18 replies to this topic

[karlito]

as said...bought as an 850 auto for 50 quid three years ago from a scrapyard it now has a 1293 manual with a stage three head seam welded shell, negative camber all round, short shift rod change and a Rollcentre cage plus numerous other odds and sods i cant remember!!!
cost me 400 quid to do using mainly good second hand parts and doing all the work myself......any ideas what it might be worth??
(one previous owner, 62000 genuine miles on the bits that actually were attatched to the car originally!)

[Jammy]

Probably not much more than you paid for it...but as recognition for all your hard work I'll give you double that!!

[Purple Tom]

I'd say substantially more than 400 quid...

maybe 450

Seriously, I think you're looking £3k or more for that, depending on the condition underneath, engine etc - but it certainly looks nice!

[karlito]

Probably not much more than you paid for it...but as recognition for all your hard work I'll give you double that!!

chuck in a cheese sandwich and you got yourself a deal!!

I'd say substantially more than 400 quid...

maybe 450

Seriously, I think you're looking £3k or more for that, depending on the condition underneath, engine etc - but it certainly looks nice!

Seriously!!!
im genuinely stunned.
i sold it to a guy last year for a grand and regretted it loads but managed to get it back last week for 800quid!!!!
this is after he put brand new cooper s discs and calipers on it....

im flabbergasted, when did Minis become so expensive!!??

[Jammy]

Double cheese for you lad! Branston??


I will use this as a legally binding contract!! lol

[karlito]

if you use colmans as a binder we are on!!!!

[pikey7]

Minis have been going for stupid money for a while. You see naff rust buckets with tax & ticket going on autotrader & ebay for over a grand all day long! Chuck in a nice spec, and you can name your price!

[minimadjonesy]

nice Mini! With a full mot then you're probably looking anywhere between £1500 and £3k! it'll depend on who you sell it too! the fact that its Tax exempt does help it!

[karlito]

straight through the mot a month ago....just want to know how much to insure it for really...wont be selling it ever again!!!

[minimadjonesy]

get an agreed insurance value! I'd work out how much it would cost you to rebuild it with brand new parts if it were written off and then add £500! Then get a local mini specialist garage or a committee member of your local mini club to verify it for you!

[pikey7]

If you want an agreed value, then you need to go to a valuer approved by the insurance company you use (probably via an owners club or something). Otherwise approved value policies aren't worth toilet paper.

[minimadjonesy]

I'm the SMAC Club chairman and have verified Agreed values for a number of my club members! The insurance companies are quite happy!

[pikey7]

Yep. but just asking on a forum, and writing down a number on a form doesn't count as a valuation! Get it done properly.

[STEVEBLACKER1960]

Yep. but just asking on a forum, and writing down a number on a form doesn't count as a valuation! Get it done properly.

hi
i have just got an agreed fully comp policy with HIC i had to send 10 pictures every angle, interior engine bay etc, copies of parts reciepts, list of labour etc , no third party engineers or valuers needed
got the valuation certificate today in the post £6000

[Bungle]

looks good