Selling my Gipsy - Whats it worth ? |
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alexb
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Posted: 01 Sep 09 at 23:59 |
Many of you will probably know my Gipsy - its the ex busbodies previously aircooled gipsy that came into the uk about 7 years ago - one of the first I saw at mainstream shows Heres a pic shortly after I bought it, rebuilt the knackered aircooled engine and fitted its current porsche design 90s I ran it in this guise for a couple of years until the lack of power drove me insane ( it was a rebuilt 2.0 cu with ported heads, stateside cam and a pair of dellorto Drlas) and over the following winter I sold the engine and used the cash to build a decent rover V8 ( 3.5 stiff block, arp bottom end, real steel cam, ported heads, mallory dual point dizzy) at this point I also converted it to watercooled PROPERLY with a new genuine watercooled front panel fron schofields, a compete T3 heater assembly with blower fan from a watercooled van, a new radiator and plastic front to rear coolant pipes & new heater hoses - after a month with the original tired 2.0 6 rib gearbox I had the box rebuilt by a T3 gearbox specialist (In Henley - cant remember his name) who rebuilt & upgraded the internals and its been fine since ! Heres another couple of pics after conversion on its maiden voyage down to newquay Its been running like this for 3 years now - mechanically its excellent - has covered over 3000 miles so far this year, towed my racecar to santa pod and back from home regularly & to EBi and back, In the last month its been to spa & back and this last week we have spent camping on the lizard and then at the cornwall jamboree - so it gets about Fuelwise - its not much different to how it was with the aircooled motor - except you can cruise at 70 effortlessly ! So whats it worth ? I plan to use it for Vw action this weekend then put it up for sale - probably planning to ebay but I am realistic about the price - its not a show winning example just a very usable workhorse/family camper that could do with some tidying ( and a damn sight better deal than a lot of the bays I have seen for sale recently !) |
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TeeB
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No idea, is a bit of a tricky one as it is such a one off, but I guess you know that already, so I'm not being very helpful am I! Ooops.....
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olafson
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it's WELL cool! i wish i had some spare dosh and the room... could I fit another Gippo on the drive...? Edited by olafson - 02 Sep 09 at 22:42 |
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DOGSBREATH
Vanorak gok wan Joined: 21 Feb 08 Location: Gosport Status: Offline Points: 201788 |
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My guess is 9-10 K, its the wrong time of the year. Probably not what you want to hear, people are scared of fuel costs. I think V8s are great, but fuel keeps going up.
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disco stew
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Well I spent many happy hours in there with the Busbodies crew. I also owned my own air cooled Gipsy and the fuel consumption was so bad that I'm sure a V8 can't be any worse!
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I prefer splits
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Tee3
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oooh.... now then.
It seems Ive been talked out of an LT Westy.... so, spill it. How much do you think its worth? |
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busbuddy
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this sold a little while ago
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Tee3
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ahhh... just seen the date
cheers |
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timmythedog
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Gutted! Bet it didn't make 9-10K though! You just want anything with a big V8
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Steve B
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Yes indeed this is sold.......and the price started with a 5.
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DOGSBREATH
Vanorak gok wan Joined: 21 Feb 08 Location: Gosport Status: Offline Points: 201788 |
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£50K ???? |
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