spursmaddave Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Yeah I know Dave, there might be someone who wants something already up to speed vs stock and come and take a look (have two watchers on ebay ) so will see how it goes. If not then I would consider a drop to £9k without the plate and sell the plate separately. I would definitely sell the plate seperately as not everyones cup of tea really or just take a hit on the plate as its a luxury thing and one that a lot of people cant justify right now... Difficult times, but in your position I would strip as much as I could to maximise the cash & possible sale.... as you say someone might fancy it as it is but most newbies on here looking seem to have a 6-8k budget to be fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 I just did an online valuation of the plate and a couple of companies have come back with the valuation I got before, so would be crazy to let it go with the car without appreciating the value of it. £9k without the plate might be a better sell than £9999 with it on, and hell, I will be up compared to selling them together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 Well like I said to someone on PM earlier, would take £9k for it without the number plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I just did an online valuation of the plate and a couple of companies have come back with the valuation I got before, so would be crazy to let it go with the car without appreciating the value of it. £9k without the plate might be a better sell than £9999 with it on, and hell, I will be up compared to selling them together. If you are planning on taking the plate off, get those forms in the post now as it currently is taking 2 weeks. I know as i did mine a few weeks back. The problem you have though, is that you need to change the address on the v5 first which will take 2 weeks or so, then put the plate on retention = another 2 weeks. So your looking at 4 weeks at the quickest before you`ll be in a position for someone to drive away with the car, with the value of the car dropping every month. Id definitely look at returning it to standard if possible as like someone else on here said, the money your looking for can get someone a minter 313 HR zed. So anything you can do to bring the price down to make it more appealing to Joe Public is definitely a plus, as at the end of the day Joe Public will be comparing this against other 2004 cars which maybe cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Vix Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Sorry to read this, she really is a stunning example, I remember this car specifically as you bought her the same week I got mine, and I even considered looking at this one when she was still for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Coldel you cant do this to me Im always looking at your car at the SE meets and it's the best and fastest colour aswell All the best for the sale and I would bite your hand off if I was looking and had 10k to get a Zed especially with your mods etc. Good luck with the sale though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewan221 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Think very wise choice to remove plate and sell at £9k At £10k I really did not give much attention to the add but at £9k have read all the posts and went and looked a build thread. Lovely looking car and good luck with sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 I just did an online valuation of the plate and a couple of companies have come back with the valuation I got before, so would be crazy to let it go with the car without appreciating the value of it. £9k without the plate might be a better sell than £9999 with it on, and hell, I will be up compared to selling them together. If you are planning on taking the plate off, get those forms in the post now as it currently is taking 2 weeks. I know as i did mine a few weeks back. The problem you have though, is that you need to change the address on the v5 first which will take 2 weeks or so, then put the plate on retention = another 2 weeks. So your looking at 4 weeks at the quickest before you`ll be in a position for someone to drive away with the car, with the value of the car dropping every month. Id definitely look at returning it to standard if possible as like someone else on here said, the money your looking for can get someone a minter 313 HR zed. So anything you can do to bring the price down to make it more appealing to Joe Public is definitely a plus, as at the end of the day Joe Public will be comparing this against other 2004 cars which maybe cheaper. Still looking for these minter 313s online and really not finding them though...something of a forum myth I think people are coming around to realising - when on autotrader I found 22 313 cars and 3 of them less than £10k, average price of 313s on most sites is circa £13 and people looking for these on advice from the forum are not finding them as per some recent threads. Understand my car is more than other 2004 cars, effectively though they are getting the upgrades at less than half used price, so if they have plans to mod its a good buy, if not, then they move on which is fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 ..deposit taken, sold at asking price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveRS Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 ..deposit taken, sold at asking price Excellent Col............... sad to hear its going though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! This is really bad news, give them their money back, you're not well, you need medication, counselling, have you been taking medicine lately!!! I will never forget this photo Whatever your plans, I hope that you're back in a Zed soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 I have told the guy to get himself signed up on here, so you will still see 'coupe' around, he seemed up for going to meets and chatting Zeds...will just have to see what I go for next...who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Still looking for these minter 313s online and really not finding them though...something of a forum myth I think people are coming around to realising - when on autotrader I found 22 313 cars and 3 of them less than £10k, average price of 313s on most sites is circa £13 and people looking for these on advice from the forum are not finding them as per some recent threads. Understand my car is more than other 2004 cars, effectively though they are getting the upgrades at less than half used price, so if they have plans to mod its a good buy, if not, then they move on which is fair enough. When I searched a few weeks back there were several 313's on autotrader for less than £10k, but as before the prices of zeds seem to vary wildly, more so than many other cars. There's a garage I know not far from mine who happily tries to sell 2004 zeds for £11k or £12k. Looking on Autotrader just now. National search theres 7, 313 zeds for sale. Cheapest is £9995 for a grey 57 plate 313 with 66000 miles. Next is £10295 for a 07 313 Roadster with 70k on it + navigation. My favourite atm is the Orange 57 plate 313 with 51k on it for £10450. Theres another 4 on there under £11k. Assuming you can knock the normal couple of hundred quid off the asking price dealers expect then you`ll be looking at £9500->£10000 for a 313. And those are top wack dealer prices with warrenties. If you bought privately you`d expect the prices to be £1500 less than dealer prices. Im really pleased that you got an offer so quick, nothing worse than having a car sit around for ages. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Sorry Ian! Absolutely gutted to see her going, just have to hope that sometime in the near future I can get another toy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Sorry Ian! Absolutely gutted to see her going, just have to hope that sometime in the near future I can get another toy! Well you will be in a very good position with no part ex to worry about! Unless I get there before you and snap up the vx or elise your about to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nij1983 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 nice Zed, good luck with the sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUG Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 nice Zed, good luck with the sale Its been sold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 Reuben just drove off with it, theres me giving him advice about handling a Zed and being massively anal about looking after my car and then I ask his profession, hes in the army, drive challenger tanks...think he will be ok ...watching it drive off, Vik you were right, shouldn't have He said he would join the forum though so should see 'coupe' around still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Reuben just drove off with it, theres me giving him advice about handling a Zed and being massively anal about looking after my car and then I ask his profession, hes in the army, drive challenger tanks...think he will be ok ...watching it drive off, Vik you were right, shouldn't have He said he would join the forum though so should see 'coupe' around still Always a bit of a gutting moment watching your car drive off. Its like having someone run off with your girlfriend...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Sad day mate, only one thing for it........................................operation sh*tfaced Reuben just drove off with it, theres me giving him advice about handling a Zed and being massively anal about looking after my car and then I ask his profession, hes in the army, drive challenger tanks...think he will be ok ...watching it drive off, Vik you were right, shouldn't have He said he would join the forum though so should see 'coupe' around still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Reuben just drove off with it, theres me giving him advice about handling a Zed and being massively anal about looking after my car and then I ask his profession, hes in the army, drive challenger tanks...think he will be ok ...watching it drive off, Vik you were right, shouldn't have He said he would join the forum though so should see 'coupe' around still Always a bit of a gutting moment watching your car drive off. Its like having someone run off with your girlfriend...... More gut wrenching than that, bunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Reuben just drove off with it, theres me giving him advice about handling a Zed and being massively anal about looking after my car and then I ask his profession, hes in the army, drive challenger tanks...think he will be ok ...watching it drive off, Vik you were right, shouldn't have He said he would join the forum though so should see 'coupe' around still I told you to stay in the house! You'll feel better looking at the bank balance though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Which advertising medium did it sell through in the end? I've seen it on ebay and PH obviously on here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Went via PH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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