How Many 1st Gens Still Running?

[syebba]

1st gens are one of the bargains of the classic car world at the moment..... you can pick up a mot\'d example for upwards of £500...
 
Very simple cars to work on and maintain as long as the engine is strong
 
just a bit juicey to run as a daily driver ( depending on what sort of milage you do)
 
Not the easiest cars to sell on ( unless you threaten to strip it for parts.... should find a buyer pretty quickly then....!)

What about the Austin range,mmm,maxi,allegro & marina!:D
 
Strange in US & OZ Fb\'s are still sort after & command good prices for good examples[Japan may also be the same?],but here it\'s all escorts,crapri,s & saxo\'s.

[Steve-A]

Cars such as the Maxi or Allegro is why I felt I needed to put the \'Some form or redeeming feature\' claus on my list of requirements ahaha

[Clarky]

1988 LADA RIVA L BROWN
 
Cheap and a future classic
 
400.00:rollin

[Steve-A]

Thats disturbingly beige!

[Ian65]

Here are the details just recieved for a 1st Gen for sale.  Not sure if the price is realsitsic or not.

Anyway anyone who calls Keith, please could they mention that they heard of the car via me. Conact no 0208 654 2083  Car is based in Shirley, South Croydon

Classic Mazda RX7 REG. RXI 5311
Series 1 Mark 3 1985
 
Opal Green Metallic -Private Number Plate - Alloy Wheels (Good condition) - Disc brakes all round - tilt or removeable steel sunroof - Panasonic 22w x 4 redio- casette - pop up headlights - rear fog light - electric windows/windows/aerial - original thermo-reactor & twin chrome exhaust ports -
 
A1 condition inside and out - alarmed.
Two owners - present owner since 1992
MOT - total miles 89750
 
Price £2,500.00

Sounds nice..... shame it\'s green!!!






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[Ian65]

HYM 834W 1981 series 1 for sale.... £795



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[syebba]

1988 LADA RIVA L BROWN
 
Cheap and a future classic
 
400.00:rollin

It\'s simply incredible you can get an RX7 for the price of a beige Lada!:confused:

[syebba]

 
S2 wheels on a S1,would be challenging trying to find S1 wheels.
Is this the S1 RX motors has for sale?
Nice to see a S1 which has\'nt had S3 bumpers & interior fitted.
ta stu..

[syebba]

Sounds nice..... shame it\'s green!!!
 
 

 

 
2 owners,A1 condition,if theres no rust i\'d say it\'s worth £2.5k.

[syebba]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C177000/
 
Austin Allegro unrestored £3995.

[Ian65]

2 owners,A1 condition,if theres no rust i\'d say it\'s worth £2.5k.

When was the last time though, that you saw a 1st gen sell for £2500?
There have been a few very nice cars advertised for that sort of money over the last 18 months and I can\'t remember any that appeared to find a buyer at that price ( or above in the case of some cars)

I\'m not saying it isn\'t worth that much, I reckon it\'s worth more but how do you put a value on them?
Do you go on what the public are prepared to pay for them....which isn\'t very much....
or what they are worth to the owners.?
Still, as they say, it only takes the right buyer at the right time.
Nice photo... that one in front of the house is almost a calendar pic!

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[Ian65]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C177000/
 
Austin Allegro unrestored £3995.

must be a typo..... needs to move the decimal point a couple of places to the left.

[syebba]

When was the last time though, that you saw a 1st gen sell for £2500?
There have been a few very nice cars advertised for that sort of money over the last 18 months and I can\'t remember any that appeared to find a buyer at that price ( or above in the case of some cars)
 
I\'m not saying it isn\'t worth that much, I reckon it\'s worth more but how do you put a value on them?
Do you go on what the public are prepared to pay for them....which isn\'t very much....
or what they are worth to the owners.?
Still, as they say, it only takes the right buyer at the right time.
Nice photo... that one in front of the house is almost a calendar pic!
 
I suppose at the end of the day a cars only worth what people are prepared to pay for it.
I do think £2.5k is not a bad price for an A1 condition car,it\'d cost you more than that to buy a fixer/upper if you did,nt do the work yourself.
 
It\'ll be interesting to see if values ever do rise,once were out of this recession,but i\'ve always had the attitude if you want the best you gotta pay for it!
 
Having said that i\'m a perfectionist & particulary fussy about my cars,not everyone gets upset at less than perfect bodywork & mechanicals!
ta stu..

[Ian65]

I suppose at the end of the day a cars only worth what people are prepared to pay for it.
I do think £2.5k is not a bad price for an A1 condition car,it\'d cost you more than that to buy a fixer/upper if you did,nt do the work yourself.
 
It\'ll be interesting to see if values ever do rise,once were out of this recession,but i\'ve always had the attitude if you want the best you gotta pay for it!
 
Having said that i\'m a perfectionist & particulary fussy about my cars,not everyone gets upset at less than perfect bodywork & mechanicals!
ta stu..

I agree with all of that Stu and it could cost you more than £2,500 even if you did the work yourself... a top notch respray could cost the best part of that, without other parts, consumables and your time..... restoring cars is expensive! Thing is, someone who\'s never restored a car before doesn\'t know that...!

It\'s a mystery to me why 1st gen values are so low at the moment and even the best cars are sticking and having to have their prices seriously reduced to attract buyers.

[syebba]

Restoring cars to A1 is expensive & time consuming.
Complete respray inc engine bay £2.5 > £3k[dose\'nt inc stripping car]
wheels refurbed & new tyres £800[recognised quality tyres]
Welding work,depends on extent of corrossion £££?
New recon engine £1500 fitted
Rectify 25 years of neglect,brakes,suspension,electrics,exhaust,etc £££?
 
Looking at the above,makes £2.5k for an A1 car seem a bargain!
ta..