Robert Hutcheson Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Deluded springs to mind! Looks like it will sit for a while longer at that price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autocrosser Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Right...own up!!!apperently someone on the opel manta club told them it was worth this lol....no fuel tank,rusty,damaged,non runner...... Wisnae me anyway! It's only about 25 miles from me but I'm not even going to bother going for a look unless the barn comes with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadi Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Jesus , I thought it would go for about £500 , nearly six grand ! ! I think it will be a big pile of rust lying there before anyone pays over a grand for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul a Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 The price must include restoring it for the new owner !! What a joker !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepo5 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Oh dear, there's a lot of folk who really have no idea about a price! If you start with a Manta like this with the aim of making it top nick then it might end up worth £7,500 (and personally I think thats pushing it). So if you got it for £500 then you've got £7k to spend on it. I average 1 night a week and a Saturday on my classics so that might be 15 hours a week. Now a garage charges £35 an hour. If I rate my time at £20 an hour then after 350 hours I'm in the red. 350 hours at 15 hours a week is 23 weeks. That means I've only got 6 months to do it and I haven't even bought parts yet! Even if I lower my hourly rate to £10 an hour thats a year (still with no parts) and not too many cars get restored in less than that. Obviously most of us don't do it with the intention of making money but it still doesn't stack up does it - no wonder so many classics get scrapped! If someone on here did recommend this price they should think more before such recommendations! As Jenson said - reality check needed! I'm sure sense will prevail in the end ... But we have no idea of a price though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldoradoCoupe Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 But we have no idea of a price though. Of course we do. Everyone on here knows what they'd be prepared to pay if they wanted it and given some of the posts those figures are clearly not near the asking price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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