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Old 4th August 2018, 07:22
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why should i pay so much money?
Why should anyone take the time and trouble to reply to you at all?

As you have ignored those who pointed out the flaws in the logic of your last post (1st July).

Namely, given how auctions work, at least two people thought it was worth a lot more than the guide price.

Note: I have no inside knowledge as to whether the other/losing bidder was local, UK based, or overseas.

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But in the spirit of good will…

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why should i pay so much money?
Simply put, if you wanted to buy that car, in that auction, on that day, then that was the price it took to buy it.

The good news is that you are not forced to buy any car at any time.

So feel free to wait for what that you consider to be the ‘right’ car to turn up at the “right’ price.

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However, if you really do not like this style of car, why do you actually care what they sell for?

There are lots of things for sale that I am not interested in, selling for more money than I would pay.

But I wouldn’t join a forum associated with these things just to point out I think they are overpriced?

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… at the end of the day, to be honest, those kits only exist to "bypass" IVA test...
If this is what you actually think, then it is no wonder that you don’t understand the market.

These kits exist to provide a chance to drive something special for a faction of the price of an ‘original’.

The fact that these kits follow the letter of the UK law and therefore don’t require IVA is a bonus.

They don’t exist to bypass IVA, as you can’t bypass something you are not required to do in the first place.

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… there is 1 car sold totally overpriced abroad…
Don’t forget that Mister Towed sold his Herald based Sammio Spyder, in the UK, for over £18,500.



Apparently, this is just a fraction of the new owner’s car collection, clearly worth a significant sum of money.

I’m sure he wasn’t forced to buy the car, therefore he paid what he thought was a fair price, for a unique car.

So why should your opinion on these cars’ value count for more that this car collector’s opinion?

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I still have a last few “To Do” list jobs on my car (e.g. add alloy panels to the cockpit interior).



Yet my insurance company have just allowed an agreed value of £15,000 based on its condition today.

My insurance company caters for the specialist car market and knows the difference between fair and overpriced valuations.

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…there is no historic value at all with those cars…
The whole point is that your car looks like it has historic value.

How much do you think this guy thought my car was actually worth?

https://youtu.be/eLS-QQwL5ss

Now, you could point out that the Black Taxi ahead of me was worth more money than my car.

And you would be both factually correct and completely missing the point at the same time.

Cheers, Paul.
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