How much for a nice one ?

[BENOITLAN]

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[BENOITLAN]

quote:HI,

I M THE OWNER OFF A Grantura an when i went to London for the last time i felt in love with a Griffith...But someone could tell me how much it costs in GB ?
Because in france it costs around 25O00-30000 £.
thanks.
benoit. Paris

[Finston]

£20,000 to £22,000 for a good 97/98 Griff 500, and now the Griff 500 will hold its money alot better than any other TVR model, thats according to what my dealer said, even better for me.

[apache]

mark,

don't want to depress you but check out prices on loot.com, low mileage 500's going for less than £16k, theres a way to go yet before prices rise

[Finston]

Pete,


You get what you pay for, I went to see a lot of these cheaper Griffs and ended up just wasting my time. I was told not to buy an early Griff 500 by a man in the know, 1998 plus are the ones to go for, because of the mods and better build quality so thats the one I went for. And a top one will cost you £20,000 plus, unless the seller is very desperate or sad and wants to go back to his boring porker because the Griff scares the living daylights out of him. Fcuking Fair Weathered TVR owners who don't know what its all about.

[apache]

what do you reckon an N reg is good for then

[MikeyT]

Finston

Why did you feel you wasted your time seeing these cheaper Griffs? What was wrong with them – there must be good ones out there where the owner is forced to sell – for a soon-to-be-owner like me they will be the ones I'll be trying to root out.
Really, at the end of the day, like everything, you get what you pay for ...

TVR owner one day

[Stig]

Horseplop mate. I had build no.1 of the 500's ('93) and never had a squeak of bother from it other than wear and tear stuff. Age and mileage are not direct indications of condition. Check the car out or get an expert to do it for you. Btw. I saw recently that it's up for sale at Adrian Blythe.

quote:
Pete,


You get what you pay for, I went to see a lot of these cheaper Griffs and ended up just wasting my time. I was told not to buy an early Griff 500 by a man in the know, 1998 plus are the ones to go for, because of the mods and better build quality so thats the one I went for. And a top one will cost you £20,000 plus, unless the seller is very desperate or sad and wants to go back to his boring porker because the Griff scares the living daylights out of him. Fcuking Fair Weathered TVR owners who don't know what its all about.

www.locost-racing.com

Car No. 13

[MikeyT]

TVR Griffith 500, 1997, imperial blue pearl, magnolia hide, full TVR service history, 22,300 miles, 17in alloys, 6 stack CD, immaculate, any trial, redundancy forces urgent sale,  £13,000.00 or near offer.

Ad from loot.com

This is what I'll be purchasing with a good check over by the local TVR dealer/specialist. Bargain or what?

TVR owner one day

[500 GRF]

That sounds worryingly cheap to me (says the man that paid double that 4 months ago from a dealer, albeit with half that mileage, for essentially the same car). Doh!!!! Can we stop this thread before I do something stupid......

Edited by 500 GRF on Thursday 8th November 15:05

[Saturn 5]

Mine is a 95 and was far better nick than 96 and 97 models all with same mileage and they were more money.

[apache]

MikeyT, eerr....sorry that ad was a wind up by some derranged workmates with too much spare time on their hands. Only had 2 or 3 calls for it strangely, and yes mine is not blue

[MikeyT]

If that's true Apache, I thought it was horrendously cheap!!

And there's me with your bronze one as me screensaver ...

TVR owner one day

[apache]

yeah, they were taking the p**s, what colour is your Mustang, I've seen one cruising around here

[markuk]

well, at least that puts me out of
my misery! ive been thinking of calling the number all day!!! but wanted to speak to the wife first! lol....i can rest my old brain now thinking of another new car!.... your mates need a good kickin if you ask me!

[Finston]

quote:
what do you reckon an N reg is good for then

If its a good one keep hold of it no matter what year it is, As long as you keep on top of it and keep it well serviced you can ask what you want for it, I've spent a lot of time and money traveling the length of the UK looking for the right one, I believe these cars are very special and good ones will always find buyers willing to spend the money. Not that I'll ever be selling mine. All I was saying is if you have the money its worth going for a good 1998+. Not trying to have a go at anyone because all the Griffs are GREAT no matter what year they are.

[MikeyT]

Apache, it's red.

TVR owner one day

[apache]

I'll look out for you in Cambs then mikey. No offence taken fin, I asked because it's obvious you've seen plenty of Griffs. I love mine and hope never to have to sell it. Mark, my workmates will see this thread tomorrow so I'll get them to send an apology

Edited by apache on Thursday 8th November 21:18

[zertec]

If the Griffith is a second car why not buy one now as cheap as possible, spend ten grand or so making it superb over the winter. Then keep it forever.

Clive Reed
Zertec Limited
[e-mail]
www.zertec.co.uk

[apache]

absolutely, I'll give you a hand to do it as well if you live near enough