FS V8 Series 3 on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4507372081
&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

this is a project I have been tinkering with for the last 4 years but am
destined never to finish if any body wants more info or more pics drop me a
line.
Thanks
Dave

David the £1000 starting price is a joke I take it. The amount of work
needed to get it started again could run into months.

You say scarey things like the engine hasn't been run and the wiring needs
sorting. Oh and there is some rot around. It hasn't even got a new chassis.
It has been plated and could be rotting in lots of other places.

A starting price of £500 is more realistic and maybe a selling price of
£650. I think you will fail to sell. You admit there might be lots more to
do on it that you have forgotten. Anyone buying it could end up spending a
lot of money. When in reality you could buy a complete vehicle for maybe
£1500.

You will not ever get back the time invested in a vehicle when selling it.
Or my Series 3 that I am constantly working on would be worth about £10000
after only three months. (I have found some more rust to weld, I seem to be
becoming an expert at MG Welding, my welds now look very neat).

I shall watch this one with interest and if it sells I will be astounded.

Andrew

Series 3 88 inch (Rust travelling in close formation)
Discoverty 2.5TDI - The money pit


"David Rushworth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4507372081
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>
> this is a project I have been tinkering with for the last 4 years but am
> destined never to finish if any body wants more info or more pics drop
me a
> line.
> Thanks
> Dave

David Rushworth wrote:

> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4507372081
> &ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

How come you've gone to the effort of blanking out the number plate in
most of the images and then gone and left it in one?

Paul

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Paul Everett
repton at repton dot org
http://www.repton.org/

Paul Everett <[email protected]> wrote in news:coc7ai$eqs$1
@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk:


Because it slipped theough the net so to speak

On or around Sun, 28 Nov 2004 08:35:56 GMT, "Andrew Renshaw" <andrew.hart.i
hate [email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

> David the £1000 starting price is a joke I take it. The amount of work
>needed to get it started again could run into months.

Mind, there's a lot of value of parts: new tyres, new shocks, etc, and a new
cam and, one hopes, followers, and sundry other bits.

The only thing that's apt to worry me is the P6 engine block, frankly - if
it has an early water pump then it's not available, the crank oil seals are
iffy and difficult to replace, etc. I had one... 9.35:1 Rangie engines are
a better bet for most purposes.

Mind, you're right about the starting price, too high. I'd've gone with a
low starting price and a reserve if I didn't want to sell it cheap.

"Andrew Renshaw" <andrew.hart.i hate [email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> David the £1000 starting price is a joke I take it. The amount of
> work
> needed to get it started again could run into months.
>
> You say scarey things like the engine hasn't been run and the wiring
> needs
> sorting. Oh and there is some rot around. It hasn't even got a new
> chassis. It has been plated and could be rotting in lots of other
> places.
>
> A starting price of £500 is more realistic and maybe a selling price
> of
> £650. I think you will fail to sell. You admit there might be lots
> more to do on it that you have forgotten. Anyone buying it could end
> up spending a lot of money. When in reality you could buy a complete
> vehicle for maybe £1500.
>
> You will not ever get back the time invested in a vehicle when
> selling it.
> Or my Series 3 that I am constantly working on would be worth about
> £10000 after only three months. (I have found some more rust to weld,
> I seem to be becoming an expert at MG Welding, my welds now look very
> neat).
>
> I shall watch this one with interest and if it sells I will be
> astounded.
>
> Andrew
>
> Series 3 88 inch (Rust travelling in close formation)
> Discoverty 2.5TDI - The money pit
>
>
> "David Rushworth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=
4507372081
> > &ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
> >
> > this is a project I have been tinkering with for the last 4 years
> > but am destined never to finish if any body wants more info or more
> > pics drop
> me a
> > line.
> > Thanks
> > Dave



Yes i know i will never get back the time invested (if i was after that
it would start at 5 grand) I want to see it go to someone who will
finish it. If i broke it I would get a thou for the wheels/tyres,
overdrive, engine and fitting kit, never mind the tilt and all the other
pieces the rot I spoke of is only in one place the windscreen mount I
dont think it has progressed into the top rail (even so i have provided
two top rail repair pieces in the spares), the chassis has been stripped
repaired and repainted. all the jobs left would probably take a week by
a competent LR fan. I'd do it myself but her indoors is not very
understanding (and its raining a lot). thanks for your inspiring
comments. Ps It's not the money, it's a shame to see it sat there and I
aint going to give it away.

"David Rushworth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>

Whats with that sterring wheel? Looks like it's from a metro or
something!!?

"Connor T" <[email protected]> wrote in news:d_pqd.159$P23.60@newsfe5-
gui.ntli.net:

>
> "David Rushworth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4507372081
>> &ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
>>
>
> Whats with that sterring wheel? Looks like it's from a metro or
> something!!?
>
>
>

Correct, and if i put the MG emblem in the middle it goes faster!!!!!!