[Quantum Owners] Re: Quantum 2nd hand values

2011-07-01 Thread barnacle
Indeed they do, but I submit that the main buyers of built kit cars are looking either for cheap and cheerful, or manufacturer built. Neil On Jun 28, 8:44 pm, michaelhughe...@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 28/06/2011 10:15:50 GMT Daylight Time,   > > nailed.barna...@gmail.com writes: > > and

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Quantum 2nd hand values

2011-06-30 Thread MichaelHughes7A
In a message dated 28/06/2011 10:15:50 GMT Daylight Time, nailed.barna...@gmail.com writes: and therefore has no influence over the resale price. serial builders need to sell on their creations in order to buy their next kit hence affecting the market. M -- You received this message b

[Quantum Owners] Re: Quantum 2nd hand values

2011-06-28 Thread barnacle
I think I implied them, Michael, as someone who isn't likely to be in the market for a second hand kit anyway, and therefore has no influence over the resale price. Neil On Jun 28, 12:44 am, michaelhughe...@aol.com wrote: > I think a category of kit car/ builder has been missed in this analysis o

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Quantum 2nd hand values

2011-06-28 Thread MichaelHughes7A
I think a category of kit car/ builder has been missed in this analysis of the market. The car that is built by someone whose primary interest lies in building kit cars rather than driving them. Often they seem to get their kicks by building a different model each time but I guess there are s

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Quantum 2nd hand values

2011-06-27 Thread Susan and Martin Scott
rst question is usually 'how much is it worth?' - Original Message - From: Bill Jackson To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Quantum 2nd hand values I have now owned 5 kit cars in all...2 Spa

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Quantum 2nd hand values

2011-06-27 Thread Bill Jackson
g, I'll be weighing up the purchase cost against the added cost of getting it into the condition I want and to the specification I want as well. Isn't that what we kit car people do? Bill Jackson From: barnacle To: Quantum Owners Group Sent: Mo

[Quantum Owners] Re: Quantum 2nd hand values

2011-06-27 Thread barnacle
It's little to do I think with the perceived value - it's that there are two markets. The people that want a slashtop for the summer are looking mostly at a cheap MX5 or MGB or one or two others - available for a grand or so, and throw it away in six months. Then there are people who want a kit,

[Quantum Owners] Re: Quantum 2nd hand values

2011-06-26 Thread Jim Turner
The problem with any kit sports car value is that you can buy an MGF or Mazda MX5 for less than £1000. Admittedly the Quantum is far better than the MG, but the MG has the name. JimT On Jun 25, 12:49 pm, "Susan and Martin Scott" wrote: > There's a simple solution.. All club members (space