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Fair price for a 73 1600L IYO is ?

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BUZZER Learner Dubber

7 posts · joined Jan 2011 ·

#823998
What do you reckon a 73 1600L Beetle with good all origional paint and interior , 85000klm on the clock and registered/roadworthy'd is worth ?

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#823999
mate - WAY too hard without seeing the RUST

Rust is the BIG killer - but for a ball park
$1,000 - for a dunger with goodish bits
$3,000 - for a "goer"
$5,000 - good original paint
Futue te ipsum!!!

BUZZER Learner Dubber

7 posts · joined Jan 2011 ·

#824040
Bizarre wrote:mate - WAY too hard without seeing the RUST

Rust is the BIG killer - but for a ball park
$1,000 - for a dunger with goodish bits
$3,000 - for a "goer"
$5,000 - good original paint
Thanks for that , most helpfull , is this the one that gets rust in the rear upper quarters ?
I'll have a good squiz , I could see no rust when I had a look over but the car was locked so I couldn't have a grub around or get unerneath.
Just incidentaly the yard is asking 7750 samolians for the car, I'm not sure whether it's a 😂 or a 😵‍💫

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#824046
Yes - L's are susceptible in the rear C pillar, but there are a heap of other places as well
Floor, A pillars, bottom of the rear quarter

For near $8k it would want to be rust free and a real healthy motor

Do a search in members rides for my L bug and you will get an idea of what that money will buy
Futue te ipsum!!!

waveman1500 Also rides a Honda

1,346 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·

#824097
Nope, they're absolutely dreaming at $7k! I wouldn't pay more than about $3000 for an L-bug unless it was 100% perfect like a new car. Incidentally, there's probably at least $2000 worth of 'bargaining room' built into the car-yard price. I went and looked at a 1500 Beetle once which was advertised in a yard at 5 grand. The dealer admitted to me straight up that if I gave him 5 grand for it then I'd be his best friend for life! People expect to be able to bargain the price down, so they're usually well overpriced to start with.
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Rob S Casual Dubber

20 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·

#824130
Buzzer is that the car at the yard on Ferry Rd? If so it's been re-sprayed. I looked at it last week, clean looking car but i didn't have a close look for rust though. i thought it was about $4g over priced myself.

BUZZER Learner Dubber

7 posts · joined Jan 2011 ·

#824185
Rob S wrote:Buzzer is that the car at the yard on Ferry Rd? If so it's been re-sprayed. I looked at it last week, clean looking car but i didn't have a close look for rust though. i thought it was about $4g over priced myself.
Yes mate, thats the one , I haven't heard it run and to be quite honest didn't pick the re-spray , should have had my specs with me , I might duck in tomorrow for an argument 😂