Value Of VT Today

[mofo sixx]

I have a VT exec, has a VX SS body kit, elec windows,cruise, 5.0, 2"5 exhaust, 17" alloys, pretty neat and tidy, 180,000k

i was looking @ trading in on a VZ SS and was offered $1000 trade in,

*i do have a blown head gasket which i will be fixing this week , but i didnt mention that to the car yard*

i would rather just keep it for that money, my plan now i guess is stick it on
ebay after i fix the head gasket and bung $5000 on it and hope for the best,

otherwise forget about a new car and keep it ,

i guess with the financial situation, and the age of VTs now their price realistically has dropped a bit, does this mean in 2 - 3 yrs, VZs will be down around the 5k mark?

crazy situation really, i guess there is also a flood of used cars on the market,

[fuzzy2308]

have a look at redbook.com ssee how much its worth. best of luck

[davway]

what year is the VT to start with? (obviously series 1)
car yards need to make money as well dont forget, they buy your car for $1000, spend the money it needs on it to bring it up to scratch (or send it straight to auction because its too old) and then they need to make a profit on it after all the expenses.
so they might sell it for x amount but at the end of the day, they have only made $1000 profit (for example).

out of curiosity, where are you located?
i might be interested in it, even as it sits.

[Joey_21]

lol i got more for my vr calais which had 280000 on the clock and faded paint i got 1500 inside was pretty clean though u have 2 be persistant with carsalesman

[-Michael-]

Sell it privately dude

[Mick1988]

I saw a very similar car WITHOUT the SS bodykit sold at auction as a repairable write-off (damaged, no registration ect ect ect) for over $2,000 just 4 weeks ago.

Just look around. The problem is that some people are desperate and selling their cars way below market value because they need the cash which is bringing down the average sale price of the cars which is bringing down the market value.

It's annoying that we all have to suffer because some people are in stupid amounts of debt and need cash so desperately.

[Zuicider]

yer just start higher and work your way down, i started at 4200 with my vr with a dead bonnet and fender and ended up selling it for 3 k

[mofo sixx]

my car is pretty tidy, & straight, i have always looked after it, had it serviced etc

the only real problem with it, is the head gasket, which is getting done this week,

*the head gasket was bad luck,. back in Jan i was stuck in traffic & my fan relay packed it in & it boiled on me, i pulled over as soon as i could but it was too late obviously


i will be putting a lumpy cam & get the heads shaved, this week when doing the head gasket

oh btw: davway PM me if your serious dude,

Cheers

[kart_racer]

$1000 is a joke, even for a trade in offer...

My guess is that car should be worth more around the 6-7k mark. In the current climate it might be hard to sell though.

Redbook have V6 VT's at around 3-4k... which is probably a little low and they have a reputation for grossly underestimating values...

[Robbo_c]

just try and sell it privately for as much as u can,sum ppl who dont know much about cars will pay good money for it.

[mofo sixx]

$1000 is a joke, even for a trade in offer...

My guess is that car should be worth more around the 6-7k mark. In the current climate it might be hard to sell though.

Redbook have V6 VT's at around 3-4k... which is probably a little low and they have a reputation for grossly underestimating values...

just try and sell it privately for as much as u can,sum ppl who dont know much about cars will pay good money for it.

yea thats what i would have thought as well,

i guess there is a huge glut of used cars out there these days not selling , not to sure

but if it came down to $1000 i would keep it until it turns into dust , ffs dodgy old 1980 corollas pull 2 grand stilll

[GR3GA]

car yards just see it as a executive, if it was a calais or something theyd offer more but it would still be shit lol jus sell it privately

[mofo sixx]

car yards just see it as a executive, if it was a calais or something theyd offer more but it would still be shit lol jus sell it privately

yea thats the dodgy part of redbook, it doesnt accommodate for non standard cars

[xrsist]

most modifications do not add value to a car

[davway]

most modifications do not add value to a car

and in the eyes of most potential buyers, it decreases the value.
mods = thrashings in the eyes of most out there.

[Rufus®]

and in the eyes of most potential buyers, it decreases the value.
mods = thrashings in the eyes of most out there.

Unless they are young dumb P platers that will probably think it is fully sik

[Full Spectrum]

But on the Op's car. It does come up as $1200-$2700 trade. They are clearly looking at getting the best deal for them in reselling it. No matter what is said about adding on bits and pieces - They will use that as their selling point.
Try private sale $3000-$4500.

They are worth more to you then a trade or sale. Insurance for my car is between $8500-$13500 agreed value if written off. Can't beat that.

[uniacidz]

Fix it and sell it.

My friends Hyundai Accent bought for 7400 fom a used car dealer in minchinbury

Had it on car sales and all of a sudden ppl started ringing bout it, sold for 5000 which is pretty good.

Just be patient. Private sale and make your sales pitch better then everyone elses. 'Reliable, no money needed to be spent etc'

[TonyJZX]

here's the brutal truth

I wouldn't pay more than $6k for the cleanest VT2 SS 6 spd man. out there.

Someone P platers might pay $6k for a VT v6 5 spd man. and good on them.

V6 autos would be $2 - $3k

[MikeCuzzy]

Nice dig, only been 3 years...

[Munz]

haha good pick up cuz...this VT would be worth $2 now

[uniacidz]

Nice dig, only been 3 years...

Sorry for that.

I swear was in the New Posts section.

mutha fu***********************

[MikeCuzzy]

Sorry for that.

I swear was in the New Posts section.

mutha fu***********************

lol, hope the poor bastard sold his VT, it'd be worth buckleys now.

[PaRaDoX]

Grave digging.