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Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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30/11/2009 17:59
30/11/2009 17:59
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Nobby
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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30/11/2009 18:04
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1st comment - I wonder if DoctorFrag will want it back
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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30/11/2009 18:36
30/11/2009 18:36
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I would love for Joe to have it back to be honest. Then he can sell it me back again in a few years
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
[Re: Flea]
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30/11/2009 19:28
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I will be going TOTB! Nobody will buy it for this price.
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
[Re: Cyclone]
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30/11/2009 19:39
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Cheers Matt. I really don't know what my next car will be. But the reason why I've asked such a high price is because I need to replace it with something good. If I drop the price it just isn't worth it to me. Jules, I totally agree. But if the car doesn't sell for this price, then I can put selling it to bed. It has been bugging me too much the last few months that I just need to test the water. Maybe I need to go for a RWD conversion
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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30/11/2009 19:56
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Good luck EinH.. As no-one else has said it yet, might be more beneficial to strip back to standard and sell off seperate, would be a real shame though, what with the demise of Johns that way too Will need to be some car to replace 400 bhp, I see another VXR Monaro coming to the forum!
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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30/11/2009 20:02
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It's an amazing car ... it was fantastic to see, and hear, it around Curborough (although it was a bit slow ) I hope it works out for you, Mark ... that you either get the money that you are looking for, or that you properly scratch the must-sell-it itch
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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30/11/2009 20:03
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Cheers JimO, Monaro definately on the list. I've said on the for sale thread that I'd put it back to standard. But I'm not actually sure I could do it. If there was ever a good time to do that it would have been when the engine went BANG! But I would never ever scrap it completely. I'm quite sure this car will be coming to the grave with me.
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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30/11/2009 20:04
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(although it was a bit slow ) There is always Mallory Dave
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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30/11/2009 20:07
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Ahhh .... yes .... I may have somewhat of a bigger problem trying to keep up with you around there
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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30/11/2009 20:54
30/11/2009 20:54
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Every now and then, I have a little wobble, and I think about selling mine.
If I was to sell up, it would be for similar money, so IMHO, the price for this car is definitely not too high - its very realistic.
Most of the time, buying a heavily modded car is a risk - its often much better to do it yourself, as you're then 100% confident of how well its been done. However, occasionally, a car comes up for sale that has the correct provenance, and this is one of them (I'd like to think mine would be as well)
If you wanted a 400+bhp Coupe, this is by far the easiest and cheapest way of doing it. The build will have cost double that amount (if Mark is ever brave enough to add it all up, he'll realise this)
Absolute bargain and I hope a) it doesn't sell (in the nicest possible way) or b) it sells to someone that will continue to look after it and spend the money that it deserves
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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01/12/2009 09:57
01/12/2009 09:57
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Thanks for the comments Nigel. Most of the time, buying a heavily modded car is a risk - its often much better to do it yourself, as you're then 100% confident of how well its been done. However, occasionally, a car comes up for sale that has the correct provenance, and this is one of them (I'd like to think mine would be as well) I very much agree with this, and this is the view I held when buying Joe's car. He certainly knew his stuff. You'd definately be on the list of owners of highly modified cars I would buy off. I really don't think it will sell with this price tag. Maybe deep down thats why I have put it up for so much. Its a strange one how people don't want to buy these cars. Say if the car with the same spec minus the forged pistons/rods and headwork went up for sale at £5000. It would probably get snapped up. IMO thats false economy. This car can run over 400bhp every day without me having that fear of something breaking on me.
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
[Re: Brewster]
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01/12/2009 20:35
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I think its definately worth the money, for the car it is, the work thats been done and obviously the power too. I think there is just a small market for it.
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Now in the 400+ bhp club!
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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01/12/2009 21:47
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This is a car I know very well. I drove it on track at Donnington when in Joes ownership, and regularly used to attempt to keep up with the car on a whole host of tracks (without much success!). Joe had a money no object approach to modifying and maintaining this car, and it looks like this has been continued in Eldinhos ownership. For me their were two things which stood out about this particular Coupe. 1. It was amazingly quick on track, which requires both power and excellent handling. This car has both, in fact it is one of the best handling Coupes I have known. This is a view shared by many. 2. It was so damned reliable. It was driven hard at times, but thanks to correct modifications and maintenance it seemed unburstable! Good luck with the sale. I don't blame you for giving rwd a go.
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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02/12/2009 12:14
02/12/2009 12:14
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Cheers JimO, Monaro definately on the list. It's a very, very different car to the Coupé - not least of which it's SO much bigger - but I think you'd enjoy the Monaro. You WOULD need to get a supercharged one though bearing in mind the car you're replacing! You're welcome to have a spin in mine if you want to see what you'd be buying in to (and probably decide it's too slow ) Good luck with the sale though, and definitely stick to your guns - that's a LOT of car for the money, and it's definitely a car I'd be interested in if I hadn't already borrowed up to my limit to get the Monaro!
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
[Re: Lucifer]
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02/12/2009 12:58
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Thanks for the comments Fishy, posts like these are making me think twice about what I'm doing. Thanks for the offer Lucifer, I may well take you up on it. I'm trying to stay away from driving the cars until I know I'll be selling otherwise I can see me ending up with 2 cars on the drive I'm quite sure my replacement won't be as fast in a straight line as my coupe. I'm not sure I'll ever have a car again that will be. After over 4 years of coupe ownership I think I'm just after a different driving experience.
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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08/12/2009 17:25
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glad to see the car no longer has that 2nd exhaust pipe, that was a deathtrap waiting to happen!
Good luck with the sale. If mine had've been an LE I wouldn't have broken it but a common or garden 20VT is not worth the effort in putting it back to standard I don't think.
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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09/12/2009 10:14
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Hmmmmm I have eyes everywhere....... Joe
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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09/12/2009 11:31
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This is a car I know very well. I drove it on track at Donnington when in Joes ownership, and regularly used to attempt to keep up with the car on a whole host of tracks (without much success!). Joe had a money no object approach to modifying and maintaining this car, and it looks like this has been continued in Eldinhos ownership. For me their were two things which stood out about this particular Coupe. 1. It was amazingly quick on track, which requires both power and excellent handling. This car has both, in fact it is one of the best handling Coupes I have known. This is a view shared by many. 2. It was so damned reliable. It was driven hard at times, but thanks to correct modifications and maintenance it seemed unburstable! Good luck with the sale. I don't blame you for giving rwd a go. I never drove the car, but I can echo all of the comments above apart from that one! Do not sell the car for silly money - I think that 7K is about right.
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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09/12/2009 15:44
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Cracking car. Me and Christian were hugely impressed with it on the blast over to TOTB last year. Asking price is more than fair, particularly if you are in no rush to sell or unsure whether to sell at all.
I think everyone has wobbles and thinks about selling sometimes. A drive in it usually alters things ;-)
Good luck anyway mate - hope you get the outcome you are after.
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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09/12/2009 16:46
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Thanks for the comments again people. The convoys to TOTB are always fun John, that exhaust was gone before I bought the car. I only found out about it when Leighton told me when I went to get the car mapped, but always wondered why there was space there for it in the bumper. It won't be getting scrapped, the worst that will happen to it will be going back to a standard(ish) form. I could always keep it as a daily car, then buy a weekend/track car!
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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04/01/2010 17:09
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Glad to see you've decided to keep it chap, although my guts nearly fell out when I saw it said 'SOLD'. You know how to keep the audience happy, eh?
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Re: Eldinho's LE for sale - discussion thread
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26/07/2010 18:41
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MattW
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Back up for sale eh, dont think my budget will stretch that far. Good luck with the sale this time round.
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