Car prices are on the up?

[areofall]

Though this is making good money for a 5dr.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Nova-1-2-Merit-5-Door-Hatchback-LOW-MILEAGE_W0QQitemZ330278915155QQihZ014QQcategoryZ98 58QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Pistol Pete]

Clean looking exampe, low mileage, all go in its favour.

http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/0b/88/e177_1.JPG

[tom_beverley]

Looks very clean, still doing well for a 5 door though!

[kc_08]

all original, that is clean!! i mean look at that old tape player lol

[craig green]

ebay or pistonheads are hardly true representations of market values.

That Nova is worth about a tenner to your average dealer as a trade-in.

[amggsi]

I went to look at a Nova last night, 21k miles from new, didn't ask any questions about it over the phone, but when I got it was a 4 door saloon, and he was looking £900 and wouldn't budge from it! If it had been a five door hatch, I might have considered it, but I couldn't pay that money for a saloon no matter how good it is!!

[Andy_L]

As much as I like 5 doors that's strong money IMHO.

[craig green]

Nice enough car but 5-dr's have never been sought after.

I really wonder who is actually bidding on that, unless people are getting wise to the tax prices & the ease of maintainance Vauxhalls of that era were renowned for.

[Spudly]

Thats what im tempted to think tbh, cheap fuel efficient older cars with cheaper tax, or even big old cars with big engines that wont fall into the £400+ a year tax bracket are going to start flying up in price i reckon, so cars like a cav V6 for example are possibly going to be worth big pennies soon if my theory is correct lol

[AlexW]

This is the reason i bought my nova's. If i had the similar stuff as what i will have in the nova on a more modern car i would strugle to insure it.

[craig green]

so cars like a cav V6 for example are possibly going to be worth big pennies soon if my theory is correct lol

Compared with say a 52 reg Vectra V6. I fear you might be right.

Big thumbs down must go to the government for dreaming up schemes of devaluing peoples assets in such a charming way. :mad:

[Andy_L]

Re-reading that it's still on the original tyres after 30K :eek:

I find that hard to believe.

Plus people must be thinking a Vuxhall MOT is worth more than any other MOT.

[Jack]

Re-reading that it's still on the original tyres after 30K :eek:
They will be long past their best then.

Hmm, if I had £950 to spend, I wouldn't buy that lol

[Andy_L]

You'd get a half decent SR/SRI/GTE/GSI for that money wouldn't you?

[Spudly]

No, jack would buy something jap lol