Kitch wrote:its really the old shall I buy one or build one question.
A lot of people would not understand 18k+ price ticket.
but once you have paid for a (proper) build you would consider this sort of outlay 'next time round' and save years of time, stress & $.
FYI my old sedan I sold as a rolling body with no interior, mags, struts or bumpers for a tad over 7K. was looking for 12k complete. this was half the car Aarons car is.
When I brought my coupe it was cause I could not afford a pre-built car, and also cause I could not afford an RX4 which was what I was wanting. so I brought my coupe (project) for $2,200 as was a cheaper option as a wee doer-upper, man was I wrong......
Dont get me wrong, totally not doubting the cost of a project build.. For example, my old 1200 wagon, brought as a "street legal race/club car" with a little rust and needing a motor freshen. long story short, paid just short of 3k for it, spent close to another 10 on it for a a15 freshen up (was a pretty extreme motor however) and some rust repairs + paint and somehow managed to get just short of 9k for it as a rolling shell with a good amount of parts, fresh motor, and a well set up chassis and suspension package (suspension needing a overhaul i.e new shocks/bushes)
I was lucky to get that, and truth be told I rue the day I sold it, still goes down as my worst automotive choice to date. Good news was that it went to Shaun in Masterton (some of you will know him) who is a total 1200 nut, has far more 1200's than I could care to count and I also got my current 1200 wag form him..
Point being, I have always been under the theory of buying somebody elses project that they have poured the cash into, such as I did after that 1200 with a AE85 running a 4agte for much the same money as I sold the wagon for. It was stupidly fast (300bhp) and very, very tidy and set up to stop and corner. Yet, it had to go... Cos at the end of the day it was no 2 door 1200 wagon.
And here I am a few years later with a rusty 1200 wag in the garage and I couldnt be happier about it! Well, maybe if I didnt sell the last one, but thats still a bitter point.
But, I think the point Im trying to say to make is,
A: that sedan is freakn awesome
B: no doubt its worth every cent
C: you could not recreate it for that money
The question is, is Joe public ready and willing to shell out that many clams for a 1200? I dont see it happening is all, people are to strung up on the latest cult classic it seems, and thats good, means its not going to some knuckle head douche bag that cant wear a hat properly cos he thinks a rx323 with a "pulsing bang port" is guna score him more snatch...
Anyhow, thats my rant..
I'd buy it if I was in the market with a fair amount of cash, and by the looks of it, unless Kitch sells up his coupe your not going to find much thats nicer anytime soon..
However, would you shell out that much?
