Your next car?

Assuming your Mini is a 2005/05 Mini One with 25k miles on it, it has a top book trade value of £8.5k right now, today.

To expect it to be worth more than this a YEAR from now is very, very foolish.
 
[TW]Fox;10546134 said:
Assuming your Mini is a 2005/05 Mini One with 25k miles on it, it has a top book trade value of £8.5k right now, today.

To expect it to be worth more than this a YEAR from now is very, very foolish.
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We'll see..
 
[TW]Fox;10546163 said:
I'm sure we will. After all, you know best.
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Don't be daft its his best mate mini dealer with the crystal ball who knows best ;)

West can you ask him how much my Octavia will be worth in 2 years time? *crosses fingers that it will go up in value too* :p
 
West said:
a guy at Mini still rates my car at around 8.5-9k so once I get the loan down to that next year im selling it on..
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friend or not, I'd expect a Mini dealer staff member to say something like that, the market says otherwise.....
 
chrislusty said:
Thinking about a Mazda 6 MPS next year, looks good, decent performance and not that expensive, will have to see though :)
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Nice compromise! Looks sensible, but still goes!

Wonder if you can get an induction kit/exhaust for it and add another 30hp to it :)
 
Actually thinking along the lines of this now:

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(Forged 383 rotating assembly)

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(SBC twin turbo kit)

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Heavy duty 383 performance top end

........Plus EFi (or maybe just a phat carb), a 4 speed auto tranny, reworked rear end, nicely seasoned block, few trick coatings, full balance, full cage and more.

Should be able to do it for a very reasonable price.

Would hope to attain around than 800-1200BHP from an assembly like that, with a few more parts.

Guess I'd consider doing something to the brakes as well.

Maybe.
 
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West said:
And I guess you do?
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Now, I've been very careful in this forum to never, ever, ever claim I know everything, or indeed, even know lots - prefering to leave it up to everyone else to make their mind up.

I will make an exception just this once to go out on a limb and say if push comes to shove, yea, I think I know a little more than you do about the value of used cars :p
 
Lashout_UK said:
Actually thinking along the lines of this now:

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Heavy duty 383 performance top end

........Plus EFi (or maybe just a phat carb), a 4 speed auto tranny, reworked rear end, nicely seasoned block, few trick coatings, full balance, full cage and more.

Should be able to do it for a very reasonable price.

Would hope to attain around than 800-1200BHP from an assembly like that, with a few more parts.

Guess I'd consider doing something to the brakes as well.

Maybe.
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Something about doing that to a Sprint seems awesome in my head :D
 
Nothing terribly exciting for me I'm afraid, bigger and better house come first.

Probably either a Clio 172/182 or maybe Fox's suggestion of a 328ci. (I'll still keep the Elise though)
 
[TW]Fox;10549524 said:
Now, I've been very careful in this forum to never, ever, ever claim I know everything, or indeed, even know lots - prefering to leave it up to everyone else to make their mind up.

I will make an exception just this once to go out on a limb and say if push comes to shove, yea, I think I know a little more than you do about the value of used cars :p
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As much as I... 'Respect' your knowledge Fox.. but it just seems like that you always feel the need to rub it in certain peoples faces.

Who'd you think I would trust more? my best freind or someone on an internet forum?
 
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