how much to pay for a sport

[mclements131]

hi chaps just wondering how much one would pay for a 131 sport rhd uk car needing work as a project, i met a chap yesterday who said he knows a colleage at work who knew where there might be one layed up, orange sport.
it might not happen but any ideas on how much to pay for it. there was one sold on ebay orange sport too for around a grand so is that the going rate or does it depend on how rusty it is still looking for a goodun here in the uk but not a sausage

[mirafioriman]

I would say it does obviously depend on condition, however it also depends on if the current owner knows what it is worth. If you can find one that is hidden away somewhere you may get a bargain. A restorable sport could fetch up to ?2000 on ebay depending of course how many other people are looking at the time. Definitely ask the seller how much he wants for it rather than make an offer, you might just be pleasantly suprised how little they want and you can always offer them less if you think it is too much. At the end of the day a car is only worth as much as someone is prepared to pay. Ebay often gives the seller lots of interested parties, but not everyone uses the internet let alone Ebay!

[chris131]

Hi, yes the value really depends on the condition. If your thinking of buying it make sure that it has good doors and good rear quarter panels, as these parts are specific to the the 2door models and are like hens teeth to get. So if those particular parts are rotten I would say its worth very little - ?500 probably.

If they are good then you could easily double that to ?1000 till ?1500 just depending on how good everything else is.

Anyway keep us posted if you go and look at it.

chris

[mclements131]

ok thanks will keep pestering him to make a few enquiries turns out the owner is a bit of a hoarder and is not easy to comunicate with will keep trying though hopefully will get one to restore