am i too out of touch

[General Baxter]

with the real world on prices

novas are going for £2k+

now theres a gsi astra turned up with no mot or tax for £700, no mot, its worth scrap value to me

is theres something wrong, or am i being cheap ?

edit another example, that 5 door 1.2 i offered him £300 which i would say is a good offer for a scabby old 5 door, but hes after £750, jeeezzz

im looking at combo vans at the moment, £900 for one with 1 months mot, doors are about to fall off with rust/rot, what are people thinking

[mowgli]

blame scrappage nick, all the decent cheap stuff with mot's got weighed in last year. at work, we got rid of a pretty good diesel van cos it was worth £2.5k against a new car..

[Edd]

What price a nova is listed at is NOT the price it sells for, stop looking on pistonheads ffs lol

You can still get decent ones for under a grand IMO

Baxter does that 1.2 have t+t ? Any cars worth £500+ with decent t+t IMO

[General Baxter]

Baxter does that 1.2 have t+t ? Any cars worth £500+ with decent t+t IMO

does it matter its a 5 door he should give me money to take it away lol

[wwmnw]

The price of Nova's are getting ridiculous, the price of old-ish cars in general is getting stupid.

Anyone want to buy my project, £12,000?

[paul james]

blame scrappage nick, all the decent cheap stuff with mot's got weighed in last year. at work, we got rid of a pretty good diesel van cos it was worth £2.5k against a new car..

I'd also blame the banger racers/grassers if ebay is anything to go by. Usually half the Nova's on there are been 'converted' so they are no longer road legal.

[nova_stee]

My nova will be for sale later in the year and wont go any were for less than 4k Ive got well in the excess of 12k in it doing all my own work

[RossRog]

This looks ok, but i guess its miles from you

Link (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1993-Vauxhall-Nova-1-2-Merit-/180682200091?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2a117f941b)

EDIT...just noticed the roof on it.....

[Edd]

I'd also blame the banger racers/grassers if ebay is anything to go by. Usually half the Nova's on there are been 'converted' so they are no longer road legal.
I agree

Fooking banger/grassers/stock rods etc really fook me off :mad:

Only adds to the price increase tbh

Baxter, you want another nova, prices have gone up, either stump up the cash or don't buy one :)

[General Baxter]

Baxter, you want another nova, prices have gone up, either stump up the cash or don't buy one :)

iv been looking at corsa, but thats just a stupid lol

[Edd]

How much you got to spend ?

[mowgli]

knowing baxter, he probably wants to swap mcdonalds monopoly stickers for it

[mowgli]

what about this nick?? 130530664441 ..... a cav sri

[Edd]

So he wants a minter nova for next to nothing ? :tard:

Those times have long gone by many years :(

[mowgli]

well, he had several, including the nice 5door that he chopped up into little bits, so karma is getting its own back on him.

[paul james]

There is a plus side to rising prices, less are getting scrapped these days as they are worth more as cars than scrap (unless you strip it to a bare shell and try to sell). Also if Nova's wern't so in demand it wouldn't be so easy to get parts for them - both standard and performance stuff.

[Edd]

well, he had several, including the nice 5door that he chopped up into little bits, so karma is getting its own back on him.
Yeah wtf is up with that ? :confused:

He buys one, spends cash making it look good, then breaks it for parts when finished and cuts it up

Then does the same again or simular lol

[TeddyThom]

There is a plus side to rising prices, less are getting scrapped these days as they are worth more as cars than scrap (unless you strip it to a bare shell and try to sell). Also if Nova's wern't so in demand it wouldn't be so easy to get parts for them - both standard and performance stuff.

I wish they were in demand!! I could sell my old Mk1 project then!!!

[Mike]

Get your self a mint Corsa B for peanuts compared to Nova prices. And parts are a lot cheaper for them too as there not in demand.

Oh and some of the fastest UK FWD GM's are Corsa's lol lol

[General Baxter]

no i dont want a mint one, i want one to play with,

got about £700

[TeddyThom]

no i dont want a mint one, i want one to play with,

got about £700

I got a Mk1 that needs a respray and a new engine. Nuff playing about? Only want £250 for it...

[General Baxter]

I got a Mk1 that needs a respray and a new engine. Nuff playing about? Only want £250 for it...

needs an engine, how do i get it home ? lol

[Mike]

no i dont want a mint one, i want one to play with,

got about £700

Easily get a very clean 16V Sport for that Nick.

[mowgli]

3 slabs under the bonnet & the aa man???

[General Baxter]

that includes insurance money, ;)

[TeddyThom]

needs an engine, how do i get it home ? lol

lol not my problem :p

[mowgli]

lol not my problem :p

not a sale either.....

[Jack]

that includes insurance money, ;)
lol so with the current price of insurance for a nova with a half decent engine, you'll only have £250 to spend on the car!

[Adam]

lol so with the current price of insurance for a nova with a half decent engine, you'll only have £250 to spend on the car!
Sounds like it lol

Baxter, you're being a bit daft expecting something for nothing ;)

[Rich]

i just bought a metro, novas are too expensive. 400 quid, better specced than a nova to, got remote central locking and a 1600 16v rover engine will bolt straiht in lol

[Bubba]

Fooking banger/grassers/stock rods etc really fook me off :mad:



a lovely racer gave me 140quid for my 1.3 engine and box...less than it was up for. originally 200 but he blew up his mates one so i felt kind.

[mk1nova_rich]

i just bought a metro, novas are too expensive. 400 quid, better specced than a nova to, got remote central locking and a 1600 16v rover engine will bolt straiht in lol


Well...once the head gasket's been done ;)

Baxter, youre a tyre kicker

[Bubba]

Well...once the head gasket's been done ;)

twice lol

[Murray]

At least your not after a Mk1 or Mk2 Escort for under a grand....

Isn't scene tax just great!:roll:

[db_1.2]

I remember I swapped a pair of cobra monaco's I bought from Stoo, for a merit on 14k, totally original, 2 owners. I drove it for about a month, then the tax ran out, so it was off to the crusher! Wish I kept it now!

[paul james]

I remember I swapped a pair of cobra monaco's I bought from Stoo, for a merit on 14k, totally original, 2 owners. I drove it for about a month, then the tax ran out, so it was off to the crusher! Wish I kept it now!

Must resist hitting neg button! lol

[General Baxter]

well, he had several, including the nice 5door that he chopped up into little bits, so karma is getting its own back on him.
slow down mike

the problem with me is, i get bord easy,
i attempted to sell the xe 5 door at £900, even with the brandnew coil overs, and £500 worth of custom alloys lol
no takers,
so i broke it, made £1300 out of it,

[craig green]

slow down mike

the problem with me is, i get bord easy,
i attempted to sell the xe 5 door at £900, even with the brandnew coil overs, and £500 worth of custom alloys lol
no takers,
so i broke it, made £1300 out of it,

Yeah there is an art in waiting for someone to stump up the cash... maybe its you? Surely Colin would have took that off your hands for that price? lol

Cheap 1.2 Flair here, if you can trailer it away. needs an exhaust & battery (& MOT etc)

[General Baxter]

Yeah there is an art in waiting for someone to stump up the cash... maybe its you? Surely Colin would have took that off your hands for that price? lol
it was a 5 door lol

tbh, id make another rep of my 5 door, but leave the 1.2 or what ever in there :p

then the biggest problem, getting a lowered car off my drive lol

[craig green]

I would have had it if I had the cash, I remember the ad.

[General Baxter]

iv offered people my extreamly clean omega (worth about £1k) and £600 for a std nova, and they just said no,

[General Baxter]

i mean COME ON lol

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vauxhall-nova-saloon-/150621613930?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2311bf6f6a

[craig green]

Yeah but that is your typical joker that thinks any Nova is now desirable, IMO its only 3dr hatches worth that kind of figure.
That thing needs a lot of cosmetic work to be worth anything approaching that price, & if you did do that cosmetic work, the car wouldnt be genuine any longer & still not command that price tag.

[Jack]

iv offered people my extreamly clean omega (worth about £1k) and £600 for a std nova, and they just said no,
Probably find thats just because people don't want an omega

All depends on the market I guess, I'd pay more for a 2dr saloon than I would for a 3dr hatchback. But then most others would be the other way round.

[jaygsi]

iv offered people my extreamly clean omega (worth about £1k) and £600 for a std nova, and they just said no,

No one wants big cars now, i was selling a 2.0 while ago got offered 2 v6's wasn't interested in either one was a mondeo sti.

[General Baxter]

where as id swap my omega for a v6 vectra or something lol

[Hobbit]

You're complaining about the price of nova's but you think an omega is worth 1k? Bah ha ha lol lol who's the joker? :)

[General Baxter]

You're complaining about the price of nova's but you think an omega is worth 1k? Bah ha ha lol lol who's the joker? :)
at least it has mot and tax, FSH, cambelt history done in december, ect:

edit, even a working traffic master lol, she sounds hot :p

next month its going in for a fresh mot, (it will pass easy) done 4k miles since i owned it, so oil ect:

[Hobbit]

Its still a heavy, slow, uneconomical barge that no one wants.

[General Baxter]

maybe if i fit the LS1 i got, i might sell it better lol

but i was hoping that will go into a nova/corsa lmao

edit its not that slow, 0-60 in 10 seconds, just dont look at the mpg lol

well iv just looked on ebay, im not that far off, mine is going for around £750 - £900 with an mot :)

[Adam]

i mean COME ON lol

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vauxhall-nova-saloon-/150621613930?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2311bf6f6a If someones wanting a low mileage saloon, they will pay that......

Whereas i GUARANTEE if you pick up a local paper/autotrader etc, you will see plenty of Omegas in there for much less than a grand.

From what you are implying, any old car is worth no more than say £200 because its old. SO why do people pay hundreds/thousands for Clios, Metros, Reliants etc etc. ?

Edit- Homega on autotrader, 1 owner, 13 dealer stamps, recent cambelt and tensioners, recent tyres. 2.5 v6. MOT till Nov.
£400 lol

[claire6069]

small economical cars are going for silly money at the minute because no one can afford big cars

im backwards on the other hand and want to get a bigger car thats more comfortable as a daily lol

i've overpriced the daily on purpose so i dont get dreamers offering me £600 for it. It runs on fresh air so if it sells it sells, if it doesnt it doesnt. what i'd take for it is actually a different matter to what i've advertised it at!!

baxter - i'd be interested in the omega when the nova sells :thumb:

[Hobbit]

Claire, take £650? lol

[joshy]

so how much is a standard, T&T 3dr hatch, 50k on the clock, and decent shell/paint worth these days?

to the right person?

[Spudly]

so how much is a standard, T&T 3dr hatch, 50k on the clock, and decent shell/paint worth these days?

to the right person?



As much as the buyer is willing to pay, this had not be a prelude to a 'whats it worth/for sale' thread, they are NOT permitted on here!

[Pete]

I had been looking for a good condition Nova for a while and came across one in the same area as me, payed £300 for it which is a fair price compared to getting a good nick off eBay,

But the prices are getting very silly on eBay, I mean ffs that Sport rear bench went for over £100!!!!

[Spudly]

Imo THIS (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1885895#post1885895) is the right kind of money to be paying for a nova:p

[Bubba]

But the prices are getting very silly on eBay, I mean ffs that Sport rear bench went for over £100!!!!

imagine if someone had an uber rare one of a kind brown heated seat switch which would look perfect in a sport...lol lol lol

[Hobbit]

Imo THIS (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1885895#post1885895) is the right kind of money to be paying for a nova:p

You trying to score a blowey of Stuart? :wtf: lol

[Spudly]

You trying to score a blowey of Stuart? :wtf: lol



Hoping, but seriously thats bang on right imo, hell i didnt pay too much more for my antibes and that has no rot, was still mot'd and has had all the hockley plating kit fitted by Andy and stiched bay too, and he is a shiithot welder too:thumb:

[Royston]

But the prices are getting very silly on eBay, I mean ffs that Sport rear bench went for over £100!!!!

It is the first full "Sport" bench seat I have ever seen on Fleabay, and I've been scanning for many years!

If you are looking for parts to complete any rare car restoration(not just Sports), you will pay what ever you have to for it, it is the way of the world unfortunately;)

Clean Nova's are becoming a rare commodity, their prices will continue to rise.

It happens to lots of popular old cars when all the rusty wrecks are scrapped off leaving a few decent cars left.

Seen it happen to Rover P6's and Rover SD1's prices are well on the up......Look at mid eighties Fords:eek:

[Pete]

And we think the price of a crappy nova is bad...
Check this (http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=200618263639&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=93646510098)

[Royston]

And we think the price of a crappy nova is bad...
Check this (http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=200618263639&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=93646510098)

Looks pretty dismal, but still way rarer that a Nova;)

[Spudly]

If you think nova prices are silly, ive just been looking into getting my dad a 2cv (one thats running and otr) and theyre doing upwards of three fecking grand, wont be getting him one of them for his birthday then lol

[steviegsi]

If you think nova prices are silly, ive just been looking into getting my dad a 2cv (one thats running and otr) and theyre doing upwards of three fecking grand, wont be getting him one of them for his birthday then lol


My mum has had 2 of these years ago! A light grey/dark grey "Dolly", and another one sprayed BMW yellow. Horrid horrid cars!

- good laugh round a field though!

[General Baxter]

baxter - i'd be interested in the omega when the nova sells :thumb:

my omega, and how about a monaro LS1 engine, + cash my way lol

[claire6069]

lmao nah, you can keep the ls1 engine lol

[General Baxter]

ok then my omega, and cash my way, lmao lol

[blue_peg_16v]

It is the first full "Sport" bench seat I have ever seen on Fleabay, and I've been scanning for many years!

If you are looking for parts to complete any rare car restoration(not just Sports), you will pay what ever you have to for it, it is the way of the world unfortunately;)

Clean Nova's are becoming a rare commodity, their prices will continue to rise.

It happens to lots of popular old cars when all the rusty wrecks are scrapped off leaving a few decent cars left.

Seen it happen to Rover P6's and Rover SD1's prices are well on the up......Look at mid eighties Fords:eek:

totaly agree the rear bench is one of the rarest bits on a sport restoration, fronts can be nicked from an sr so are easier to get but still rare

i bought the rear bench not saying what max bid was but would of gone higher if we had too, but only because the chance of finding another is very slim

saying that though a couple of days after phil bought your dash royston he was in the scrapers and found a full brown dash 1 hole type with coin holder for £25 sods law lol so yours is off in the sr lol

its like rich said the other day on a thread when asked how much a sport interior was worth, name your price find another if you can

[blue_peg_16v]

ok then my omega, and cash my way, lmao lol

baxter theres a combo forsale localy to me for £300

[General Baxter]

baxter theres a combo forsale localy to me for £300

For £300 its going to be rotten lol

[blue_peg_16v]

cant have everything lol

[Bubba]

saying that though a couple of days after phil bought your dash royston he was in the scrapers and found a full brown dash 1 hole type with coin holder for £25 sods law lol so yours is off in the sr lol



then there is me with a brown dash and i hack it in half lol

[Royston]

then there is me with a brown dash and i hack it in half lol

Oh Dear...........lol

[blue_peg_16v]

then there is me with a brown dash and i hack it in half lol

the lad that bought the convertable with dave burnt a full brown interion that came in the cabrolet without dave knowing nedless to say he wasnt too pleased lol

[Bubba]

to be fair...when i took it out all around the clocks had been cut with a hacksaw so i was fooked anyway.

and if it didnt have random holes drilled for what looked like hands free kits, i probably wouldnt have

[Royston]

to be fair...when i took it out all around the clocks had been cut with a hacksaw so i was fooked anyway.

and if it didnt have random holes drilled for what looked like hands free kits, i probably wouldnt have

I was only messin;)........lol

[Spudly]

Dont make excuses Bubba, you have done the world a favour as everyone knows mk1 dashes are carcinogenic lol

[blue_peg_16v]

Dont make excuses Bubba, you have done the world a favour as everyone knows mk1 dashes are carcinogenic lol

your intending to keep one

oh and im catchng you up wi the van i may be done before the antibes at this rate lol

[Spudly]

Shuuuusshssh, no im not:roll:




lol






Yeah i know mate but i think everyones is going to be done before mine, buy my sub and headunit though and help me fund a resume of my build:d

[blue_peg_16v]

erm no lol i have a head unit and a sub lol

[Spudly]

Ghey, know anyone for em, im fed up falling over the sub box so want it out of the way lol

[Bubba]

Dont make excuses Bubba, you have done the world a favour as everyone knows mk1 dashes are carcinogenic lol

there is no physical proof of this...and its now a half dash :p which i broke again so needs to be re-glued lol

i did save the under dash shelf though ;)

[Spudly]

there is no physical proof of this...



Yes there is, Jack had a mk1 dash and he got cancer, what more do you need:p

[Gaz1300SR]

What about this one?

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171834

[mowgli]

Yes there is, Jack had a mk1 dash and he got cancer, what more do you need:p

but why was jack regularly rubbing one of his bollocks on a nova dashboard???

[Jack]

Didn't need to, I touched one one with my hand and whammo, job done

[Lewis.]

ok then my omega, and cash my way, lmao lol

to be fair, i'd say your barge and about £400, for claire's nova lol

[Bubba]

Didn't need to, I touched one one with my hand and whammo, job done

:o i must be impervious to the mk1 evilness

[Lewis.]

but why was jack regularly rubbing one of his bollocks on a nova dashboard???

is this not considered normal then? :confused:

[TeddyThom]

:o i must be impervious to the mk1 evilness

To be fair I think only Jack has succumbed to said evilness...

[Bubba]

To be fair I think only Jack has succumbed to said evilness...

so what your saying is...that could be discounted as proof :thumb:

[TeddyThom]

so what your saying is...that could be discounted as proof :thumb:

Well I wouldn't say that, more like the Mk1 dash just must really hate Jack....

[Jack]

Your time will come

[Bubba]

Your time will come

lol thanks