VH SLE 2 TONE blue/silver rebuild

[ari666]

yeah although i agree with wiring, smoothing stuff is very much a personal choice, and TBH people looking for a nice clean example of an sle would not want it smooth.

first thing i think is "hmm, engine bay is smooth, wonder what else they fixed while they did that, wonder why the needed to paint it, has it been in a smash?... how much rust is under that paint" and wouldnt pay top dollar for it for exactly that reason.

 

[hainzy]

Interesting conversation.

I have a top 30 dealer special which is very original. However ive just put a VN 304 and 5 speed into it. Ive kept all the original bits including obviously the original HDT engine. I know itll be worth good money one day but for the time being i want to enjoy it as a daily. I havent done anything to it that cant be changed back. I wouldnt do something like smooth the engine bay. i like the well loved look. I love the 2 tone 5 litre VH SL/E's!

 

[vhsle308]

I have got a VH sle, was an original 6 cylinder but fitted a warm 308 with turbo 400 box. interior is like new, all electric windows work, trip works. is brown but needs paint. no rust what so ever. whats is worth?.

 

[ari666]

ill give ya 1500 for it.

 

[vhsle308]

$1500 dont even give me half the money back on the engine. is a fully rebuilt 308 turbo pattern, everything new bottom end, yella terra big valve heads, t400 box fully rebuilt.

 

[vhsle308]

im not looking to sell to be honest, just wanted to no what its worth

 

[saladine1]

Well, seeing that it's not an original 8,needs paint...$1500 sounds about right to be honest. Original,good condition 253 two tone SLE's are fetching $5-6000 nowadays....308's even more....

 

[vhsle308]

you think u would find an sle with as new interior with NO RUST for $1500?. I dont think so. I have seen pieces of junk on ebay that are 20 different colors and interior ETC look like something thats been sitting in a wrecking yard all its life go over $2000.

Alot of the sle's that are for sale dont have electric windows or trip computer ETC. to me there not a real sle, to me sle is the top of the range commodore that has everything electric.

 

[ari666]

everyone thinks their car is worth more than it is mate. lets look at the cold hard facts:

used to be a 6
needs paint
has a modified 308 in it

all those things DE-value a car. not increase the value. you asked what it was worth and i told you what i would pay.

 

[Sabbath']

$1550 then.........