3200 barn find

[rotor-g]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-MASE...845218?hash=item4d3eb9caa2:g:Kc8AAOSwGotWqgws

 

[jluis]

Ridiculously overpriced for the condition.
Barn find and rare for a car that is 17 years old at worst and of which nearly 5000 were built might be pushing a bit

 

[conaero]

So reading the description, barn find translated to:

Couldn't afford to fix its many faults so parked it up and forgot about it.

Barn find, my @rse!

 

[Contigo]

Barn find in Bathroom Store warehouse Shocker!!!!!

 

[jluis]

The list of known issues is impressive.
That's at least 10k worth of parts and body work alone.

 

[NickP]

Barn now equates to a warehouse...

If they just need space an auction would be the way to go, chancers!

Offer would be £6 or £7k...

 

[jluis]

Barn now equates to a warehouse...

If they just need space an auction would be the way to go, chancers!

Offer would be £6 or £7k...

That's an optimistic price.

 

[NickP]

Really? i don't know what the bottom end of the market looks like..

 

[jluis]

Considering what it will cost to put right the body damage plus the list of known issues and the ones bound to appear, no red key, no service history, etc...

Probably worth more for spares than as a running car

 

[alfatwo]

If it wasn't a bloody auto it would make a nice track day car..3K tops!

Dave

 

[NickP]

£3k? Really? Parts alone would make it worth more. You can get £2k for an engine easily, particularly one this low milage.

 

[Contigo]

Needs locking away for another 10 years.

 

[alfatwo]

£3k? Really? Parts alone would make it worth more. You can get £2k for an engine easily, particularly one this low milage.

David Askew bought one for around 3k a couple of weeks ago, nice car but with some water damage

Strange, top cars go for 25K plus, wares an old banger with no history goes for the price of an nice Fiat Punto!

Dave

 

[Contigo]

Ask David if I can buy it for track use please

 

[allandwf]

I thought 5k tops, looked like an AC interior, asked what the wee plaque on the glove box was, but didn't get a reply.

 

[Contigo]

What I can't understand is how it had a recent MOT

 

[midlifecrisis]

Clearly the seller is telling porkies and is trying the 'barn find' line to hide the shortcomings.

 

[alfatwo]

Lots of people out there just blag it Phil, we all just need to be aware!

Dave

 

[jluis]

I thought 5k tops, looked like an AC interior, asked what the wee plaque on the glove box was, but didn't get a reply.

Car is from 02/1999
Not an AC and most likely with all the issues that early cars had.

 

[2b1ask1]

What I can't understand is how it had a recent MOT

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Hmmm.... Ad says 32,000 miles so the porkies are there to be discovered! The dust is hardly years worth, cut one bit of MDF in a space and see the dust you will get settling, my guess is it is very 'staged' not a 'barn find' at all...