Been watching the price thread for the last week or so - I certainly
agree that we in the U.S. enjoy the benefit of the greatest supply and
perforce the lowest prices however whilst in the UK jest recently i
looked at ads in several areas and didnt think the cars were too pricy
-but like anything - shop around, there are bargains and then there are
rip offs - for example
MG enthusiast has 15 pages of classifieds from dealers and from private
individuals and i can see numerous cars for most tastes/requirements
(all prices sterling - roe about 1.75usd)
68 MGCGT auto - (how much rarer than that) allegedly no rust for 4150
73 MGBGT 55k - pic looks imaculate 4500
74 BGT V8 - CONCOURSE 51k 9300
70 roadster 4700
various project card in the 1000-2000 bracket
average roadster prices at dealers 5000 - 6000 for chrome, about 4000 for
rubber
GTs not much different
I went to see a very late 80 model advertised in a local paper - the car
was in fair to good/cond with full 12 month mot - overall a bit tired
but not tatty - asking 1800 but before we even looked at it the guy said
hed take 1500 - (i never admitted i was on vacation though - for
shame.....)
in other words, whilst i guess the US is perhaps 25-30 percent cheaper,
shop around, theyre out there!! - the dealer on Kilburn High road must
have at least 20 to choose from - and all unrestored!!!
mike robson
69 roadster
70 BGT
72 roadster
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