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[Kieran]

Advice needed please. As some of you may be aware there was an ad placed in the cars for sale for a Mint Senator that needed to be sold by the end of the month. I have contacted the person selling it and he is going to scrap it if he is unable to sell it as he is getting another car. Now considering he is getting 2000.00 from the dealer for it he will drop it to 1900.00 for me. This car is probally the best Senator around and i will risk getting in trouble with the missus who can't see the point in getting another car. Is this price still far to expensive and am i letting my heart rule my head.Please help me make the correct decision :-/

[Kevin Wood]

Hmm. It did look nice, and it would be a crime to crush it, but that's a lot of money for a Senator. :-/

Is he really geting £2k for it though?

How much could he have beaten the delaer down by without scrappage? A bit more, I guess, as the dealer has the hassle of arranging for it to be scrapped and a load of paperwork to claim back from the gov't.  :-/

The whole scheme stinks, TBH. I don't see the benefit of scrapping roadworthy cars with plenty of life left in them.

Kevin

[Jimbob]

only you can make the call.

any car is only worth what someone is willing to pay.

not cheap, but I dont think its extortionate either.  and obvious motives for that price.

would be a crying shame for that to be scrapped.

its one of those cars where money isnt the prime factor.

imho, worth more than an omega, due to the rareness and overall condition of that car.

I reckon he would get that money privately, just maybe not in the timescales he wants.

[Kieran]

He said before he had it the previous owner who is an engineer wanted to make the best Senator around and spent an awful lot of money on it replacing every nut and bolt and the exhaust with a stainless steel one. He has got the receipts as well.

[Kevin Wood]

only you can make the call.

any car is only worth what someone is willing to pay.

not cheap, but I dont think its extortionate either.  and obvious motives for that price.

would be a crying shame for that to be scrapped.

its one of those cars where money isnt the prime factor.

imho, worth more than an omega, due to the rareness and overall condition of that car.

I reckon he would get that money privately, just maybe not in the timescales he wants.

You might be right. He'd be selling into a very small pool of potential buyers (i.e. Senator enthusiasts rather than people out for a comfortable, reliable, cheap car).

Then again, the threat of scrappage is a tool to use when selling to enthusiasts because of their emotional attachment to the brand.

Kevin

[Olympia5776]

Well I've just looked at the ad in the For sale section and quite simply if it is as good as it is described ,and you'll know within 1 minute of viewing , I'd pay that gladly .
Any Senator bought will need money spent so if you buy a £750 jobbie and it needs a new exhaust ?
or some paint done , or a little welding etc etc.
IF this car is a great one you pay less in the mid to long run and can enjoy it immediatly.
I've bought many cars to fix up in the past and by the time you get them to the condition you initially wanted ( or dreamed of ) and then count up the total cost and time / hassle involved it ALWAYS makes sense to buy the best up front.
It's a dwindling pool you have to choose from.

[albitz]

It has been confirmed by Omegatoy and I think others that this is a very special Senator,to my mind its worth every penny of 2 grand.If I could afford to buy it as a second occasional car  I would be there like a shot.

[Andy B]

...
 as a second occasional car   .....

I've already got one of those ... my Omega.  SWMBO would flip if I bought another '2nd' car      But I am tempted  8-)

[Elite Pete]

Now if it was a manual Monza GSE

[bob.dent]

Now if it was a manual Monza GSE

Agreed!!

My best mate used to have one and still reckons it's one of the best motors he's ever had. I drove it (fast!!) on many occassions and loved it.

[HNO3GOH]

BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT it's worth every penny and if you keep it good it will only go up in value. I would have it and take it to car shows with my better halfs Cavalier convertible but i really need an estate as i have a little one on the way.
Don't let it go

[Kieran]

Still not sure. Yes it would be saving a potentially good car from the scrappy. It would also be my hobby and would be garaged most of the time. But at the end of the day is it worth it(you don't know my missus) and if kept in good condition would it really keep its value. Have to make a decision today :-/

[Omegadoha, Desert Member]

Good luck with whatever you decide, but it is a lot of money. Have you actually tried discussing it with the missus? If the missus was ok about it would you buy it? Because if she was, then I don't think you would get a great deal of critisicm for it from anywhere else. In some respects you would have been deemed to have saved a car.

[HNO3GOH]

I've done this before wanted a car and not bought it and kicked myself for ages after. When do you think you would get a chance like this again to buy such a beautiful senator.

[albitz]

Still not sure. Yes it would be saving a potentially good car from the scrappy. It would also be my hobby and would be garaged most of the time. But at the end of the day is it worth it(you don't know my missus) and if kept in good condition would it really keep its value. Have to make a decision today :-/

It is worth the money.you will not find another Senator as good as this one.As for your Mrs.,the only car my Mrs and I have ever agreed on was the Senny,as soon as she drove it she loved it.