Considering selling a Spider in January..

[Strugs]

Am I crazy for a) considering selling at all, b) considering selling in January!!?

[Wombat Rick]

People will buy hard to get desirable cars at any time of the year. I sold a Westfield with no roof or heater in the middle of January one year - the test drive took place in a hail/snow storm!

[Pooh]

(a) Maybe, it depends what you get instead.
(b)No, it looks like a nice one and V6 spiders are rare beasts so I would expect it to sell at any time of year.

[Strugs]

Wombat Rick said:

People will buy hard to get desirable cars at any time of the year. I sold a Westfield with no roof or heater in the middle of January one year - the test drive took place in a hail/snow storm!

That's what I'm hoping! Just need to decide for sure that I am going to change and then work out what to ask for the Spider!

[Strugs]

Pooh said:

(a) Maybe, it depends what you get instead.
(b)No, it looks like a nice one and V6 spiders are rare beasts so I would expect it to sell at any time of year.

(a) Considering something Elise or VX220-shaped
(b) Thanks! Once I've decided for sure and come up with a price I hope so!

[Pooh]

Strugs said:

(a) Considering something Elise or VX220-shaped

I have been toying with replacing the GTV with either of those but I am reluctant to give up the V6 for a 4 cyl and the GTV has poly-bushed rear suspension and bilstein shocks so it handles very well and is great fun.
I think I'll stick with it a bit longer, I do miss having a convertible though.

[Strugs]

Pooh said:

Strugs said:

(a) Considering something Elise or VX220-shaped

I have been toying with replacing the GTV with either of those but I am reluctant to give up the V6 for a 4 cyl and the GTV has poly-bushed rear suspension and bilstein shocks so it handles very well and is great fun.
I think I'll stick with it a bit longer, I do miss having a convertible though.

If I was to keep the Spider the shocks and bushes would be done within weeks! Having driven an S2 Elise on track and my bro-in-law's Exige on the road I still don't think it would end up as fun to drive as either of them (way to sell my car, eh?!). I really want to venture out on track in my own car as well, and I'm not sure I could put the Spider through that!

[Pooh]

Strugs said:

Pooh said:

Strugs said:

(a) Considering something Elise or VX220-shaped

I have been toying with replacing the GTV with either of those but I am reluctant to give up the V6 for a 4 cyl and the GTV has poly-bushed rear suspension and bilstein shocks so it handles very well and is great fun.
I think I'll stick with it a bit longer, I do miss having a convertible though.

If I was to keep the Spider the shocks and bushes would be done within weeks! Having driven an S2 Elise on track and my bro-in-law's Exige on the road I still don't think it would end up as fun to drive as either of them (way to sell my car, eh?!). I really want to venture out on track in my own car as well, and I'm not sure I could put the Spider through that!

No a V6 spider/GTV will never be as much fun to drive, or as good on a track, but they do have other attractions.

[wadgebeast]

The spider I was looking for 6 months ago still doesn't seem to have come on the market - lusso red, tan leather, post 98, ave mileage but looked after, under £7k. (twinnie! doing 70 miles a day on A and B roads, so can't afford V6 thirst) fortunately I found my second choice zoe yellow one within 2 months. If yours is particularly sought after, it will sell.....

[Strugs]

Pooh said:

No a V6 spider/GTV will never be as much fun to drive, or as good on a track, but they do have other attractions.

Oh yes. Better try and sell before the weather gets good enough to take the roof down and go through my favourite tunnel!!

[Strugs]

wadgebeast said:

The spider I was looking for 6 months ago still doesn't seem to have come on the market - lusso red, tan leather, post 98, ave mileage but looked after, under £7k. (twinnie! doing 70 miles a day on A and B roads, so can't afford V6 thirst) fortunately I found my second choice zoe yellow one within 2 months. If yours is particularly sought after, it will sell.....

Well, I'm hoping that if someone wants it, they'll really want it. I fell in love with it at first sight and was going to have it, come hell or high water..!