Not sure quite where to put this so it is also on the Wanted posts.
I live in S.W. France & we seem to be blessed with almost rust free cars, including Quatrelles. A friend of mine often returns to the UK to visit his aged parents & we think he should take the odd car back with him on his trailer. To that end we have been looking for a nice R4 & have found quite a few tidy ones. The problem is they are as much in demand here as they are in the UK & looking on this site it is difficult to judge what people are prepared to pay. It is as if sellers are embarrassed to put a price up as others seem to be quick to condemn "high" prices! I think that the R4 is about to become the next "big thing" & prices for a 30 year old mint car of any type should be above banger price. There is a car near me at the moment which is 2300 euros - a beautiful example in almost showroom condition. By the time it has been transported to the UK it would have to sell for about £3000. Nice 2 CVs sell for twice this. There are cheaper ones - we viewed a 1980 GTL, rust free, but the paintwork was faded & it had a few dents & odd front seats. A 6 hour round trip & the owner would not drop from 1600 euros.
My question is: Is anyone out there ready to pay serious money for a serious car or should we just drop the whole idea?
Your thoughts, please!
I live in S.W. France & we seem to be blessed with almost rust free cars, including Quatrelles. A friend of mine often returns to the UK to visit his aged parents & we think he should take the odd car back with him on his trailer. To that end we have been looking for a nice R4 & have found quite a few tidy ones. The problem is they are as much in demand here as they are in the UK & looking on this site it is difficult to judge what people are prepared to pay. It is as if sellers are embarrassed to put a price up as others seem to be quick to condemn "high" prices! I think that the R4 is about to become the next "big thing" & prices for a 30 year old mint car of any type should be above banger price. There is a car near me at the moment which is 2300 euros - a beautiful example in almost showroom condition. By the time it has been transported to the UK it would have to sell for about £3000. Nice 2 CVs sell for twice this. There are cheaper ones - we viewed a 1980 GTL, rust free, but the paintwork was faded & it had a few dents & odd front seats. A 6 hour round trip & the owner would not drop from 1600 euros.
My question is: Is anyone out there ready to pay serious money for a serious car or should we just drop the whole idea?
Your thoughts, please!