - then it would be worth £4,000

[Moomoo]

Originally Posted by Othen

Good value at £600?



Addendum: it could probably be restored to a usable standard for 8 grand - then it would be worth £4,000

Aye, that’s about the size of it!😁

[Steve 940]

Originally Posted by Othen

Good value at £600?



Addendum: it could probably be restored to a usable standard for 8 grand - then it would be worth £4,000

But then you’d have a ‘cool’ car that would last for many years, tax free, low insurance……. Yes it may ‘lose’ say £5k in real terms, but for me that’s a good deal if you factor in enjoying the restoration process, let alone the enjoyment of cruising around in it.

Musings of a delusional old git 😀

Cheers
Steve