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[Wolfstone]

February edition published today contains a 'Buyer's Guide' and declares it a classic.  

 

"Exclusive and exciting both in appearance and behind the wheel, the VX220 has now achieved full classic status and prices look set to continue rising for the nicest cars."

 

 

 

 

Great exposure for these fantastic little cars and should help residuals and insurance.

 

 

 

 

[Ian59]

Finally getting the recognition they deserve   

Edited by Ian59, 05 January 2017 - 06:46 PM.

[Nev]

Although prices will rise slowly, I don't think they will ever be popular: for exactly the same reasons they weren't popular when they came out. Namely people see a badge rather than the engineering underneath.

 

Unfortunately cars generally sell for their looks, perceived snobbery and headline 0-60 values, not because they are deserving and in the top quartile of their genre

Edited by Nev, 05 January 2017 - 07:48 PM.

[Harry Hornet]

Nice one "Price"...

 

..anything to help these plastic sh*t buckets keep up their image of "nice car mister".... and a decent risidual price..

 

...eventually it will be down to demand and supply..the less there are, the more classic and special they will become....even the scruffy and biscuit ones!

[turbo2015]

Never hit my pillowing dreaming about owning a vx220...then i drove one, its what dreams are made out of.

 

all other classics that are raising fast  .....Ford capri brooklands-- mini 1275gt---S1 escort rs turbo--325i these are cars that will always attract large crowds.

 

vx220 still has its place :0)

 

my mr2 turbo is classed as a classic, i get really cheap insurance (190 pounds a year) due to the classic classification, will this happen with the vx :0)

[chris_uk]

i wanna know where you get chains done  at £95

[jonnyboy]

8 minters in stock and they pick some other feckers beater for the ad lol

 

Maybe I should have paid £800 for that advert after all! 

[vocky]

anti roll bar is powder coated blue, so may be aftermarket  .... thats a standard one then

 

such amateurs

[Wolfstone]

8 minters in stock and they pick some other feckers beater for the ad lol

 

Maybe I should have paid £800 for that advert after all! 

 

My advert was free Jon. 

[james.a]

Good article mate. Nice to see these starting to appear in classic car magazine. Let's hope for more.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

 

8 minters in stock and they pick some other feckers beater for the ad lol

 

Maybe I should have paid £800 for that advert after all! 

 

My advert was free Jon. 

 

 

maybe it ken that is becoming the classic

[james.a]

Ken's advert isn't in a classic car magazine. Far more specialised than that.

[Wolfstone]

i wanna know where you get chains done  at £95

All the prices quoted are the costs of the parts, not the cost of fitting.

[pete-r]

Great to see some traction on the cars image, but recognition it deserves and (selfishly) pricing. Time for those £40k pistonheads adverts to start rolling in!

[jonnyboy]

Working on it

[Pidgeon]

What's 'classic status'?  If it means the VX is seen in the same light as an MGB, you can keep it

[siztenboots]

classic as in horrendous parts prices and supply

 

and expect more cars being stolen for black market parts

[Wolfstone]

Christ you lot are so negative.

[rob999]

Classic as in the average age of the owner is on a par with that of the MGB Club Ken loves those beige slacks

Edited by rob999, 06 January 2017 - 08:37 AM.

[pete-r]

I hit 40 last year and my scalp sunroof is getting bigger by the day. I'm the ideal demographic then!