Is it me or is second hand getting expensive?

**BasicQ** · 26-12-2020, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by GtoGeoff

And then there are these people: 'If you ever want to sell your car, let me know, I'll buy it'. Time comes to sell it, & the excuses start.....Just bought another car, raining in Egypt, etc,

What if this was your mates car that you said you would buy when he wanted to sell. He’s ready to sell to you and he’s asking $20,000?

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**JaseQ314** · 26-12-2020, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by BasicQ

What if this was your mates car that you said you would buy when he wanted to sell. He’s ready to sell to you and he’s asking $20,000?

I wouldn't have paid twenty grand for it before it was f#cked, it's a shame to see that though.

Does that belong to a mate of yours?

**BasicQ** · 26-12-2020, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by JaseQ314

I wouldn't have paid twenty grand for it before it was f#cked, it's a shame to see that though.

Does that belong to a mate of yours?

No, don’t know who owns it. It was a hypothetical in response to Geoff’s comment. Just thought three things when I seen it. That’s a different build, don’t see bonnets like that everyday and that’s a bit of coin for a car that’s not that neat with that damage. Someone will snap it up though that’s looking for something different for a project start.

Wonder if the owner noticed the scratch on the passengers side.

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**46Crab** · 27-12-2020, 09:01 AM

But wait, there is more.....

It’s a nice looking factory 6 cylinder car, but not for that money....
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**BasicQ** · 27-12-2020, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by 46Crab

But wait, there is more.....

It’s a nice looking factory 6 cylinder car, but not for that money....
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1985 Calais owner must have got together to decide its the new going rate. This one $40,000.

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I’ll have x2 VF sport wagons instead thanks.
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**JaseQ314** · 27-12-2020, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by BasicQ

1985 Calais owner must have got together to decide its the new going rate. This one $40,000.

[img]https://i.ibb.co/SdrhtkX/1-FD92075-3-E97-4-C49-9-E1-C-ECA4-EAB89-DAC.png[/img]

I’ll have x2 VF sport wagons instead thanks.
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A very nice clean Calais but I'm with you on the sport wagons.

**hq308** · 27-12-2020, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by BasicQ

1985 Calais owner must have got together to decide its the new going rate. This one $40,000.

[img]https://i.ibb.co/SdrhtkX/1-FD92075-3-E97-4-C49-9-E1-C-ECA4-EAB89-DAC.png[/img]

I’ll have x2 VF sport wagons instead thanks.
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For $20K each or less you're only getting V6 VF's or really high mileage V8's if your lucky. I'd go VE instead, I recently picked up an immaculate VEII Calais V sportwagon 6L with 79K km for $20K as my new daily.

**BasicQ** · 27-12-2020, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by hq308

For $20K each or less you're only getting V6 VF's or really high mileage V8's if your lucky. I'd go VE instead, I recently picked up an immaculate VEII Calais V sportwagon 6L with 79K km for $20K as my new daily.

Nice. Wouldn’t mind that as a daily driver. And only 79 on it.

Bought the wife a VF series 2 SV6 sport wagon about 3 years ago for 23k so that backs up what your saying about 20k for v6. That’s my yardstick of how much car can be got for 20k for a daily driver. That and what you picked up.
Was lucky enough to get the in-laws VZ V8 fully optioned Calais with 75k on the clock for $8,000 about 6-7 years ago. That’s my daily driver now. Wonder what it’s worth now? Probably not much more than that.

**GtoGeoff** · 27-12-2020, 06:08 PM

Slightly off topic, but might be of interest; the car I was referring to in post #45 was my 1961 Dodge. I had owned it for 16 yrs, from 1970 to 1986; wanted a change. I wanted $10k for it & friends suddenly disappeared.....

I advertised it for $5k without the engine & $10k with the engine. [ The engine was a 523 stroker I built in the early 80s, long before stroker kits were available & I wanted to keep the engine ].

I was lucky. I got the $10k & the buyer made no attempt to beat me down on price.

**BasicQ** · 28-12-2020, 09:30 AM

This morning I have been convinced VK owners have got together and decided VK’s are now worth in the $30k’s.
Below asking $38,000

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**hq308** · 28-12-2020, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by BasicQ

Nice. Wouldn’t mind that as a daily driver. And only 79 on it.

Bought the wife a VF series 2 SV6 sport wagon about 3 years ago for 23k so that backs up what your saying about 20k for v6. That’s my yardstick of how much car can be got for 20k for a daily driver. That and what you picked up.
Was lucky enough to get the in-laws VZ V8 fully optioned Calais with 75k on the clock for $8,000 about 6-7 years ago. That’s my daily driver now. Wonder what it’s worth now? Probably not much more than that.

I seriously considered a VF SV6 sportwagon but after a timing chain failure on our old family VZ wagon I'm not keen on another 3.6. Depending on who you talk to some say the issue was fixed by the time VF came around while others say all the V6s are prone to it.

Really happy with what I got though, it's a really nice car to drive. Just got to resist the temptation to ruin it by modifying it lol.

**GtoGeoff** · 28-12-2020, 06:59 PM

So guys,
What would an 82 C'Dore be worth?

97k km; 6 cyl, Traumatic trans, recently rebuilt. Been in one family it's whole life. Always garaged, full rego, rarely driven these days. No rust.

**Castiron355** · 28-12-2020, 07:05 PM

I e seen shit with no glass, wheels, flogged interior, no bumpers and they are still asking 5k. It’s taking the piss

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**RedTaxi** · 28-12-2020, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by GtoGeoff

So guys,
What would an 82 C'Dore be worth?

97k km; 6 cyl, Traumatic trans, recently rebuilt. Been in one family it's whole life. Always garaged, full rego, rarely driven these days. No rust.

At least 10 grand.
I just sold a VK 4cyl manual, 160km, no rust, good cerulean interior, (great GPA replica donor) mint bumpers, original paint virtually completely faded off, drove nice, for 6k. Paid 3k for it a few years back. Woulda kept it if I had the space. Went like a hot cake. Should have asked more.

**BasicQ** · 28-12-2020, 09:26 PM

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