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Post by Crazy Harry » Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:00 am

I think the impact the internet has had on the classic car scene is amazing. Think back to the 70's and if your local car spares shop (lots more of them then than now) didn't have a part and the main dealers didn't stock them any more the only source was either an expensive add in a car mag or down the scrap yard (I have the impression there was more of them as well) for a bit that was probably broken like yours.

Now with the likes of fleabay thousands of new parts are back on the market because they are now economical to advertise and sell. I can't wait for the laser scanner and 3D metal printing technology to be developed to reproduce classic car parts - imagine I buy an electronic copy of the part I want scanned from a NOS/good component and take the file to a printer (could be a person, company or item of equipment) and its custom made. So much for no more petrol and diesel cars there's going to be a lot of classics back on the roads.

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Post by firebobby » Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:23 am

I sold my 1974 Mimosa yellow MOD Stag in 1986 for a deposit on our 1st house, I loved the sound track of that Triumph V8.
The one big issue with new parts, especially from China are lots of them are crap and break down quickly. Brake shoes that fall apart, electrical items that fail quickly, if you can get NOS original parts, your much better off.
There is a massive classic vehicle scene out there and luckily lots of the old skills are still alive. :thumbsup:
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Post by Steely » Sun Oct 29, 2017 12:48 pm

it is amazing, it has also allowed parts to be made abroad and shipped anywhere, parts can be scanned for prosperity, parts are easily modified and improved, even the cheap rubbish is now easily identified and avoided, forcing manufacturers to improve quality, but the knowledge transfer via forums, articles, videos, etc. has had a huge impact.
Crazy Harry wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:00 am I think the impact the internet has had on the classic car scene is amazing. Think back to the 70's and if your local car spares shop (lots more of them then than now) didn't have a part and the main dealers didn't stock them any more the only source was either an expensive add in a car mag or down the scrap yard (I have the impression there was more of them as well) for a bit that was probably broken like yours.

Now with the likes of fleabay thousands of new parts are back on the market because they are now economical to advertise and sell. I can't wait for the laser scanner and 3D metal printing technology to be developed to reproduce classic car parts - imagine I buy an electronic copy of the part I want scanned from a NOS/good component and take the file to a printer (could be a person, company or item of equipment) and its custom made. So much for no more petrol and diesel cars there's going to be a lot of classics back on the roads.
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Post by DSCOFF » Sun Oct 29, 2017 5:43 pm

Yes. Until a few months ago...
No longer have a garage and living next to a rookery doesn’t make a good environment for classic ownership!
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Post by DSCOFF » Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:28 pm

Steely wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2017 12:48 pm it is amazing, it has also allowed parts to be made abroad and shipped anywhere, parts can be scanned for prosperity, parts are easily modified and improved, even the cheap rubbish is now easily identified and avoided, forcing manufacturers to improve quality, but the knowledge transfer via forums, articles, videos, etc. has had a huge impact.
Crazy Harry wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:00 am I think the impact the internet has had on the classic car scene is amazing. Think back to the 70's and if your local car spares shop (lots more of them then than now) didn't have a part and the main dealers didn't stock them any more the only source was either an expensive add in a car mag or down the scrap yard (I have the

Now with the likes of fleabay thousands of new parts are back on the market because they are now economical to advertise and sell. I can't wait for the laser scanner and 3D metal printing technology to be developed to reproduce classic car parts - imagine I buy an electronic copy of the part I want scanned from a NOS/good component and take the file to a printer (could be a person, company or item of equipment) and its custom made. So much for no more petrol and diesel cars there's going to be a lot of classics back on the roads.
You both make some good points there... Though so many classics are now being bought as investments and hei value is seriously affected by non-approved parts.
Often there is little choice and you either buy what you can get, or don’t use the car.
I’m now in my 50’s and some of the cars I have owned and sold were not classics, when I had them.
Seems that anything ‘old’ can be worth money and those cars we always wanted, when younger.
Recently knew of a Ford Capri selling for over £30K.... I’ll take the Z4 thanks.
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Post by Steely » Sun Oct 29, 2017 8:33 pm

Investors have driven up prices, but mainly they are insterested in marques that I am not particularly interested in, and couldn’t afford anyway, even before the investors came along, but I think it has always been the case, it’s not a new phenomenon, generally cars decrease in value until they hit a certain level, determined by rarity, desirability when new and affordability (the E85/86 Z4’s are an example) and then steadily increase in value and desirability surpassing the means of many, except those few that held on to them.. when I think of the cars I have owned and sold.. I sold my Z3M coupe for 10k, now worth 20-25k, but it probably would have cost me that to keep it running!
DSCOFF wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:28 pm You both make some good points there... Though so many classics are now being bought as investments and hei value is seriously affected by non-approved parts.
Often there is little choice and you either buy what you can get, or don’t use the car.
I’m now in my 50’s and some of the cars I have owned and sold were not classics, when I had them.
Seems that anything ‘old’ can be worth money and those cars we always wanted, when younger.
Recently knew of a Ford Capri selling for over £30K.... I’ll take the Z4 thanks.
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Post by DSCOFF » Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:14 pm

Steely
I once owned a 1976 911 which had cost me £8500.
It was in good general condition and I owned it for 18 months.
Had to sell it for something more useable.
Have recently seen my old car on ‘Car and Classic’, for almost £60K.
Thing is: Back in those days I always had to sell one car, to buy the next.
So could never have stuck it at the back of the garage.
My other ‘should have kept’ cars include an Integrale, Audi Quattro and even hot hatches like the 205GTI 1.9 and a Polo G40.
Some of us are never meant to ‘win’.
I still like the Z3M Coupe....
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Post by shawna » Mon Oct 30, 2017 2:44 pm

DSCOFF wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:14 pm Steely
I once owned a 1976 911 which had cost me £8500.
It was in good general condition and I owned it for 18 months.
Had to sell it for something more useable.
Have recently seen my old car on ‘Car and Classic’, for almost £60K.
Thing is: Back in those days I always had to sell one car, to buy the next.
So could never have stuck it at the back of the garage.
My other ‘should have kept’ cars include an Integrale, Audi Quattro and even hot hatches like the 205GTI 1.9 and a Polo G40.
Some of us are never meant to ‘win’.
I still like the Z3M Coupe....
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Post by Steely » Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:11 pm

Today I found my old Z3 M coupe on ebay £22,995, 15 miles away, I’m going to look at it :driving:

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DSCOFF wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:14 pm Steely
I once owned a 1976 911 which had cost me £8500.
It was in good general condition and I owned it for 18 months.
Had to sell it for something more useable.
Have recently seen my old car on ‘Car and Classic’, for almost £60K.
Thing is: Back in those days I always had to sell one car, to buy the next.
So could never have stuck it at the back of the garage.
My other ‘should have kept’ cars include an Integrale, Audi Quattro and even hot hatches like the 205GTI 1.9 and a Polo G40.
Some of us are never meant to ‘win’.
I still like the Z3M Coupe....
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Post by Steely » Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:24 pm

This was my M coupe.. sold for £10,500 (minus Reg)..now for sale at £22,995, doubled in value in 6 years :o
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Post by TR4man » Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:46 pm

Oh God, I do so want a Z3M Coupe.
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Post by Mr Tidy » Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:14 pm

Steely wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:11 pmToday I found my old Z3 M coupe on ebay £22,995, 15 miles away, I’m going to look at it
Lovely car OP - I always liked them! :thumbsup:

Are you going just to look, or might you be thinking of buying? :)
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Post by Steely » Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:28 pm

It’s well over my budget, but never say never haha :D
Mr Tidy wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:14 pm
Steely wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:11 pmToday I found my old Z3 M coupe on ebay £22,995, 15 miles away, I’m going to look at it
Lovely car OP - I always liked them! :thumbsup:

Are you going just to look, or might you be thinking of buying? :)
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Post by BMWZ4MC » Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:44 pm

Steely wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:24 pm This was my M coupe.. sold for £10,500 (minus Reg)..now for sale at £22,995, doubled in value in 6 years :o

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In 2014 I turned down a 60K mile Z3MC for less than £8K because I thought I could find a better one :headbang:
I intended to get the registration number M33CPE on your old car when I found the right one, to match M44CPE on my Z4MC
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Post by Steely » Fri Nov 10, 2017 12:26 am

BMWZ4MC wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:44 pm
Steely wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:24 pm This was my M coupe.. sold for £10,500 (minus Reg)..now for sale at £22,995, doubled in value in 6 years :o

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In 2014 I turned down a 60K mile Z3MC for less than £8K because I thought I could find a better one :headbang:
I intended to get the registration number M33CPE on your old car when I found the right one, to match M44CPE on my Z4MC
I looked for M44CPE, I should have kept M33CPE on retention 😞
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