MG ZS 180 MK2 Saloon in firefrost - Page 2

afcbadam · 14-04-09, 08:36 PM

you should have taken them. book price of your car is about 4k. alot have gone for 3.5k

staccato · 14-04-09, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by afcbadam

you should have taken them. book price of your car is about 4k. alot have gone for 3.5k

have accepted the £6500 but waiting to finalise. Mine is an exceptional model with the amount thats been spent. The description only describes a fraction of how much has been done to this car

afcbadam · 14-04-09, 08:51 PM

money spent and modifications dont add any thing price wise to car car. if any thing it de-values it a bit as some people dont want a modified car therefore lowers the potential numbers of buyers. the only car i have had trouble selling was my modified rover 3 years back. congrats on getting what you wanted though

staccato · 14-04-09, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by afcbadam

money spent and modifications dont add any thing price wise to car car. if any thing it de-values it a bit as some people dont want a modified car therefore lowers the potential numbers of buyers. the only car i have had trouble selling was my modified rover 3 years back. congrats on getting what you wanted though

I agree that modifications limits the number of potential buyers but I disagree that it devalues a car.

You said yourself my type of car went for 3.5k, yet I've had an offer of £6500.

I think that says it all

afcbadam · 14-04-09, 10:08 PM

it says you were very lucky indeed.
a few on piston heads have been as low as 3.5k that where im quoting from and the glass guide on the screen in front of me for the book value. no disrespect ment atall but who ever is buying the car hasnt done much homework

stamford · 14-04-09, 10:34 PM

£6500 is an extremely good price by today's standards, well done that man! Hopefully we'll see the prices rise then

staccato · 15-04-09, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by afcbadam

it says you were very lucky indeed.
a few on piston heads have been as low as 3.5k that where im quoting from and the glass guide on the screen in front of me for the book value. no disrespect ment atall but who ever is buying the car hasnt done much homework

I think you should read my description again if you think the person hasn't been doing their homework. 204bhp from a nasp ZS 180 and over £5000 spent and thats not adding up the servicing and labour costs for all the fitting. It's been modified as far as it can be without going the route of a supercharger or DTA ECU. You keep quoting glass's guide figures for a standard car but mine isn't!

Still I'll see whether this forum member goes through with the purchase. If after a couple of months it's not sold, it'll be handed back to the finance company which will be a shame with all the modifications that will go with it!

shroonie29 · 15-04-09, 08:17 AM

Depends on the buyer.If the buyer was looking for a 180 & wanting to do the mods this car has it;s saved him in the long run

Shroon

Dan1971 · 15-04-09, 09:27 AM

If the car's as good as the seller says and the buyer fancied the mods ... you make a fair point and you could even say it's a bargain.

For me though, I'd say that if I was going to buy a car and then modify it, I'd be overseeing the mods myself and doing them as I wanted them. Anyhow ...If it goes through there should be a satisfied buyer and seller. Everyone's happy.

staccato · 15-04-09, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan1971

If the car's as good as the seller says and the buyer fancied the mods ... you make a fair point and you could even say it's a bargain.

For me though, I'd say that if I was going to buy a car and then modify it, I'd be overseeing the mods myself and doing them as I wanted them. Anyhow ...If it goes through there should be a satisfied buyer and seller. Everyone's happy.

good point....or the seller could sell the existing mods and replace them with their own choice. You'd get a lot more money selling a janspeed system on ebay than you would an oe MGR system for example.