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Hello all, I am new to the kit car scene. Im from bedfordshire and love all things with engines.

 

So, an old friend told me he was selling his 2b, i had never seen it before and went to view earlier today and decided to take it off his hands.

 

Its in cracking condition with a fully rebuilt and tuned 2.1L pinto engine with kess than 500 miles since the rebuild and car comes with quite a few spares. Now I hadn't done any research until I got home and am now starting to think what i thought was a bargain may not be such a bargain after all. RH's seem to have some bad press.

 

There are not many for sale from what i can see.. can you guys give me some examples of prices, i.e:

 

Excellent condition with average mileage?

Ok condition with average mileage?

Poor condition average mileage?

 

I know the above is a bit vague but there isnt enough about for me to work it out for myself.

 

A bit worried I maybe paying well over the odds and dont want to offend a friend..

 

Before you all say it... Yes I should have done my research first but what with all the excitement (haha).

 

Thanks in advance

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Hi and welcome

 

You dont need to worry. If its built well then you probablyl wont get more smiles per £

Hoods are definitely not the easiest kits to build as nothing fitted properly. They were the budget build which opened up the 7 kit car scene to the ordinary guy. If its been built well and registered correctly should be nothing to really worry you. Plenty of people here to assist.

 

Values are really tricky. It all depends on build quality spec etc..

For a good 2b between £3-5K...

They dont tend to loose value unlike normal cars.

Usually quite a few on eBay and Piston heads

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Thanks for the swift reply mate.

 

Its priced between the figures you have stated (towards the higher end) and imo is very clean and has a lot of receipts of work that has been done in the past 5 years.

 

Fingers crosseed its as good as it looks :)

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No two cars are the same, built to individuals engineering skill and personal style. If nothing falls off when driving then enjoy and fix things as you go. Any problems ask on this forum and you get an answer often with photos, offer tea and biscuits and most will come around and help.

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i found my 2b more comfortable to be in than my zero especially when i fitted the mamba bucket seats

good luck with the car and have lots of fun in it

also owning a kit car is a hobby so car values are irrelevant and what you spend on them even more

(dont tell my wife i said that)

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Thank you all for elevating my mood this morning! Im happy again, lol!

 

Cannot wait to have it in my garage. At the end of the day its right at the top of my budget so even if i wanted a Westfield or a Caterham I would not be able to afford one, so its this or another motorbike!

 

 

Echo what the others have said.

 

Just to note though, although it s a C registration, its not a 1985 car. The kit will be much younger and will have a C registration because that was the age of the donor car.

 

Thanks for this info, I didn't realise this. Makes sense as there is no way it looks like it was built in 1985!

 

One last thing, the reg comes back as a Sierra (due to the donor car I guess, does this matter, the gentleman says he never had any issues with this), some people advertise that theirs is registered as a Robin Hood on the V5, does this effect the value or anything else?

 

Thanks again

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Yes it matters, it means it has never been correctly registered. It would now require an IVA test in order to be registered - £450 for the test, £90 for retest which it will most likely need, plus then cost of first registration at £55, plus any costs involved for fixing any issues brought up at IVA. So you are talking £500 if it all goes swimmingly, and who knows how much if not. Personally, I would walk away at this point!

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Not even in my garage yet and its already been a rollercoaster of a ride the past 24hrs!

 

Okay, maybe i need to speak with him again, see if i can get some money off or possibly walk away as you say.

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Right, just spoke with the seller and he did actually tell me this yesterday but I was being quite naive I think as I did not fully understand.

 

He informed me that he himself spent months preparing it for the test and thinks the only thing it needs to pass is the indicators to be relocated from the body of the vehicle to somewhere close to the edge of the vehicle, i.e. mud flaps I guess.

 

 

Yes it matters, it means it has never been correctly registered. It would now require an IVA test in order to be registered - £450 for the test, £90 for retest which it will most likely need, plus then cost of first registration at £55, plus any costs involved for fixing any issues brought up at IVA. So you are talking £500 if it all goes swimmingly, and who knows how much if not. Personally, I would walk away at this point!

 

I really don't know what to do now! I really want the car! The guy I am buying from is an old friend so wouldn't be trying to rip me off.. Decisions decisions..

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if it has been driven on the road with the original sierra plate, there's something fundamentally wrong. They have avoided IVA and the car is not legally registered. Any insurance would also be invalid, and the police (along with most people) would take a very dim view.

Why avoid IVA? if the car was well built it would pass IVA with minimal work and would then be legal.

 

I would avoid this car, unless you're paying under 2k and fancy a challenge, and don't mind being told untruths.

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Friend or not, I'd walk away until he gets it registered. 5k for a minefield that could see it taken by the plod and a hefty fine driving home and you'll be crying at the lost cash. I don't think he's trying to rip you off, just simply fallen into the same trap you're about to, at least he's admitted it'll need an IVA.

Depending on how close a friend he is, I'd work with him to get it tested and registered correctly. Whether thats knocking the costs of the current price or he covers the material/test costs. Eitherway, you could be in for a cracking car or a rough and expensive ride!

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Thanks for your advice guys, its greatly received.

 

So i have been on the phone to the DVLA and a place that do the IVA and they have confirmed it will definitely need one (thought id check incase it had actually been done and he wasn't aware).

 

The reason why I am still thinking of buying this is because it has had a fortune spent on it at Northampton Motorsport. Receipts for over £8k worth of work, £4.8k of which was on the engine. This is why I'm thinking it could be worth the gamble of me putting it through the IVA.

 

My friend (old work colleague) seems to think its worth £8k if it had the IVA, now im thinking he could be a little out of touch with the robin hoods from what i have read, I cant honestly imagine it being worth that kind of money now, yesterday I thought he could be right.

 

What to do.. :help:

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