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[Col]

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum

apologies if I'm posting this in the wrong section...

I'm on the lookout for a Trophy, and I am presently at the "scouring the classifieds" stage :lol:

any advice on the best places to look ?

I spotted this one on pistonheads, but after a quick search, I was surprised to see it was previously advertised on here for quite a bit less :shock:

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[hoolio]

Yep he traded it, best part of £2k markup :shock:
Here is a good place to start, if they are on here they are going to be enthausiasts and you get a bit of the history. Also as the warranties come up i think there will be a fair few more being sold.
You could also try steve at http://www.allvehicles.co.uk He generally has a few and they are well sorted.


Hi, by the way.

 

[Col]

so putting aside the markup, do you think that's a fair price for that particular car ?

 

[hoolio]

so putting aside the markup, do you think that's a fair price for that particular car ?

Very good mileage, but i would try and batter them down by at least £500 and try and get some extras thrown in.

 

[Col]

yeah, I like the mileage on that one

would you say £10,000 was about top dollar for one of these now ?

if so, that's good news because £10,000 is my budget :lol:

 

[hoolio]

£10k is too much, there are not too many around with that mileage but G40Steve is selling his on here for £9.5 with the same miles and higher milage ones are going for a lot lot less. A fairer price would be close to 9.

 

[Col]

ok, thanks for the advice mate 8)

really liking the site by the way... I think I'll go and have a quick browse in the for sale section

 

[DaveTrophy]

Where abouts are you based Col?

 

[Col]

I'm from Nottingham Dave.

I currently drive a 2002 Xsara VTS, which I've had for over 4 years now...

so just the small problem of selling that first before I can make any definite plans :roll:

 

[DaveTrophy]

Ah right,

Well, I know Middlesbrough Renault have a Trophy in with 26k on the clock and has been very well looked after I can vouch for that

 

[Col]

what's that one going for mate ?

would be interesting to know because the dealers usually charge a bit more :roll:

 

[DaveTrophy]

I would expect it to be around the £8.5k mark

 

[g40steve]

I'm from Nottingham Dave.

I currently drive a 2002 Xsara VTS, which I've had for over 4 years now...

so just the small problem of selling that first before I can make any definite plans :roll:

I'm in East Leake, 10 mins away =D>

 

[Cue]

to be fair i'm amazed owners are driving the price down.... in a few years a few people will be kicking themselves....

 

[felix]

...kicking themselves they didn't sell - the tax disc could be over £400 by then... and how much petrol will be is anyones guess. Just my tuppence worth, no offence to anyone

 

[S4M]

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/622634.htm - 298 FS

I wouldent worry about buying a car with silly miles, unless ofcourse you plan on being a wuss and garaging it and polishing it too much :lol: My one is on 38k and has had alot of things replaced one it therefor should be fine for years to come. Ive allways seen spending a premium on low milage cars a false economy.... sometimes they can be the one that you have to replace everything on but there no longer in warranty anymore ..

Good luck with your find

 

[hoolio]

to be fair i'm amazed owners are driving the price down.... in a few years a few people will be kicking themselves....

Cue i hope you know my view on this, i think its almost criminal that they can be picked up for less than £7k and yes i think the lower mileage ones should go for £10k. I was just trying to give an opinion of where i thought the market was at this time, the simple fact is they seem to have dropped about £1k-£1.5k in about 6 months. Not good.

 

[Cue]

Having recently seen a 15 year old, not exactly mint Escort RS Cosworth for over £18k i'm convinced you'll see the price of trophy's increase in the next 10 or so years when mainstream petrol cars are starting to be phased out.

 

[hoolio]

You should also know that i have no intention of selling and i'm pretty much with you on that^^

 

[Col]

all very good points, thanks

well the big development today is, my girlfriend has given me the go ahead :lol:

I really think I'm going to have trouble shifting my current car though, so who knows how long this could drag on :roll:

is there any pattern that has developed with the warranty claims then ?