How much of a deal did I get with my car?

i was thinking the other day (yes… teenagers think :roll: ) and i thought that my car was a bloody good buy for what i paid for it:

FULL service history (2 books full of it)

every tax disc back till about '89

HUUUUUGGEEE book of receipts.. EVERYTHING ever bought/done to it

that alone has got to be worth summat

even got the bill of sale may 23rd 19831

also came with the original sales/ad brochures

car itself in relative condition, mechanically sound, NO rust under the engine thanks to a more-than-generous helping of waxoyl.

all for ?750.. i think its fantastic, anyone else?

could be worse could have got a fiesta      mk1s seem to be all over the place price wise at the moment sounds like you got a good deal there mate

lets have a pic to have a butchers at then

Sounds like a reasonable deal to me, especially as you're restoring it to standard condition, meaning service history and old bills will really add to its authenticity.

Rich

Full service history and receipts for previous work are nice to have but don't really add anything to a car, unless its REALLY excellent condition where it can add the extra value. Cars 25+ years old will have had lots spent in the past, ie already gone through several sets of tyres, exhausts, alternator, starter motor, etc etc so you can have a stack of receipts but still the car has components which are towards the end of its life. There's nothing in particular on the Mk1 which is costly to replace (not like, say, a 70k Peugeot which will be coming up for a costly cambelt change). So, better to physically go from condition.

?750 for a small block 3 door is about right, if its good condition and with current MoT (that means something, not a "Straight Through Steve" special)! But then thats a general guide, you'd need to view the specific car in the flesh to know if you had a good deal or not.

could have had a 306 for that money

X said

i was thinking the other day (yes… teenagers think :roll: ) and i thought that my car was a bloody good buy for what i paid for it:

FULL service history (2 books full of it)

every tax disc back till about '89

HUUUUUGGEEE book of receipts.. EVERYTHING ever bought/done to it

that alone has got to be worth summat

even got the bill of sale may 23rd 19831

also came with the original sales/ad brochures

car itself in relative condition, mechanically sound, NO rust under the engine thanks to a more-than-generous helping of waxoyl.

all for ?750.. i think its fantastic, anyone else?

Probably rust eleswhere other than under the engine bay. Under the engine is often perfect as the leaking engine oil protects. Engine backwards might reveil something sinsterrr…

wish i could find one like that.
haha

wooders said

could have had a 306 for that money

thas what i woul have bought arron says there great    

lol @ Wooders  

I paid ?600 for mine, came with 10 months MOT, but no tax. It has a full stainless exhaust system, Stainless manifold, High lift cam, Audi Throttle body, and extremely small amount of rust (in rear well… about 50p size) and on the front wing… replaced!
Didnt get much history with it, but its being restored, so i kinda guess it dont matter… seeing as everything bought for it has been recorded now, and everythings new  
Started first time when i went to see it, and every time after that!

BARGAIN!  

divweir said

wooders said

could have had a 306 for that money

thas what i woul have bought arron says there great    

 

A5OPY said

lets have a pic to have a butchers at then

the best pics ive got at the moment (that shows the good and bad points of the car are:

Shiny 8)

VERY shiny

Rusty

VERY rusty (pic doesnt show up well) :cry:

but still, for ?750 it aint bad :wink:

X said

divweir said

wooders said

could have had a 306 for that money

thas what i woul have bought arron says there great    

 

Not saying the mk1 was a bad option, but ive also heared great things about 306's Theres a whole thread on it somewhere on this forum!
Reliable… Economical… French….  :wink:

X said

divweir said

wooders said

could have had a 306 for that money

thas what i woul have bought arron says there great    

 

   only a wind up mate ypur car look cool im sure you will get round to sorting out the rust :wink:

vdub_mk1 said

French….  :wink:

thats NOT helping your case to win over the 306 idea..

306s are actually very good cars - I run one as my daily.

They're relatively quick, cheap to run, cheap to insure, relatively easy to work on, handle well (it's actually more stable than my Golf at higher speeds) and so far, touch wood, it's never let me down. It's also survived 2 accidents and is going strong  8O

Rich

I was being Sarcastic!