Help On Pricing My Car

[scotsman]

After having my current wagon for close on five years I'm thinking of a change but need some help on pricing my car for sale.

It's in good condition (serviced and looked after by Duncan at Hypertech) and is a MY01 Bugeye wagon in blue. Registered in Feb 2001, so just £190 to tax. It's done 99,500 miles and I've had it since 40,000 miles. Virtually all the miles I've done have been motorway miles.

Modifications:

VF35

sti pink injectors

sti up-pipe (ported)

Ported and wrapped headers

Prodrive sportscat downpipe

Walbro Fuel Pump 255

Turbo to intercooler 'Y' pipe

decat centre pipe

whiteline droplinks

whiteline rear ARB

interior boost gauge (prosport on an A-pillar mount)

Parrott bluetooth handsfree kit

Subaru dog guard

Subaru boot liner

Twin boot spoilers

Front metal radiator mesh

remap from AndyF (306 bhp)

The suspension is getting tired (and banging a bit) so having the shocks and springs replaced next week plus a service done.

So, any thoughts on what I should be asking for? £3,000? Less, more?

Cheers

Richard.

Edited April 8, 2010 by Scotsman

[gus the bus]

Richard,

I would have thought somewhere around the £3k-£3.5k would be about right with the suspension sorted.

Gus

Edited April 8, 2010 by Gus the Bus

[scotsman]

Thanks Gus

[Kosy]

I must be a little out of touch as for £3.5k I would say that is a serious amount of car.

I think you could get more and nicely modded bugeye wagons are rare and seem to have gained a bit of cult status.

Good luck

[scotsman]

Thanks It will be a shame to see if go (if I do manage to sell).

Looking on Autotrader tonight has some lightly modifed old (02/03) newage models for almost £5k - but I'm not sure how well they will sell.

Edited April 8, 2010 by Scotsman

[lewisscoob]

  Kosy said:

I must be a little out of touch as for £3.5k I would say that is a serious amount of car.

I think you could get more and nicely modded bugeye wagons are rare and seem to have gained a bit of cult status.

Good luck

I was thinking that too!

Off topic - I would be rather worried you only made 306hp from a VF35 with 550cc injectors and AFP remap!

[scotsman]

  LewisScoob said:

I was thinking that too!

Off topic - I would be rather worried you only made 306hp from a VF35 with 550cc injectors and AFP remap!

Seems I stepped off the gas too early doing the output run and Andy thought it should be just over 310. I did ask him to do a very conservative map (I only really wanted 300) as I use the car everyday for work and wanted it to last - I'm also just running a standard WRX TMIC - and would ideally need a STi TMIC to get a comfortable 330+.

Cheers

Richard.

[gus the bus]

Richard,

I was basing on your car being slightly older and higher mileage than the ones on Autotrader/Pistonheads and what I've been looking at for folk recently but looking again maybe towards the £4k mark isnt out of the question for yours.

Might be worth asking Gav (Scoobyseller555) at Ian Grieve for a value trade in/private sale as he should have bang up to date prices.

Cheers

Gus

[actionslax]

What are you replacing it with? Another wagon?

[scotsman]

Thanks Gus - good shout.

[gordi82]

Your car books in glass's guide at £2550 bottom book and the retail price is £4250 that's before your mods. being the fact that it does not get affected by the higher tax it should be even more apealing than a 2001 on a Y reg. Those figures are mileage adjusted as well normal mileage would be 80k and would be £2925 bottom and £4625 top.

Cheers

Gordon

John R Weir (only until the 26th)

[scotsman]

  actionslax said:

What are you replacing it with? Another wagon?

After 7 years of Scooby ownership in the last decade, I'm fancying a change. Keen on getting a coupé that can fit a couple small kids in the back (toddlers) for the odd short trip. Got to say that I've always really liked the latest Audi TT and a 2006/7 model is around £17k now.

Hard to know what other options for a coupé as I'm not keen on a BMW. Did have a drive in a Mazda RX8 a few years ago and the handling was superb - but it does drink petrol. Saying that you can get 4 year old ones for under £8k. With higher fuel costs, road tax, etc, it's actually cheaper to spend double the amount on a TT (assuming you sell again in 3-4 years) - but you do end up with more capital tied up in the car.

Once I get my suspension fixed on my wagon I can also see myself keeping it for another year!

[scotsman]

  gordi82 said:

Your car books in glass's guide at £2550 bottom book and the retail price is £4250 that's before your mods. being the fact that it does not get affected by the higher tax it should be even more apealing than a 2001 on a Y reg. Those figures are mileage adjusted as well normal mileage would be 80k and would be £2925 bottom and £4625 top.

Cheers

Gordon

John R Weir (only until the 26th)

Superb - thanks Gordon

[scotsman]

Well, after lots more thinking I am still going to sell my wagon, but to replace it with a newer one - ideally a 2005 facelift (blobeye front but the upgraded interior) wagon with PPP - seems to be a few on pistonheads for around the £7k mark.