chris Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Can anyone give me any ideas how much they reckon my car's worth. It been in these classified's and others for a few months. Its the Yellow Cosworth westfield seiwide. I started with a highish price cause I was in no real rush to sell but could do with the cash now. Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrightster Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 IMO selling westys at this time of year is very hit & miss a cossy westy is only going to appeal to certain people cos of its power , westys in general have dropped in value over the last year IMO yours may be worth 12K but whether or not you can get that is another matter good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 I think we need a bit more info really. Car spec Age What price have you had it up for Just found your ad.......here IMHO it might be a little overpriced in the current market. It's quite an unsual/odd/rare/MAD engine in there which will be great for the right buyer but maybe have a limited audience. I recon that anything over £10K has to be a bit special (I'm not saying yours ain't) and need some heavy promotion. Why not try £9,500 (or thereabouts) and really promote it everywhere you can think of....Autotrader, pisstonheads, findit.co.uk, racecar, bookatrack.............. I'd say put it on e-bay if it were a trailer but even so it might be worth a punt, depends on how much you need the money really, it might be worth keeping it under wraps untill early spring........ Best of luck.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike dB Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 From BaT, hope you don't mind Chris; Cosworth Turbo Westfield SEIWide Yellow / Black,1995, Non Q, Full build history Engine Spec :- Ford 2wd Cosworth Turbo ·270BHP chip conversion ·-31 Actuator ·Group A Head Gasket ·2wd Cosworth Intercooler ·Davies Craig EWP, Electric Water Pump and Temperature controller. Drive Train :- ·Ford T5 close ratio gearbox ·Cosworth 3.62:1 4WD Limited Slip Diff and Drive shafts Brakes :- ·Escort / Sierra discs on rear ·AP 4 pot racing calipers with vented discs on front ·Mintex Semi Competition Pads ·Aeroquip braided hoses Wheels / Tyres / Steering :- ·Westfield 7 spoke 15” alloys ·Avon 205x60x14 AVS and AVR soft compound road tyre ·Removable Momo steering wheel. Interior / Exterior:- ·Westfield Black leather high back adjustable seats ·Willians 4 point harnesses ·VDO Instruments ·Full carpet set ·2 speed heater ·Carbon Fibre cycle wings ·Carbon Fibre Wing Mirrors ·Carbon Fibre Rear Stone Guards ·Black Tonneau cover ·Black Sidescreens ·Black Hood Suspension :- ·Spax’s adjustable shock absorbers all round. £11500 ono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbin Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 I think we need a bit more info really. Car spec Age What price have you had it up for Exactly what I was going to say! have just trawled through the old classifieds and can't find your ad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbin Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 I'm with Nana's - price it under £10k (I'm sure you'd accept something in that region with your current price..?) and then try and keep your price firm. I reckon you'll get more response that way and certainly should attract more interest - its been said before, but £10k is a serious price point/threshold for Westy's. All IMHO of course! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perksy Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 This time last year after a good summer there were hardly any westy's for sale, and prices were good. Now after a poor summer and there seems to be more cars for sale than buyers, forcing prices down. Unless you really need the cash i'd wait until spring, otherwise you might have to 'bite the bullet' and accept an offer which doesn't do justice to the spec that your car has.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted October 22, 2004 Author Share Posted October 22, 2004 Cheers guys. Kinda what I was thinking but wanted some impartial thoughts. Youre right, I would take £9.5K for it. I'm asking £10.5K but some of the ads still have it for £11.5K (BaT - MikeDB). So if anyone out there wants one. Its going cheap !!!!! Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samcooke Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 The more information you can give on the web the better. Upload lots of pics - interior, engine bay, all angles (better still codge together a dedicated web site) and put lots of narrative in the description about how it's faster than Ferraris and how good the power to weight is and how it's the most exciting car ever to corner. Facts and stats are great for us cos we know what they mean - first time buyers are buying a dream and you need to get them excited about the traffic light grands prix they can win and how they can lap as quickly as a Zonda. Make sure it's on : easytrack.co.uk, bookatrack.co.uk, racecar.co.uk, findit.co.uk and as many others as you can find. Under £10k will sell it with a bit of effort into the marketing. I actually think it would ebay out for £10k. Look at what the FW400 made. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Do us all a favour and don't take less than 11K for it... At 9.5K it'd be a give away. Fair enough you need the money, but even so, it'd be a shame to let it go too cheaply. Try your best to keep it above 10K at least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorcher Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 If its the car I think it is its been advertised for quite a long time now and people start to get suspicious about why its been for sale for such a long time and unfortunately don't even bother getting further info. about it let alone start travelling around the country to see the these cars advertised. And having the cossie engine is probably not helping your cause,as its probably not the ideal first Westie and people who have already sampled the delights of Westie ownership will probably pass it by in favour of V8/bike /or vx/ford zetec/duratec power in that price band.But i'm a great believer that everything has a buyer and sometimes you have got to hold out or drop the price .Its a shame to have to drop the price too low as it de-values other peoples car to a certain degree and will start raising suspicions again.Just make it sound as interesting as possible,offer to travel if you can and if you get a bite grab it with both hands but don't sound too desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott beeland Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Do not accept less than 10k.....Unless you wanna take a yr 2002 registered 2.0 vx poweres Sie w in exchange It's in very rare "Boghouse blue" No? ....Ok then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilb Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Do not accept less than 10k.....Unless you wanna take a yr 2002 registered 2.0 vx poweres Sie w in exchange It's in very rare "Boghouse blue" One careful lady driver (and one not so careful male driver) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Coombes Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Here here not less than 10k I have spent getting on for 30K on my carbon westfield, will I get half that back.......... Well I'm going to try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camel_Landy Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 OK..... I've got a similar dilemma with mine. I'd like to shift mine before I disappear off travelling, it's either that or let my old man drive it while away. I've asked for sensible offers (preferably around £9.5k) but all I've had back so far is that it's too expensive & I don't want to take the p1ss with a ridiculous offer. I've only advertised it here so far but before I stick it up on Find-it & Pistonheads I want to get the price sorted. So... Is what I'm asking realistic? Should I drop the price? However.... I don't want to give it away, nor do I want to de-value everyone else's cars. Discuss.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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