Kevin (Mr T) Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 It's hard to judge, because so few come up for sale. So can anyone put a ballpark on a GRP pre-lit with a 1600 xflow. Looks good, courtesy of a nice vinyl wrap. Soon to have a megajolt ignition conversion. Curious, only because I keep looking at the more modern engined cars, such as the C20XE in the for sale section at the moment. I guess the wise words will be "what someone will pay for it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 What someone will pay for it Yours is a nice one, but potential buyers may be put off by the wrap as you can't tell the condition underneath... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I'm not suggesting it's in poor condition underneath the wrap by the way, just looking from a buyers perspective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Oh dear Kevin, you got it bad haven't you? Upgraditis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Difficult one. Generally speaking, with respect to Westfield prices, only very few modifications over the perceived "standard" car add financial value, some even remove it! At best, most just make it more desirable when it comes to choosing between two otherwise similar models. In a similar vein to the recent conversation about the value of the FW400, if you're trying to sell a named or very identifiable model type, like the FW400, Speed Sport, Megaxxx, and to some extent pre lits, to retain much value over the nearest equivalent basic model they have to be reasonably close to original spec, or be a truly exceptional one off, (show quality or multi prize winning competition car etc) On yours, the grp maybe counts against it a tiny bit, (co pared to an alloy body version), but it's still a prelit, so still a nice rare car. The Megajolt I'd say was a definite plus, though might not add much real cash to the value. The wrap on the other hand, looks really good, BUT, whereas a paint job seems to be readily accepted, wraps I've noticed do put people off a bit. It's also quite a modern color scheme, which may or may not appeal to someone looking for a prelit. I think you're probably just going to have to play it by ear, lots of description, lots of photos in a really good advert. Oh yes, one other detail; make sure you close out any technical posts about issues, problems or upgrades with nice happy resolutions! You wouldn't believe how many times people get all excited looking at an advert, only to search back through the Boardroom to see a post about some fault or other on the car, with no clue as to whether it was ever fixed or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Difficult one. Generally speaking, with respect to Westfield prices, only very few modifications over the perceived "standard" car add financial value, some even remove it! At best, most just make it more desirable when it comes to choosing between two otherwise similar models. In a similar vein to the recent conversation about the value of the FW400, if you're trying to sell a named or very identifiable model type, like the FW400, Speed Sport, Megaxxx, and to some extent pre lits, to retain much value over the nearest equivalent basic model they have to be reasonably close to original spec, or be a truly exceptional one off, (show quality or multi prize winning competition car etc) On yours, the grp maybe counts against it a tiny bit, (co pared to an alloy body version), but it's still a prelit, so still a nice rare car. The Megajolt I'd say was a definite plus, though might not add much real cash to the value. The wrap on the other hand, looks really good, BUT, whereas a paint job seems to be readily accepted, wraps I've noticed do put people off a bit. It's also quite a modern color scheme, which may or may not appeal to someone looking for a prelit. I think you're probably just going to have to play it by ear, lots of description, lots of photos in a really good advert. Oh yes, one other detail; make sure you close out any technical posts about issues, problems or upgrades with nice happy resolutions! You wouldn't believe how many times people get all excited looking at an advert, only to search back through the Boardroom to see a post about some fault or other on the car, with no clue as to whether it was ever fixed or not! Oh yes, fallen foul of that in the past with yer normal Tin Top cars. Good advice Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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