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[CKR]

Ive just been on Autotrader dreaming Id won the lottery and which C3 Corvette Im about to buy, as you do on a Sunday. Just checked out VX220s and prices seem a lot better than last year. I remember seeing NAs changing hands for £5k, with nicer stuff at £7-7.5k. Somethings changed as CAT D stuff is now listed at just under £8k and nicer stuff at £8-9.5k. Could this be the start of increasing prices and will the spring see NAs in good condition valued at £10k+ Turbo are already £12-13k. Which is exactly where they were in Feb 2009 when I bout my NA for £7900

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Dealers do seem to have good prices on vx220 unsure of what they actually sell for But IMO the NA prices are climbing probably £1500 in the last 2 years or so But I think the cars which demand the right money are from enthusiastic honest people To people who are worried about finding a lemon which there seems to be a few around at the moment

[jonnyboy]

Bang on the 16500 asking price for the red tubby I've got. Have sold the silver one twice at full asking price but hasnt worked out yet. The na I have at 11500 has some serious interest also at the moment. Three very exceptional cars but shows what is possible for the right cars.

[Baron Von Scubadaddy]

at last we start to talk the prices up !!!

[rob999]

Prices have certainly stabilised and thanks to some positive exposure are showing signs of strengthening. However, there are a couple of higher mileage cars out there at the moment with very ambitious price tags IMO.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

There is always a argument that anything with less than 120,000 miles is low mileage from the age of the vx220 most are more than 10 years old now or fast approaching ten years

[chez]

My 13 yr old na has done 57k, I bought it for 6.5k in September, not a cat car, it needs the paintwork sorting here and there but I'm just gonna give it a full re-spray as a mate is a sprayer, its sound mechanically (touches wood) and has had sensible mods done ie suspension, alloy rad etc, i'm in the middle of refreshing the interior, after it is re-sprayed I wouldnt sell it for less than 8k I reckon maybe more in the summer but I'm not gonna sell it, its mine now and intend on keeping it for a good few years yet, but the prices are definitely rising which is good

[Harry Hornet]

...my dear friends....its called basic economics.....demand  vs supply..... **

 

...as the supply dwindles...and the demand stays the same or increases..the natural law of economics  will see prices hold or go up.

 

..the opposite if supply outstrips demand...

 

** as long as the product is in a relatively good condition...

[Nev]

Let me know when mine is worth £1,000,000 and I will be tempted to sell

[Dollon]

My 128k NA 2003 was about 5k all said and done.

 

Hoping to increase this value with some improvements, rebuild, respray, engine build, ITB's etc

[ratboiler]

Hope you are right, I have been holding onto a VXR for years now as my son wanted it, he lives in Norway so we don't get the chance to use it much although I do keep it up and running all the time.

We took it out over the Christmas period and bearing in mind he is now 6'-4" it is too small for him.

[christhegasman]

I know the feeling I am 6.2 and the high side of 50s so not as bendy either might move mine in for the right price if they keep going up Got my eye on a classic Alfa or similar

[Nev]

Got my eye on a classic Alfa or similar

 

If you get an Alfa, you'll just be bending into the engine bay to fix it all the time instead  

[RabnaKS]

Hope you are right, I have been holding onto a VXR for years now as my son wanted it, he lives in Norway so we don't get the chance to use it much although I do keep it up and running all the time. We took it out over the Christmas period and bearing in mind he is now 6'-4" it is too small for him.

Would you say he's grown out of it?😉

[jonnyboy]

There should be some good news on all cars but it's the low mileage ones that are heading up of course. The VX is the hardest to find a good example of. I would reckon we are maybe 2/3 years from 20k been reasonable for a low mileage turbo and 15 for a good NA.

[VX Boyd]

Prices certainly are looking good. Certainly interesting to me as I got mine 3 1/2 years ago for £7250 with 60,000 miles. It's now on over 100,000 miles, a handful of minor irritants and yet would still probably get over £7000 at sale.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

I wish I had your crystal ball Jonnyboy 🔮

[Harry Hornet]

There should be some good news on all cars but it's the low mileage ones that are heading up of course. The VX is the hardest to find a good example of. I would reckon we are maybe 2/3 years from 20k been reasonable for a low mileage turbo and 15 for a good NA.

 

......proof is in the pudding.....give me a quote on a LY85.....less than 30k.......well looked after, cant guarrentee last owner info though....  

[fiveoclock]

Got my eye on a classic Alfa or similar

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4ae38f4468

[christhegasman]

Got my eye on a classic Alfa or similar

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4ae38f4468

That sort of thing would be my plan