Joe Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) At last it's time: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-OPEL-MANTA-1-8-GT-SILVER-WITH-20SEH-8V-ENGINE-ON-BIKE-CARBS-ETC-ETC-/221205182286?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3380db374e Wish me luck please folks. Best Wishes, Joe. Edited March 24, 2013 by Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjrb5 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Good luck mate! Looks like a cracker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony g Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Great write up and spec. Good luck (note to self- no bidding at 1.09am ) Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutts Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) belting motor good luck joe. Edited March 23, 2013 by rutts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe of Lincoln Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Best of luck with the sale Regards, A Previous Customer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Oh chaps, thank you. At this rate nostalgia will get the better of me and I'll keep it. Happy days (and a lot of great memories to boot). Mind you, it seems to be going rather well already (and the pubs aren't even closed....) All the best, Joe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hi Joe, all the best and hope " Vienna" finds awe gid home. Hope awes well wi yae these days. rab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Hi Rab, Thanks very much. All is fine here (except for the snow). I trust you're bonny too. All the best, Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZYDAVE Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Best of luck with the sale looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny D114BCW Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Good luck, but i think... keep it and enjoy it.!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900SR Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Good luck with the sale Joe, would love to take it off our hands but the usual lack of funds applies (especially this year, apparantly something's happening in November that's taking all the money) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Thanks Danny and Dave. Sadly, I've kept it for 18 months longer than I ought to have as it's just sitting there feeling neglected and simply not being used. Other interests have taken over (4mm scale - Rab will understand) so it has to go. If I'd got more storage space, I'd almost certainly keep it as I'll probably never be able to find a better one in future and with Mantas, as we all know, you can have time off from them, but they do tend to return eventually. I've had a morning dodging snowflakes today doing some cleaning and polishing. It's amazing just how much I've already forgotten about the car. I do hope it sells as it deserves to be used and, I hope, further improved. Best Wishes, Joe.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Hi Steve, Sorry, our posts crossed there. I'd love you to have it too. I take it in November there may be wedding bells ringing out (almost) in the Wash? Congratulations indeed to you both. I assume you've got a nice Capri already booked as the wedding car...?! (Runs off to hide!) All the best, Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymanc Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 good luck with the sale joe and all the best to you and your wife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Thanks Gary. And to you too. All the best, Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta88 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Joe,good luck with the sale. I have known this car from when Joe first owned it and i think it was me that drove it back to Joe's house when he bought it ,all of 200 yards.It is a very solid car and would make a very good project for some one ,it's not your usual rot box and is very solid in all the places that usually go, mainly due to having wheel arch liners fitted from new,and has had alot of money spent on it. I hope it meets the reserve and you get what you want for it. Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Thanks Mick! All the best, Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Things seem to be ticking along nicely, with over 100 watchers (mostly from the Club I assume - thanks folks!) However, I can't quite understand the people who have bid so much for it without asking to come and see it first. I hope they're not disappointed with it if they win. It might be nice to have a question about the car itself too. I'm somewhat perplexed by what I've been asked so far. Is this typical of eBay car sales these days? Cheers, Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiney_norman Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Pretty much. I've almost given up with selling cars on ebay, you do reach a wider audience but I'm not sure it's been worth it for the amount of hassle I've had in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Thanks for that. I hope that if it sells and the buyer hasn't seen it, they're happy with it. I do feel they're taking a risk, even though I'm confident it's as I've described it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 Well, just under a day to go and no one has even been to look at the car. I dropped a clanger with the timing really. It should have finished this afternoon rather than tomorrow when everyone will be back at work, but if it doesn't sell, I'll see about getting it T&T'd and hope that encourages a few more bids. 145 watchers at present, which is fairly encouraging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony g Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 trouble is Joe, many of the watchers will like the idea of a nice manta but have no idea of what it may cost. A few watchers will have an idea of value but may not pounce because they are looking for a bargain. IMO you should start with a price which is close to the desired (by you) price and then see how many watchers you get. Chances are it'll be a lot lower but more chance of a real buyer from it. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 Thanks Tony, that's most helpful. If it doesn't sell this time, I'll try a different approach, perhaps with a 'Buy It Now' figure included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony g Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 No prob. try a 3000 start price but with a reserve also. That way all the £1200 gang will be going elsewhere Tony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavtastic Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Surprised this has not reached a higher amount? It's a lovely car and tastefully modified even for my standard brain to appreciate. Is there money about or just not for Manta's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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