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[For Sale: Car] Any one know anything about this car?

Kieran53

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http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2308708

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He's looking to trade against my 1966 Resto project.

I think ZK is a 1977 Reg though. Could be a 1975 imported in 1977.
Does it sound like it's worth €2k?
Will go and see it over the next few days.
 
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could be a UK import ringer either. check the details on the book versus the chassis number etc...
the 1303 went out of production in '75 and the very last of them (that would be one of them if it's actually a '75) should have a steering rack instead of a steering box. Get under it and have a look...
 
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put the reg in here:

http://mywheels.ie

and on the report page hover over the "see images" link where it would bring you to a google image search for cars of that year. The link is: " http://images.google.com/images?q=Volkswagen+Beetle+1973 "

I don't know if that's significant, those sites are riddled with anomalies...

Incidentally, I tried the check with a couple of other registrations and it gets the year right for all of them, it obviously thinks that car is a '73 model...
 
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Hmmm... That is a 76/77 reg. Could be one of those that sat in a showroom for a year or two..? The logbook should have the details.
 
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Do you really want it and were you looking for one in the first place? I'd start from there.

Apart from the identity question, "recently resprayed" on a car with an asking price of 2k would make me wonder what it owes the owner and what may be hiding on what wasn't exactly VWs most rust resistant model.
 
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Horizontal said:
Do you really want it and were you looking for one in the first place? I'd start from there.

Apart from the identity question, "recently resprayed" on a car with an asking price of 2k would make me wonder what it owes the owner and what may be hiding on what wasn't exactly VWs most rust resistant model.
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Trying to figure out if selling a completely restored 1303s (however bad the resto) would be easier than selling a rusty disassembled 1966 project car since I've had no joy after 4 months.
 
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I don't think it's worth the hassle if you're only going to try to flip it on again. What Aidan said about the paintjob versus the asking price is spot on. To be selling it for 2k AFTER a paintjob doesn't say much for what's under the paint or the quality of the paintjob either...
 
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I reckon that your car has a lot more to offer. If you really want to get rid then drop the price and take the loss. Its a much cleaner process. If you find any issues with the '03 you'll just have more problems. At the moment you have a very honest car that is saleable. Its a slow process but if you want to speed it up then drop the price. You'll sell it for less than its worth but you'll sell it.

Have you had any enquiries for your own and any offers that were in any way reasonable?
 
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have you pimped yours on donedeal, gumtree, adverts.ie, buyandsell? Aidan's right, better the devil you know. Think of the hassle in transferring your car to his place and his to yours. THat has to be worth at least €200 in terms of your time, trailer, diesel etc etc. Knock that €200 off the asking price and see if that sparks any interest.

Or go the route of parting it out. It's slower but you should get most if not all of your money back. Bear in mind that even the gutted shell stripped of anything useful will still make a few quid in scrap metal value...
 
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Personally, I'd take the parts out of the deal and reduce the price - they won't take up much room if you decide to keep them for sale later and can be added as a sweetener late in the deal if necessary. Their value disappears if included from the start.

At the risk of being accused of vulturism, I'd be interested in the engine and gearbox if you do decide to separate things
 
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Roadcow said:
Circling for the kill :^) ^^^
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Here's the only vulture joke that I know...

Two turkey vultures were preparing to migrate north for the summer but, after talking about it, they decided they were too old to fly all that way, so they decided to take a plane. When they were about to board the aircraft, the flight attendant, noticing that both buzzards were carrying a dead armadillo, asked, "Would you like to check those armadillos through as luggage?" "No thanks," the buzzards replied, "they're carrion."
 
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In case any of my opinions above should be misconstrued as self-interest, I should add that I'd be against breaking a car that doesn't have fundamental structural issues such as the one that you're selling. I wouldn't like to appear as guiding a thread for my own benefit so I'd like to withdraw my offer of being interested in the engine/gearbox.
 
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