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Hey Guys,
Need a bit of advice looking to buy a hq monaro would prefer a GTS 308 auto, need a new project. But I dont want some rusty thing, looking for a neet rust free one to restore back to original.
Proplem is the prices are all over the place, what do you guys think would be a reasonable price to pay?
Any advice would be great.
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complete, factory GTS, matching No's, minimal rust needing full resto, you'll be lucky to pay less than $15K... |
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I am looking for a complete car, I thought I'd be looking around 15k to 20k, but I ve seen some as much as 35k, just trying to work out what a fair price would be.
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a complete 4 door needing resto... 10-15K
a complete coupe same condition... at least $15k
it may seem in many circles that these figures are over priced... maybe so... but you wont buy a decent starting point for less...
there arent many people prepared to spend $100k on a car these days so the buying pool is small... but there are far more people looking for the entry level monaro at about 10 - 20k hence the seemingly inflated price
best of luck
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I meant a complete finished car, not a resto project. |
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i agree, buy one done.
an aquamarine HQ GTS 253 t/ber coupe needing resto sold for mid teens just the other day, $15k to be exact, was all there and a really good restorer, still a driver.
spend $50k in it, it owes $65k, buy gregs 350 coupe for that, no hassle and a better car without having to deal with expert restorers and tradesman that think they are chip foose.
rest my case, buy smarter, always better in the long run
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Yep,in this case,a "coupe" buy a complete car as you would be shocked at what the little "coupe" bits go for
and availability pushes a price competition ...buy complete for coupes ,4 doors not so much(hq parts)...my opinion only. |
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I agree Greg's GTS350 would be a good one to have if Relic can afford that, but that isn't exactly the path I was suggesting. I meant more like one of these: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/M...Cars&hash=item2560f653d9You'll have to cut and paste this link as is into expolorer: http://www.carsales.com....arAll&__Nne=15&__Dx=mode matchany&__D=hq&silo=1011&seot=1&__sid=11CF9FDA3A4B&__N=1216 1282 4294965857 4294965678&__Ns=pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_PriceSort_Decimal|1||pCar_Make_String|0||pCar_Model_String|0&__Qpb=true&__Ntx=mode matchallpartial&Cr=0&__Ntt=hq&trecs=22 |
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Hey Frank this aquamarine car was it factory air and steer too? If so I know the one you mean and was half tempted to buy it myself. Anyhow its not a genuine GTS but this car might be worth looking at Relic. http://oldholden.com/node/90499
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I don't know what state you are living in Relic but I live in Brisbane and could be interested in selling my fully restored HQ GTS Coupe . This is a Tangerine car featuring a black interior with black and white houndstooth inserts.It runs a fully reconditioned 253 with a 4 barrel Edelbrock carby.It runs a Trimatic and a 3.08 lsd diff.It rides on stock GTS rims with as new tyres. The car has done very few kilometers since getting back on the road in August 2010 after a 4 and a half year restoration .Interior is new fishscale dash and console with hidden CD player with remote. Doortrims,carpet and hoodlining are all brand new .It runs a brand new extra large radiator as it was my intention to tow a van across the Nullabour but this won't now happen . Last week I fitted a brand new starter motor as the other one was one of the few things which wasn't new or reconditioned . I am asking $ 45,000 for the car with QLD plates 000-0HQ but will be negotiable without the plates . Reason for sale is that I have just bought a Cosmo Series 111 CV8 with a towbar and airconditioning to do my Nullabour trip and I now need money for the petrol .I can be contacted on 04 300 66 200 and leave a message. Neil |
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