Mk1 Mr2 prices

[OlberJ]

Holy Moly!

Haven't looked at actually purchasing one for a while and am thinking about another daft project so thought i'd browse the classifieds/ebay.

Cannot believe the price of them now. Almost all a grand plus and that's without MOT etc. Bonkers.

Has something happened in the last 4 years and they have all disappeared or something equally strange?

[Red Devil]

Rarity increasing as many have succumbed to the dreaded rot and others have been stacked by yoofs for whom they became more affordable to purchase and had little or no experience of RWD? Add mid-engine and ditchfinder tyres to the mix...

[silent k]

That'd be great if they have gone up! I've got a mk1 sat on the drive that the mot has just expired on, trying to figure out what to do with it.

[RobCrezz]

Getting rare due to the rust!

[bazza1000]

Very rare find these days in good condition. Plus not many left thanks to dreaded rust & rot issues.

I remember when my aunt had one new in the 80's when I was a kid, unfortunatley it got stolen by a professional gang after 6 months of her having it. Great little retro cars.

[spudgun GB]

About time. I have always been in it for the long game but honestly had visions of them never really going up in value much.
A bit of a money pit to restore a rough 'un though.

[5705]

Yikes - I'm paying quite a bit more for one!

[OlberJ]

Spill 5705. Whet my appetite for another one.

It's that or a VX220.

[5705]

OlberJ said:

Spill 5705. Whet my appetite for another one.

It's that or a VX220.

It's a Super Edition with 61000m. Late model, JDM-only with the supercharger engine and some extra niceties. Fairly conservative 145-ish BHP as standard and - if I've got the right end of the stick - there's a simple pulley swap upgrade to get to about 190 (from Fensport).

Not many in the UK. http://www.basirk.com/mr2/se/index.php?option=1

[OlberJ]

Oh aye, i know all about SE's. Even one that was made into a Mk1.5

Nice choice.

[5705]

OlberJ said:

Even one that was made into a Mk1.5

Someone's regretting that now!

[OlberJ]

Nah, not at all, it wasn't the best SE and already had parts swapped off of it so was a good shell.

The results are pretty impressive anyways.

[mr2mk1chick]

OlberJ said:

Spill 5705. Whet my appetite for another one.

It's that or a VX220.

I've gone from numerous track prepped mk1's and mk1sc to a vx220 - great move up IMO - no rust issues
The VX prices are pretty good too, and you can but an NA for 7-8k low miler and then SC it if you want to fettle
Good that the prices are going up, as i still have my modified show car mk1 wrapped up in the garage, but should sell at some point.

[OlberJ]

Well it's either a sc or twin turbo.

On the online audi v6.

When I fettle, I really like to fettle

[Red Devil]

spudgun GB said:

About time. I have always been in it for the long game but honestly had visions of them never really going up in value much.
A bit of a money pit to restore a rough 'un though.

If I'm not mistaken you have a nice shiny red one. Yeovilton 2008 and 2009.

[spudgun GB]

Red Devil said:

If I'm not mistaken you have a nice shiny red one. Yeovilton 2008 and 2009.

This has to be Tonylefrog, surely. How are you keeping Tony? well I hope?
How's the Kent arm of the MR2 scene these days?

[5705]

mr2mk1chick said:

i still have my modified show car mk1 wrapped up in the garage, but should sell at some point.

Interesting - are there pix around here?

[spudgun GB]

5705 said:

Interesting - are there pix around here?

I hope you like orange.

Sorry Jo.

[Red Devil]

spudgun GB said:

This has to be Tonylefrog, surely. How are you keeping Tony? well I hope?
How's the Kent arm of the MR2 scene these days?

10/10. In another place.
I'm still hanging in there. We have a regular monthly meet and I have reinstated the Kent Runs after a gap year in 2010.
I suppose I ought to change my username as my current car is blue!

[mr2mk1chick]

5705 said:

Interesting - are there pix around here?

On my profile/garage, was cover featured in mr2only mag too.

LOL @ spudgun yep - its very 'orange'
I now drive an orange vx200