The level of attention to detail is very impressive, I would have loved to have been there!jifflemon wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:25 pmThankfully there weren’t any salesmen around; just a mechanic who spoke very little English! He did seem bemused by the amount of attention the car got!
Just some further notes....
N/S/R sill looked to have been plated, the inner arches under sealed. Fuel filter (always a good servicing sign) was unchanged and very crusty. Given it was “showroom fresh” things like grubby ventilation knobs do not go down well with me!
It’s not a Bad car, but it’s not a 5k car either.
For me, I’d probably say 1.5k to the right person; there’s still plenty to do on the car.
ES TT on the 'bay - Genuine Gem or delusions of grandeur?
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Re: ES TT on the 'bay - Genuine Gem or delusions of grandeur?
Current Jobs to do (23/1/22):
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild
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Re: ES TT on the 'bay - Genuine Gem or delusions of grandeur?
Now priced at £3896 - only at least twice what it's worth unless they are very lucky
Sylvia
Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
Re: ES TT on the 'bay - Genuine Gem or delusions of grandeur?
Where the hell did they get that figure from? I wondered if it was 25% off the original £4995, but that would make it £3746.25...dragonflyjewels wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:37 pmNow priced at £3896 - only at least twice what it's worth unless they are very lucky
In any event, as you rightly say based on the assessment it received on Saturday, it still isn't worth it!
David
Current: 1994 480 GT, 1996 460 CD & 1997 440 LE with lots of optional extras & 2007 V50 SE Sport
Previous: Celebration 331 (re-homed with Richard S), Celebration 467 (returned to Martin Mc); Celebration 346 (re-homed with Alan480); Celebration 269 (scrapped abandoned project), Celebration 73 (sold on after 6 years), 1992 ES, 1988 ES - and numerous other non-480 Volvos!
Previous: Celebration 331 (re-homed with Richard S), Celebration 467 (returned to Martin Mc); Celebration 346 (re-homed with Alan480); Celebration 269 (scrapped abandoned project), Celebration 73 (sold on after 6 years), 1992 ES, 1988 ES - and numerous other non-480 Volvos!
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Re: ES TT on the 'bay - Genuine Gem or delusions of grandeur?
maybe 3900 sounded better than 4000, then they decided 3896 sounded even more of a bargain !
Sylvia
Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
Re: ES TT on the 'bay - Genuine Gem or delusions of grandeur?
confesion time, if we are pricing up a 'special' project we used to always do a best guesstimate on costs in round numbers but by the time we'd finished we would always 'massage' the figure so it looked as if we'd done MORE careful analysis, well that was the thought, not sure if anybody believed itdragonflyjewels wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:39 pmmaybe 3900 sounded better than 4000, then they decided 3896 sounded even more of a bargain !
yes selling a house for £299,995 is deemed a better figure than £300,000!!!
Alan
480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1
480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1