Need help valuing a Ferrari 360 kit car
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Hi Guys
Just after a bit of advice on the value of this car, not sure it is worth the price it is listed for:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ferrari-360-Spider-Kit-c...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Cheers
Just after a bit of advice on the value of this car, not sure it is worth the price it is listed for:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ferrari-360-Spider-Kit-c...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Cheers
Having seen a few replicas, and having owned two mkiii MR2s, my feeling is just buy a nice MR2 for less than a third of that price.
Lovely cars to drive, but the engine sound won't ever sound anything like a Ferrari, whatever you do to the exhaust (maybe a V6 conversion will help a bit but would probably take another £9k on top)
Pretty sure you could find many better ways of spending the £6k I helped you save! Just imagine how you'll feel when a spotty 13yr old shouts "that's not a real Ferrari!" at a pedestrian crossing?
Lovely cars to drive, but the engine sound won't ever sound anything like a Ferrari, whatever you do to the exhaust (maybe a V6 conversion will help a bit but would probably take another £9k on top)
Pretty sure you could find many better ways of spending the £6k I helped you save! Just imagine how you'll feel when a spotty 13yr old shouts "that's not a real Ferrari!" at a pedestrian crossing?
vx220 said:
Having seen a few replicas, and having owned two mkiii MR2s, my feeling is just buy a nice MR2 for less than a third of that price.
Lovely cars to drive, but the engine sound won't ever sound anything like a Ferrari, whatever you do to the exhaust (maybe a V6 conversion will help a bit but would probably take another £9k on top)
Pretty sure you could find many better ways of spending the £6k I helped you save! Just imagine how you'll feel when a spotty 13yr old shouts "that's not a real Ferrari!" at a pedestrian crossing?
Just had a rethink, and instead of saving the money for other stuff, you could buy an MR2 with an engine failure and send it off for a V6 conversion?Lovely cars to drive, but the engine sound won't ever sound anything like a Ferrari, whatever you do to the exhaust (maybe a V6 conversion will help a bit but would probably take another £9k on top)
Pretty sure you could find many better ways of spending the £6k I helped you save! Just imagine how you'll feel when a spotty 13yr old shouts "that's not a real Ferrari!" at a pedestrian crossing?
Before buying a mkiii MR2 (Ferrari bodied or not) have a look over on mr2roc to learn about the engine failure stuff
The OP wants help valuing this car. I estimate £4-£5K.
There is a market for this kind of stuff but it's just a body kit on a crashed MR2. It looks pretty so it is worth that kind of money.
It could be improved by removing the Fakarri badges so you could enjoy the pretty shape without the embaresment of being caught out as a faker.
You'd still feel like a bit of a knob if a 360 came in the opposite direction but so what.
I suspect an "innit" may pay more and keep the badges on.
There is a market for this kind of stuff but it's just a body kit on a crashed MR2. It looks pretty so it is worth that kind of money.
It could be improved by removing the Fakarri badges so you could enjoy the pretty shape without the embaresment of being caught out as a faker.
You'd still feel like a bit of a knob if a 360 came in the opposite direction but so what.
I suspect an "innit" may pay more and keep the badges on.
Don't do it, they always look so tragic, however well done they are and if you take it to Italy they'll rightly crush it.
There are so many good options for a 10k budget, a crashed Toyota with fake Ferrari badges is not one of them.
To answer your question it's worth the market rate for a modified Cat D MR2, at best.
There are so many good options for a 10k budget, a crashed Toyota with fake Ferrari badges is not one of them.
To answer your question it's worth the market rate for a modified Cat D MR2, at best.
Clivew said:
It is still registered as a Toyota MR2 which is incorrect. If DVLA pick that up it may well need to pass an IVA test.
You sure Clive? This is just an MR2 with a new frock, no chopping of chassis/floor pan, no change to mechanicals etc etc. Ergo no requirement for IVA (as far as I understand the rules).Jim
Happy Jim said:
You sure Clive? This is just an MR2 with a new frock, no chopping of chassis/floor pan, no change to mechanicals etc etc. Ergo no requirement for IVA (as far as I understand the rules).
Jim
According to the DVLA website IVA applies to "Amateur Built Vehicles" and "Rebuilt Vehicles" which I would think would apply in this case. Jim
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-approval/individual-veh...
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration/rebuilt-ve...
I wouldn't risk it.
As far as I am aware if it is just a panel swap and the main monocoque or chassis has not been modified it does not need an IVA but does need an inspection by the dvla and the description on the log book modifying to represent what the car looks like. I am sure someone much more knoweldgeable than myself will correct me if I am wrong.
ugg10 said:
As far as I am aware if it is just a panel swap and the main monocoque or chassis has not been modified it does not need an IVA but does need an inspection by the dvla and the description on the log book modifying to represent what the car looks like. I am sure someone much more knoweldgeable than myself will correct me if I am wrong.
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