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Sportster on Ebay

Patrick 24 Apr 2008, 8:23pm
Looks nice :D Must sound great with that engine
peterux 24 Apr 2008, 10:01pm
hhmmmm, not seen that one before.

It'll be interested to see what price it goes for.
I've been getting some insurance quotes and i'm not sure how to value my car?
If it was stolen or a total loss (god forbid) and I commisioned Marlin to build me a replacement I think it would cost about £17,000 but a second owner Sportster never fetch anything like that value.

What value have others used for insurance?
Patrick 24 Apr 2008, 10:03pm
I've got mine for 15k agreed value (PS MOC membership gets a you a discount at Adrian Flux)

I plan to put that up once it's painted depending on cost to 17 - 19. You're not insuring its second hand valve as you would with a normal car but an "agreed value" of what it would for you to replace / rebuild it.
Patrick 20 Oct 2008, 9:02pm
look at all the space under the bonnet, you could fit a couple more cylinders in there at least :D
peterux 20 Oct 2008, 10:29pm
Patrick wrote:
look at all the space under the bonnet, you could fit a couple more cylinders in there at least :D


I wonder if he needs a nice new hood?
Stuart 21 Oct 2008, 9:27pm
Marlin screwed up my hood length to luckily i asked them to fit the hood so I didnt have the problem of sending it back. Apparently the car length is governed by the door length Terry will probably ask you to measure your doors.


Stuart
peterux 21 Oct 2008, 9:58pm
Incredible, Terry thinks it's a problem at their hood supplier.
Stuart 30 Oct 2008, 8:42am
Perhaps your hood might fit that one?
MartinClan 30 Oct 2008, 9:20pm
There seems to be some awesome (gruesome) negative camber on those front wheels. Almost looks like they are laying down!

As Patrick says - very cheap for an SVA'd car. I wonder why.....


Robin
Simon 30 Oct 2008, 10:54pm
MartinClan wrote:
There seems to be some awesome (gruesome) negative camber on those front wheels. Almost looks like they are laying down!


I wonder when he last checked his lower arms for fatigue cracks...?!!

Simon
Patrick 26 Jun 2009, 7:04am
dunno, but the ali bonnet just doesn't work on it at all IMO.
MartinClan 26 Jun 2009, 12:51pm
I think its actually painted grey/silver. I agree - it doesn't look great with a pale colour.

Still thinking about keeping by bonnets "in the raw" as it were but with a dark colour for the coachwork. I am tending towards BRG now....

Robin
Patrick 26 Jun 2009, 1:02pm
I think if it were fully polished it might work quite well on a dark colour :)
GreatOldOne 26 Jun 2009, 1:45pm
MartinClan wrote:
Still thinking about keeping by bonnets "in the raw" as it were but with a dark colour for the coachwork. I am tending towards BRG now....


So that'll be two BRG sportsters then. White Roundrels for pretend race numbers? :lol:
MartinClan 26 Jun 2009, 2:37pm
Now there's a thought.....
peterux 27 Jun 2009, 7:47am
peterux wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MARLIN-SPORTSTER_W0QQitemZ270415320655QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item3ef602564f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A10%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Number plate looks familiar? Wasn't this car in some of Marlin's brochures but in yellow?


Here it is in its original colour..........

http://www.pistonenvy.com/westfieldpics/targa/rescan/besc6.JPG

this website said it was a 'works' built car.
Sorton 6 Jul 2011, 11:00pm
Interesting, I see that the old purple demo car is also for sale on the Autotrader web site but for only £9,995. Not a bad buy if one wanted a ready made.