Some Pricing Help, Please

First of all, sorry if this is in the wrong place, I've been off this forum for a LONG time!

The time has finally come to sell my '83 Driver, after just under 13 years of ownership - however it's been so long since I was in the 'scene' that I've absolutely no idea on what my car is worth.

below is a basic description and a couple of photos, as I write a proper advert for the classifieds I need an accurate price (or a ballpark, at least) so that I don't short-change myself, nor do I try and rip-off a potential buyer.

My car was a fairly well-known member of this forum until it was parked up a long time ago:
1983 1.3 Driver - Mars Red
180,000 miles - SORN
V5 present, plus a box file full of history, and receipts - but not FULL service history
Full respray with many new panels cut in, but now has a couple of small surface bubbles as it was a daily driver right up until it was stored.

A few 'quality of life' modifications to help with daily driving, Polo 5-speed gearbox - Weber carb - electronic ignition
otherwise completely standard, and starts and runs from cold.

I've been planning on selling up for quite a while, but the way that classic cars have gone in the last couple of years I'm wondering if that estimate is a little low by today's standards

Thanks, in advance - and hopefully I don't regret this sale too much…

 

X !!! Long time no hear!! 

Sorry to hear that you're selling up. The car looks great, still. 

Can't really help as I still own my Cabby so not in touch with Driver prices.

Good luck with the sale…. but you will regret it, yiu already know that!! 😉😂

Wow, stunning little car by the looks of it.

Due to it's rarity and condition it's got to be worth a fair bit.

I'd say stick 10k on it and see what happens. If the right person is looking………..

Probably more around 7-8k though?

I must admit to being rubbish at pricing stuff cos I'm cheap and I love small blocks so to me it's better than a GTI  

Ian

I was going to suggest your estimate is rather too high, but seeing a concourse S1 GTI on auto trader, with an asking price of £40k, perhaps you're not as far off the mark as I first thought…

I've written the advert, and taken a load of photos, I'm just waiting until I've got a bit more info before I post it up, as I obviously can't post without an accurate price

X said

I was going to suggest your estimate is rather too high, but seeing a concourse S1 GTI on auto trader, with an asking price of £40k, perhaps you're not as far off the mark as I first thought…

I've written the advert, and taken a load of photos, I'm just waiting until I've got a bit more info before I post it up, as I obviously can't post without an accurate price

Would think £10,000 a bit on the high side for a 180,000mile small block. Is it still the original engine??

Depends if you want to sell and raise the money or hang on for ever with the poss chance you may sell at a fabulous price but aren't bothered if it doesn't.

You've got the advert and pics, stick it on ebay or one of the online car auction sites that have recently appeared and let the market decide. You can always make £10,000 the reserve.

If its as good as it looks I'd say £2000-£4000.

GTI is what most want but a clean driver is a lot more rare I would guess.

Have a look on how many left to see what the availability is.  

If a GTI I would say 10 to 15k maybe as low as 8k.  As a Driver then. 5 to 10k maybe.  

It’s a lovely looking car so could do well.  Always stick it across an auction or on eBay with a fat reserve to see what it gets bid to and give yourself a wider view on price.

Unless you need the money and / or space I would let it sit and go up in value personally. If it is deteriorating and costing you though then maybe sell it to someone who can spend on it and enjoy it.


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The weird thing about prices is an original GTI hatchback is worth a lot………but non-GTIs aren't.

paul_c said

The weird thing about prices is an original GTI hatchback is worth a lot………but non-GTIs aren't.

All relative I think mate. If a GTi is now worth 10 - 15k then to the rest of the cars go up too, don't they?

Early-1800 said

X said

I was going to suggest your estimate is rather too high, but seeing a concourse S1 GTI on auto trader, with an asking price of £40k, perhaps you're not as far off the mark as I first thought…

I've written the advert, and taken a load of photos, I'm just waiting until I've got a bit more info before I post it up, as I obviously can't post without an accurate price

Would think £10,000 a bit on the high side for a 180,000mile small block. Is it still the original engine??

Depends if you want to sell and raise the money or hang on for ever with the poss chance you may sell at a fabulous price but aren't bothered if it doesn't.

You've got the advert and pics, stick it on ebay or one of the online car auction sites that have recently appeared and let the market decide. You can always make £10,000 the reserve.

If its as good as it looks I'd say £2000-£4000.

10k probably is on the high side, but 2k is rusty broken cabby money these days. 4k is decentish cabby money so I'd deffo put an original driver way over that.

However if you'll take 2k I'll send the money now and collect Monday!  

Ian

borednow said

paul_c said

The weird thing about prices is an original GTI hatchback is worth a lot………but non-GTIs aren't.

All relative I think mate. If a GTi is now worth 10 - 15k then to the rest of the cars go up too, don't they?

Early-1800 said

X said

I was going to suggest your estimate is rather too high, but seeing a concourse S1 GTI on auto trader, with an asking price of £40k, perhaps you're not as far off the mark as I first thought…

I've written the advert, and taken a load of photos, I'm just waiting until I've got a bit more info before I post it up, as I obviously can't post without an accurate price

Would think £10,000 a bit on the high side for a 180,000mile small block. Is it still the original engine??

Depends if you want to sell and raise the money or hang on for ever with the poss chance you may sell at a fabulous price but aren't bothered if it doesn't.

You've got the advert and pics, stick it on ebay or one of the online car auction sites that have recently appeared and let the market decide. You can always make £10,000 the reserve.

If its as good as it looks I'd say £2000-£4000.

10k probably is on the high side, but 2k is rusty broken cabby money these days. 4k is decentish cabby money so I'd deffo put an original driver way over that.

However if you'll take 2k I'll send the money now and collect Monday!  

Ian

But its not a rusty broken cabby or decentish cabby. Its a 180,000 mile small block hatch. If you are comparing with different vehicles you can get an immac Areg 'rocco GTI for £3,800 (Matthewson Auction last month). Its the same with 205s, mega mileage 12 owner GTI over £10,000, nicer condition, lower mileage, one owner 1.1 or 1.4 struggle to get over £1,500.

Stick it on a auction site and let the market decide.

All very true.

The world seems insane at the moment even more than usual.

As the old adage goes 'it's worth whatever someones willing to pay for it'

 

Ian

Thanks all for your inputs - the problem I suppose with one of the rarer models is that there's very few sales to gauge a price on. 

Some of the estimates are around the figures I had guessed, some are rather more optimistic (a man can dream)

I'm not sure I trust the likes of eBay, plus all the yobbos that frequent it! But I'll do some head scratching, then post the ad with a price I feel is adequate. 

Thanks again, offers on a postcard!!

If you really want to sell it and want top money for it (who doesn’t when selling any car) have you thought about getting it professionally valued then sticking in a car auction (not fleebay) with a reserve you would be happy with and see what happens. If it sell great if it doesn’t you could still take the highest bid if it’s near to what you wanted or you could lock it away again until another time


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X said

Thanks all for your inputs - the problem I suppose with one of the rarer models is that there's very few sales to gauge a price on. 

Some of the estimates are around the figures I had guessed, some are rather more optimistic (a man can dream)

I'm not sure I trust the likes of eBay, plus all the yobbos that frequent it! But I'll do some head scratching, then post the ad with a price I feel is adequate. 

Thanks again, offers on a postcard!!

Agree ebay is full of bellknobs, but so is the real world. I've noticed on ebay a car appears with presumably a high reserve which isn't reached and then a few days later it appears with a buy-it-now just above the prev highest unsuccessful bid. You could try that with a high-ish reserve, if it sells you are happy, if not you have a good idea of what £ people will pay.

borednow said

paul_c said

The weird thing about prices is an original GTI hatchback is worth a lot………but non-GTIs aren't.

All relative I think mate. If a GTi is now worth 10 - 15k then to the rest of the cars go up too, don't they?

Not necessarily. There's no reason one car going up, would pull up other, different, cars (GTI is somewhat different to Driver!)

The OP doesn't say if it has an MoT. Definitely worth sorting that out. If it has 12 months MoT, I'd say £2000 or thereabouts.