Selling the Disco

Martyn is correct. I don't envisage ever selling Piglet, as the amount of money I have spent on him would never be clawed back. Better to spend even more on him (new chassis when he needs it etc) than anything else. However, the near future has a 4.4 Vogue in it, as well as Piglet...so.......

Sorry to say, but you'll be unlikely to get anywhere near what you've spent on it, back.

Sounds unfair, but modified vehicles tend to fetch less - unless of course, you can find somebody who recognises the worth of what you've done, and is after that specification of vehicle. Having said this, those people will either generally want to do the mods themself, or will want a slightly newer vehicle.

You may very well find it better trying to restore the vehicle to look like a shopping trolley - then sell the other bits individually.

Martyn

Tricky with the snorkel though... Not sure my filling is up to it.

I never envisaged selling the Disco, but Abby wants a small car, I need something big and armchairesque for work, and, as you will have seen in my other thread, it would be ridiculously expensive to insure 3 cars.

Don't suppose you want a little brother for Piglet?

Sell it as it is in one of the Mags... I built a Vw Beetle Wizard Roadster (Beetle 2 seater convertable) when I was a lad.....

has Suicide doors, fiberglass flip front two piece removable rear (wingsarches and rear apron), lowered suspension and a modified Tr7 headlamp podmounted upside down in the dash with a speedo and clocks fitted so the dashwas all plain metal until you turned on the ignition...had to mind yourknees though :-)

I advertised it in Volksworld, I sold it the first weekend for the asking price, I was getting calls for months! I had three viewings on the first day from all directions across the country... the two that didn't buy it wanted it but hadn't got hard cash with them.

Serious perchasers will be willing to travel and will pay for the mods cos they know what they are getting, sticking it in the local rag will only attract all the local loons who probably don't know a Disco from a Lada Niva.

Lee D

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On or around Fri, 10 Oct 2003 01:48:13 +0100, "Lee_D"

enlightened us thusly:

Inclined to agree. Take a good picture, make sure all the mods are correctly described - can you get it into the "supermodels" bit of LRO by asking, or do they just select 'em?

But the specialist comics are very likely the way to go; at least you stand a chance that someone wants what you're selling, rather than a standard vehicle. Wouldn't hurt to try it on eBay, with a sensible reserve - it seems to reach a wide audience.

David,

Methinks a 4.6 V8 Disco, a 2.5 V6 Freebie and a 4.4 V8 RR might possibly be stretching the finances. Never mind another baby brother for Piglet :) Thanks for the idea tho!