Skoda Superb III 4x4 280 - A sleeper’s journey – 280ps to 560ps
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What are the other wheels you are selling with it?
I understand the team dynamics are performance based but it’s crying out for 19s
How important are are lighter wheels with 560hp
Last photo in the ad shows the other set
Unsprung weight decrease improves handling it's not the same as other weight saving
Caporegime
I think it looks perfect with the wheels that are on it. Perfect balance of sleek luxury car with a hint of weapon about it.
Friend of mine had an Octavia estate with "every option ticked" and wanted the dealer to buy it back at the end of term. They offered him not one penny more than the same cars with half, or at least some combination, of the extras. That logic, whereby a car with all the extras is worth at least those extras more, is highly flawed and has been for many years. The fact that through the right broker you can buy a brand new, new model superb with all extras for this price, possibly less, highlights that sadly this car is not worth more than £20k. Time and passion cannot be repaid, that's the lesson to be learnt from tuning and modifying. Otherwise, I'd have made enough money from the sale of my Nova to retire.
Just FYI, I sold an F10 M5 last year for £28k. That was 4 years old too. Which car would a petrol head opt for if presented with these two options?
Just FYI, I sold an F10 M5 last year for £28k. That was 4 years old too. Which car would a petrol head opt for if presented with these two options?
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And herein lies the biggest problem
The mods/colour/spec are kinda personal and you hoping that someone that was lookin at moddinh this far with this spec and add ons just happens across this.
When I sold my mazda 6mps's I got high end of the expected each time, but theyre getting rarer and rarer and some of the Mods are becoming hard to get a hold of. This is a superb, they're 10 a penny as stabdard if anyone wanted to mod their own
Soldato
To be fair it's a little misleading to simplify things to that level. There's a 2009 Monaro on auto trader for £35k, for example, and a Lotus Carlton (still a Vauxhall) for a lot more. I do agree with you that it almost certainly won't sell for the asking price because, as others have already stated, the more niche your vehicle the more niche a buyer is needed. However I don't agree with a previous comment that the only people who would want this only spend sub 5k on their cars. I'd guesstimate this will sell for somewhere around £17500.
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both the cars you mention aren't anywhere near the level of availability of a skoda superb though. they are far rarer and as such supply and demand dictates their price to the point they are worth a lot more than they should be.
how much is an old e type jag for instance?
Soldato
That's exactly my point. You can't simply reduce it to xxx pounds for a Vauxhall if the Vauxhall in question isn't ordinary. This isn't an ordinary skoda either so it will command more than the price of a standard model although in reality you're probably looking at standard model value plus half whatever the op has spent.
So over 30k?
Guys, it is very entertaining reading some of the replies but as you said it's about finding the right buyer that will pay what it is worth for him/her. All the rest are just moot.
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Half is a pipe dream. He bought a brand new engine and other extravagant purchases.
A standard one plus £4-5k and it will sell any more and people can buy an M5 and a host of other better marques.
The right buyer for this car doesn't exist bare in mind it's been reviewed in magazines and YouTube so has already reached its target market.
If it didn't sell within the first month ot two it never will at the money hes asking
A little way off the mark here. The "different vauxhalls" you mention are limited production, backed, supported models. This is an ordinary Skoda, that's exactly the problem. It's not a performance Superb offered at the top of the range of Superbs as a limited run of 100, or 200, or even 1000, backed by parts and warranty and servicing. It's an off the shelf Superb which has found its way into a tuning enthusiasts hands to tweak and mod it. The Lotus Carlton and even the EU Monaro are all those things (less the Monaro, because crap), and that, in itself, is fine.
However, what cannot be expected is that all of that hard work, time, effort and parts are now worth anything more to anyone other than the owner. They aren't. If they were, why are none of the VAG tuning specialists, or those that have done the work, chomping at the bit to own, run and maintain such a car? Why? Because it's overpriced and they'd never be able to sell it.
If you reach back 15-20 years to the countless Max Power, Revs, etc feature cars, not one of them sold, tuned, with all the parts for more than their equivalent models. You used to see them in the back week in and week out for sale. The sad irony being that if they'd left their Renault 5 Turbo's and Escort Cosworths alone, they'd be worth more today than the owners could ever have imagined.
Sadly, I'm of the opinion that for the OP to RTOI anything near the outlay, it would be more prudent to return the car to as near to stock as possible, sell it and sell the hop up parts separately.
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Hop up parts
Caporegime
Yeah just take the forged pistons and rods, upgraded gearbox internals, clutch packs etc out.
Yeah just take the forged pistons and rods, upgraded gearbox internals, clutch packs etc out.
I will get on it, should be done by midnight
Soldato
Who backs you when you buy a 28 year old LC? A lot of factory parts are unavailable and have been for a number of years. Buy one and you're most definitely on your own, as you would be with the OP's Skoda.
Caporegime
And the Skoda in discussion here is how old? Why are you comparing the parts and availability of an incredibly rare 28 year old car to a 4 year old two a penny Skoda?
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To be fair, as a replacement engine was sourced that wouldn't have been as crazy as it sounds to swap it back over. A built and proven motor would probably have a bigger market than the car as is with the interchangeability of VAG parts. I assume that the original lump went some time ago though?Yeah just take the forged pistons and rods, upgraded gearbox internals, clutch packs etc out.
Original engine sold. Can source another but then you have labour costs to swap remapping etc. To take back to stock a car that is working perfectly and had a lot and professional work done to bring it to where it is. I had two offers for 27k a few months ago but with the previous company wanting 5k commission that would leave me with only 22k so I did not sell it. No commission now so I see no reason I won't get any offers a bit lower than those this time around. Buyers for something like this are out there as proven by previous offers. Of course I can also use it for another year and sell it for less in 2020 if necessary too.
