Low Mileage and Rising Prices

Rickshaw · 2nd June 2019, 18:34

A couple of things :-
1 - spotted this 30K miles car on EBay for £500. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-ROVE...IAAOSwulpc7RHm
If I had room I would likely have a go at this one. Can anyone save it?

2 - Is it my imagination or are the prices of our cars on the UP. Scanned EBay and there are few in the low 100's ( as were a while back , quite a lot in the £1500 - 2000 , and a number £3000 - £5000 .

Any observations.

chris75 · 2nd June 2019, 18:47

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Originally Posted by Rickshaw

2 - Is it my imagination or are the prices of our cars on the UP. Scanned EBay and there are few in the low 100's ( as were a while back , quite a lot in the £1500 - 2000 , and a number £3000 - £5000 .

Any observations.

I too have noticed an upward trend

In Classic Car Weekly , the classified ads typically have our cars valued at £1500 - £2000 . These all appear to be decent condition examples of course ; a banger is a banger whatever the model !

Heddy · 2nd June 2019, 19:27

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Originally Posted by Rickshaw

A couple of things :-
1 - spotted this 30K miles car on EBay for £500. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-ROVE...IAAOSwulpc7RHm
If I had room I would likely have a go at this one. Can anyone save it?

2 - Is it my imagination or are the prices of our cars on the UP. Scanned EBay and there are few in the low 100's ( as were a while back , quite a lot in the £1500 - 2000 , and a number £3000 - £5000 .

Any observations.

'RESERVE NOT MET' so who knows what figure the seller has in mind or what they'll accept

Clickernick · 2nd June 2019, 21:40

My recently acquired (see pic below) Rover 75 CDTi tourer auto Connie SE with 56,000 miles and almost immaculate paintwork set me back £3450 from a dealer.
Although it came with a new ‘faultless’ mot,,The brakes were NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-, the rear light had issues and it has Chinese Mazzini tyres all round which will be gone soon enough but it just had to be bought.
It is like driving a new car now and it’s 160 remap has made it a lovely car to own and drive.

MSS · 3rd June 2019, 05:12

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Originally Posted by Clickernick

My recently acquired (see pic below) Rover 75 CDTi tourer auto Connie SE with 56,000 miles and almost immaculate paintwork set me back £3450 from a dealer.
Although it came with a new ‘faultless’ mot,,The brakes were NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-, the rear light had issues and it has Chinese Mazzini tyres all round which will be gone soon enough but it just had to be bought.
It is like driving a new car now and it’s 160 remap has made it a lovely car to own and drive.

Decent tyres will cost you more than the car!

I've noticed that tyre prices have increased a lot in the last 2ish years.

Mike Trident · 3rd June 2019, 06:38

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Originally Posted by Heddy

'RESERVE NOT MET' so who knows what figure the seller has in mind or what they'll accept

True! The seller says he paid over 2k for it a year ago, it will be at least 1500 I would have thought.

Clickernick · 3rd June 2019, 07:22

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Originally Posted by mss

Decent tyres will cost you more than the car!

I've noticed that tyre prices have increased a lot in the last 2ish years.

Don’t know where you get tyres then as I have no probs getting tyres at a reasonable price!
I have a set of 18” 11 spokes going on the car and a set of Avon’s ZZ7 will be £400 fitted. Not at all a bad cost as they will last 30,000 miles.

MSS · 3rd June 2019, 18:38

My apologies - I read your car cost as £350 as opposed to £3450.

Must try a different optician next time.

Raspberrycai · 3rd June 2019, 19:10

Prices do appear to be rising. I bought my car last year, 65K miles for just under £2000. It was in good nick but had a few problems. I reckon if I bought it a year or 2 before it would have been a bit cheaper, as I'd been watching 75's for quite a while. I know someone who just bought an '04 tourer with 75K miles for £1750 the other month too which hopefully means I didn't overpay on mine... They're still bargains in my opinion.

Clickernick · 3rd June 2019, 19:40

Ha ha! What you like!!! £350!! Just sold my 19 year old R75 v6 for that to a club member!!
Everyone knows a Connie SE Tourer CDTi Auto is the top combo and as such pulls the most sheckles! To find one on Autotrader with top paintwork, low miles and a mint engine adds to the tab.
With tyres there’s no contest, safety will always cost and I always go for Avon’s as they are fairly priced and best of all, British!!
£80-£100 is my window for tyres and ‘ditch finders’ are not generally in this bracket.

2nd June 2019, 18:34	#1
Rickshaw Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer, 2 X75 Saloon , MGTF Sunstorm Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Guildford Posts: 380 Thanks: 497 Thanked 172 Times in 93 Posts	Low Mileage and Rising Prices A couple of things :- 1 - spotted this 30K miles car on EBay for £500. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-ROVE...IAAOSwulpc7RHm If I had room I would likely have a go at this one. Can anyone save it? 2 - Is it my imagination or are the prices of our cars on the UP. Scanned EBay and there are few in the low 100's ( as were a while back , quite a lot in the £1500 - 2000 , and a number £3000 - £5000 . Any observations.

2nd June 2019, 21:40	#4
Clickernick Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Connie SE Tourer Triumph Street Triple R Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bletchley, Milton Keynes Posts: 1,163 Thanks: 75 Thanked 91 Times in 65 Posts	My recently acquired (see pic below) Rover 75 CDTi tourer auto Connie SE with 56,000 miles and almost immaculate paintwork set me back £3450 from a dealer. Although it came with a new ‘faultless’ mot,,The brakes were NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-, the rear light had issues and it has Chinese Mazzini tyres all round which will be gone soon enough but it just had to be bought. It is like driving a new car now and it’s 160 remap has made it a lovely car to own and drive. __________________ Real walnut interior. Original refurbished Forked Spokes 16” with Michelin Primacy 4 rubber, Pioneer AVH-Z9200DAB double din Wi Fi phone integration. Retrofitted twin front horns. 160 re-map. Revotec fan. Silicone intercooler hoses and ‘O ring’ replacement. Top hose thermostat. New walnut and smokestone steering wheel with cruise upgrade. Brembo Brakes. Ceramic coated rear Exhaust. L/engine mount, Hydramount, Bosch MAF. Focal Access Drivers and Focal Amp.

3rd June 2019, 19:10	#9
Raspberrycai Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon, Merc 190E 1.8, '91 Yamaha SR125 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Chester Posts: 193 Thanks: 85 Thanked 60 Times in 36 Posts	Prices do appear to be rising. I bought my car last year, 65K miles for just under £2000. It was in good nick but had a few problems. I reckon if I bought it a year or 2 before it would have been a bit cheaper, as I'd been watching 75's for quite a while. I know someone who just bought an '04 tourer with 75K miles for £1750 the other month too which hopefully means I didn't overpay on mine... They're still bargains in my opinion. __________________ 2004 Rover 75 Saloon - Connoisseur S.E - 2.0 Diesel CDTi - Platinum Gold - Auto. 1991 Mercedes 190E 1.8 (Nico) / 1991 Yamaha SR125 (David) This vehicle (Nigel) was born Wednesday, 15th September 2004 @ 08:14:39 and was the 103,810th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 - This vehicle was the 3,096th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 4,744 - This vehicle was the 303rd 75 in Platinum Gold (code: MCN) to be made out of 1,685 Platinum Gold 75s

3rd June 2019, 19:40	#10
Clickernick Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Connie SE Tourer Triumph Street Triple R Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bletchley, Milton Keynes Posts: 1,163 Thanks: 75 Thanked 91 Times in 65 Posts	Ha ha! What you like!!! £350!! Just sold my 19 year old R75 v6 for that to a club member!! Everyone knows a Connie SE Tourer CDTi Auto is the top combo and as such pulls the most sheckles! To find one on Autotrader with top paintwork, low miles and a mint engine adds to the tab. With tyres there’s no contest, safety will always cost and I always go for Avon’s as they are fairly priced and best of all, British!! £80-£100 is my window for tyres and ‘ditch finders’ are not generally in this bracket. __________________ Real walnut interior. Original refurbished Forked Spokes 16” with Michelin Primacy 4 rubber, Pioneer AVH-Z9200DAB double din Wi Fi phone integration. Retrofitted twin front horns. 160 re-map. Revotec fan. Silicone intercooler hoses and ‘O ring’ replacement. Top hose thermostat. New walnut and smokestone steering wheel with cruise upgrade. Brembo Brakes. Ceramic coated rear Exhaust. L/engine mount, Hydramount, Bosch MAF. Focal Access Drivers and Focal Amp.

3rd June 2019, 18:38	#8
MSS This is my second home Rover 75CDT, Jaguar XF-S 3.0V6, V'xhall Omega V6 Estate, Twintop 1.8VVT, Astra Estate and Corsa 1.2 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7,083 Thanks: 283 Thanked 624 Times in 440 Posts	My apologies - I read your car cost as £350 as opposed to £3450. Must try a different optician next time.