campaign values?

Guys, I have been looking for a good campaign for the last few months, values seem all over the place.

There seem to be cars around for ?2k…that need that spending on them again!
?3k car seem to be shiny ?2k cars!

There is a nice car on PH up for ?6.5k, hard to value such a car.

The plan was to spend up to say ?4k on a good complete solid car which doesn't need much spending on it to get it spot on…so what so you think I really need to spend to get a decent car??..cheers for reponses  

Have you had a look at the price list on the home page?
(that should give you a fair idea)

The Mk1 Golf Owners Club

I recently paid just under ?3k for a campaign. Seems solid enough, but needs a small amount of work done to tidy her up a bit. No doubt the list of things to do will be never ending….

Yes, seen that thanks....difficult to judge the accuracy though...where would the ?6.5k car fit in to that list?...I am in no rush, happy to spend time looking for a good car...nice buy on the ?3k example.

Hi, I have been on your quest and it took months of searching and countless emails to sellers before i found my car.

After a few months i finally settled on what i wanted and only looked at those nothing else.. my criteria was Campaign, Mars Red, totally original, low miles..

In the end i just kept bumping up my wanted add on this site and eventaully a guy with a minter contacted me. He wanted ?4500 but as it needed some work to make mint i managed to get it for ?4100.

My car had 67500k miles when i bought it and drove very well but the steering felt vague and the pedal was very low, so i have spent approx ?600 on it since then on new standard shockers, new disks, pads and shoes, service, new wishbone rubbers/bottom joint etc etc.

It now drives like new and i am made up with it.

Personally i think if you are going to spend over 4.5k on a campaign you shouldnt have to do anywork to it at all.. everything will have to be spot on.. I was happy to spend 4k on a car that i knew needed some fettling cause it has a full history, low miles, was totally standard and never had a full respray.

Keep looking fella "the one" will show up eventually.

Manx, it sounds like you have a great example there…exactly the type of car I am looking for,good to hear that I am in the right area moneywise.
It makes sense to me to spend a bit more on a good one up front rather than get involved in a potentially costly rebuild project.

enjoy your car (seriously envious!)  :mrgreen:

Everyone appears to have a different vision of what a A1 category Mk1 is.. so you have to be so careful. Make sure you take any potentials out for a good hour long drive at least.

Personally i think the sites guide prices now need some updating, the classic mags have recently up'ed the A1 catergory by ?500.. which still means i paid ?500 over guide price for mine! Its my humble opinion that a true A1 condition campaign should have a book price of ?4k. I came to this conclusion from the 6 months of searching for mine!

Good luck searching, i still check the various sellers so if i see any examples ill PM you..

Manx, I would appreciate that, many thanks  

Not sure if its up to the standards your after but I did see this, not seen many in this colour:

http://www.magazineclassifieds.co.uk/search/golfplus/details/79205/MK_1_CAMPAIGN.php?PHPSESSID=5b14e2055087aa890e8f3486bde8a135

Eck, thanks for that, I will try to find out more....not over excited about the colour initially.

clubsport said

Eck, thanks for that, I will try to find out more….not over excited about the colour initially.

'wooders' on here has an atlas grey mk1 and in my opionion they are stunning and genuinely rare.

mmmmmm…..