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Old 26-11-15, 10:09 AM   #1
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Unhappy Advice needed

Some of you know I am out of work and need to plan ahead as job hunting is not going well at all. I'm even considering a change of direction. Well to ensure I pay the bills I have two routes ahead, sell the Discovery or the zed.

So my issue is the zed, it obviously means alot to me and the current values are pretty shoite. If I was to sell it complete as a very competent track car what is it worth? I know it is probably worth more in bits but not really a sensible option considering it is ready to role as is. If it was broken down it would mean alot of stripping and shipping plus being left with an immobile car. I would rather it go whole.

I have had this for well over 10 years, second owner and it's been a labour of love. If the value is lower than ideal then that's a decision already made. However if offered elsewhere other than a MG site would I get more?

Part of me cannot part with it, but at the same time I don't want to sell the Disco either! Both mean alot, but the obviously the Disco is worth more. We Buy Any Car offered £6.5k for it, so should get between £7-8k for it in an ideal world, which I am not living in at this time!
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Old 26-11-15, 11:39 AM   #2
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Disco's are ten a penny. It's winter - it'll fly out the door.

The ZS has memories and huge amounts of time and effort invested that you will not get back in pound notes. It's absolutely unique and cannot be replaced. You would not be selling because you've decided on a Mk2 and want a change, you'd be selling because you have to. You'll regret it.

For me - the Disco goes, put some money in the bank to help get through at the moment. As and when you are back on your feet, get another one.

Saying that - nothing wrong with putting them both up - the ZS for what you actually feel it's worth though - and keep the one that's left.
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Old 26-11-15, 01:39 PM   #3
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I would agree with Dan, the disco is worth more £££, and when you get back on your feet it'll be easy enough to find a replacement, the zed you will get offered peanuts for and replacing it would be a mission and a half.
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Old 26-11-15, 01:49 PM   #4
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+1 to the above posts - the Disco (I'm assuming a D3 at that money) will put you more in the bank and the ZS is worth more to you than any sale would likely realise. If the ZS is still a road car, you also have transport in the interim to boot!

If WBAC is offering £6.5k, it's got to be worth a whole more than that anyway... Maybe a few calls to specialist dealers could cut out the middle man that is WBAC and raise you more anyway (or even eBay it with the WBAC offer as your start price).

Ideally however, a job will turn up next week and this will all become an irrelevance.

Fingers crossed for you.
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Old 26-11-15, 02:03 PM   #5
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I would resort to selling the zed at the very last thing as what its worth will not cover many bills. Then you have to find a buyer.I dont know its current status but sell the disco and use the zed as a daily until you can get back on your feet.

Also i would say around 1-1500 quid.

Good luck

if you go the other route and are looking to trade the disco out i would buy it at trade ish prices.
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Old 26-11-15, 02:15 PM   #6
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stamford, a spec list of the zs is needed to put a value on it.

we have seen attempts at track cars come and go, some terrible attempts to some mediocre, a cage helps with value, a caged zs with some attention to detail up to 1500? more with decent circuit times.
beyond that is may need a bit of race pedigree or at least some competitive lap times and data from different circuits to command over 2k,
just my humble opinion.

for money in the bank, sell the discovery.
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Old 26-11-15, 02:50 PM   #7
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It's going the way I expected tbh. Probably better to look to sell the Disco, buy a cheapish diesel estate for around £2k-2.5k max and bank the rest. The zed won't generate enough to justify selling it. Push comes to shove I can drive it daily but not ideal as not comfortable if used frequently. We'll see how things progress into December and take a view on it then. Pretty crap timing considering xmas coming up, wife's 50th in January and a Florida holiday in January, good job it's paid for!
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It's something to look forward to at least.
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Old 26-11-15, 06:09 PM   #9
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I would have to agree I would keep the zs . You would regret selling at some point down the line and I doubt very much if you was in the market for another that it would come close to yours keep it mate
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Sorry Mick, I'm with all of the above posts.

If you ring around the disco specialists one of them may have the diesel estate in as a part exchange.
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