Hi all .I hope someone can help .
Im guessing ive got a very low mileage 97 , 20vt coupe , 42,000 give or take a bit . Shes ink black , Non aircon model . Bodywork is fair .The car is so original its still got the tyres on from new .
I had some bits done at a specialist coupe garage and they said its really original . Which is why I bought it in the first place . Not modded standard engine . Is that a good thing as it seems everything is chipped up and alot faster the she is ?
please don't cane me for asking these questions .
All the best peaceman.

check out the coupes for sale section to work out a price .

Thanks . Just working out the site . Ill get on it
cheers

I'd say that people will start to pay for the low mileage and original patina/provenance. How many owners has it had? A hat-full will counteract the premium whereas one or two would enhance.

I am going to take a guess that it must be worth £2.5k, because with the body tidied professionally and other bits brought up to scratch could be worth £4-5k. Obviously all just opinion as I have never seen the car and condition can only become more and more important.

^ provenance / history / originality are what i now personally seek when looking at these cars when up for sale.

as above, if low owners, "good" service history, plenty of paperwork etc (old MOT documents are something of great importance to me personally).

when buying for investment / keeps - rather than pure driving pleasure - i like a classic-type car to tell me its history / story through documentation, thereby you can see it has a totally transparent history.

end result is that i would look for £4-5k (and climbing) for a mint, low mileage, original coupe. so, working back, i would agree with the mark_s above - going unseen, look at £2-2.5k as it stands, therefore budgeting some cash for the fair bodywork / wheels / tyres etc - original tyres are good for originality but may look to replace near 20yr old performance rubber :-)

high owners, murky history etc can soon knock that down to £1-1.5k pre and £3k post works.

* all in opinion of course, i am simply an enthusiast and not a professional!

Thank you for all your answers . Just for the record she has all mots from new , 2 owners before me the first for 2 years and then the next until 18 month's ago when I purchased it .
I had an old uno turbo I was the 2nd owner full history 62k when I sold it for £250 . I regretted that and needed another fiat turbo in my life . Hence the coupe . I do absolutely love her and intended to have a full respray done and get her to look as show room as I can .
I will probably be asking a few questions over the next year as it starts to get underway .
Thanks again guys . Russ .