Yes, certainly PM him: ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&u=69 - he's on here every day, will be back tomorrow no doubt.
The £38k right hander, very nice car, but unless you want RHD you're paying £5-10k for a steering conversion you don't need.
matt black wrote:I've also been looking at the RHD one that is for sale for 38k I think it was.
Starglider wrote:matt black wrote:I've also been looking at the RHD one that is for sale for 38k I think it was.
For reference Chris Nicholson will scratch build you a Wooler Hodec RHD from new-old stock (sitting in storage / on the shelf since 1982) and brand new parts for significantly less than that. This is what I'm doing at the moment; the result is an effectively zero mile car in even better condition, and you can specify transmission, interior colour, custom parts etc. The only drawback is that it takes about six months (plus maybe a few months waiting for construction to start). As such I can't see 38K for an otherwise standard RHD being justified unless you think that it's 'history' (first RHD car made) is worth a big premium.
Manxmann wrote:Hmm, sorry but to me your final remark seems a little flippant. Don't worry I'm not going to go all legend turbo intake but a 'factory' built authentic rhd car is piece of history, far from standard they all start out as leftys and hence always worth a large premium over cars such as yours.
Starglider wrote:I admit I was unclear there in mixing up two issues in the same paragraph. The going price for Wooler Hodec or AXI RHD DMC-12s is around 30k; I seriously considered buying one at that price about a year ago. The seller here was asking for an 8K premium over other good-quality RHDs. By 'paying for history' I meant paying extra for having the first one made and/or being shipped to Australia and back. Maybe that's worth a little premium but apparently not 8K.
arranj wrote:Starglider wrote:I admit I was unclear there in mixing up two issues in the same paragraph. The going price for Wooler Hodec or AXI RHD DMC-12s is around 30k; I seriously considered buying one at that price about a year ago. The seller here was asking for an 8K premium over other good-quality RHDs. By 'paying for history' I meant paying extra for having the first one made and/or being shipped to Australia and back. Maybe that's worth a little premium but apparently not 8K.
£30k for a W-H RHD is an old price now - bear in mind a normal LHD car just sold for over £29k at auction. I've seen another W-H RHD for sale at £35k (last year). And the £35k car for sale at the moment (was £38K) last sold for £39k+