I met some gap year kids in Australia who tried to convince me that not only would they get the money back they paid for their Toyota van they would also recoupe the expense of putting three clutches in it although the clutches might explain where the 5 litres of oil they were going through a day was going.
who knows - its on an L plate so crossdresser but high front indicators, fuel flap; I think they are aftermarket jobs. you'd never find me with dodgy aftermarket bumpers!!
I’d agree. Too much new stuff, which IMHO adds no value at all. It’s just...stuff. If it was original find, fresh from the factory with 20 miles on the clock it might be worth £75k.
Brazilian bay front bumper. I’m never quite sure if using non standard parts which change the look of a vehicle makes it a restoration. Not sure what else isn’t original.
New sills, new seatbelt fixings. Changed front seats. That was a normal rusty bus. The money asked is the true professional cost of the work done. Not original enough to be worth that.
I once owned a Mini for about 5 years, tarted it up a bit ( fixed a couple of rusty blisters) and sold it for what I paid for it.. £750. And my Marina was sold to the scrappy for what I paid for it 5 years earlier.. £100. Never got back the £3000 worth of oil it covered Surrey in. Far more realistic.
For that sort of money I would at least expect it to be a just rolled out of the factory look ,if you can't get original parts ,spend the money and get it made ,then I could nearly see the asking price
The advert is originally from July 2018, updated yesterday. I wonder what changed since 2018? I'll keep my barge pole in storage...
I was wondering if putting smoked lens on the rear, clear indicators and a bling VW roundal on the front, and ruining the stance would add an extra zero to my van's worth. If it does I'm in!
Why ask 75k, make it 100k there will be one idiot out there will to buy it. Dog poo worthless, oh add a Vw badge that will be 100 200 300 it’s Vw poo. The price of old Vws have tailed off a bit from a few years ago, but 100k for split screen nothing new. With all the tears hair loss and money in my van it’s 120k
Judging by the lack of road maintenance in Surrey, you could probably come round and visit your old oil. If you deposited some on a roundabout in to Dorking, it took me off my motorbike. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
When they say 'show quality' - what shows do they mean? The Spit and Shine at Dubfreeze? Standford Hall just up from the Burger Vans and plastic bogs? I can understand in in places like Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance - but they don't take old VW vans in those.
My Marina had a drip every five seconds from the rear crank seal, the rest went round the rings and out the exhaust, so it was more a general spread. I used to have fun sliding around in a 1.1 Ford Fiesta and a 1.2 Vauxhall Nova (very thrashed) round the roundabouts in Gatwick Airport - the Jet A1 all over them on a wet day made them fun. We did have a larf when somebody turned up in the TLB lineup with a Bay for sale at Volksworld one year. They carefully wrote a postcard with the price "£1175" on it and put it in the windscreen. Eventually somebody pointed out that it was a bit cheap, so they borrowed a Biro and added the "0" at the end of the price. Just as well, it was quite tempting for the rest of the team to visit the ATM and come up with about £1100 in cash together and make him an offer..
